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Changing times, and quieter nights, for Croydon’s oldest pub
Our dogged culture correspondent KEN TOWL spent the night, and nearly six quid a pint, checking out the refurbed Dog and Bull, with its ‘banging’ tunes, new high security and its not-so-new beer garden. Photos: SHIRLEY BIGGIN-HILL When a dog … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged CAMRA, Dog and Bull, Laine, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, The Dog and Bull
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No one told us about 3am openings say Surrey Street residents
New owners of The Dog and Bull market pub have yet to submit a licensing application to stay open into the early hours every night. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Residents living in flats near Croydon’s oldest pub, The Dog and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Laine pubco, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Butcher's Row, CAMRA, Croydon and Sutton CAMRA, Dog and Bull, Laine, Punch Pubs, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, The Dog and Bull
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Dog and Bull pub’s new owners accused of ‘cultural vandalism’
There’s a growing row down Surrey Street, where the centuries-old market pub, a Grade II-listed building, has yet to submit a licensing application for planned raves in the beer garden until 3 in the morning. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The … Continue reading
What a load of old Bull! Chain to rename Croydon’s oldest pub
EXCLUSIVE: The new owners of The Dog and Bull on Surrey Street are installing new sound systems for DJ sessions in the beer garden of the Grade II-listed building, as £125,000 refurb works over-run Surrey Street Market shoppers and pub … Continue reading
Brewery’s record revenues can’t stop Two Brewers’ closure
One much-loved Croydon boozer has closed its doors, while the borough’s oldest pub is promising cheaper prices The Two Brewers pub on Gloucester Road closed on Sunday for the final time, its owners, brewers Shepherd Neame, reportedly having sold the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Selhurst
Tagged Bishop's Finger, Dog and Bull, Gloucester Road, Selhurst, Selhurst Park, Shepherd Neame, Spitfire, Surrey Street, Two Brewers
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Surrey Street Market stops to remember pub landlord Knight
The funeral will take place later today of Mark Knight, the popular landlord of the Dog and Bull pub on Surrey Street. Market traders and stall-holders, as well as regulars from the pub and market shoppers, will be paying their … Continue reading
Posted in Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Dog and Bull, Mark Knight, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Shock at Dog and Bull after death of landlord Mark Knight
It’s likely to have a subdued atmosphere at the Dog and Bull on Surrey Street today, after the death of the pub landlord, Mark Knight, on Thursday. Knight, 51, had been running the pub, the oldest in Croydon, for nine … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, Dog and Bull, Mark Knight, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Dog and Bull regulars get on their bikes for Tale of Two Cities
Three regulars and staff members at the Dog and Bull on Surrey Street are taking part in the gruelling London to Paris cycle ride in September, raising money for St Christopher’s Hospice. And they need your support. Mark Knight, John … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Dog and Bull, St Christopher's Hospice, Surrey Street
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Exclusion of Dog and Bull throws more light on market mess
That’s the problem when you hold public meetings – the public might actually express some opinions. WALTER CRONXITE on how poorly presented plans for Surrey Street appear to be unravelling already Less than 48 hours after senior councillor Mark Watson … Continue reading
