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Tag Archives: East Croydon station
Tenants of 44-storey tower told they might move in in April
After taking just 35 weeks from the first module being installed to complete “the world’s tallest prefab”, it now seems likely that it will be at least 36 weeks since completion before the first tenants will move in. Greystar, the … Continue reading
Weekend rail services into Victoria to be disrupted until June
Tomorrow will see the start of a near-two-year programme of signalling engineering works on the railway lines into Victoria Station which will see services into the London terminus from East Croydon cancelled or diverted on eight weekends through until June. … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Transport
Tagged East Croydon, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Victoria Station
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Developers of £180m towers deny delay is due to cladding
The owners of the world’s tallest block of prefabs have denied that prospective residents of 101 George Street’s towers have been stalled for more than six months because of issues with the buildings’ cladding. Inside Croydon revealed earlier this week … Continue reading
Posted in 101 George Street, Business, Croydon Council, Planning, Property
Tagged 101 George Street, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Greystar, Ten Degrees
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George Street towers stay empty due to building regs delays
EXCLUSIVE: A prestigious, towering development of 546 flats, some costing £26,000 a year to rent, has been standing empty for months while the developers wait for council officials to sign-off on planning requirements. By STEVEN DOWNES The dark towers quickly … Continue reading
George Street’s wind tunnel is causing dangerous problems
CROYDON COMMENTARY: There could be a towering reason for the second closure in a year of the area in front of East Croydon Station because of damage to the building’s glass canopy, according to DAN MAERTENS In some ways, the … Continue reading
Posted in Dan Maertens, East Croydon, Environment, Planning, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged 101 George Street, Croydon Tramlink, Dan Maertens, East Croydon station, George Street, Network Rail
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East Croydon’s canopy repairs see tram services disrupted
Works are to be carried out by Network Rail at East Croydon Station overnight and through Sunday to repair and replace damaged parts of the glass canopy over the pedestrian area on George Street. It is the second time in … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, Network Rail, TfL, Transport for London
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After 22 years, Thameslink is back on London’s Tube map
After a break of 22 years, London’s Tube map is back on track as far as Thameslink is concerned. Thameslink, which includes services from East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Purley, Sutton and Wimbledon into London Bridge, Blackfriars and St Pancras, will … Continue reading
Binmageddon!: Oval Road residents despair at rubbish service
Demoralised residents in Addiscombe have appealed to the council to sort out the mess that they have created on Oval Road, where rubbish bags are left festering for days, even weeks on end, often with their contents spewing out across … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Refuse collection, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Veolia
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, London Borough of Croydon, Oval Road, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Veolia
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Campaign group prepares to battle for Glamorgan’s future
Pub-lovers in Addiscombe and East Croydon are rolling up their sleeves for another battle over the future of The Glamorgan on Cherry Orchard Road, against developers who have a track record for allowing old pub buildings to fall derelict if … Continue reading
Administrators accuse council of forcing hotel out of business
EXCLUSIVE: The closure of the Croydon Park Hotel, with nearly 100 employees losing their jobs, could open the way for the site to be used to build more flats. By STEVEN DOWNES A confidential report from accountants carrying out the … Continue reading
Bank robbers and Beethoven: life on the buses has changed
Our roving reporter, KEN TOWL, after months of observing lockdown, has been roving a little more than usual this past week, checking how Croydon’s public transport is coping with the new normal Friday, and I can’t help but think that … Continue reading
Posted in Ken Towl, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, Ken Towl, West Croydon, West Croydon Bus Station
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Armageddon! Boxpark predicts 50% businesses won’t survive
KEN LEE reports on how one heavily subsidised private landlord in the town centre is now lobbying for yet more public funding Half of Croydon’s retail and hospitality businesses won’t survive the coronavirus lockdown, according to Roger Wade, the owner … Continue reading
Posted in Boxpark, Business, Croydon Park Hotel, Fairfield Halls, Tony Newman
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Labour, Roger Wade, Tony Newman
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East to go North – Network Rail wants to move a whole station
Network Rail want to make the earth move for commuters. Or, at least, they want to move East Croydon Station. The railway infrastructure body this week released the latest version of its plans for what they call the Croydon Area … Continue reading
East Croydon expansion plans are to go online from Monday
The latest stage of Network Rail’s consultation over the expansion of East Croydon Station, improvements at Norwood Junction, the rebuilding of Windmill Bridge and the unblocking of the railway bottleneck at the Selhurst junction, will be launched online on Monday. … Continue reading
FAT chance of there being any inspired designs for Fair Field
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The council might be broke, but that hasn’t stopped them spaffing another million pounds, maybe more, on a set of architects’ designs which are certain to turn the borough into a laughing stock once more, says SEBASTIAN TILLINGER … Continue reading
Posted in Art, College Green, College Tower, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Fairfield Halls, Fairfield Homes, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Place Review Panel, Planning
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Fair Field, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon
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Only 16% of council’s Fairfield flats project will be affordable
Our housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the latest signs of desperation to fix Brick by Brick’s failing finances The planning application being considered by the charade that will pass for a planning committee meeting next Thursday is for a scheme … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, College Green, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Fairfield Homes, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Property
Tagged Brick by Brick, BxB, Colm Lacey, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Fair Field, Fairfield Halls, Fairfield Homes, Jo Negrini, Labour
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All aboard! Thameslink repaints trains in support of NHS
Govia Thameslink has today announced that they have re-painted three of their trains to reflect the public support for the NHS and key-workers. Of course, in this time of covid-19 emergency, transport workers are key workers, too – the rising … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Southern Rail, Thameslink
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Flooding cuts rail line to Brighton for second time in two days
Network Rail has issued an extraordinary appeal for people not to use the rail network, after widespread flooding on the Brighton Main Line overnight between Brighton and Gatwick. “Flooding on the railway is severely impacting services,” they said in an … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport
Tagged Brighton Main Line, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Selhurst Triangle
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Docked: Lime hire bike trial is abandoned after just six months
JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on another failed council initiative The 12-month trial in Croydon of Lime bikes, the dockless hire bicycles equipped with electric motors, has been abandoned before reaching the halfway stage. Senior Town Hall sources suggest that an … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Crime, Croydon Council, Cycling, East Croydon, Lime bicycles, Stuart King, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Lime e-bikes
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Adonis joins Croydon MP’s 5-year-old campaign for Zone 4
Former Labour transport minister Andrew Adonis has backed calls from a Croydon MP and local businesses to re-zone East Croydon and West Croydon Stations, to make it cheaper to travel between the city centre and the south London borough. Lord … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Commuting, Croydon BID, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Andrew Adonis, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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10 days of disruption with tram and Addiscombe road closures
From this Friday, more than half of the Croydon tram network will be shut down, and buses in and around Addiscombe and Shirley will undergo considerable re-routing over a 10-day period, as Transport for London undertakes major civil engineering work … Continue reading
Be in the Vanguard for a hike from Croydon to the south coast
In the middle of the hottest of heatwaves, KEN TOWL set off from East Croydon for the sea. He travelled not by train, but on foot along the Vanguard Way I am looking at a plaque on the side of … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, East Croydon, Environment, Ken Towl, Lloyd Park, Walks
Tagged East Croydon station, Ken Towl, Vanguard Way, Warlingham
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79% object to bus route changes – but TfL go ahead with cuts
Building works around the Whitgift Centre will see eight bus routes shortened to avoid driving through Croydon town centre Transport for London last night confirmed that they are to press ahead with cuts to most of the bus routes serving … Continue reading
