Tag Archives: Factory Lane

Royal Mail recruiting 170 in Croydon to deliver for Christmas

Royal Mail is seeking more than 170 temporary workers to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online shopping at its sorting office on Beddington Farm Road. Inside Croydon has led a campaign for better postal services … Continue reading

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Chancerygate set to build huge deliveries base at Factory Lane

Plans have been submitted to build a massive 95,000 sqft of Grade A urban logistics space on a four-acre site on a former gas works site on Factory Lane. The developers claim the scheme could create more than 250 jobs. … Continue reading

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Summer of Strikes should get us out of the middle of the road

Around the country today, 115,000 Royal Mail workers joined 40,000 BT staff taking industrial action, as the Summer of Strikes continued. KEN TOWL visited the posties’ picket line outside the sorting office on Factory Lane “We know what happens to … Continue reading

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Factory Lane council dump remains closed a week after storm

A week since the council’s main dump and recycling centre was suddenly closed because of “storm damage”, Factory Lane remains shut to the public while repairs continue. Croydon Council’s press office refused to comment or provide any explanation for the … Continue reading

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Council dump at Factory Lane closed ‘due to storm damage’

The council dump at Factory Lane was closed this morning, until further notice, due to safety concerns following storm damage. In an announcement on social media, Croydon Council said, “Factory Lane Household Refuse and Recycling Centre will remain closed for … Continue reading

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