Tag Archives: Fickleshole

Perry’s council fails to spend £74,000 from road safety budget

Posted on January 28, 2026 by insidecroydon

Under the Tory Mayor, Croydon axed six lollipop patrols outside primary schools last year in a cost-cutting measure. Yet now, according to Croydon East MP Natasha Irons, the council is sitting on a pot of grant money while children’s lives … Continue reading →

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Brakspear announce White Bear reopening after £2m refurb

Posted on November 30, 2023 by insidecroydon

Finally, the White Bear is about to awake from its hibernation slumbers. After a six-month, multi-million-pound refurbishment, the popular pub in a Grade II-listed 16th Century building in Fickleshole, outside New Addington and on the edge of the beautiful North … Continue reading →

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Pub makeover seeks to deliver more than the Bear necessities

Posted on September 11, 2023 by insidecroydon

For almost 120 years, nestling between two farms in the hamlet of Fickleshole, a White Bear has stood proudly outside the inn that takes his name. The original wooden bear was acquired at auction in 1905 from a London coaching … Continue reading →

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