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Gatwick’s bigger, new rail station promises to cut delays
Southern and Thameslink rail operator says changes have made possible a one-hour service between London and Brighton and fewer disruptions A new-look Gatwick Airport rail station opened to passengers this morning, transforming the journey from train to plane and giving … Continue reading
Posted in Transport
Tagged Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Govia Thameslink, Network Rail, Southern Railways
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Holiday chaos avoided as Unite union calls off Gatwick strikes
Thousands of holiday-makers who were planning to use Gatwick Airport this weekend as part of their summer getaway will have been relieved at the news yesterday that Unite has cancelled planned strikes, after employers offered above-inflation pay deals. ASC workers … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Transport
Tagged Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Sharon Graham, Unite, Unite the Union
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Hundreds of opportunities on offer at Gatwick jobs fair
Hundreds of work positions at Gatwick Airport are on offer at a jobs fair being held at Croydon’s Fairfield School of Business next Tuesday, January 24 – with anyone looking for a job encouraged to book a free appointment Twenty-three … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe West, Business
Tagged Fairfield Business School, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, jobs, jobs fair
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Passenger group concerned over Surrey’s cuts to bus routes
A public transport group representing passengers in Croydon, Sutton and Surrey has warned against widespread cuts to bus services implied in a consultation conducted by Surrey County Council. Surrey CC failed to consult the East Surrey Transport Committee directly, and … Continue reading
Rail works to cut off Purley and East Croydon for rest of month
Rail passengers in south London and the south-east, after having had direct journeys into Victoria closed off during December and January, now face nine days later this month when routes to the south of the Brighton Main Line are shut … Continue reading
Gatwick buys council’s silence over air pollution with £75,000
A matter of weeks after grandstanding in the Town Hall chamber over a vacuous declaration of a climate emergency in Croydon, Tony Newman has linked one of the council’s youth centres to a sponsorship deal with… Gatwick Airport. Newman’s latest … Continue reading
Plane nonsense is choking Croydon, one toxic gasp at a time
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In the week when the Airport Commission is expected to deliver its verdict on runway expansion – Heathrow or Gatwick – PETER UNDERWOOD expresses his concern at the uncritical outlook of our local politicians One of Chris Philps’ … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon, Westfield
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Coast to Capital business grant sessions: July 4
Coast to Capital is offering grants to Croydon businesses that can be worth up to £250,000, and is staging a session to advise local entrepreneurs how they can access this money at Croydon Park Hotel on July 4. Coast to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon FSB, Tech City
Tagged Brighton, Business, Coast to Capital, Croydon, Gatwick, Hammerson, Westfield
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Gatwick plan should have Croydon ready for take-off
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Opportunities for prosperity for our borough should increase if the Sussex airport’s expansion scheme goes ahead, writes DAVID CALLAM Croydon should be jumping for joy at the prospect of a £9 billion investment in Gatwick that would add … Continue reading
