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Post Office set to go ahead with High Street branch closure
The Post Office has this morning confirmed that it is to close the large branch on the High Street, and move into the WH Smith/TG Jones in the Whitgift Centre, probably by the end of March next year. The Post … Continue reading
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Our Croydon Insider podcasts are an (almost) regular delve behind the headlines at the stories that matter to you, Inside Croydon’s loyal readers. And in our latest wide-ranging episode – part of what has been described as a “citizens’ revolt … Continue reading
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Post Office asks for public responses to its High Street closure
The Post Office is ploughing on with the closure of its Croydon High Street branch, conducting one of those legally-required but completely pointless consultations, where they ask the public for their views, and then carry on and do exactly what … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon West, Post Office
Tagged Crown Post Office, Croydon, Croydon High Street, Croydon West, George Street, Horizon, Horizon scandal, Labour, Post office, Sarah Jones MP
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Age UK calls for Mayor Khan to act against Post Office closures
The charity Age UK has joined the campaign to save London’s Post Offices – including the under-threat counter service provided on Croydon High Street. The Post Office closure plans were revealed in November, with 115 Crown Post Offices to close … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Business, Croydon West, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Post Office, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Age UK Croydon, Age UK London, Crown Post Office, Croydon, Croydon High Street, Croydon West, George Street, Horizon, Horizon scandal, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Post office, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Sadiq Khan
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Post Office closure deals new blow for Croydon High Street
Union boss describes closures plan by scandal-hit business as ‘immoral’, as 115 Crown Post Offices are to go and 1,000 workers face redundancy In the latest low blow to blighted Croydon High Street, the Post Office has this morning confirmed … Continue reading
Post Office scandal: ‘I wept for a few hours’ says Tory MP
Millions of television viewers have been horrified by the impact of the Horizon IT scandal, brought to their screens this week in a shocking mini-series. According to one MP, the government can’t do enough for ‘those who have been pummeled … Continue reading
Covid-hit Royal Mail is struggling to deliver in Croydon
Residents across the borough are becoming increasingly concerned about the lack of a regular service from their local postie – as Croydon and South Norwood sorting offices and their delivery staff have been hard-hit by coronavirus. There’s particular concern from … Continue reading
Royal Mail plans will leave Coulsdon cut-off from collections
The people of Coulsdon may well have abandoned thoughts of cutting themselves off from local authorities in Greater London, and Croydon, but now Royal Mail is going to do it for them, isolating the area by reducing its postal collection … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, London, Post office, Richard Ottaway, Royal Mail, Tory
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Hamsey Green shops and schools under threat from Lidl plans
To absolutely no one’s surprise – largely because they have paid top-dollar for the landmark site and need to make the £2 million investment work for them commercially – Lidl has submitted a renewed planning application for a supermarket where … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Parking, Planning, Pubs, Sanderstead, Yvette Hopley
Tagged Croydon, Hamsey Green, Lidl, Limpsfield, London Borough of Croydon, Post office, Sanderstead, Surrey
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