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Tag Archives: Purley Way Playing Fields
Pampisford allotments suffer ‘heartbreaking’ vandalism attack
Damage and wanton vandalism has caused massive distress to the gardeners and plot-holders at Pampisford Road Allotments in South Croydon, with the break-ins, with veg plots wrecked and greenhouses smashed, being blamed on a group of travellers camped on Purley … Continue reading →
Bees attack! Swarm puts sting in the tail of Purley Way party
The “world’s biggest party” finished with a sting for many at MattsBBQ on Saturday night, when a swarm of bees descended on Purley Way playing fields. The bees “attack” was video’d by some of the thousands of party-goers, showing terrified … Continue reading →
Posted in Croydon Council, Music, Parking, Purley Way, Waddon
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Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, MattsBBQ, Purley, Purley Way, Purley Way Playing Fields, Waddon
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Road closures from Purley to South Croydon for MattsBBQ
A mile-long stretch of Pampisford Road between South Croydon and Purley, plus Waddon Way and other residential side roads on the Waddon Estate, are to be closed to traffic all day on Saturday, because someone called Matt is having a … Continue reading →
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Purley, Waddon
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Tagged Croydon Council, MattsBBQ, Pampisford Road, Purley, Purley Way, Purley Way Playing Fields, Waddon Way
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Purley Way sports pavilion destroyed in suspected arson fire
One of the council-owned sports pavilions on the Purley Way playing fields was destroyed by fire at the weekend. According to the emergency services, no one was hurt in the blaze, the incident captured in dramatic style by local resident … Continue reading →
Posted in Football, London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, Waddon
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Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Mitcham Road, Purley Way, Purley Way Playing Fields, Waddon
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Council planners urge developer to pre-empt Local Plan
It isn’t only over suburban blocks of flats that the council planning department appears to work against the interests of the residents they are supposed to serve. Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES reveals how officials have been persuading one developer to … Continue reading →
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Croydon South, Environment, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Joy Prince, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Purley Way Lido, Robert Canning, Sadiq Khan, Waddon, Wing Yip
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Tagged Andrew Pelling, Bellway, Croydon Council, Joy Prince, London Borough of Croydon, Purley Way, Purley Way Lido, Purley Way Playing Fields, Robert Canning, Waddon
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Council’s ‘underhand’ plan to stage rave in conservation area
A consultation deadline passed this week, almost certainly unnoticed by thousands of residents – just the way the council likes it – as Town Hall officials make preparations for up to 15,000 to attend raves and other events in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Addington, Addington Residents' Association, Andrew Pelling, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Joy Prince, Lloyd Park, Robert Canning, Simon Hall, Waddon
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Tagged Addington Park, Addington Village, Addington Village Conservation Area, Addington Village Residents Association, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Garage Nation, Joy Prince, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Purley Way, Purley Way Playing Fields, Robert Canning, Robert Ward, Tory, Waddon
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Parks football teams in line for £5m Premier League boost
Billionaire clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal could soon be contributing towards improved facilities for park football in Croydon. Croydon has made a successful preliminary bid to Sport England and the Football Association for schemes at Ashburton Park and … Continue reading →
Council’s parks contractor is ‘surprised that the grass grows’
A Croydon councillor has today criticised the council’s parks contractor, saying that Quadron has been “surprised that the grass grows”. Many of the borough’s parks and open spaces have not undergone a routine grass cutting over the spring. But this … Continue reading →
Posted in Carole Bonner, Croydon parks, Environment, Fieldway, Lloyd Park, New Addington, Quadron, Wildlife
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Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fieldway, Lloyd Park, New Addington, Purley Way Playing Fields, Quadron
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Take a tip: councils often powerless against fly-tippers
CROYDON COMMENTARY: For all the T-shirts, grandstanding and threats of dire consequences if anyone gets caught dumping rubbish in the borough, Stuart Collins, the cabinet member responsible for the state of our streets, this week all but admitted the council … Continue reading →
Posted in Ashburton, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Waddon
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Tagged Ashburton, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fly-tipping, Purley Way, Purley Way Playing Fields, South Croydon, Stuart Collins, travellers, Waddon
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