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Perry’s council failed to respond to incinerator consultation
While LibDem leader Ed Davey has called for a review of the Environment Agency’s decision to allow permit-busting polluters Viridor to burn even more rubbish at Beddington, Croydon Labour MPs stay silent. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council under Tory Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Dean, Broad Green, Business, Carshalton and Wallington, Croydon Council, Dave Tchil, Environment, Kingston, Luke Taylor MP, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Merton, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Air pollution, Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Broad Green, Cllr Dave Tchil, Cllr Nick Mattey, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, EA, Environment Agency, Hackbridge, Infant mortality, Kingston and Surbiton, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Natasha Irons MP, Purley Way, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Sir Ed Davey, Tory, Toxic air pollution, Viridor, Viridor incinerator, Waddon
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Viridor is using PR firm with links to Labour Together scandal
When Viridor, operators of the toxic polluting Beddington incinerator, issued their triumphalist press release yesterday announcing that they had been granted an extension on their licence to burn rubbish, it was sent from a public relations firm which is owned … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Merton, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Air pollution, Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Broad Green, Cllr Nick Mattey, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, EA, Environment Agency, Hackbridge, Infant mortality, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Purley Way, Selhurst, Tory, Toxic air pollution, Viridor, Viridor incinerator, Waddon
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‘Sickening’: EA allows even more waste to burn in Beddington
Despite nearly 1,000 breaches of its existing permit in a 15-month period, Viridor has had its licence extension for the Beddington incinerator granted, to the dismay of local councillors and environmentalists. By STEVEN DOWNES The Environment Agency, already known as … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Merton, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Air pollution, Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Broad Green, Cllr Nick Mattey, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, EA, Environment Agency, Hackbridge, Infant mortality, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Purley Way, Selhurst, Tory, Toxic air pollution, Viridor, Viridor incinerator, Waddon
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Cole found guilty of murder at Imperial Way funeral shooting
Byron Cole has been found guilty of the 2025 murder of Anthony Morrison, who was attending a funeral wake on Imperial Way when he was fatally shot. Byron Cole, aged 40, of Gleneldon Road, Streatham, was found guilty by a … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Purley Way
Tagged Anthony Morrison, Byron Cole, CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting, Streatham
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Gang guilty of industrial-scale fly-tipping across south London
Four men sentenced after they were found to have issued threats and blackmail, destroyed property and, at a site off the Purley Way, cost the property owner £300,000 The scale of the organised criminality which lies behind the scourge of … Continue reading
Clinton Morrison is on target at Decathlon’s Ikea opening
Decathlon has officially opened the doors to its new store at Ikea Croydon, a first-of-its-kind retail partnership between the two global brands. And former Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison was in attendance to ensure that the opening was right on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Decathlon, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Retail Park
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Vouchers and backpack giveaways in Decathlon’s Ikea opening
Free bags and gift vouchers are on offer to the first customers next Friday and Saturday at Decathlon’s new store within Ikea off the Purley Way. Decathlon is trialling some retail “co-habiting”, as previously reported by Inside Croydon, giving up … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Decathlon, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Retail Park
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Smoke at dusk: Brigade health warning over Imperial Way fire
Tall turntable ladders and drones were deployed by emergency crews from the London Fire Brigade yesterday evening to tackle a blaze at a disused building on Imperial Way, as residents were advised to keep their windows and doors closed overnight … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, South Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Imperial Way, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, South Croydon
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Sports store Decathlon opts to co-habit with Ikea’s homeware
Decathlon is to close its sports and lifestyle store on the Purley Way, as the business downsizes to relocate in a purpose-built standalone unit within Croydon’s Ikea in Valley Retail Park. Ikea Croydon will be the first in the country … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Decathlon, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Retail Park
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Bounce into 2026 with special family party at Oxygen play park
Families can jump into the New Year together at Oxygen trampoline park at the Colonnades, off the Purley Way, with games, dancing, tasty food and a special countdown to 2026, without ruining the kids’ bedtime Oxygen is hosting a New … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Purley Way
Tagged New Year's Eve, Oxygen, Oxygen Croydon, Oxygen Trampolining Park, Purley Way
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Strictly’s real glitterball winners are dressmakers from Croydon
Whoever receives the glitterball at the end of the BBC’s pro-celebrity Strictly Come Dancing tonight, they will probably be wearing costumes where every stitch of chiffon, every sequin, has been designed and sewn on by craftspeople at a Croydon-based costume … Continue reading
Reform threaten legal action over their cancelled Croydon party
‘It’s an outrage!’ frothed Farage’s deputy leader on KGBNews last night, after the £350 top-ticket event on a Purley Way industrial estate was called off. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports Far-right political party Reform UK’s Christmas fund-raiser at the Grand … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Community associations, Purley Way
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Stand Up to Racism, Grand Sapphire, Grand Sapphire Hotel, Lee Anderson, London, Nigel Farage, Purley Way, Reform UK, Richard Tice MP, Suleman Raza, Sutton, UKIP
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Muslim millionaire in row for hosting Reform’s Christmas party
EXCLUSIVE: A £350 a head fund-raising dinner for Nigel Farage’s ‘racist cronies’ at the Grand Sapphire Hotel on an industrial estate off the Purley Way next week has caused outrage. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports A massive row has broken … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Church and religions, Community associations, Purley Way
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Stand Up to Racism, Grand Sapphire, Grand Sapphire Hotel, Lee Anderson, London, Nigel Farage, Purley Way, Reform UK, Richard Tice MP, Suleman Raza, Sutton, UKIP
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Colonnades management cuts customers’ free parking by half
EXCLUSIVE: Regular users of the gym, DIY centre or kids’ play areas at the ‘leisure park’ off the Purley Way no longer have the benefit of three hours’ free car parking. By our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Shoppers and gym … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Colonnades, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Purley Way, Transport, Waddon
Tagged 9Yards, Colonnades, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley Way, Tory
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Colonnades Pizza Hut among 68 restaurants forced to close
Croydon is one of the locations that will be losing its branch of Pizza Hut, it was confirmed yesterday. Pizza Hut in the Colonnades, the Purley Way venue for building supplies, takeaway coffees and a trampoline park, is among the … Continue reading
Purley Way store’s Next move is to sell women’s and menswear
Next is re-opening its store off Purley Way tomorrow morning after a full conversion from the previous home-only offering to now include key womenswear, menswear and children’s lines. The massive refurbed shop – there’s 14,634 sq ft of trading space … Continue reading
Alan Partridge might not cope with his £1 breakfast at Ikea
Hej!, as they say in Sweden, the latest cut-priced customer offer at the large homeware store could keep KEN TOWL returning to Ampere Way all the way until Christmas When a colleague who often takes her kids to eat in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ikea, Ken Towl
Tagged Alan Patridge, Ampere Way, £1 breakfast, Ikea, Ken Towl, Purley Way
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Imperial Way shooting: murder victim was attending a funeral
Anthony Morrison, the man shot dead on Imperial Way last week, had been attending a wake following a funeral, it has emerged. The Metropolitan Police has repeated its appeal for witnesses following the shooting outside CostCo at around 5pm on … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Nick Blackburn, Policing, Purley Way
Tagged CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting
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Imperial Way murder suspect appears in court as victim named
Byron Cole, aged 39, of Gleneldon Road, Streatham, has been charged with murder and will appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court today in connection with the fatal shooting that took place outside CostCo on Imperial Way last Thursday. The Metropolitan Police … Continue reading
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Tagged CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting
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Two arrested in connection with fatal shooting on Imperial Way
The police have made two arrests in connection with the shooting near Costco on Imperial Way last Thursday, when a 41-year-old man was found dead. The Metropolitan Police said last night that they had arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Purley Way
Tagged CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting
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Police launch man-hunt after fatal shooting on Imperial Way
Scotland Yard has confirmed that an investigation is underway after a man was shot dead in broad daylight outside CostCo on Imperial Way, off Purley Way, yesterday afternoon. The victim has not yet been named, but police were called just … Continue reading
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Tagged CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting
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Purley Way closed by police after man is killed in car crash
A man was killed after he crashed his car into a tree on the Purley Way late last night. The busy A23 was closed in both directions all morning, from Purley town centre to Edgehill Road, South Croydon, with buses … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Purley, Purley Way, South Croydon
Tagged A23, Car crash, Diversions, Metropolitan Police, Purley, Purley Way
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Two-car crash forces police to close Purley Way all morning
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOSTORY by AUSTEN COOPER The Purley Way is best avoided on most Saturday mornings, but that was especially the case today after a two-car crash saw a mile-long stretch of one of Croydon’s busiest urban motorways closed to traffic. … Continue reading
Posted in Policing, Purley Way, Transport, Waddon
Tagged A23, Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Purley Way, Purley Way closure, Two-car crash, Waddon, Waddon Road
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From Brooke Bond vans to Bubblecars, Trojan was in top gear
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Croydon, with a site just off the Purley Way, was once the home of a leading motor manufacturer, which innovated on transport throughout its history. By DAVID MORGAN In 1931, a grand competition was held in the Davis … Continue reading
Posted in Business, David Morgan, History
Tagged Bubblecar, Croydon, David Morgan, Lambretta, Leslie Hounsfield, Peter Agg, Purley Way, Trojan, Trojan cars, Trojan vans, Trokart, Vicarage Road
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