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Tag Archives: Purley
Massive 247-flat scheme proposed for Purley Station site
Developers with ties to the Croydon Establishment move in on suburban town centre with a proposal for five blocks of flats that would cover the pitch at Wembley Stadium three times over Purley town centre, already the site of dozens … Continue reading
Posted in Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley
Tagged Croydon Business Awards, Purley, Purley Station, Regent Land and Developments, White Label
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Feeble planners allow builders to get away with (tree) murder
The council’s “light-touch” planning enforcement officials appear set to allow another piece of egregious eco-vandalism occur, this time with the wanton destruction of a mature yew tree likely to be more than 100 years old. The tree, on the junction … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, HADRA, Planning, Purley, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon Council, HADRA, Hartley and District Residents' Association, Planning enforcement, Purley
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Voluntary service gets helping hand from housebuilder staff
Committed to investing in the local neighbourhoods surrounding their community in Purley, housebuilder Lifestory has joined with Royal Voluntary Service and signed up for individual members of its staff to deliver 4,000 volunteer hours this year. The RVS provides volunteers … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Community associations, Purley
Tagged Lifestory, Purley, Royal Voluntary Service, RVS
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Coulsdon concern as planning’s husband and wife act returns
Coulsdon residents are expressing grave concerns about serious potential conflicts of interest in the council’s planning department and proposals to build two massive blocks of flats in a quiet, tree-lined residential cul-de-sac. The developers at the centre of the latest … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Housing, Planning
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, HTA Design, Jan Slominski, Macar Developments, Natalie Gentry, Paul Scott, Purley, Ross Gentry
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Tesco abandon scheme to use CCTV in Purley store car park
Tesco have today dropped their planning application to use Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras in the car park of their Purley superstore, after “a significant level of objection from local residents”. The application has attracted more than 600 comments since … Continue reading
Tesco plan to use CCTV to remove free parking at Purley
Residents in Purley, Sanderstead, Kenley and beyond are asking for their neighbours to join with them in posting objections on the council’s online planning portal to Tesco’s application for permission to instal two ANPRs – automatic number plate recognition cameras … Continue reading
No bridge is too far for Purley couple’s Forces Day march
Alison and Nick Goveia will be going that extra mile or so on Armed Forces Day next month to raise money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. The Goveias, from Purley, have signed up to walk SSAFA’s 13 Bridges Challenge … Continue reading
Brick by Brick to get second £10m loan to avoid going bust
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council Tax-payers haven’t finished coughing up for the borough’s failed housing developers. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The cashflow crisis continues at Brick by Brick, as its sales of new-built homes has failed to cover its operating costs. … Continue reading
Purley Pool remains shut despite £1m grant to council
Croydon Council has received nearly £1million of government covid cash from a fund to ensure local sports and leisure facilities can reopen safely after the coronavirus lockdown – but the authority has done nothing to open the doors of Purley … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Purley, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Purley, Purley BID, Purley Pool, Save Purley Pool Campaign
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Two private schools to move into vacated Virgo Fidelis site
Our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE, on how an Opus Dei Catholic education trust is paying the £5m cost of repairs to a grand Gothic building in Upper Norwood, while Croydon Council Tax-payers are still getting stung with a £4m bill … Continue reading
Posted in Cedars School, Education, Lloyd Park, Oakwood, Purley, Schools, Virgo Fidelis
Tagged Cedars School, Lloyd Park, Oakwood School, Purley, Upper Norwood, Virgo Fidelis Convent School
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Under-threat libraries missing from council’s re-opening plans
Croydon Council this morning released details of its phased re-opening of some of the borough’s public libraries – but with no immediate plans for three of the buildings which it has listed for permanent closure in its recent consultation. Broad … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, New Addington, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon and Addington Village, Shirley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, coronavirus, Coulsdon, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Public Libraries, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Purley, Sanderstead Library, Selsdon Library, Shirley Library, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
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US takeover of GP surgeries could lead to cuts, says expert
A coalition of doctors and NHS campaigners are considering a legal challenge to the takeover by an American health insurance giant of 37 GP practices across London, including seven in Croydon. US insurer Centene, through Operose Health, its UK subsidiary, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon CCG, Health
Tagged Centene, Croydon NHS CCG, New Addington, NHS, Operose, Purley, Thornton Heath
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Seven GP practices in Croydon taken over by US health giant
An American health insurance giant which has been described by the Daily Mail as “a profit greedy” company is about to take over seven GP surgeries in Croydon. Centene, through Operose Health, its UK subsidiary, has been taking over GP … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon CCG, Health, New Addington, Purley, Purley Hospital
Tagged Addiscombe, Centene, Croydon NHS CCG, Fieldway, New Addington, Purley, Purley Hospital, West Thornton
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Take a Beau! New director named for Purley Festival’s return
After a five-year break, the Purley Festival is to return in 2022. Fiona Lipscombe, one of the directors of the Festival, made the announcement this week as she handed the baton over to local businessman Beau Williams. “It is with … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Music
Tagged Beau Williams, Fiona Lipscombe, Purley, Purley Festival, Rotary Fields
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Purley Station’s new artworks offer inspiration from history
Purley BID’s efforts to enhance their district centre has seen them commission three giant artworks for the local railway station. A collaboration of works by Dan Cimmermann and Morgan Davy, the project was supported by Southern Rail, with the art … Continue reading
Purley’s 117-year-old fountain is back in working order
Purley BID has completed their restoration project for the water fountain located in the gardens of Purley Library. The fountain has been a Purley landmark for more than 100 years, and now it is back in full working order.
‘Email us if you are unable to access our online consultation’
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the council’s latest blunder over a public consultation for the badly polluted Purley Way and false claims for ‘the highest environmental standards’ Croydon Council, which already has a diabolically bad reputation for the way … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Broad Green, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Way, Waddon
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Purley campaign demands answers over pool’s lack of funding
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With Greenwich Leisure, who operate the borough’s leisure facilities, under intense covid-19 financial pressures of their own, local mum RACHEL GARNETT (pictured left) explains the vital importance of the continuing campaign to save Purley Pool from closure … Continue reading
Binmageddon!: Veolia provides consistently rubbish service
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Purley resident PENNY SCOTT says that she has not had her household refuse collected on schedule since 2018 We did receive the council’s leaflet detailing the changes to our household refuse collections over Christmas. But my general waste … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Purley, Refuse collection, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, Croydon Council, Purley, Veolia
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Binmageddon!: Veolia admits to botched leaflets delivery
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. But on Christmas Eve in Croydon, in the middle of a Tier 4 coronavirus lockdown, functionaries from Veolia, the council’s rubbish … Continue reading
Brick by Brick abandons plans to build on ‘village green’
A resident-led campaign in Purley and Kenley was today declaring victory after Brick by Brick announced it was abandoning plans to build on their “village green”. Brick by Brick wanted to build 17 flats, nine houses and a car park … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Environment, Kenley, Planning, Purley, Wildlife
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Kenley, Purley, Wontford Road Green
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Work to stop floods in Kenley and Purley scrapped by council
Croydon’s bankrupt council has cancelled vital flood-prevention measures in the south of the borough because it has already spent the money it was given for the works. That’s according to the Town Hall opposition Tories, who say that funding had … Continue reading
