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Ecology volunteers at Heathfield House share the apple harvest

The Croydon Ecology Centre, at the (still) council-owned Heathfield House, off Gravel Hill, held its annual Apple Day celebrations at the weekend. The good turnout of locals had a massive choice of apple varieties to choose from, all freshly picked … Continue reading

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Video nasty has Mayor putting Heathfield up for sale again

CROYDON IN CRISIS: As he makes yet another U-turn, Jason Perry is refusing to provide a list of heritage assets that his council won’t flog off. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Mayor Jason Perry is preparing to put Heathfield House on … Continue reading

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Heritage building Heathfield House is pulled from auction

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry’s bungling council has now withdrawn the publicly-owned Grade II-listed building from the auction in their latest embarrassing climbdown Croydon’s bungling Mayor Jason Perry has been forced to withdraw Heathfield House from the controversial auction … Continue reading

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Council caught in new omnishambles over Heathfield House

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The latest contradictory statement issued from Fisher’s Folly has failed to placate petitioners, who say the auction of the Grade II-listed building creates ‘serious legal and ethical concerns and sets a dangerous precedent for green spaces in … Continue reading

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Council looks to flog listed Heathfield House – for just £1m

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry’s efforts to sell the borough’s last remaining heritage buildings has now turned to a Grade II-listed Victorian villa that sits at the top of Gravel Hill – with an asking price well below what … Continue reading

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Council failed to apply for HMO licence for Heathfield House

CROYDON IN CRISIS:  The conversion of a council-owned, listed Victorian villa on Gravel Hill into a ‘house of multiple occupation’ was done without any licence application and without planning permission. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Heathfield House, the council-owned listed building … Continue reading

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Long-neglected Heathfield House being rented out as 17 rooms

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Unable to find an approved bidder or use for the Grade II-listed building, the cash-strapped council has got agents to rent out single rooms to ‘guardians’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Listed building Heathfield House is being rented … Continue reading

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Council’s once-prized listed building Heathfield House left to rot

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The borough’s built heritage is crumbling into a worrying state of disrepair, with no one at the council seemingly aware of the seriousness of the situation. By PEARL LEE, our south of the borough correspondent Any Croydon … Continue reading

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Walk into local history with Museum of Croydon events

The Museum of Croydon is staging a series of events over the coming months to encourage residents, young and old, to explore the borough’s history. Out of the Archive Saturdays May 16 and July 18, 11am-12pm Join Lindsay Ould, Borough … Continue reading

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