Tag Archives: Redhill

SES Water works will close main A22 for six weeks from July

Japanese-owned utility company SES Water is to close the A22 Godstone Road near Purley Cross, one of the major routes into and out of Croydon, for at least six weeks this summer to conduct works on a water main. The … Continue reading

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Passenger group concerned over Surrey’s cuts to bus routes

A public transport group representing passengers in Croydon, Sutton and Surrey has warned against widespread cuts to bus services implied in a consultation conducted by Surrey County Council. Surrey CC failed to consult the East Surrey Transport Committee directly, and … Continue reading

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Bellway have a message for 57 apprentices: You’re hired!

It is National Apprenticeship Week and Bellway Homes is offering roles for 57 youngsters to step into the building business. Bellway’s South London division will take on two apprentices at its office in Redhill. One vacancy is for a Level2 … Continue reading

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Police “extremely disappointed” with Olympic scare story

A senior Croydon police officer has today refuted completely an article published in a less reliable publication that claimed that parts of the borough could be reduced to having just a single constable on duty during the Olympic Games and, … Continue reading

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Position vacant: someone to manage the council’s HQ move

Our regular reader of Inside Croydon will know well that we are always keen to assist our neighbours. So we did not hesitate to re-publish here an “exciting” job opportunity, posted recently on behalf of our chums at Croydon Council, … Continue reading

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Mental Tower video casts a shadow of doubt over Addiscombe

“The Jenga Tower”. “The Mental Tower”. The 54-storey centrepiece of this £20 million project beside East Croydon station may not yet have left the drawing board of Make architects, yet it has already attracted a couple of unfavourable nicknames. The … Continue reading

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Float with the butterflies on Shabden Park’s farm walk

There’s lots of fluffy, endearing baby animals and wildlife to be seen, and also some first-class food to be had, at Shabden Park Farm’s regular farmer’s market just outside Chipstead tomorrow, Saturday, May 26. The market, just off the main … Continue reading

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