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Tag Archives: Reedham
Courtroom chaos as council bungles its Reedham eviction
Croydon Council was forced into yet another hugely embarrassing court room climbdown this morning, when a group of homelessness campaigners arrived at Croydon County Court following a summons for squatting in a long-disused children’s home in Reedham. The presiding judge … Continue reading
Council evicts 20 homeless people from squat in Reedham
With the overnight temperatures dropping below zero in the past week, Croydon Council has thrown 22 people out on to the streets, with no alternative accommodation, after serving an eviction notice on people squatting in a council-owned building that had … Continue reading
Reedham stores offer late-night shopping with a difference
By Vimal Vivegananda A group of businesses in Old Coulsdon have come together with a series of special, late-evening openings and extra-special offers in the hope of attracting extra customers to their parade of shops on Old Lodge Lane, with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Cocoa Jones, Old Coulsdon, Reedham, Reedham Lates, Steven Robertson Art, Tenpin Records
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Residents’ associations join calls to save rail ticket offices
The consultation over the future of the nation’s railway station ticket offices closes on September 1, so there is still time to try to influence the government over its plans to offer only machines for the purchase of tickets. As … Continue reading
Tory MP urges public to lobby over rail ticket office closures
There are more ticket office closures planned for Croydon South than for any other constituency in Croydon and Sutton. As many as 11 stations in the area are under threat of closure under the controversial proposals. And now the MP … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon South, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon South, Coulsdon Town, Croydon, East Croydon station, Kenley, Purley, Purley Oaks, Rail Delivery Group, Reedham, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, South Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Waddon, Woodmansterne
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Rail bridge repairs will close Old Lodge Lane over six weeks
More major disruption on the roads in and around Coulsdon and Purley, as Network Rail prepares for “essential” repair works to the bridge over Old Lodge Lane, starting from May 22 and continuing through at least until July 7. Old … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Kenley, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Transport
Tagged Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Kenley, Network Rail, Old Coulsdon, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Reedham
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Children’s charity marks 175 years with cathedral service
The Reedham Children’s Trust, a children’s charity based on Purley’s Old Lodge Lane, will celebrate its 175th anniversary next week with a special thanksgiving service at Southwark Cathedral. Between 1814 and 1854, Reedham’s founder, Dr Rev Andrew Reed, established six … Continue reading
Posted in Bishop of Croydon, Charity, Church and religions
Tagged Purley, Reedham, Reedham's Children's Trust
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