Tag Archives: Selhurst

Gatwick buys council’s silence over air pollution with £75,000

Posted on September 13, 2019 by

A matter of weeks after grandstanding in the Town Hall chamber over a vacuous declaration of a climate emergency in Croydon, Tony Newman has linked one of the council’s youth centres to a sponsorship deal with… Gatwick Airport. Newman’s latest … Continue reading →

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Join Friends of Grangewood Park for a butterfly hunt, Jul 21

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

Join the Friends of Grangewood Park this Sunday evening, July 21, to try and catch a glimpse of the purple hairstreak butterfly so that it can be confirmed that it’s still thriving in the park. The purple hairstreak is an … Continue reading →

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Mural Celebration, Selhurst Railway Club, Jul 14

Posted on July 8, 2019 by
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Council’s prestige £6.5m youth project opening gets delayed

Posted on June 26, 2019 by

Four years after they announced the project in a flurry of mutual back-slapping, the council’s leadership has gone quiet as the Legacy Youth Zone has missed its deadline, reports KEN LEE There has been an unusual, for him, silence from … Continue reading →

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Work to build lifts at Coulsdon South to commence next month

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Work is to begin at Coulsdon South next month to build lifts and a footbridge to provide step-free access to both platforms at the station. Network Rail is carrying out the work as part of a £300million Access For All … Continue reading →

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Passengers to be given a lift at Selhurst in £3.5m project

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

Selhurst Station is to get step-free access, as Network Rail is installing three lifts at the  station. The lifts will make access between the station entrance, ticket office and platforms much easier for customers with reduced mobility, as well as … Continue reading →

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Planning chair prejudices position with speech for developers

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

The charge that Croydon’s Blairite council leadership is too cosy with property developers and their architect chums has been given even greater weight, after the chair of the borough’s planning committee gave a rousing speech at a launch event for … Continue reading →

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