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Regina Coeli ranked in top 10% of England’s primary schools
South Croydon catholic school has expanded its offer to include a new nursery class Regina Coeli on Pampisford Road in South Croydon has been ranked the top primary school in Croydon and in the top 10% of primaries across the … Continue reading
Charity helps South Croydon primary establish its new library
A charity dedicated to promoting children’s literacy by redistributing used books and creating inspiring reading spaces in primary schools has opened a library at Heathfield Academy in South Croydon. The school, on Aberdeen Road, was built at a cost of … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Schools, South Croydon
Tagged ABC Book Club, Aberdeen Road, books, Heathfield Academy, School libraries, South Croydon
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Police issue witness appeal after car crash in South Croydon
The police have issued an appeal for witnesses to an incident last Monday night in South Croydon which has left a pedestrian with a serious head injury. Police were called shortly after 9pm on January 5 to reports of a … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve Party with DJ Chippie at The Crown and Pepper
A D V E R T I S E M E N T SPECIAL SUBSCRIBER OFFER Thanks to the lovely people at the Crown and Pepper in South Croydon, Inside Croydon has three pairs of tickets to GIVE AWAY, absolutely … Continue reading
Coombe Lodge open at last, but it doesn’t seem quite finished
EXCLUSIVE: After a three-month closure for a £1m refurbishment, what is it like in the first Wetherspoons pub to open in Croydon for 25 years? KEN TOWL went to find out They reckon that last year, across the country, around … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Lloyd Park, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Brexit, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, JD Wetherspoons, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Wetherspoons, Whitbread
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Hold tight! Electric buses ready for use from South Croydon
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on TfL’s latest zero-carbon infrastructure improvements A fleet of electric buses is ready to take to the streets of Croydon and beyond.
Posted in Commuting, South Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Arriva London South, Blade batteries, BYD, BYD BD11, South Croydon, South Croydon Garage, TfL, Transport for London
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Further 48-hour delay for opening of ‘Spoons at Coombe Lodge
After a £1m refurbishment, Wetherspoons’ first new pub to open in Croydon since 2000 will create 80 jobs The first new Wetherspoons pub to open in Croydon for 25 years has been delayed by a further 48 hours, with Coombe … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Brexit, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, JD Wetherspoons, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Wetherspoons, Whitbread
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South Croydon workshop that is music scene’s best kept secret
A small team of luthiers working just off South End have carried out repairs on guitars played by some of the biggest names in rock music, including Judas Priest, The Darkness, Franz Ferdinand and Queen’s Brian May. By NADIA AZIZUDDIN … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Music, Nadia Azizuddin
Tagged Brian May, Feline Guitars, Franz Ferdinand, Guitar repairs, Jonathan Law, Judas Priest, Les Paul, Nadia Azizuddin, Queen, South Croydon, The Darkness
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20,000 homes in Croydon to be hit by Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’
What parts of Croydon are likely to be hit by the ‘mansion tax’? Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, peers through the estate agents’ window… Pearls were being well and truly clutched at the Bog Standard this week, as the full … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Addington Hills, Addington Palace, Bishops Walk, Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Evening Standard, Gideon Osborne, Gravel Hill, Homes and Property, house prices, London Standard, Mansion Tax, Property price inflation, Property prices, Purley, Right-to-buy, Selsdon, South Croydon, Upper Woodcote Village, Waddon
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South Croydon Sings Christmas, St Peter’s, Fri Dec 5
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St Peter’s Christmas Market, South Croydon, Sat Nov 29
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Exclusive interview with David Lean Cinema’s Joanna Scanlan
Sanderstead’s BAFTA award-winning actor Joanna Scanlan, fresh from her BBC drama success Riot Women, visited Inside Croydon’s virtual studio Under The Flyover this week to talk all things Croydon arts, including her significant part as patron of the David Lean … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Fairfield Halls, Inside Croydon, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Under The Flyover
Tagged After Love, Croydon, Croydonites Festival, David Lean Cinema, Fairfield Halls, Getting On, Inside Croydon, Joanna Scanlan, Riot Women, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Stanley Arts, The Larkins, The Thick Of It, Under The Flyover
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Raggio di Sole, handmade pizzas made to order, South Croydon
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St Paul’s Charity Christmas Fair, Croham Park Avenue, Nov 15
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Black History Month Celebration, South Croydon, Oct 28
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‘Spoons to move in at Coombe Lodge in time for Christmas
Might ‘Spoons being going up-market? Wetherspoons, the old-school, cheap beer and regular curry nights pub chain, has announced that it will be re-opening Coombe Lodge as their latest Croydon pub, and all just in time for Christmas. The Grade II-listed … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, JD Wetherspoons, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Wetherspoons, Whitbread
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Raggio di Sole, handmade pizzas made to order, South Croydon
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South Croydon Makes Music, St Peter’s Church, Oct 11
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Church and religions, Music, South Croydon
Tagged Music, South Croydon, St Peter's Church
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Veteran car run to take a swerve past road affected by closures
Organisers of the 2025 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run have altered the route through central Croydon when the event takes place early on the morning of Sunday November 2. The 400-or-so road-worthy museum pieces taking part in this annual … Continue reading
South Croydon Makes Music, St Peter’s Church, Oct 11
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Church and religions, Music, South Croydon
Tagged Music, South Croydon, St Peter's Church
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Nursing home residents hammer home victory at annual match
They play a mean game of croquet down at Whitgift House in South Croydon. This week the residents of the nursing home, which nestles in the grounds of the large private school, handed out a bit of a drubbing to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Care Homes, Fiona Fletcher Smith, Health, Michael Walcott, Roisha Hughes, Schools, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Care Homes, Croquet, Croydon, Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Rev Michael Walcott, Roisha Hughes, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift House, Whitgift School
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Help turn the tide for our waterways with the Big River Watch
Environmental charity wants the public to join in with an important citizen science survey this month While multi-national water monopolies and the government continue to fail the environment and the people by allowing millions of gallons of sewage and effluent … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Sutton Council, Wandle Park, Wandsworth Council, Wildlife
Tagged Big River Watch, Carshalton, Carshalton Ponds, Croydon, London, Mitcham, River Wandle, Rivers Trust, South Croydon, Sutton, Waddon Ponds, Wandle, Wandle Park
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