Tag Archives: South End
Brakspear seeks tenant for Greenwich Village bar in The Cronx
Brakspear, the pubco based in Henley, say that they want to bring a touch of New York’s trendy Greenwich Village to a busy road in The Cronx. Brakspear has started its recruitment process for tenants or leasees to run The … Continue reading
Brakspear brewers set to move in to former pub The Store
Brakspear, the traditional brewers and country inn operators, are taking charge of a closed pub in Croydon. Henley-based Brakspear, who trace their company’s history back to 1769, are the freeholders of The Store, on South End, which closed in October … Continue reading
Busy South Croydon main road closed for hours after collision
The busy South End main road in South Croydon was closed in both directions for more than two hours late yesterday afternoon, as emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision, reportedly involving a van and a pedestrian, close … Continue reading
From ‘last orders’ to holy orders: pub in change of use scheme
Our south of the borough correspondent, SANDRA STEAD, looks into one of the more bizarre planning application received by the council, even by Croydon standards “Sins downstairs, forgiveness upstairs.” That was the shrewd assessment of one local when they heard … Continue reading
Tony Gale and Les Strong in line-up for charity at South End
Bagatti’s, South End’s outstanding Italian restaurant, is staging a special charity night next month which will include a turn from former footballers Tony Gale (West Ham, Fulham and a couple of games for Palace) and Les Strong (profoundly Fulham, plus … Continue reading
Woman and child rescued from fire at South End chicken shop
Half of the ground floor and the ducting in the extraction system from the ground floor to the roof were damaged by a fire on Sunday night at the less-than-Perfect Chicken takeway on South End. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus led … Continue reading
Croydon’s Super Size Me quest for town centre’s best burger
Croydon’s answer to Morgan Spurlock, KEN TOWL, last week set off to discover where the best burgers are to be found in the town. His harrowing account is a testimony to fortitude and a strong stomach Last month, Inside Croydon … Continue reading
Leap into the past with Sick Notes’ club night in South End
Croydon club-goers can take a leap into the past on Leap Day later this month, when a new house music night pumps up the volume at a new venue. Sick Notes begins a monthly residency at CR1 Bar and Lounge … Continue reading
Stormzy’s football club’s ground on council’s ‘For Sale’ list
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council’s ‘asset disposals’ programme is making desperately slow progress, as it adds tennis clubs, community centres, scout huts and a rugby ground to its list of available properties. But few, if any, existing tenants have been … Continue reading
Kelly’s heroics and the tale of a soldier’s hard life and death
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: One of the feted heroes in Wellington’s army made a home in Croydon but, as DAVID MORGAN explains, his duties took him far from his wife and family “Daddy! Daddy! Tell us again the story of what you … Continue reading
Wetherspoons confirm imminent closure of second busy pub
After a month of issuing “no comments” on its future, Wetherspoons have confirmed that they are to close the popular Skylark pub on South End. The move has been described as “a huge loss for the area”. The decision comes … Continue reading
Little Bay deserves top tips with Chancellor’s Dosh for Nosh
Vegans should probably look away now, as armed with his government eating out subsidy, KEN TOWL goes in search of a T-bone steak for little more than a tenner “To get customers back into restaurants, cafés and pubs, and protect … Continue reading
Wetherspoons pub forced to have ‘deep clean’ after staff illness
One of Croydon’s biggest pubs, the Skylark on South End, has been forced to close for 48 hours to undergo an urgent “deep clean” following an outbreak of illness among its staff. The Wetherspoons pub was supposed to host a … Continue reading
Wetherspoons boss’s Croydon no-show on his Brexit pub crawl
Tim Martin, the boss of the JD Wetherspoons pub chain, failed to turn up for his own Brexit talk at one of his pubs in Croydon this afternoon. Martin, the founder and chairman of the cut-price pub chain, was due … Continue reading
Brick by Brick angers more residents with latest ‘ugly’ plans
One of central Croydon’s few remaining Georgian buildings of note is under threat of being overshadowed by one of the latest pieces of “in-fill” overdevelopment by the council’s profit-hungry private housing company, Brick by Brick. The council-backed developers are even … Continue reading
£50m DisConnected Croydon and the real cost for business
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The council’s chief executive Jo Negrini has gushed in her shameless self-publicity how £50million spent on the “gateways” to the borough have transformed the areas, and that is now the received “wisdom” from the borough’s political leadership. But … Continue reading
Italian restaurant offers 50% off food in opening week
Undaunted by Brexit uncertainties over the economy and despite being in competition with the multi-million-pound council-subsidised Boxpark nearby, a pizza restaurant is launching on South End by offering 50 per cent off meals for three days next week. Bianco43 in … Continue reading
Save 15% on your bills for a night out at Brasserie Vacherin
Malcolm John, the noted locally based chef and restaurateur, is offering 15 per cent off your food bill on your first visit to his Brasserie Vacherin in South End if you sign up to the venue’s loyalty scheme. John has … Continue reading
South End Fringe music festival, South Croydon, Jul 23-26
La Spezia – a little piece of Italy in a corner of South Croydon
ADVERTISING FEATURE Buon Natale from La Spezia South Croydon’s own slice of Italy is stocking a range of panettone, chocolates and Christmas goodies for the festive season. Please make your way down to Selsdon Road to get your hands on … Continue reading
Readers’ offer: a free glass of wine for diners at Albert’s Table
Albert’s Table, on South End, has been described by Inside Croydon as “probably Croydon’s best restaurant”. And now, in an exclusive offer to the readers of Inside Croydon, Albert’s Table is generously offering a free glass of wine with dinner when … Continue reading
Beware council’s misleading parking signs, warns Butcher
Mark Butcher, the South Croydon-based guitar legend and occasional Test match batsman, has been in touch with Inside Croydon with what he calls a “rant on behalf of all the other dopes that were and will be booked down there”. … Continue reading
