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Podcast: From toxic air to the soured atmosphere at Selhurst
Our first Croydon Insider podcast of 2026 is here – with a panel of readers and contributors delving behind the headlines on the stories that matter to you. Discussing how the highs of Wembley in May last year could have … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Health, Inside Croydon, London Fire Brigade, Nadia Azizuddin, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish, Waste incinerator
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, cpfc, CPO, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, e-bikes, Environment Agency, Lee Townsend, London Borough of Croydon, Nadia Azizuddin, Riff Raffs, Rockbottom, St George's Walk, Viridor
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Labour’s Davis looks to CPO the ‘hole in the heart of Croydon’
Mayoral candidate intends to discuss a Compulsory Purchase Order of Chinese-owned property with Prime Minister on his return from Beijing. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Labour’s candidate for Croydon Mayor, Rowenna Davis, says that if elected in May she will look … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Nestle Tower, Property, Rowenna Davis, St George's Walk, Waddon
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Allders, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Minerva, Nestle Tower, R and F Properties, R&F Properties, Rowenna Davis, St George's Walk, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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READER OFFER: Half-price tickets for Croydonites comedy
The Croydonites Festival is offering Inside Croydon readers half-price tickets – while seats are available – for one of its headline acts: James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show. With a cheeky poster that almost got Inside Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, The Front Room
Tagged Comedy, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Reader offer, St George's Walk, The Front Room
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Skibabble open mic night at The Front Room, next up: Oct 7
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Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Music, Poetry, St George's Walk, The Front Room
Tagged Comedy, Music, Poetry, Skibabble, St George's Walk, The Front Room
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Pregnant with vulnerability, Gwilliam sets the scene for festival
KEN TOWL ventured deep into an abandoned building site while full of hopeful expectation for a workshop performance ahead of the 2025 Croydonites Fringe I had seen Amy Gwilliam’s evil alter-ego, property developer Frankie Foxtone, deliver a corruscating satire on … Continue reading
Fire on Croydon High Street: ‘explosions’ heard by passers-by
There has been a fire reported on Croydon High Street, close to the largely disused and derelict St George’s Walk. The fire was opposite the Grants multiplex and not far fom the Spreadeagle pub and Croydon Town Hall on Katharine … Continue reading
Posted in Fairfield, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Croydon High Street, High Street, London Fire Brigade, St George's Walk
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‘Complete drivel’: officials confused by botched bus changes
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the continuing confusion at TfL HQ over where they’ve placed their own bus stops in Croydon town centre Almost a month since Transport for London shuffled its bus stops in Croydon town centre, and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Bus stops, Croydon, Katharine Street, Park Lane, St George's Walk, TfL, Town Centre, Transport for London
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TfL announces bus stop changes for Croydon town centre
Croydon’s bus stops, with or without shelters, are about to experience significant changes, with Transport for London issuing a notice of rearrangement of the routes in and around the town centre from next Saturday, January 13. TfL describes these as … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Fairfield, London-wide issues, TfL, Transport
Tagged London Buses, Park Lane, St George's Walk, TfL, Transport for London, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre
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Nestlé Tower’s fate could lie with Hong Kong liquidation case
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A case brought in the Hong Kong High Court this week could end any hope of the resumption of works on a £500m town centre development. By STEVEN DOWNES The property speculation and development blight that has … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fairfield, Growth Zone, Housing, Nestle Tower, Planning, Property, St George's Walk
Tagged Beijing, China, Croydon, Evergrande, Hong Kong, Nestle Tower, R&F Properties, St George's Walk
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Town centre stations should be the focus for future vision
With more shops closing and others reducing their floor space in the run-down Whitgift Centre, ANDREW PELLING looks east for solutions to address the town centre’s retail decline The continued loss of retail outlets in Croydon comes as high street … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Andrew Pelling, Boxpark, Business, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Planning, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Nestle Tower, St George's Walk, Tory, West Croydon station, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Chinese whispers catch out part-time Perry over Nestlé Tower
Jason Perry’s reputation for non-delivery took another huge leap forward today with the news that a senior figure involved with the Chinese property company that owns the landmark Nestlé Tower in the town centre is wanted in the United States … Continue reading
Hong Kong finance crisis could hit £500m Nestlé Tower scheme
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Work on an ‘iconic’ town centre tower block seems to have been halted, as reports from China suggest the company behind the project may be struggling. By STEVEN DOWNES There are growing fears that another multi-million-pound town … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Growth Zone, Housing, Nestle Tower, Property, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Nestle Tower, Queen's Square, R&F Properties, St George's Walk
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Jazz at The Front Room, St George’s Walk, every Thursday
Posted in Activities, Art, Music, The Front Room
Tagged St George's Walk, The Front Room
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Alchemy music venue ‘in imminent danger’, says Trust
Alchemy, the Jamaican bar and restaurant on St George’s Walk in the town centre, is in imminent danger of permanent closure because of lost business due to the covid-19 lockdowns, according to the Music Venue Trust. The Music Venue Trust … Continue reading
Squatters sighted on roof of £500m Nestlé Tower development
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Photojournalist ARNIE LEIBOVITZ provides evidence that one of the town centre’s biggest projects might have security issues Squatters may have moved into the Nestlé Tower, the Croydon landmark building in the town centre undergoing a £500million redevelopment. The … Continue reading
High Street closure to be permanent, says council consultant
The closure of Croydon High Street, between Park Street and Katharine Street, imposed on the town centre in October after only the briefest of “consultations”, is intended to be permanent, according to correspondence obtained by Inside Croydon. When it was … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Jo Negrini, Mark Watson, Planning, Pubs, Restaurants, TfL, Tony Newman, Transport
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, Fairfield, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Watson, Rise Gallery, St George's Walk, Tony Newman
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Watson’s latest whim will see High Street closed to traffic
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a town centre-changing scheme which has been kept a secret from all but just 10 of the borough’s councillors And now, ladies and gentlemen, from the senior council figure who spent more than £1million on Surrey … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Croydon Council, Cycling, Fairfield, Jo Negrini, Mark Watson, Planning, TfL, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, Fairfield, Labour, Mark Watson, St George's Walk
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Chinese developers buy Nestlé Tower in £60m property deal
Nestlé Tower, SEGAS House and St George’s Walk in Croydon town centre have been sold to a Chinese development company in a £60million deal. Property Week is reporting that R&F Properties has made the move, its first venture into European … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Delancey, Environment, Housing, Nestle Tower, Planning, Property, Queens Gardens, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Delancey, Minerva, Nestle Tower, Segas House, St George's Walk
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Hackney Colliery Band, St George’s Walk, Oct 21
Posted in Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Music, Nestle Tower, St George's Walk
Tagged Nestle Tower, St George's Walk
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RSA to stage talk on the arts at Braithwaite Hall, Apr 14
The Braithwaite Hall is staging an evening of talks on April 14 about the regenerative influence of the arts, organised by the Royal Society for the Arts. The event is free, and according to the RSA, “the main speaker will … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Braithwaite Hall, Rise Gallery
Tagged Croydon, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Rise Gallery, St George's Walk
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Signs of the Times II: Hoar’s £300 “health and safety” tax
#thatissocroydon BBC London reporter Angela Walker yesterday nailed Croydon Councillor Simon Hoar over proposals to charge shop-owners and other small businesses a £300 stealth tax over five years for placing boards and banners on the pavement. According to Hoar, looking … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Simon Hoar
Tagged BBC, Croydon, Del Boy, London, Mamma Mia, Nestle, Small Business, St George's Walk
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