Tag Archives: The Civilised Savage

‘Croydon Means Business? Croydon is mean to business’

Posted on September 29, 2026 by insidecroydon

“Croydon Means Business? It’s more like Croydon’s mean to business.” That’s the take of Oumesh Sauba, a co-founder of the Croydon Business Association, as part of the wide-ranging discussions in our latest episode of the Croydon Insider, our irreverent and … Continue reading →

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Teacher whose poetry saw ‘The Merry Gang’ visiting Croydon

Posted on August 9, 2026 by insidecroydon

CROYDON CHRONICLES: A Restoration period writer who taught at the Free School made friends with ‘literary lords’ and the Poet Laureate. DAVID MORGAN looks back nearly 400 years to the life and work of John Oldham Poetry performances – spoken … Continue reading →

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Summer special offer: listen to our latest Croydon Insider FREE

Posted on July 27, 2026 by insidecroydon

Our special summer edition of the Croydon Insider podcast is available now – and completely free of charge. With a special line-up of guests – all Inside Croydon readers or contributors – in this episode we discuss a vast range … Continue reading →

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Poetry emotion: We’re doing it for the craic and for the Cronx

Posted on July 2, 2026 by insidecroydon

The 2026 Croydonites Fringe began last night. Here, JOHNNY DOBBYN, pictured right, goes behind the scenes to explain the work that goes on to bring the festival’s shows to the stage Fancy being a theatrical, musical or literary performer – … Continue reading →

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