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Farthing Downs and Happy Valley Quiz Night, The Fox, Apr 13

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Coulsdon Fox hunt as pub company makes a dash for Surrey

Is Croydon’s reputation now so bad that businesses that have been based here for many years don’t want to be associated with the borough? The ‘relocating’ of one old pub, being run by a ‘Mayor of Croydon’, could cause ULEZ … Continue reading

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Surrey council takes action on unlawful flags as Perry dithers

Croydon Council, where failed Mayor Jason Perry has claimed there is “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers and, by extension, fly-posters, has failed to take any action against the various flags hoisted without permission on some of the borough’s streets. Yet neighbouring … Continue reading

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Tory councillor welcomes New Addington flags as ‘great’

A Conservative councillor in New Addington has said that Union flags that have been placed along Central Parade without proper permission “look great”, and he has posted on social media that the council will not remove the flags unless they … Continue reading

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Council refuses to remove England flags from Coulsdon Road

Croydon’s failed Mayor, Jason Perry, went on the telly last week boasting of “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers. Yet his council has refused to remove hundreds of St George cross flags that have been tethered illegally to lamp posts along Coulsdon … Continue reading

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Happy Valley runners are now out and about every Friday

If you were inspired by last week’s London Marathon (and with 1.1million people registering in hope of running the 2026 race, there’s a good chance that you were), then a new group called Run Talk Run Coulsdon might be just … Continue reading

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Purley’s 14-foot sinkhole could take council four weeks to fix

The roads in and around Croydon have more holes in them than a slab of Swiss cheese, with works being undertaken, and then postponed, on Coulsdon Road near The Fox pub, and a dangerously deep sinkhole opening up last week … Continue reading

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Charity Pub Quiz, The Fox, Old Coulsdon, Nov 17

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Football-free walk takes in murder, rare orchids and the stars

WANDLE WANDERER: It’s a couple of months since our non-resident rambler, KEN TOWL, reached Hamsey Green on the fourth section of the London Orbital walk, the LOOP. On Sunday lunchtime, he picked up where he left off, and headed in … Continue reading

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