Tag Archives: Valley Park

Valley Park bowling alley reopens after £500,000 refurb

Posted on May 12, 2022 by insidecroydon

Entertainment operator Tenpin has unveiled a striking new look and feel at its Croydon venue at Valley Retail Park, with special offers for the school half-term and a massive challenge for serious bowlers. After spending £500,000 on an upgrade, Croydon … Continue reading →

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‘Hostile’ crowd threw missiles at police in cruise clampdown

Posted on September 17, 2021 by insidecroydon

A “hostile crowd of hundreds” hurled missiles at the police last night while they were conducting their operation against “anti-social driving” in Broad Green. As Inside Croydon revealed, 21 vehicles were impounded during the operation, which called on more than … Continue reading →

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21 vehicles seized as police clamp down on Valley Park ‘cruise’

Posted on September 17, 2021 by insidecroydon

Met operation proscribes offence of ‘anti-social driving’, among all the ‘doughnuts’ and drag races staged near Ikea in Valley Retail Park The Metropolitan Police claim that they impounded 21 vehicles in a single night in Croydon on Thursday, in the … Continue reading →

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Fines, arrests and car seizures as police lockdown on ‘cruise’

Posted on April 30, 2021 by insidecroydon

For a second successive week, the Metropolitan Police were out in force last night at Valley Park, off the Purley Way, in a crackdown on the high-speed motor “Croydon cruise”. The police said that they stopped hundreds of people and … Continue reading →

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Police break up illegal high-speed ‘cruise’ in retail park

Posted on April 23, 2021 by insidecroydon

The Metropolitan Police were out in force last night at Croydon’s Valley Park to take action in dealing with what has become a weekly “cruise” meeting. The gathering of often high-powered cars and motorbikes, attracting crowds of spectators, has been … Continue reading →

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Valley Park’s money-off offers in its Christmas present guide

Posted on December 18, 2020 by insidecroydon

To celebrate the season of giving, Croydon’s Valley Retail and Leisure Park has researched the best-selling items across its stores in order to create a personalised Christmas gift guide. As we enter the final six shopping days before Christmas, Valley … Continue reading →

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Ikea ready to say a socially-distanced ‘Hej’ to its customers

Posted on May 23, 2020 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Ikea is one of 19 of the Swedish chain’s stores around the country which will be partially reopening after lockdown on June 1. Ikea is only reopening in England. Its stores in Scotland and Wales will remain closed, as … Continue reading →

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3,000 free ice creams this weekend at grand opening of Creams

Posted on January 30, 2020 by insidecroydon

The newest branch of Creams, the dessert restaurant, will be giving away 3,000 scoops of free gelato this weekend to celebrate opening its café in Croydon. Creams Croydon opens its doors for the first time today in Valley Leisure Park … Continue reading →

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Craft brewers in £500,000 expansion to Croydon’s Valley Park

Posted on November 17, 2019 by insidecroydon

Croydon is about to get a new brewery. Craft ale brewers Anspach and Hobday, currently based under a Bermondsey railway arch and with a bar in Camberwell, have a £500,000 expansion plan and they are looking to set up a … Continue reading →

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Broad Green community celebration, Valley Park, Mar 30

Posted on March 29, 2019 by insidecroydon
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Valley Park shoppers ‘trapped’ without help on Bank Holiday

Posted on May 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

A two-car collision on the Purley Way left hundreds of Bank Holiday shoppers at Valley Park frustrated and angry, as they were stuck in the shopping and leisure centre’s car park for hours. It is the second time this year … Continue reading →

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Shoppers angry as Valley Park car park is gridlocked for hours

Posted on January 10, 2016 by insidecroydon

Residents and shoppers are angry, and some are considerably out-of-pocket, after some endured a wait of three hours just to get out of the car park at Valley Park’s shopping and leisure centre yesterday. It was the first post-Christmas holiday … Continue reading →

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