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Greggs West Croydon in a (sausage) roll-out of secure shops
The town centre and South Norwood are once again bracketed in areas where anti-social behaviour – and shoplifting – is ‘most acute’, as bakery chain opts to make its goods more secure in-store Greggs, the high street bakery and sandwich … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, South Norwood, West Croydon
Tagged Anti-social behaviour, ASB, Croydon High Street, Greggs, High Street, Sausage roll, Shoplifting, South Norwood, West Croydon
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Duke survived death after he hunted with Croydon’s hounds
CROYDON CHRONICLES: Two hundred years ago, the Derby Arms off Handcroft Road ran a well-regarded livery stables and was a centre for local hunts that were attended by princes and dukes, butchers and shop-keepers. From a single gravestone in the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Alfred Bignell, Croydon Hunt, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, Duke of Cumberland, Fox-hunting, Joshua Bignell, King George II, Old Surrey Hunt, Parsons Mead, Pitlake, Rabies, The Derby Arms, The Old Surrey and Burstow Hunt:, West Croydon
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‘Normal service’ on Windrush despite safety workers’ strike
Transport for London says it is operating a “normal timetable” on the Windrush line today, despite a one-day strike by staff providing maintenance for signalling, communications and other essential safety features. The Overground line from West Croydon and Norwood Junction … Continue reading
TV chef’s Jamaican menu is ride on the Windrush line away
Caribbean-style fine dining has returned to London, and is just a short train ride away, as PALOMA LACY explains There is a risk that loyal Croydon residents are overlooking one of the great benefits of having the Windrush line running … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Paloma Lacy, Restaurants, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Dalston, Dom Taylor, Michel Roux Jr, Paloma Lacy, The Langham, West Croydon, Windrush line
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Croydon’s on the up as Clip ‘n Climb promises fun and thrills
Clip ‘n Climb is opening a massive climbing and play area on Poplar Walk next week, the latest among almost 400 centres worldwide. Clip ‘n Climb centres offer colourful, unique climbing challenges suitable for everyone from toddlers upward, regardless of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business
Tagged Angel Heights, Clip n Climb, Poplar Walk, West Croydon
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After 25 years of achievements, TfL plans need more vision
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As Inside Croydon revealed earlier this week, the tram network’s ageing rolling stock won’t be replaced until the 2030s. But as CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, pictured left, explains, TfL’s draft business plan actually reflects the transport authority’s achievements over the … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Crystal Palace, East Croydon station, London, London Assembly, London Tramlink, London Trams, Mayor, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, New Addington, Sir Sadiq Khan, Transport for London, West Croydon, Wimbledon
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TfL report confirms decade delay over Croydon’s new trams
South London’s transport network has slipped even further down the pecking order of the capital’s travel priorities, with no new line extensions mentioned in a five-year plan published today. EXCLUSIVE by JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent It will be the 2030s … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Sadiq Khan, Seb Dance, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Crystal Palace, East Croydon station, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Tramlink, London Trams, Mayor, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Mitcham, New Addington, Seb Dance, Sir Sadiq Khan, Transport for London, West Croydon, Wimbledon
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Union plans three days of strike action for the Windrush line
Members of the RMT union who carry out “safety critical” work on the Windrush line will carry out 24-hour strikes on February 26, March 26 and April 23, after they were given a “derisory” pay offer. The staff work on … Continue reading
The shrine to Croydon’s musical past that is nurturing its future
Over more than half a century, the customers of a London Road guitar shop have included Page, Rossi and Kravitz. As NADIA AZIZUDDIN writes, Croydon’s musical future is to be found in Rockbottom’s basement rehearsal rooms Rockbottom is at the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Broad Green, Business, Music, Nadia Azizuddin, Rockbottom, West Croydon
Tagged Carl Nielsen, Francis Rossi, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Lenny Kravitz, London Road, Nadia Azizuddin, Rockbottom, West Croydon
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Brigade’s candle warning after Elmwood Road Christmas blaze
A fire in the early hours of Christmas Day in a flat on Elmwood Road is one of four caused by candles over the holiday period which has prompted the London Fire Brigade to issue an urgent warning. The Elmwood … Continue reading
10 shillings to join the Goose Club and lay on a Christmas feast
CROYDON CHRONICLE: Christmas is coming, as the old saying goes, and the goose is getting fat… DAVID MORGAN looks back to the Dickensian era, when financial planning for the end-of-year revels was serious business for the likes of Surrey Street … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Surrey Street
Tagged Charles Dickens, Christmas, Crown Hill, David Morgan, Goose Club, Marmaduke Willis, Phiz, Surrey Street, West Croydon
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Wandle Park postcard begins trace of a Pitlake family’s history
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: They were the WhatsApp and TikTok of their time, and Edwardian era postcards can provide intriguing beginnings to local history searches, as DAVID MORGAN found out In the early years of the 20th century, the sending of postcards … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, David Morgan, History, Selhurst, Waddon, Wandle Park, West Croydon
Tagged Alice Boddison, Big Ben, Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Derby Arms, Isaac Boddison, Ontario, Peterborough Ontario, Pitlake, Selhurst, Waddon, Wandle Park, West Croydon, White Star Line
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Bus crash at West Croydon causes diversions and disruption
There were diversions and disruption to bus routes in and around West Croydon Bus Station and across the town centre yesterday evening, following a collision between two London buses. There were no injuries reported, according to Transport for London.
Posted in TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon, West Croydon Bus Station
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SuperLoop route to Heathrow will continue to serve Croydon
The SL7 SuperLoop bus that runs the near-marathon length route from West Croydon to Heathrow Airport has been given a reprieve. Draft proposals to reduce the route, and have it start only from Sutton, with the SL5 extended from Bromley … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, East Croydon station, Heathrow Airport, London Mayor, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, SL5, SL6, SL7, Superloop, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Invitation to tender: a community hub in Broad Green
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Invitation to tender: lease and management of a community hub in Broad Green (West Croydon) Deadline: 12pm 16 May 2025 The Pavilion, London Road On behalf of … Continue reading
Man’s dead body discovered behind shops off St James’s Road
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed to Inside Croydon that the body of a man was found this morning in the yard area on Wellington Road, which runs behind a row of shops on St James’s Road in West Croydon. In … Continue reading
Southern apprenticeship helped Croydon mum get on track
“Becoming a train driver is a real privilege and thanks to Southern and Career Returners, I get to live my dream every day.” After becoming a mother for the first time, West Croydon resident Elba Lovelace-Francis wanted to take her … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Career Returners, Croydon, Elba Lovelace-Francis, international womens day, Southern Rail, West Croydon
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Town centre tram loop set for track replacement in February
Transport disruption as closures will affect East Croydon and West Croydon and services to Elmers End for a 10-day period There are more tram network closures planned for Croydon town centre, “as part of TfL’s programme to renew London Trams … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon station, Elmers End, London Trams, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Overground and Thameslink disruption for up to six weekends
More disruption for Thameslink and London Overground passengers this weekend and into next week due to engineering works. The London Overground network is affected by Network Rail and Tube engineering works, with no service on the Weaver, Mildmay and Lioness … Continue reading
Reduced services on London Trams for 11 days of Christmas
Croydon’s trams will be operating a reduced service throughout Christmas week, according to details released today by Transport for London. TfL says it “will keep the majority of its services running throughout the festive period”, but for tram passengers, there … Continue reading
TfL rolls out new branding for Windrush and Overground lines
Rail passengers using West Croydon Station this morning will have boarded trains on the Windrush line for the first time, as Transport for London rolls out its new names and livery for the London Overground. The roll-out is being phased, … Continue reading
180-year-old business that’s still ticking over in Croydon today
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The clock-making and bell foundry business established off Whitehorse Road in the mid-19th Century by William Gillett still chimes with the present day, as DAVID MORGAN explains The Croydon Times on May 8, 1886, carried a short obituary … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Clockmakers, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, Gillett and Co, Gillett and Johnston, Gillett and Johnston (Croydon) Ltd, Gillett Bland and Co, Sir Frederick Eldridge, Thornton Heath, West Croydon, Whitehorse Road, William Gillett
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Overground’s understaffing is placing passenger safety at risk
The RMT rail union is urging Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, to intervene over what it calls “the damaging ticket office cuts and chronic understaffing on the London Overground”. The Overground is the rail service with the soon-to-be-renamed Windrush … Continue reading
Posted in Norwood Junction, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Arriva Rail London, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mick Lynch, Norwood Junction, RMT, RMT union, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Windrush memories laid out on West Croydon Overground line
Transport for London is marking Black History Month with the release of a Windrush episode of its Mind The Gap podcast series about the inspiration behind the new names for the London Overground lines. The Windrush line is the name … Continue reading
This is where ‘Don’t rock the boat’ has become official mantra
CROYDON COMMENTARY: With local elections fast approaching, the national press has been taking a closer look at Croydon. Business owner NITIN MEHTA posted a comment in response to an article in Murdoch-owned The Times, and here expands on his points … Continue reading →
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