Tag Archives: Whitgift Centre

Whitgift store offers celebrity service for Christmas cards

Posted on November 17, 2019 by

Every year, famous families around the world share their creative Christmas cards. The celebrity Christmas card stakes are set to be higher than ever this festive season – with releases expected from The Cambridges, The Sussexes, The Kardashians and more. … Continue reading →

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Charities’ support centre under threat from latest flats scheme

Posted on November 12, 2019 by

Around a dozen locally based charities and support groups face being evicted from their offices or having access to vital facilities withdrawn, as the owner wants to convert two floors of the Croydon Carers’ Support Centre on George Street into … Continue reading →

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Bus changes in the town centre leave passengers hopping mad

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

Bus passengers are coming to terms with the latest changes to their services, with Transport for London imposing shortened routes in and around the town centre since Saturday, forcing thousands of people into hopping off and on buses just to … Continue reading →

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Interest hike squeezes Brick by Brick’s speculative schemes

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

The Tory government’s obstinate fixation to drive the country off a Brexit cliff-edge at the end of October is driving down the value of the pound and causing massive problems for industry. Especially in construction – which could mean very … Continue reading →

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Adonis joins Croydon MP’s 5-year-old campaign for Zone 4

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

Former Labour transport minister Andrew Adonis has backed calls from a Croydon MP and local businesses to re-zone East Croydon and West Croydon Stations, to make it cheaper to travel between the city centre and the south London borough. Lord … Continue reading →

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Centrale puts rhymes and reason into Mental Health Day

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

The Poetry Project is coming to Centrale and the Whitgift shopping centres this week, to help raise awareness of tomorrow’s World Mental Health Day. The two shopping centres will be displaying specially commissioned poems created by poet James McInerney to … Continue reading →

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Fireworks for Fairfield: council by-election called for Nov 7

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE hears the starting gun for a five-week campaign which will present a series of unwelcome challenges for Blairite council leader Tony Newman Remember, remember, the seventh of November Gunpowder, treason and plot Or something like that. … Continue reading →

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