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Tag Archives: Whyteleafe
TfL expresses serious safety concerns for Kenley bus route
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports that passengers hoping to catch a bus along Wattendon Road might have a very long wait A new bus route promised by Kenley’s Conservative councillors now seems unlikely to be implemented, according to an internal … Continue reading
Posted in Gayle Gander, Kenley, Ola Kolade, TfL, Transport
Tagged 434, Caterham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Kenley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Whyteleafe
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Expect railway disruption during engineering works at Easter
Network Rail is planning to conduct wide-ranging engineering works in south London, Surrey, Kent and Sussex over Easter which will see bus replacement services in operation on several routes from Friday, March 29 to Monday, April 1. The works include … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, East Croydon station, Easter, Network Rail, Purley, Southern, Thameslink, Whyteleafe
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Tory councillors missed the bus over Kenley route changes
Kenley’s Conservative councillors, Gayle Gander and Ola Kolade, have admitted that they didn’t know that their residents were to be by-passed by Transport for London’s changes to Croydon’s bus routes – until they found out about it on Inside Croydon. … Continue reading
Posted in Gayle Gander, Kenley, Ola Kolade, TfL, Transport
Tagged 434, Caterham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Kenley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Whyteleafe
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McGlashan takes over to conduct Stormzy’s Athletic project
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: They might need a revolving door at the Mayfield Stadium soon, such has been the pace of the comings and goings at Wilf Zaha and Stormzy’s football club. ANDREW SINCLAIR, pictured right, keeps tabs on who’s in and … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, AFC Whyteleafe, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Combined Counties League, Croydon FC, Danny Young, Football, Jermaine McGlashan, Liam Giles, Nahum Green, SCEFL, Southern Counties East Football League, Stormzy, Whyteleafe, Wilf Zaha
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A22 Godstone Road closure lifted one week ahead of schedule
The water board’s road works on the A22 Godstone Road at Purley Cross have finished – a week ahead of schedule. SES Water closed off the A22 at the junction close to Purley Tesco’s last month for what they described … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Kenley, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Samir Dwesar
Tagged A22, Godstone Road, Kenley, Purley, Purley Cross, Samir Dwesar, SES Water, South Croydon, Whyteleafe
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SES Water works will close main A22 for six weeks from July
Japanese-owned utility company SES Water is to close the A22 Godstone Road near Purley Cross, one of the major routes into and out of Croydon, for at least six weeks this summer to conduct works on a water main. The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Kenley, Purley
Tagged A22, Coulsdon, Godstone Road, Kenley, Purley, Redhill, SES Water, Whyteleafe
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Banned pastor and his wife have resumed ‘normal’ services
‘Nothing can stop me’ says the man behind the Croydon-based evangelical church that was shut down by a Charity Commission investigation, as he continues to seek donations online and from the congregation at services held off the Purley Way and … Continue reading
Whyteleafe league exit raises doubts over property investors
The Steven Gerrard Football Academy has tried to distance itself and the eponymous former Liverpool and England captain from any mention in the public outrage caused by two non-league football clubs being forced to quit their home grounds after they … Continue reading
Work to stop floods in Kenley and Purley scrapped by council
Croydon’s bankrupt council has cancelled vital flood-prevention measures in the south of the borough because it has already spent the money it was given for the works. That’s according to the Town Hall opposition Tories, who say that funding had … Continue reading
Guided walk among the orchids of Whyteleafe, Jun 10
With orchids close by and often not noticed find out what other beauties flourish here on the downland slopes between Whyteleafe, Kenley and Sanderstead. Meet at Whyteleafe Recreation Ground Car Park at 10.30am on Sunday, June 10. This will be … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Kenley, Sanderstead, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Kenley, Sanderstead, Whyteleafe
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Whyteleafe’s micro-pub is brewing up a success story
KEN TOWL ventures forth to the furthest reaches of Croydon and beyond in search of a micro-pub, which closes at 9.30 each night but before then serves up the best cider in the area An internet search for “radius arms” … Continue reading
‘Woldingham Weiner’ a stop-gap to hold back future floods
There is a reason that Spring Wood at West Wickham is so called. Playing fields at Sparrows Den, just along the road from Addington, were deliberately flooded earlier this week, creating a storage pond to protect nearby homes, and showing … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, Kenley, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Planning, Purley, Surrey
Tagged Croydon, Croydon South, flooding, floods, South Croydon, Surrey, Whyteleafe, Woldingham, Woldingham Weiner
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Councils warn flood householders to beware bogus official
The councils in Croydon and Tandridge, which covers flood-affected Whyteleafe, have issued warnings to home-owners to beware a bogus official operating in the area. While council officials were distributing advice letters to flood-threatened houses in Kenley and Whyteleafe yesterday, they … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Kenley, Purley, Surrey
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, floods, floodwater, Kenley, Member of parliament, Purley, Richard Ottaway, South Croydon, Surrey, Tandridge, Whyteleafe
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Council activates emergency Gold Command over flooding
More rain, and more rain forecast, has seen Croydon’s interim chief executive, Nathan Elvery, activate local emergency procedures with the “Council Gold Command” late yesterday, in response to the continued risk of serious flooding in the south of the borough. … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, Kenley, Nathan Elvery, Purley, Roke Primary
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, flooding, floods, Gold Command, Kenley, Nathan Elvery, Purley, South Croydon, Whyteleafe
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Kenley and Purley on flood alert as bourne continues to rise
Croydon Council has placed parts of the south of the borough, around Kenley and Purley, through to South Croydon, on a flood alert because of the continuing rising levels of the Caterham Bourne. A bourne is normally a benign, small chalkland stream … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Environment, Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Surrey, Sutton Council, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, floods, Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, South Croydon, storms, Surrey, Waddon, Whyteleafe
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FA Cup draw sees early return to Croydon for ex-boss Fowler
The FA Cup throws up some intriguing draws. This Saturday’s preliminary qualifying round sees an early return to Croydon Arena for John Fowler, who until his abrupt departure in the summer had been the manager of Croydon FC. On Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon, Croydon FC, FA Cup, South Norwood, Tram, Whyteleafe
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Rams put their football shirts on backing a global charity
In just nine months, 32 nations from all over the globe will gather in Brazil for the World Cup, and our local phoenix club, AFC Croydon Athletic, has teamed up with Kits4Causes to help charitable causes around the world. Kits4Causes … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Charity, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Brazil, Croydon, Croydon Athletic F.C., London, Paul Smith, Rams, Whyteleafe
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Croydon FC rocked as whole squad joins another club
As Crystal Palace try to come to terms with their best player of last season going off to play for one of their new rivals in the Premier League, consider the plight of non-leaguers Croydon FC who are just a … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Football
Tagged Croydon, Croydon FC, Crystal Palace F.C., Isle of Wight, Premier League, South Norwood, Whyteleafe
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Blow away the Halloween cobwebs with a Riddlesdown walk
If you have run out things to do in your job as volunteer entertainments officer (unpaid) to your children during half-term, there’s a solution to run off some of their spare energy this Friday morning. And it’s all free. With … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Education, Environment, Purley, Schools, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Academic term, London, Purley, Riddlesdown, Whyteleafe
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