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Are you serious? 3.3.74?
You are joking.

 

[GarveyLives]

Full article up now

Exclusive: Police in Croydon accused of racial profiling after ban on 'unacceptable' Jamaican music

... looks like it's Goodbye to them ...​

... and Hello to him ...​

 

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... looks like it's Goodbye to them ...​

... and Hello to him ...​

Not sure I buy this. The Croydon clubs and bar owners have had it in for the police for the a while now. Seems like an attempt at slander. Since when had 'dive" oopps i mean dice bar played solely jamacian music ? Its always been house, garage and dubstep when I've been in there.

 

[Maggot]

Are you serious? 3.3.74?
You are joking.

According to this,they played there then. The Greyhound, Croydon, London - Live Music

 

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good grief. 3.3.74!

 

[Maggot]

good grief. 3.3.74!

You must be even older than me!

 

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Well, I defo saw Golden Earring at the Greyhound around the time of Radar Love, whether it was that gig or not, who knows!

PS remember Bert Head?

 

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Oh dear, a fire in Centrale Centrale shopping centre evacuated after fire breaks out in store

 

[Dan U]

Chief Executive of Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery has resigned for a new job with West Sussex.

Inside Croydon has a typically scathing summary of the state he leaves the council in.

Chief executive Elvery has quit £180,000 Croydon Council job

 

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Chief Executive of Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery has resigned for a new job with West Sussex.

Inside Croydon has a typically scathing summary of the state he leaves the council in.

Chief executive Elvery has quit £180,000 Croydon Council job

The name "Walter Cronxite" has to be a fake name, right?

 

[Dan U]

The name "Walter Cronxite" has to be a fake name, right?

yeah i think so

 

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yeah i think so

Tricky Skills writes for Inside Croydon - is it him?

 

[Dan U]

Tricky Skills writes for Inside Croydon - is it him?

ah does he.

no idea but i suspect he won't out himself if it is!

 

[BigMoaner]

3beds creeping up to 450k in heath could always rely on far cheaper prices around there, this is changing.

 

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3beds creeping up to 450k in heath could always rely on far cheaper prices around there, this is changing.

I couldn't afford to buy in croydon when I wanted to 8 years ago, because of the price hike between redhill and croydon

It hasn't been cheap to buy in croydon for a long time.

 

[BigMoaner]

Sure, I mean in being relative to rest of south London. No where in London is "cheap" I guess

 

[sim667]

Sure, I mean in being relative to rest of south London. No where in London is "cheap" I guess

No where between london and brighton is cheap.

 

[boohoo]

3beds creeping up to 450k in heath could always rely on far cheaper prices around there, this is changing.

Not surprise it is creeping up - it has some nice housing stock.

 

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I couldn't afford to buy in croydon when I wanted to 8 years ago, because of the price hike between redhill and croydon

It hasn't been cheap to buy in croydon for a long time.

I bought my three bed for £300,000 about 9 years ago. Ten years previous to that the last owners bought it for 70,000. Bummer.

 

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No where between london and brighton is cheap.

Not even Crawley?

 

[Pickman's model]

Not even Crawley?

a cheap shot

 

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Do you, would you?

 

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Not even Crawley?

I doubt even Crawley is that cheap these days

Edit: I looked 300 to 350k will get you a 3 bed end of terrace, which is similar to mine. The market value is comparable too, so it's not really any cheaper than Redhill

 

[GarveyLives]

Detectives hit 'wall of silence' in hunt for Mujaahid Wilson killer after fatal stabbing in Thornton Heath High Street (click for more)​

 

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Very sad to hear a young female cyclist was killed in St James road earlier today

 

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Lorry driver arrested after death of cyclist, 25, in Croydon

 

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Lorry driver arrested after death of cyclist, 25, in Croydon

When I lived further up selhurst way and had to walk over that bridge daily there was always some flower tributes pinned to walls for one reason or another.
It's a nightmare around there, tiny pavements, Lorrys everywhere because of the industrial estate and all the builders. Just crossing grange road as a pedestrian is a major pain in the arse.

 

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I'm shocked, I have just found out that one of the best buke builders in the country, Chas Roberts has hung up his cleats
I see he came from Butlers and Holdsworth both of whom are linked to the Croydon area.

 

[Maggot]

I'm shocked, I have just found out that one of the best buke builders in the country, Chas Roberts has hung up his cleats
I see he came from Butlers and Holdsworth both of whom are linked to the Croydon area.

Do you mean bike builders?

 

[Callie]

When I lived further up selhurst way and had to walk over that bridge daily there was always some flower tributes pinned to walls for one reason or another.
It's a nightmare around there, tiny pavements, Lorrys everywhere because of the industrial estate and all the builders. Just crossing grange road as a pedestrian is a major pain in the arse.

It's a complete blind turn out of Gloucester Rd onto Windmill Bridge, that bit is awful.

Very sad to hear this happened. I don't really understand with all the redevelopment going on why they aren't incorporating cycle lanes? There's nothing that I'm aware of. I guess that bit wouldn't be a major cycle route but all along London Road, West Croydon they've done nothing.