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THE PARK RE-SURFACED / MP AT SORTING OFFICE CLOSURE PROTEST / BOOK CLUB AT MEDITERRANEA / SOUTHWARK NATURE RESERVES The Park – the unmade road opposite the Queens hotel on Church Road has been Tarmacadamed by Croydon council. A council spokesman told News From Crystal Palace: “T

CENTRAL HILL MEETING A public meeting on the treatment of council tenants by Lambeth council takes place in Christ Church, Gipsy Hill tomorrow (Saturday 8th) from 2pm to 4pm. Speakers include Betiel Mahari, former tenant of a now-demolished Brixton estate. Rehoused but with her rent t

WEAR YOUR WELLIES ON WESTOW STREET! If you’re going to Westow Street today (Tuesday) – take your wellies. A huge water leak overnight has left large puddles along the road from Ovett Close to the Westow Hill / Central Hill / Gipsy Hill junction. And if you’re crossin

Crystal Palace International Film Festival’s ANIMATION SPECTACULAR Friday 21st April, 7:45PM – stick it in your diary! We are screening the pick of the Animations screened at CPIFF since 2010 with an emphasis on the earlier films. We are at the magnificent grade 2 listed S

SPECIAL TREAT FOR SINGLE MUMS ON MOTHER’S DAY – Barnardo’s to offer free breakfast and beauty treatments / CRYSTAL PALACE FOOD MARKET / LIBRARY USERS AT CARNEGIE HERNE HILL ON APRIL 1st – FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF CLOSURE Single mums can make sure they don’t miss ou

BIGBELLIES ON THE TRIANGLE (But watch out for your little ones) Bigbellies have arrived on the Triangle in Crystal Palace – but we’re not talking of another restaurant or fast food cafe! Bigbelly STREET BINS – described by a Croydon council spokeswoman as “supe

Brett and Bailey’s speckled egg cake – and that’s no yolk! SPRING IN THE AIR AT THE FOOD MARKET It really feels as if Spring has arrived now and this is reflected on the stalls.  Don’t miss Brett & Baileys beautiful Spring collection (!), find wild garlic and mor

PENGE HIGH STREET RE-OPENS FOLLOWING SPILLAGE Penge High Street re-opened following an extensive clean-up which lasted from Tuesday into Wednesday morning following a diesel or oil spillage.   A Bromley council press release says: “The complex clean-up operation has involved lay

DO THE FLAKE AND SHAKE! / HANDMADE CHOCOLATE New shops have arrived on the Triangle. On Church Road next to the blocked off junction with St Aubyn’s Road you’ll find Flake and Shake which sells ice cream, milk shakes, cakes,sourdough, sandwiches and coffees. While at the t