Croydon Council and its predecessor Croydon Corporation unsuccessfully applied for city status in 1954, 2000 and 2002. The area is currently going through a large regeneration project called Croydon Vision 2020 which is predicted to attract more businesses and tourists to the area as well as backing Croydon's bid to become London's Third City.
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ReplyDeleteCroydon Council and its predecessor Croydon Corporation unsuccessfully applied for city status in 1954, 2000 and 2002. The area is currently going through a large regeneration project called Croydon Vision 2020 which is predicted to attract more businesses and tourists to the area as well as backing Croydon's bid to become London's Third City.
AAAaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!
Third World City, shurely?
ReplyDeleteQuite astonishingly, Hull doesn't make it onto the list either ..
ReplyDeleteThey seem to have used some current pictures of Nottingham to illustrate #2 for some reason...
ReplyDelete"...Croydon's bid to become London's Third City."
ReplyDeleteI think Twenty_Rothmans has the right of that one!
"Quite astonishingly, Hull doesn't make it onto the list either .."
Well, maybe when all those London doleites relocate there?
"They seem to have used some current pictures of Nottingham to illustrate #2 for some reason..."
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