Croydon voters have one week to register to vote in Mayor of...
CROYDON voters have one week left to register to have their say in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections.On May 5 Londoners will cast ballots to decide who will replace outgoing Mayor Boris...
View ArticleVIDEO: Police appeal after delivery driver is run down by thief...
THIS video footage shows the shocking moment a delivery driver was run down by a thief who had stolen her own vehicle. The footage of the incident, which happened in Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill in...
View ArticleWATCH: Shameless fly-tipper dumps THREE TONNES of waste in South...
THE moment a 'shameless' fly-tipper dumped three tonnes of building waste while driving along a backstreet in South Croydon has been captured on video. The brazen act was captured on a resident's back...
View ArticleVIDEO: Young people say Croydon is full of 'talent and potential'...
YOUNG people said Croydon is "energetic" with a lot of "talent and potential" despite its "negative reputation" in a video about what they think of the borough. Youngsters were asked to describe...
View ArticleMen 'with woolly hats' wanted after woman duped into paying...
A WOMAN handed over hundreds of pounds in cash to two men in return for a laptop and mobile phone - only to find fizzy drinks and cardboard upon opening the box when she got home.The woman was...
View ArticleWATCH: Police issue CCTV of man after woman 'was followed' in...
Police are investigating reports a woman was followed in Croydon, and have issued CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to. The woman, in her thirties, was approached by several customers in a town...
View ArticleCroydon cricket club tweets support to family and friends of...
A CRICKET club has posted its support to the family and friends of a player killed in Trinidad in a suspected armed robbery. Adrian St John, 22, was reportedly attacked when he picked up two friends in...
View ArticleRonnie Corbett's funeral to take place at Croydon church near...
RONNIE Corbett's funeral will take place at a Croydon church near the comedian's home next week.The much loved entertainer and Shirley resident died on March 31 after battling suspected motor neurone...
View Article'We're entitled to privacy': Croydon MP unconvinced prime...
CHRIS Philp, Conservative MP for Croydon South, has questioned the need for the prime minister to publish his tax returns despite questions about his financial affairs. Mr Philp said MPs should be...
View ArticleBroken down train causes delays to Croydon services
A BROKEN down train has caused delays of up to 15 minutes on trains through Croydon this afternoon. The engine became stranded at Selhurst earlier today but has since been removed, Southern said on...
View ArticlePolice hunting for three men after scratchcards stolen from...
Police in Croydon have released CCTV images of three men after scratchcards were stolen from a shop in the town centre.The men entered the My Local store in Lansdowne Road on March 16, with one man...
View ArticlePolice appeal after hit-and-run motorbike rider 'left seriously...
POLICE have made a fresh appeal for witnesses of a motorbike crash which left a 21-year-old with serious head injuries near Purley Way. Officers believe several people witnessed the crash between two...
View Article'Split from Cowell was numbers game' - X Factor's Ben Haenow on...
X FACTOR winner Ben Haenow says he was "disappointed" to be dropped from Simon Cowell's record label, but accepts it was a "numbers game"."We broke up! I can't sugarcoat it, it wasn't what I wanted,"...
View ArticleElectrical problems at London Victoria station disrupt train...
THERE are delays on trains travelling to and from London Victoria this evening due to an electrical supply problems. Southern said less trains are running and there is limited access to platforms...
View ArticleAlleged conwoman Neelam Desai denies defrauding three men of more...
ALLEGED conwoman Neelam Desai has denied defrauding three men of more than £50,000 while 'posing as a pharmacist'.Desai, of Beulah Grove, Selhurst, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of fraud by false...
View ArticleWest Thornton by-election: Full list of candidates standing...
THE full list of candidates standing in the West Thornton by-election has been confirmed. Voters are due to cast their ballot in the Croydon Council by-election alongside the London mayoral and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Police issue CCTV of man after £9,000 of jewellery...
Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to after a handbag containing £9,000 of jewellery was stolen from a car in Coulsdon. The bag is believed to have been stolen from the boot...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help in finding missing New Addington man
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a missing New Addington man. A message on Croydon Police's official Twitter account on Wednesday morning urged anyone with information to...
View ArticleExclusive: Questions over police accounts of knife incident that...
SERIOUS discrepancies with the evidence police used to close a nightclub have been uncovered by the Advertiser.Police used emergency powers to temporarily shut Dice Bar, in Croydon High Street, last...
View ArticleWoman arrested after police helicopter chases car through Croydon
A WOMAN has been arrested for a string of offences after a police chase in Croydon this morning. The Metropolitan Police tried to stop a stolen car in Harold Road just after 9am, but the vehicle would...
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