The chances of Croydon's tram network being extended to Sutton...
There are fears a planned tram extension linking Croydon to Sutton will never happen after the Mayor of London reallocated £100 million that had been pledged to the scheme. A new business plan from...
View ArticlePolice issue renewed appeal for witnesses to fatal Thornton...
Detectives have issued a renewed appeal for witnesses of the shooting of a young dad on the dancefloor of a party in Thornton Heath.Detective Chief Inspector Tony Lynes told the Advertiser that as many...
View Article'Staff are quitting due to the toxic working environment' claims...
A teacher at a Croydon primary school with nearly 600 pupils has claimed the academy trust in charge of it has created "a toxic working environment" for staff which has led to a number of teachers...
View Article'Croydon women will be murdered if urgent funding isn't found to...
A domestic abuse worker has issued a stark warning that more women and children in Croydon could be murdered or commit suicide if urgent funding is not found for a victim support group.Louise Moultrie,...
View ArticleFamilies of tram crash victims pay 'sombre' visit to the site...
The wife of tram crash victim Philip Logan said it was "heartbreaking" to visit the tracks where the carriages derailed killing her husband and six others, a month after the tragedy.Trams were...
View ArticleStay-at-home dad wins national award for his blog about...
A stay-at-home dad has won a national award for writing about his experience raising his two daughters and the perils of fatherhood.John Adams, 42, gave up a successful career to become a stay-at-home...
View ArticleFirst church damaged in Battle of Britain celebrates 150 years of...
A church which was the first to be bomb damaged in Battle of Britain has celebrated 150 since it was built.About 250 people turned up to services at St Luke's, in Whyteleafe, alongside the Bishop of...
View ArticleThe stunning photographs which won prizes at an annual Croydon...
The winners of an annual South Croydon photography competition have been announced.The theme given to entrants this year was "wildlife" and a beautiful array of pictures were displayed before an awards...
View ArticleWhy these bikers in fancy dress rode through Croydon this weekend
More than 60 bikers in fancy dress got into the festive spirit riding through Croydon for charity this weekend. Riders from across the country met at Phoenix Motorcycle Training, in New Addington, on...
View ArticleAdorable Croydon children dress up as angels and choirboys for...
An Upper Norwood pre-school held a special Christmas performance for parents.Children aged between three and four at Norwood Grove Pre-School dressed up in choirboy and angel outfits to sing nine...
View Article'Dodgy' NHS manager defrauded health service of hundreds of...
An NHS manager defrauded the health service of hundreds of thousands of pounds by awarding contracts to his friends, who then overcharged or didn't carry out work they billed for at all.Alan Hodge, 53,...
View ArticleTransport for London refuses to publish data about speeding...
Transport for London (TfL) has withheld data about how many complaints it has had about speeding trams. The authority, which manages the tram network in Croydon, has said in reply to a Freedom of...
View ArticleARCHIVE PHOTOS: 53 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1985
We have pictures of barrel rolling at the Half Moon pub, Coulsdon holiday club, a garden party at Ridgemount Avenue, Shirley, a Garden Party at Croydon general hospital, play scheme at Applegarth...
View ArticleTram crash survivors taking legal action to find out how Croydon...
Tram crash survivors have launched legal action against tram operator Transport for London and FirstGroup in a further bid to find out why the carriages derailed, killing seven people and injuring more...
View ArticleStunning home in Warlingham on sale for just under £2...
A beautiful six-bedroom house recently built to stunning standards in a sought-after private road in Warlingham is up for sale for £1,995,000.Roseda House in Homefield Road was built to the present...
View ArticleShoppers looking for Christmas bargains warned to avoid pop-up...
Shoppers who are hoping to find a Christmas bargain are being warned against handing over their hard-earned cash at pop-up stores and mock auctions.Croydon's trading standards team are urging residents...
View ArticleSouthern Rail services through Croydon disrupted after 'man...
Southern Rail services through Croydon were affected after Network Rail blocked a main train line towards London following a suspected stabbing.Eyewitnesses have described seeing a man "stab" another...
View ArticleUpper Norwood thug who stole jogging bottoms found guilty of...
A thug from Upper Norwood has been found guilty of attacking a security guard, leaving him with injuries meaning he may never work again, after he was caught stealing jogging bottoms and deodorant from...
View ArticleSouthern Rail urges passengers NOT to travel after failing to...
The owner of Southern Rail has lost its appeal against a judge's refusal to grant an injunction blocking a series of strikes by train drivers.As a result the train operating company has urged...
View ArticleFour men accused of conspiring to sell sawn-off shotgun in...
Four men will stand trial in the new year for allegedly conspiring to sell a sawn-off shotgun in Norbury.Jake Hill, 26, Jordan Miranda, 22, Barrington Laing, 19, and Marcus Benjamin-Williamson, 27, are...
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