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Croydon gallery thanks woman, 90, who said 'we'll get the...
A GALLERY owner has thanked a 90-year-old woman who told him "we'll get the b*****ds" after commissioned street art murals around Croydon town centre were defaced.Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, owner of...
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Vindication for family-run nightclub police called 'main drain'...
THE family that owns a nightclub described as the "main drain" on police resources in Croydon say they feel "completely vindicated" after the case against their business was rejected. Roy Seda, his...
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Judge dismisses Croydon PE teacher's claim he was forced to leave...
A JUDGE has dismissed a former PE teaching assistant's claim that "years of bullying" left him no choice but to leave his job.Brett Kitchener had taken Cumnor House School to an employment tribunal...
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Croydon police officer denies telling nightclub owner not to let...
A POLICE officer has rejected claims, made by a nightclub owner, that he told him not to let black people into his bar. Roy Seda, owner of Dice Bar, submitted a formal statement to the council in which...
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Pub landlord: 'How I'm helping ex-Crystal Palace star Kenny...
Kenny Sansom pictured at a book signing in 2008A PUB landlord has told how he is trying to help Kenny Sansom beat his battle against booze. The former England, Arsenal and Crystal Palace star is living...
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Owner of company that helps detect malaria using iPhones to speak...
A member of the House of Lords who owns a tech company that uses iPhones to help in the diagnosis of malaria will be giving a speech in Croydon about the importance of having digital skills.Lord Jim...
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BREAKING VIEWS: Rogue fly-tippers give everyone a headache,...
SOME of the most frequent calls we get at the Advertiser concerns fly-tipping, or rubbish that is scattered around gathering dust, flies and rodents on the corners of streets. Exasperated residents...
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Croydon private school for children with behavioural difficulties...
A PRIVATE school for children with serious behavioural difficulties has failed an emergency Ofsted inspection.The Department for Education (DfE) asked Ofsted to conduct an unannounced assessment of...
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Gliding cadets to return to Kenley Airfield after two years
Gliding for Air Cadets is set to return to Kenley Airfield after a two-year hiatus.Cadets had to stop gliding in April 2014 due to "airworthiness concerns" about the gliders used by the Volunteer...
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TWEETS OF THE WEEK: Alan Pardew, Ronnie Corbett tributes and...
Here are a few of the Croydon Advertiser's tweets of the week. Visit our Twitter page to give your opinion on events in Croydon@stephaniekkane: I bet its some its some little neek in their bedroom...
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Health trust has 'no concerns' about construction firm at centre...
THE Trust which runs health services in Croydon says it has "no concerns" over the quality of building work by a company at the centre of concerns over flawed construction work which forced the closure...
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BORN IN THE BOROUGH: Edward Lucas - a 'child prodigy' artist with...
In 2016 a perfect image of anything can be captured in moments.In the 1880s, it took one man's prodigious talent and up to 16 months of skilful graft.Edward George Handel Lucas was an artist hailed as...
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THE PARENTING GEEK: Tips for Croydon mums and dads on how to beat...
OUR resident Parenting Geek, Tara Green, returns with a few thoughts on how to smash your way through that to-do list...F OR days when you are overwhelmed by parenting, I want to give you a practical...
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Potential EU exit splits Croydon business owners
BUSINESSES in Croydon are divided on the impact leaving the EU would have on Croydon the borough in the event of a possible out vote.On June 23 the country will cast ballots vote to decide whether the...
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Emergency services dealing with incident at East Croydon station
EMERGENCY services were at East Croydon station dealing with a "passenger incident" this morning. All lines were closed at about 9.40am while police officers, four fire engines, three ambulances and an...
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Man pronounced dead at East Croydon after being struck by train
A MAN has died after being struck by a train at East Croydon station this morning. British Transport Police have confirmed that officers were called to the station at 9.32am today to reports of a "man...
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Moped rider escapes unhurt after crash with car in Addiscombe
A MOPED rider escaped unhurt after his bike was in a crash with a car on Friday night. Police officers were called to the crash at the traffic lights for the tram in Addiscombe Road at 9.30pm. Units...
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Croydon nursery rated inadequate by Ofsted due to 'significant...
A NURSERY in Addiscombe has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after an inspection uncovered a number of serious safety failings.The education watchdog said staff at Bambinos Day Nursery, in Davidson...
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READERS' COMMENTS: Views on libraries, overflowing bins and car...
AS JOHN Hickman explains in his latest article on Croydon's history, (Advertiser, April 1), our remarkably go-ahead town was, by 1800 perceived to be of sufficient importance to attract both the...
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VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER: 'All or nothing' 20mph plan is not the...
CROYDON Council has launched a consultation on whether the speed limit on all residential roads in Addiscombe, Ashburton and Woodside wards and parts of Fairfield, Heathfield and Shirley wards should...
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