New police searches on Isle of Wight coastal path for missing...
Police are starting fresh searches on the Isle of Wight in a bid to find new evidence which could help them locate missing Crystal Palace campaigner Robert Gibson. Robbie, as he is known to his...
View ArticleNew Addington school makes 'significant progress' but still needs...
A New Addington school has made "exceptional" improvements since being placed into special measures, but has been warned by Ofsted that the quality of teaching still needs to be better. Despite being...
View ArticlePolice say there is a possibility Robert Gibson's body could be...
Police conducting fresh searches on the Isle of Wight for missing Crystal Palace man Robert Gibson say there is a "possibility" a body could be found. Detective Sergeant John Stirling is involved in...
View ArticlePlans to demolish Croydon driving range and crazy golf course to...
Plans to bulldoze a well-used driving range and crazy golf course in Addiscombe to build more than 100 affordable homes, a community centre and a public park have been rejected by the council but the...
View ArticleCroydon mum and son tried to help homeless people and it has now...
A New Addington mum and her young child have been left homeless after offering their house to help those without shelter.Beverley Morrison and her 10-year-old son have been forced to live in Croydon...
View ArticleCroydon Council could be forced to raise council tax to fill...
The leader of Croydon Council has hit out at the Government for "robbing Peter to pay Paul" in its approach to funding social care, in an angry letter protesting against an extra £1.9 million cut for...
View ArticleThe new DVLA car tax rules that could cost Croydon drivers...
Major changes to DVLA car tax rules mean many motorists in Croydon could end up paying hundreds of pounds extra every year.Under the new rules, which are being introduced in April 2017, drivers are...
View ArticleNew Addington Christmas lights organiser faces child porn charge
The organiser of a Christmas lights display in New Addington has been charged with taking an indecent photograph of a child and is due to appear in court.Alex Hopkinson, 36, is accused of taking an...
View ArticleNew centre for youngsters with special educational needs and...
Croydon's first child development centre, designed to provide services for children with special educational needs and disabilities has opened.Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, the body responsible...
View ArticleWomen in Croydon wanted to clean homes while naked
Not many people would expect to be offered £45 per hour for cleaning, but that's exactly what one firm is offering, with a catch of course - you've got to do it naked.The firm Naturist Cleaners is...
View Article7 tax rebates that could make you hundreds of pounds better off
It's that time of year when we were all thinking the same things. Why did I buy that many Christmas presents? Shall I turn the heating off and wear eight jumpers instead to save a bit of money? And why...
View ArticleASLEF suspends strikes after Southern agrees to fresh and...
ASLEF has suspended next week's rail strikes, after Southern agreed to meet for fresh and "intensive" talks which will be hosted by a different trade union and train-operating company.Industrial action...
View ArticlePolice 'extremely concerned' for missing woman with links to...
Police are "extremely concerned" for a 26-year-old woman's health and safety after she was reported missing. Tara Webb, of no fixed address, was reported missing after last speaking to a friend at...
View ArticleCroydon man jailed over stash of guns and drugs discovered at his...
A Croydon man has been jailed after a police raid uncovered a stash of guns and drugs at his girlfriend's flat in Ashburton.Janiah Johnson-White, of Rees Gardens, has been locked up for...
View ArticleCentral Croydon children's library reopens with new stock of...
Central Croydon children's library has reopened following a total revamp with a new stock of books brought in and laptop computers installed for group learning. The children's library, on Katherine...
View ArticleA former Croydon schoolboy treks to the South Pole - but hasn't...
A former Whitgift School student is close to completing an astonishing feat of human endurance by becoming the youngest person ever to cross Antarctica unsupported. Ollie Stoten, 26, has already...
View ArticleFuture of Thornton Heath nightclub still hangs in the balance
The owner of a Thornton Heath nightclub will soon know the future of the troubled venue more than three months on from when he started his appeal against Croydon Council's decision to put strict...
View ArticleCrystal Palace mum overwhelmed by clothing donations for children...
A Crystal Palace mum has been overwhelmed by the support she has received from a group of mums who have donated pristine condition clothes to help children and adults who have been displaced by...
View ArticleNot your normal school day - Croydon military college does things...
With drilling, discipline and dedication a military school in Croydon is re-writing the rulebook on education for teenagers who have not been suited to the school classroom. Students at Croydon...
View ArticleCoroner's assistant from New Addington avoids jail for fraudulent...
A coroner's assistant from New Addington who fraudulently wrote thousands of pounds of cheques from the coroner's account to her daughter has avoided jail.Lesley Tierney, a former assistant to...
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