Head of rape crisis centres says naked cleaning firm should be...
The head of a support group which helps rape victims has called for a business which employs naked cleaners to be shut down. Naturist Cleaners is offering cleaners £45 an hour - but they have to be...
View ArticleMet Office warns that more thick fog could cause travel problems...
Commuters have been warned that freezing dense fog is expected to remain in certain places until 11am this morning (Tuesday, January 24) and last throughout rush hour.The Met Office's yellow "be aware"...
View ArticlePerson taken to hospital following two car crash on busy Croydon...
A person has been taken to hospital following a crash involving two cars on a busy Croydon road. The incident on Duppas Hill Road happened at around 7.30am today (Tuesday, January 24) and one person...
View ArticleCrash involving cyclist at Croydon roundabout causes traffic...
A crash involving a car and a cyclist at a Croydon roundabout is causing traffic problems in the area. The incident happened on Lombard Roundabout, where Mitcham Road, Purley Way and Thornton Road...
View ArticleAddict fined for possessing heroin substitute: 'Buying drugs...
A man fined for possession of heroin substitute methadone proclaimed "I should have bought drugs from a drug dealer - it would have been cheaper" in court when told he would have to pay £165 for the...
View ArticleThe head teacher of 'world class' Coloma Convent Girls' School is...
The head teacher of Coloma Convent Girls' School is "taking a break".Maureen Martin OBE has led the school - which has just been named as "world class" - since 1995 and has seen the Catholic school...
View ArticleOptician warns that phones, computers and tablets are damaging...
A Croydon optician has warned that the eye sight of children in the borough could be getting worse due to them spending too much time staring at screens. Short-sightedness could be approaching...
View ArticleCroydon school becomes one of only 34 in country to achieve...
A Croydon school has become the first ever in the borough - and one of only 34 in the whole country - to achieve 'world class' status.Coloma Convent Girls' School was given the World Class Schools...
View ArticleWasn't he on Teletubbies? Council's giant hoover that will clean...
Croydon Council has unveiled a new enormous piece of machinery which will be hoovering up the mess on the borough's streets. Councillor Stuart Collins, the cabinet member for Clean Green Croydon,...
View Article'Appropriate action' taken against tram driver caught on their...
FirstGroup says that "appropriate action" has been taken against a driver who was under investigation after he was caught using his phone while at the controls of a tram earlier this month. However,...
View ArticleCCTV image released in connection with indecent exposure on...
Police have released CCTV images of a man they are looking to identify and speak to in in connection with a disturbing incident where a man exposed himself to female passengers on a train.British...
View ArticleCroydon bin truck drivers are being 'refreshed on safety'...
A chief of Croydon's new waste partnership has ensured the council that bin truck drivers are being "refreshed" on safety measures that are compulsory while operating 26-tonne vehicles after a video...
View ArticleBishop of Croydon concerned that child asylum seekers are being...
The Bishop of Croydon has voiced concerns over the Home Office's use of "faulty information" that may have led to vulnerable children from the refugee camp in Calais being denied asylum in the UK.The...
View ArticleMan, 36, arrested in connection with murder of Akeem Moore
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a young father-of-three who was shot in the head in Broad Green last year.On October 7, shortly before 11.30pm, police, including firearms...
View ArticleSoutheastern train services diverted through East Croydon after...
Southeastern train services are being diverted through East Croydon, after a train derailed in Lewisham this morning (Tuesday). Engineers are on site working to move the rear two wagons of the 1km-long...
View ArticleHow Croydon's 'worst' school improved to be ranked the best based...
The latest GCSE results published by the Department for Education (DfE) were the first to include a brand new measure designed to help parents judge how a school helps each pupil to progress and...
View Article'Traffic at standstill' in Norbury after lorry crash closes part...
A lorry crash has forced the closure of a major Croydon road. The A23 London Road in Norbury is currently closed in both directions at its junction with Ederline Avenue after a collision involving a...
View ArticleA former Croydon teacher turned author has just published his...
A former Croydon teacher has published his debut novel charting the trials and triumphs of high school students.Richard McTaggart, who lives in Coulsdon, was inspired to write the book by his own...
View ArticleStanley Halls in South Norwood to be 'restored to its former...
South Norwood residents aiming to restore Stanley Halls to its former glory have received a bursary worth £2,500 to help improve the venue.The Stanley People's Initiative, which runs the halls, on...
View ArticleFamily escape tumble dyer fire because of smoke alarm
A family-of-three managed to escape a house fire last night thanks to their smoke alarm.Two fire engines were called at 1am this morning (January 25) to Glenn Avenue, in Purley, after a tumble dyer...
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