Tributes paid to the 'inspirational' life of Croydon's 'Running...
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to the passionate environmentalist known as the 'Croydon Running Lady'.Joan Pick, from Addiscombe, had not used any mode of transport beyond her own tireless power in...
View ArticleFour men 'involved in sale of sawn-off rifle' in Norbury, court...
Four men were involved in the sale of a sawn-off rifle in Norbury, a court has heard.Jake Hill, 26, Barrington Laing, 19 and Jordan Miranda, 22, were arrested by armed police near Norbury train station...
View ArticleNew cocktail named after Croydon model Kate Moss
Mixologists have named a new beverage in honour of world-famous Croydon model Kate Moss.The internationally recognised catwalk star has her roots in the borough, and a cocktail has now been named after...
View ArticleFire brigade send out Valentine's Day warning as 'Fifty Shades of...
More and more firefighters are being called to free people from Fifty Shades of Grey inspired mishaps.Ahead of the franchise's second film release, London Fire Brigade has sent out a warning to those...
View ArticleStormzy says police kicked in his front door looking for a...
Thornton Heath grime star Stormzy had his door broken down by the Metropolitan Police, with the rapper saying police mistook him for a burglar. On Tuesday morning, the 23-year-old tweeted a picture of...
View ArticleWhy you need to be aware of white stripes on raw chicken
A leading animal welfare group has published a video aiming to warn people about 'white striping' in chicken. For most of us, apart from vegans and vegetarians, chicken is a regular part of our diet as...
View ArticleTravel mad Crystal Palace parents take their newborn baby on a...
By her first birthday Esmé Bayes had visited more countries than many people visit in a lifetime, after her parents decided to embark on a highly unusual gap year. For most parents when a child comes...
View ArticleMan rushed to hospital with head injuries after being found...
Part of Croydon town centre was cordoned off on Monday night, after a man was found unconscious in the street.Police and paramedics were called to North End's junction with George Street shortly before...
View ArticleSingle men and women needed for pottery dating nights in Crystal...
This might be just the combination for anyone looking to mould the perfect relationship - a dating night which involves single men and women learning about pottery. The pottery dating classes are being...
View ArticlePolice arrest teenage girl in connection with South Norwood...
Police have arrested a teenage girl on suspicion of burgling a Polish church in South Norwood.Parafia Jezusa Milosiernego [The Church of the Merciful Jesus Christ], on Oliver Grove, was broken into and...
View ArticleDying Streatham man helps convict paedophile vicar by blinking...
A terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer helped convict the vicar who indecently assaulted him as a boy by blinking his eyes.The victim of Cyril Rowe, a retired vicar who was convicted of three...
View ArticleForestdale Primary School has just got some great news after its...
Staff at Forestdale Primary School have been commended by Ofsted for improving the standard of teaching and maintaining a "good quality of education", following a recent inspection.Ofsted inspector...
View ArticleNorbury pensioner being held hostage escaped after captor fell...
An elderly woman escaped being held hostage by a man in Norbury after he fell asleep in her home.A man pretending to be a gas meter reader falsely imprisoned the woman in her own home in Dunbar Avenue...
View ArticleHere's why part of Coulsdon South station was cordoned off
Part of Coulsdon South station was cordoned off on Sunday afternoon, as emergency services treated a patient who was reported to have been stabbed. Police and paramedics were called to the station on...
View ArticleCroydon police officer 'sexually assaulted young girl when he was...
A police officer attached to Croydon borough sexually assaulted a young girl when he was a teenager, a court has heard.Deen Nawol, 23, is accused of sexually assaulting the young girl, who cannot be...
View ArticleAnother Tube strike has been planned for next week
Another Tube strike has been announced for next week, with the potential to disrupt thousands of commuters' journeys.The Evening Standard reports that a 24-hour strike on the Central line, which is...
View ArticleWhat's it like to work in Croydon University Hospital's A&E...
A sea of blue and grey scrubs are crowded around the day's charts, as medics are briefed and braced for the coming challenges.One shift at Croydon University Hospital's A&E department has finished,...
View ArticlePolice are appealing to find 81-year-old Balham rape victim's...
Police investigating the rape of an 81-year-old woman in Balham are searching for a distinctive red jacket belonging to the victim.Detectives have issued a picture of a jacket similar to the Marks and...
View ArticleAndre Aderemi murder trial: Live updates as 4 are accused of...
The trial of four young Croydon men accused of murdering Selsdon teenager Andre Aderemi has begun this morning (Wednesday) at the Old Bailey. Mr Aderemi, an aspiring rap artist who also used the name...
View ArticleWarlingham paedophile got children as young as 11 to send him...
A Warlingham man has admitted persuaded boys as young as 11 to pose indecently for him online.Nick George, 37, of Cranmer Gardens in Warlingham, admitted inciting 17 young boys to engage in sexual...
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