MP Steve Reed hopes Sadiq Khan victory puts Zone4Croydon back on...
THE election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London and the return of Labour to City Hall puts calls for East and West Croydon stations to be moved into zone 4 back on the agenda, says MP Steve Reed. In the...
View ArticleLate night trains through Croydon among worst in capital for...
LATE night trains carrying revellers through Croydon have been ranked among the worst in the capital for Saturday night crime.The London Victoria to Brighton route was joint second of nine commuter...
View ArticleTrains cancelled or delayed through Croydon as Southern's...
RAIL services throughout Croydon remain disrupted this morning as Southern continues to suffer from a shortage of conductors. Trains have been cancelled or delayed since Friday due to the large number...
View ArticleWoman cut free after car hits wall near Croydon flyover
A WOMAN was cut free from a car after a crash in Croydon this morning.The incident occurred around 6.48am near the roundabout underneath Croydon flyover by the slip road, heading towards Duppas Hill...
View ArticleLabour claims Lib Dems sabotaged Croydon & Sutton election...
A LABOUR politician claims the Liberal Democrats sabotaged his party's election chances - by selecting a candidate with the same surname. Stuart Collins, deputy leader of Croydon Council, claims the...
View ArticleWATCH: Police issue CCTV after man is glassed in nightclub bar...
Police have released CCTV footage of three men they want to speak to after a man was hit in the face with a glass in a nightclub. The victim was at the bar of The Watershed Club in Wimbledon when he...
View ArticlePolice issue appeal for missing boy with links to Croydon
Police have appealed for information on a missing teenager who has links to Croydon.Taylor Fitzgerald, 17, was last seen on May 8 in Orpington. He is known to visit Croydon, as well as Catford and...
View ArticlePolice release new image in hunt for violent convict who...
POLICE have released a new image as they continue their search for a dangerous convict who escaped custody in Croydon last week.Officers launched an appeal to find 23-year-old Reece Davis on Friday,...
View ArticleFour arrested after man stabbed in street attack
Police have arrested four people after a man suffered "significant injuries" after being stabbed on Sunday evening.The victim, in his forties, suffered serious stab wounds after the incident in Church...
View ArticleCroydon model going for final attempt to be crowned Miss British...
A PLUS-SIZE model from Forestdale is hoping to be crowned Miss British Beauty Curve in her final attempt at the contest.Size 16 Emma King, of Friars Wood, came in the final three of the competition...
View ArticleWhy a Purley woman wants to become the first person to paddleboar...
A PURLEY adventurer will attempt to become the first person to paddleboard the length of England in a 400 mile endurance challenge.Lizzie Carr, who lives in Brighton Road, will travel solo from...
View ArticleMissing boy with links to Croydon found safe and well
A 17-year-old boy who went missing on Sunday has been found.A message on the Bromley Metropolitan Police Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon confirmed Taylor Fitzgerald, who went missing from...
View ArticleHospital absconder arrested on suspicion of attempted murder...
A MENTAL health patient who absconded from Croydon University Hospital has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing in Upper Norwood yesterday.Reece Davis, 23, went missing from...
View ArticleWhat does a Labour mayor of London mean for Croydon?
LONDON has a Labour mayor for the first time since 2008 and, with the party in control in Croydon as well, the Advertiser looks at key issues facing the borough and asks two of his colleagues - council...
View ArticleStrike by Southern conductors brought forward to May 18
A STRIKE by Southern rail conductors set for May 20 has been brought forward by two days.Staff initially planned to walk out this week but their industrial action has been rescheduled for a second time...
View Article'Help me, I've been stabbed': Victim of Upper Norwood knife...
WITNESSES have described how they rushed to the aid of a jogger who was stabbed in Upper Norwood last night.The man, in his 30s, was taken to hospital last night after the apparently unprovoked attack...
View ArticleNew mayor Sadiq Khan introduces one-hour 'hopper' bus ticket
A NEW one-hour ticket for London buses has been announced as Mayor Sadiq Khan's first policy in office. The move means bus journeys in Croydon could become cheaper for many passengers. The one-hour...
View ArticleSecretary of Croydon Central Labour Party suspended for...
THE secretary of Croydon Central Labour Party has been suspended for supporting Ken Livingstone's comments about Adolf Hitler. David White told an Advertiser reporter on Twitter on April 28 that the...
View ArticleCroydon parents back petition to take kids on holiday in term...
HUNDREDS of Croydon parents have given their support to a dad's petition calling for families to be able to take their kids out of school without being fined.Dave Hedley launched the petition on Monday...
View ArticleFan's video imagines Dwight Gayle scoring FA Cup winner for...
IT'S the debate every Palace fan has been having since he bagged two goals against Stoke last weekend - should in-form Dwight Gayle start in the FA Cup final? Now one Eagles fan has gone a step further...
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