Officers and family 'extremely concerned' for safety and...
Police are appealing for information to find a missing man.Howard Carlton, 55, from Clapham, was last seen at about 11.30am yesterday (Monday) in St Helier Avenue, Carshalton. Officers and his family...
View ArticleSchoolgirls catch man exposing himself in 'old and rusty' car
Police are appealing for information after a man was caught exposing himself in his car.The incident took place on May 10 at around 3.45pm, as three school girls were walking along Coulsdon Road in...
View ArticleDarth Vader seen leading funeral procession through Croydon
A man dressed as Darth Vader was spotted leading a funeral procession through Croydon.The Star Wars villain was walking in front of a horse-drawn carriage during the send-off at Croydon Crematorium...
View ArticleWork of Sex Pistols artist and anarchist Jamie Reid comes to...
Croydon's RISE Gallery will welcome a collection from iconic British artist and anarchist Jamie Reid from today.Born and raised in Croydon, Reid condemned the regeneration projects sweeping through the...
View ArticlePolitical map of Croydon to be redrawn to address 'significant'...
The political map of Croydon is to be redrawn to address 'significant' electoral inequality. Councillors requested a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to ensure each area...
View ArticleWork of Sex Pistols artist and anarchist Jamie Reid comes to...
Croydon's RISE Gallery will welcome a collection from iconic British artist and anarchist Jamie Reid from today.Born and raised in Croydon, Reid condemned the regeneration projects sweeping through the...
View ArticlePrince George features in Sex Pistols art homage in Croydon
He's only two-years-old but Prince George has already featured in a famous collection of pivotal punk art.The heir to the throne has inspired a young artist to echo the satirical Sex Pistols album...
View ArticleWoman injured after car flipped on side in Purley crash
A woman was injured after a car flipped on to its side in a crash in Purley.Police, the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade were called to Old Lodge Lane at 3.22pm on Saturday to...
View ArticleWhere is the nearest beach to Croydon?
On the rare occasion the sun shines for longer than half an hour, thoughts naturally turn to weekends lying lazily on a seaside deckchair or enjoying a relaxing stroll along a sunny seafront, ice cream...
View ArticlePromoted Croydon councillors begin new cabinet positions
Croydon Council's new cabinet members will formally start work this week. Woodside councillor Hamida Ali is the new safety and justice spokesperson, replacing Mark Watson who has been moved to economy...
View ArticlePolice bail lorry driver arrested after cyclist dies in Croydon...
A lorry driver who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving after a cyclist died in a crash has been bailed by police.The 25-year-old female cyclist died at the scene after she...
View ArticleCharity still searching for man who disappeared from Croydon 30...
A man who disappeared more than 30 years ago is among appeals being renewed by a charity for Missing Children's day.Kevin Hicks went missing from Croydon on March 2, 1986 and has not been seen or heard...
View ArticleCroydon murderer who drove his car into clubber has appeal thrown...
A Croydon man who deliberately murdered a man with his car after a minor scuffle inside the Ministry of Sound nightclub has failed to convince top judges his trial was unfair.Ranjit Nankani, 35,...
View ArticleCroydon conman told me he was ex-special forces and helped people...
A career con artist tried to ensnare a new victim using a scam that previously landed him in prison.Marc Marshall – also known as Mark Hill-Wood - told a woman he was a former special forces operative...
View ArticleArmed robbers threatened Boots staff with knife and hammer
Masked robbers armed with a large knife and a hammer robbed thousands of pounds in cash from a Boots store in Addiscombe. Police were called to the pharmacy chain's branch in Lower Addiscombe Road on...
View ArticleDid BRIT School dancers make it through to the final of Britain's...
A dance troupe from The BRIT School impressed judges in the third semi-final of Britain's Got Talent last night. But despite receiving a standing ovation from David Walliams and Alesha Dixon for their...
View ArticleThe reggae superstar who died at his Thornton Heath home 10 years...
Thornton Heath isn't perhaps where you would expect to find one of the most famous musicians of their time. But that is exactly where reggae singer Desmond Dekker was living when he died of a heart...
View ArticleFormer Croydon Council leader Val Shawcross appointed as London's...
Val Shawcross, the former leader of Croydon Council, has been appointed as London's new deputy mayor for transport.Mrs Shawcross was elected as a councillor in New Addington in 1994 and, three years...
View ArticlePolice bail Reece Davis, 23, arrested on suspicion of attempted...
Police have bailed a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a jogger was stabbed in Crystal Palace.Reece Davis, 23, went missing after escaping "through a window" at Croydon University...
View ArticleThornton Heath bouncer nicknamed Robocop launches appeal against...
A Thornton Heath man who has served a decade in jail for the murder of a prison officer was convicted on the back of the evidence of a "disgraced" solicitor.Mark Dorling, 48, was found guilty in 2006...
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