Thug jailed for nine years after stabbing man in the back
A 20-year-old man from Caterham has been sent to prison for nine years for stabbing a man in the back.Liam Chambers, of Church Road, was sentenced on Wednesday at Guildford Crown Court following a...
View ArticleShould the number of councillors on Croydon Council be cut?
The political map of Croydon is set to be redrawn in an attempt to make sure each area of the borough has the same number of voters. The electoral commission has been asked by the council to look at...
View ArticlePolice officer 'cannot recall' making comments on pensioners...
The Met Police have said that a police officer "cannot recall" making comments attributed to him where he was quoted as saying that pensioners were meeting for sex at a Croydon dogging hotspot.PC Barry...
View ArticleCroydon University Hospital trust and clinical commissioning...
Croydon's health services have been placed into special measures again over long-standing financial concerns.Both Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and the borough's clinical commissioning group (CCG)...
View ArticleGirl gang raped in town centre park in broad daylight
Police are appealing for witnesses following the gang rape of a teenage girl in a park in Bromley.Detectives are investigating the attack on Sunday, July 3, which took place between 6pm and 8pm.The...
View ArticlePolice hunting midnight flower snatcher in Selsdon
Police are hunting for a thief who stole the floral display from a Selsdon high street planter.CCTV images have been released showing a man who parked up on the pavement outside the Vintage 62 salon,...
View ArticlePolice issue appeal over vulnerable missing girl
Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing 15-year-old girl who might be in south London La-Rone Edwards was last seen at 9.25am on Wednesday in Wood End Gardens, Northholt...
View Article13 things you will appreciate if you are a Southern Rail...
Life hasn't been easy over the last few months for those of us who rely on a train to get to work. Conductors' strikes, sinkholes, signalling problems and the wrong type of sunlight have all...
View ArticleWill the heatwave return to Croydon this weekend?
Don't be deceived by the cloud in Croydon this morning, we may be in for an overcast day but the sun is set to return tomorrow.The heat wave which gripped the country this week isn't quite over yet as...
View ArticleLIVE: Cyclist 'seriously injured', Tiger Tiger work starts and...
Welcome to our daily live blog, where will be bringing you the latest travel, weather and breaking news throughout the day as it happens across Croydon and the surrounding areas. So far today, it has...
View ArticleGive peas a chance graffiti on M25 bridge: What does it mean?
We have probably all driven under it a thousand times - the bridge on the M25 which has Give Peas A Chance painted in huge letters on the side. It's just past the M40 junction if you are driving...
View ArticleCyclist who came off his bike rushed to hospital with head...
A cyclist was rushed to hospital with head injuries after he came off his bike in Woldingham last night.The man, thought to be in his late 40s, was cycling with a group of friends around the Halliloo...
View ArticleCroydon pervert who molested schoolgirls on buses now won't spend...
A pervert from Croydon who molested schoolgirls on buses has had his jail term slashed by judges.Darren Carl, 52, of Goodhew Road, was jailed for 25 months at Croydon Crown Court on April 11 this...
View ArticleSouthern Rail passengers 'should get compensation if trains are...
Southern Rail passengers should get compensation if trains are delayed by 15 minutes, says a travel watchdog.London TravelWatch, which represents rail users in the capital, has asked the Department for...
View ArticleMum run over by car in Coulsdon in stable condition
A Coulsdon mum-of-two who was run over by her own car as it rolled off her driveway yesterday is said to be in a stable condition.Minal Patel was injured yesterday morning as she tried to run after the...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after girl gang raped in town centre park
Police have arrested two men after a girl was gang raped in the middle of a town centre park in broad daylight.The 15-year-old victim was attacked in Church House Gardens, Bromley on July 3 between 6pm...
View ArticleA cyclist broke his back when he fell off a bridge in Beddington...
A council is fighting to overturn a court ruling that it was partly responsible for catastrophic injuries suffered by a cyclist who toppled off a 150-year-old stone bridge in one of its...
View ArticleWhat's really going on inside Purley Islamic Centre during...
A member of Purley Islamic Community Centre (PICC) says the atmosphere at the mosque has been "intense" since a dispute between rival groups broke out.A member of PICC, who asked not to be named, said...
View ArticleWhy have mystery cameras appeared outside homes in New Addington?
About a dozen small black cameras have appeared outside homes in New Addington.Worried resident Ben Shirley, 28, noticed the five poles, each with two or three small cameras attached, had gone up near...
View ArticleThis 'sick and sadistic' kidnapper tried to get his 20-year...
A Croydon member of a "sick and sadistic" kidnapping gang has failed in his bid to get his conviction overturned.Christopher White, of Bute Road in Broad Green, was jailed for 20 years at the Old...
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