Mum who claimed £375k after making kids have needless...
The case of a Croydon mum who claimed £375,000 in benefits after forcing her children to undergo invasive medical treatment is one of the largest ever in the UK.The 49-year-old, who cannot be named to...
View ArticleSouthern to press on with conductor changes despite RMT union...
Southern has vowed to press on with its plans to change conductors' roles, despite talks with the RMT union breaking down yet again. The pair have been battling for months over plans from Southern's...
View ArticleDoctor who raised the alarm about mum who forced kids to undergo...
A doctor raised the alarm about a Croydon mum who forced two of her children to undergo unnecessary medical operations in an attempt to fraudulently claim benefits had her attempts to raise the alarm...
View ArticleNew Addington paedophile seen 'working at a hospital' as part of...
A New Addington paedophile was reportedly confronted by an angry mum after he was spotted working at a London hospital. Dad-of-two Daniel Mullarkey, 32, was working in the grounds of the hospital as...
View ArticleNSPCC says case of Croydon mum who forced children to undergo...
The NSPCC has said the case of a Croydon mum who misled doctors and forced her children to undergo unnecessary operations so she could claim hundreds of thousands of pounds in benefits is one of the...
View ArticleSpecialist equipment to be used to remove huge piles of rubbish...
Croydon Council is bringing in specialist equipment to remove mounds of waste reportedly dumped by travellers in Addiscombe Railway Park.Caravans pulled up on the field on Thursday and people were seen...
View ArticleThe full shocking story of how a Croydon mum deprived her kids of...
The NSPCC has described it as "one of the most distressing cases" it has ever come across - a Croydon mother who forced her own children to undergo completely unnecessary surgery, all so she could rake...
View ArticleElderly woman cut free from car after two vehicles crashed in...
An elderly woman was cut from her car after a two vehicles crashed in Shirley last night.Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to Wickham Road at about 9.45pm.The 68-year-old woman was rescued...
View ArticlePolice appeal to find missing man last seen on Monday
Police are appealing to find a man missing since Monday morning. Ross Nester, 37, was last seen in Forest Hill, in Lewisham, at 8am yesterday. Officers in the borough tweeted out a picture of Mr Nester...
View ArticleCroydon dance group not paid by Fairfield Halls for their March...
A Croydon dance group has not been paid for a show they did four months before the charity which ran Fairfield Halls went into administration.Croydon Schools' Dance Association (CSDA) is owed £4,500...
View ArticleCroydon train passengers face fare price hike
Train passengers in Croydon, as well as the rest of the country, are set to rise by 1.9 per cent in January.The increase will affect regulated fares, which includes season tickets on most commuter...
View ArticleFairfield Halls car park closed as work begins on two-year...
Fairfield Halls car park closed this week as part of the £30 million redevelopment of the theatre.The NCP car park below the halls and next to Croydon Magistrates' and Crown Court closed on Thursday...
View ArticleMotorcyclist who died after being 'knocked off bike by pigeon'...
A motorcyclist from Croydon died near Godstone on Sunday after reportedly being hit by a pigeon.The motorcyclist has been named by coroners as Ashar Niazi.Mr Niazi was pronounced dead at the scene...
View ArticleYet more rail strikes on the way as union backs industrial action...
Croydon's rail users are likely to face yet more disruption after the RMT union announced that members have voted for fresh strike action, this time over ticket office closures.More than 1,000 members...
View ArticleAnyone who owns or sells 'zombie knives' in Croydon faces jail...
Curve bladed knives that feature messages glamourising violence are to be banned in Croydon as The Met Police joins a nationwide crackdown on so-called 'zombie knives'.The ban will come into effect by...
View ArticleCroydon is one of the unhappiest places to live in the UK...
Croydon has been named one of the unhappiest places to live in the UK, according to a survey carried out by an property search website. A study carried out by rightmove.co.uk which was published today...
View ArticlePolice investigating reports of 'stabbing' in Selsdon
Police are investigating a reported 'stabbing' on the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon this evening.An air ambulance is understood to have landed on a large patch of grass between Broadcoombe and...
View ArticleTeenager dies after being stabbed on Monks Hill estate in Selsdon
A teenager has died this evening after being stabbed on the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon. Police and paramedics were called to Heather Way at about 7.40pm and an air ambulance was also seen landing on...
View ArticleJoshua Buatsi wins bronze at Rio Olympics but misses out on gold
Croydon boxer Joshua Buatsi's bid to win a gold medal at the Rio Olympics has ended this evening but he can be immensely proud of having secured a bronze medal at the Games. He was beaten by...
View ArticleFire breaks out at building on London Road in Norbury
Firefighters are on scene dealing with a fire at a building in Norbury. Norbury Crescent has been closed in both directions while emergency services deal with the fire which is understood to have...
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