Serving Croydon police officer denies sexually assaulting girl as...
A Croydon police officer has denied sexually assaulting a girl as young as six.PC Deen Nawol appeared at Croydon Crown Court yesterday charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child under 13.The...
View ArticlePHOTOS: LUXURIOUS home in Shirley on sale for £1.35 million
Our property of the week is a beautiful four bedroom detached family home in Shirley. The property is accessed via electric gates and is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac.The front door leads to...
View ArticleCroydon the 'fly-tipping capital of the south east', as figures...
Croydon is the 'fly-tipping capital of the south east', according to a Conservative councillor.An FOI request submitted by the council's Conservative group showed reports of fly-tipping has increased...
View ArticleCroydon nightlife photos – Dice Bar and Club - Friday,...
The team at Dice Bar and Club have sent us a video gallery of photos taken September 9. PHOTOS: Croydon nightlife - Dice Bar and Club - Saturday, January 9 If you were out celebrating the start of the...
View ArticleMel and Sue quit Great British Bake Off - and people on Twitter...
Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc have announced they are stepping down as hosts of the Great British Bake Off after the BBC lost broadcasting rights to rival Channel 4. Croydon-born Perkins and comedy...
View ArticleHollywood movie featuring Michael Keaton starts filming in...
A Hollywood movie featuring A-list star Michael Keaton has started filming in Croydon town centre.Cameras started rolling in St George's Walk today for the film The Long Walk, based on a bestselling...
View ArticleCroydon's political map to be completely redrawn
Croydon's political map is set to be completely redrawn - with the borough's electors to choose five MPs as parts of the borough's constituencies are shifted between Bromley, Croydon and Streatham.The...
View ArticleResidents calling on TfL for new bus route to stop 'overcrowding'...
Frustrated residents in the north of Croydon are calling for a new bus route to help ease "overcrowding" on a popular bus service.A Norbury residents' association has launched a petition in a bid to...
View ArticleFriends urge public to keep sharing appeal to find Robert Gibson...
Friends of a missing community champion have urged the public to continue sharing an appeal to find him three months after he disappeared. Robert Gibson went missing from his family home in Gipsy Hill...
View ArticleCroydon nightlife photos – Dice Bar and Club - Saturday,...
The team at Dice Bar and Club have sent us a video gallery of photos taken September 10. Croydon nightlife photos – Dice Bar and Club - Friday, September 9 If you were out celebrating the start of the...
View Article15-year-old given three-year sentence for stealing car at...
A 15-year-old boy will spend three years in a young offenders institution for stealing a car at knifepoint in Croydon.The youth had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to robbery and threatening a...
View ArticleBoy, 16, charged with stabbing pensioner at Thornton Heath train...
A 16-year-old boy will appear in court this week after a pensioner was stabbed at Thornton Heath train station.The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is charged with grievous bodily harm...
View ArticleOld Coulsdon Village Fair's 20th anniversary was 'an amazing day'...
A dog show, steam railway rides and about 90 stalls were part of the rearranged Old Coulsdon Village Fair on Saturday as it celebrated its 20th anniversary. More than 2,000 people attended the annual...
View ArticleFormer Selhurst landlord could be forced to close Surrey pub on...
The former landlord of a Selhurst pub popular with Crystal Palace fans says he could be forced to close his current pub in Redhill pub because Surrey Police has objected to an application to transfer...
View ArticleCroydon's Martyn Rooney set to win Olympic bronze medal 8 years...
Croydon's Martyn Rooney is set to be awarded an Olympic bronze medal - eight years after the race for which he will win it. He is one of several British athletes set to be awarded medals from the 2008...
View ArticleMet police officers 'expect to be victimised' for reporting...
Metropolitan Police officers "expect to be victimised" if they report discrimination, according to a report prompted by the case of a former officer from Purley who won an employment tribunal against...
View ArticleReigate Hill crash: road closed and lorry driver in hospital with...
A man was rushed to hospital with "serious injuries" after a crash between a lorry and an ambulance minibus on Reigate Hill. Emergency services are currently at the scene of the collision that involved...
View Article'We were not lovers', says friend of woman killed by 'jealous'...
A friend of a woman stabbed to death in Addiscombe by her boyfriend says the pair "were not in a romantic relationship", a court heard today.Paulius Simmas was a friend of Joanna Trojniak, who was...
View ArticleWarning of thunderstorms in Croydon
The Met Office has issued a severe warning of thunderstorms in Surrey tomorrow (Thursday).After the record heatwave that has seen temperatures hit nearly 90F (32F) in Croydon, a band of thundery rain...
View ArticleExclusive: Fairfield Halls' former operator owes creditors nearly...
Management of the charity which ran Fairfield Halls had concerns about the company's financial position months before they filed for administration, documents have revealed. Fairfield (Croydon) Ltd...
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