Pictures of crew filming Hollywood movie in Croydon town centre
Streets around Croydon were abuzz with action as day two of filming started for a Hollywood movie.Cameras began rolling in St George's Walk on Tuesday for the film The Long Walk, based on a bestselling...
View ArticleTfL pours £7.6m into upgrading transport around Croydon
Plans to upgrade travel around Croydon are set to get a £7.6 million boost.Transport for London (TfL) is set to pour millions into Croydon Council's ongoing transport infrastructure regeneration in...
View ArticleMurderer told police he stabbed victim 'over and over' in...
A man previously convicted of smashing a police car in Croydon with a hammer has been jailed for life after stabbing another man to death in a "frienzied" attack.Richard Taylor, 21, of no fixed abode,...
View ArticleDrug runners jailed for 52 yeas after smuggling £12m haul
Three men who smuggled around £12 million worth of Class A drugs into the country were jailed for more than 50 years. Niels Wartenbergh, 28, and Ricardo Vorstenbosch, 27, of Endhoven in the Netherlands...
View ArticleElderly and vulnerable told to stay vigilant as doorstep crime...
Croydon residents have been told to be vigilant of "fraudsters and distraction burglars" as doorstep crime increases across the borough.The council's trading standards team are receiving daily reports...
View ArticleCroydon Council waiting to hear if it can send asylum seeking...
Croydon Council is waiting to hear if some of the asylum seeking children in its care can be sent to other areas to ease the pressure as a report outlines the "considerable drain" on resources by those...
View ArticleCouncil 'has a word' with call handlers on fly-tip hotline after...
Croydon residents have been told they will be able to report fly-tipping by phone despite being told to inform the council about dumped rubbish online. The council's chief for 'Clean Green Croydon',...
View ArticleCar flips onto its roof in crash involving three cars in Croydon
Paramedics were called this morning to treat an injured person after a three-car collision saw one vehicle flip onto its roof. Emergency services arrived at the scene on Sundale Avenue in Croydon at...
View ArticlePerson dies after being hit by train at Sydenham Hill
A person has died after being hit by a train at Sydenham Hill this morning. British Transport Police (BTP) were called out to the station just after 10am to reports of a person being hit by a train...
View ArticleWatch the moment Greggs delivery driver spills pasties on street...
A Greggs delivery driver has been photographed and filmed picking up pasties he had spilled on the street and then delivering them to the store in New Addington. John Mills noticed the driver having a...
View ArticleThe Coulsdon diner hoping to be crowned 'Britain's Best Cafe'
The Full Monty Cafe on Brighton Road in Coulsdon has been nominated for the prestigious title of Britain's Best Café, and staff are urging the public to vote for them. The competition, run by SIG...
View ArticleDo you recognise this piece of stolen jewellery?
Police in Sutton are trying to trace the owners of a distinctive gold bangle, which was recovered by officers after a burglary. A post on the official Sutton Police Facebook page said the jewellery was...
View ArticleCroydon health bodies urged to come together to help fight cancer
Health bodies across Croydon are being urged to work together to help beat cancer.Croydon's Health and Wellbeing Board met this week to discuss what needs to be done to boost early detection and...
View Article5 photos that show how serious this morning's car crash in...
These pictures of a car flipped onto its roof show how serious a collision this morning in Croydon was.Paramedics were called to treat a man after the car overturned following a collision with two...
View ArticleFirst picture of how Boxpark Croydon looks from above
The first picture of the rapidly developing Croydon Boxpark from the air has emerged today. The picture was posted on the official Croydon Boxpark account with the message: "Our new home is coming...
View ArticleOlympic silver medallist spotted on 'free' shopping spree in...
An Olympic silver medallist visited Croydon's Centrale & Whitgift shopping centres yesterday - but didn't spend a penny. Lutalo Muhammed took silver in Rio in the men's -80kg taekwondo final after...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after crash with a car in Coulsdon
A motorcyclist died after colliding with a car in Coulsdon.Officers were called at about 4.55pm on Friday, September 2 to the car and motorbike in collision on Brighton Road, near the junction with...
View ArticleMore cases could come to Croydon Magistrates' Court under new...
More criminal court cases could come to Croydon Magistrates' Court under new government proposals.Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court is earmarked for closure by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) by 2020...
View ArticleThe new 90 metre 20mph zone on the border of Croydon
Speed up, slow down, speed up – the confusing message being giving to drivers travelling on one tiny stretch of road through the borough.New signs on Green Lane, which runs through Thornton Heath,...
View ArticleFlood alerts in place for Croydon as 'torrential' rain is...
With heavy rain forecast for the next 24 hours, the Environment Agency has released flood alerts across the South East.Up to 50mm of rain is set to fall in the next day and the warning from the agency...
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