Man hid under pile of clothes as police arrest two in dawn flat...
A man wanted in connection with a theft was found hiding under a pile of clothes as police raided a flat in Sutton.Police acting on a tip-off from residents broke down the door of the flat in Regency...
View ArticleGrateful cataract patient thanks staff at Croydon hospital with...
A grateful patient thanked staff at Moorfield Eye Centre by baking them a masterpiece of a cake. Medics at the district hub in Croydon University Hospital were astonished when the patient brought in...
View ArticleCroydon hospital staff member arrested on suspicion of theft
A staff member at a Croydon hospital has been arrested after an allegation she had been stealing from the premises. Detectives were told about an allegation of theft at Woodleigh Community Hospital, in...
View ArticleBBC's Crimewatch to feature Croydon robbery appeal tonight,...
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed an appeal asking for information on a Croydon robbery will appear on the BBC's Crimewatch programme tonight. A post on the Met's official Twitter page announced...
View ArticlePurley Festival is returning and organisers have revealed dates
Organisers of the Purley Festival have announced dates for 2017 as the event makes its return to CroydonThe festival attracted 8,000 visitors when it was last held in 2015 but volunteers took a break...
View ArticleBoundary Commmission says no to Tory call to cut the number of...
Croydon is likely to keep its 70 councillors as part of plans to redraw the political map of the borough, in the face of calls from the Conservatives to cut their number. The Local Government Boundary...
View ArticleCar transporter fire closes A23 at Hooley
The A23 is closed at Hooley due to a car transporter fire.Drivers on the major arterial road between Surrey and Croydon report long delays in both directions and London Fire Brigade crews are...
View ArticleExplosion heard as lorry fire closed A23 - RECAP
The A23 was closed at Hooley due to a car transporter fire. The vehicle on fire was a car transporter lorry and witnesses reported hearing an explosion as the vehicle burned. Drivers on the A23 between...
View ArticleSee firefighters battling blaze on lorry which exploded on A23
A firefighter was reportedly thrown from a burning lorry by an "explosion" on the A23. The main road in and out of Croydon from the south is currently shut northbound and there a long delays southbound...
View ArticleNo criminal charges for Croydon University Hospital after mum...
Croydon University Hospital will not face criminal charges after a mum-of-six bled to death following a caesarean section, the Crown Prosecution Service has decided.Rosida Etwaree died more than six...
View ArticlePolice concerned for missing woman wearing Michael Jackson...
Police are searching for a woman who went missing from her assisted accommodation in Wallington overnight. Amanda Heyden, 43, was last seen at 9pm on Monday night at the accommodation in Woodcote Road....
View ArticleNorbury residents organise high street clean up to tackle litter...
Norbury residents have organised a high street clean-up to address litter and fly-tipping around the area.The 'Clean Up Norbury' day will take place on Saturday November 12 and will start at 11am. It...
View ArticlePolice hunting 'group of men' after teenager shot in Tulse Hill
Police are searching for information after a teenager suffered gunshot wounds in Tulse Hill on Monday night. Officers were called out to Tulse Hill Estate at 9.53pm to a report of a group of men with a...
View ArticleDelays on roads in Purley following reported crash
Drivers are facing delays on the roads in Purley this morning following a reported crash. Queues are building at Purley Cross after a collision at the busy junction at about 7.30am (Wednesday,...
View ArticleQuirky A4 print of Fairfield Halls by Wallington artist becomes...
Fairfield Halls has been reimagined with a quirky backdrop after an artist was inspired by the venue's design. Textile designer Kate Marsden has seen her print sell out since putting it on sale on...
View ArticleAddiscombe man stole and defrauded employer to fund gambling...
A shop manager from Addiscombe has been jailed for stealing and defrauding his employer out of £260,000 to fund his gambling addiction.Paul Hearne, from Kemerton Road, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown...
View ArticleAmazing double rainbow over Croydon pictured from helicopter
Croydon is definitely on the up and there is a renewed sense of hope and excitement for the future - just ask Mother Nature.The beautiful natural spectacle of not one, but two, rainbows could be see if...
View ArticleFresh hope that hundreds of animals at Beaver Water World can be...
There is hope today that hundreds of animals at Beaver Water World won't have to be put down after all. The owner of the visitor attraction says she has been "overwhelmed" by the public's response to...
View ArticleGirls born with disability their triplet brother doesn't have...
Two seven-year-old girls from Selsdon who have a severe disability that their triplet brother does not have are in need of new equipment to help them get around.Grace and Rosie Deane were born with...
View ArticleWhy Piers Morgan has been pictured dressed as an American at a...
Piers Morgan has been pictured wearing stars and stripes trousers at a Croydon golf club while draped in the America flag and with a Donald Trump badge pinned to his chest - but why? The controversial...
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