Police becoming 'increasingly concerned' for missing Croydon...
POLICE are appealing for information to find a pensioner missing from her home in Croydon.Joyce Sherard, 79, was last seen leaving her home address in Masons Avenue on April 6 at 4pm.She is known to...
View ArticleTeenager with links to Croydon found safe and well
A 14-year-old girl who was last seen in Croydon on Sunday has been found, police have confirmed.Muna Mohamud was last spotted in Croydon at the weekend, after initially being reported missing by her...
View ArticleMotorcyclist in hospital with serious injuries after hit-and-run...
A MAN is in hospital with serious injuries following a hit-and-run motorcycle collision in Croydon last night. Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were called to a crash between two motorcycles on...
View ArticleIs this the best street art in Croydon yet?
STUNNING street art portraying the iconic scene from Disney's Lady and the Tramp appeared in Croydon this week.Sprayed on the shutters of RISE Gallery in St George's Walk, the new work has not gone...
View ArticleVIDEO: Diners flee hooded thugs in shocking brawl at Norbury...
THIS shocking video footage shows frightened diners fleeing as hooded thugs brandishing bats burst into a restaurant in Norbury and beat a customer to the floor. The CCTV, posted online, shows a group...
View ArticleAbsolute Radio breakfast show DJ Christian O'Connell to play...
Comedian and breakfast show DJ Christian O'Connell is coming to Croydon as part of the lastest leg of his UK tour.The Absolute Radio DJ, who turned 43 yesterday, hosts the breakfast show on weekdays...
View ArticleMum of murdered schoolboy to bring powerful story to Croydon...
THE mother of a murdered schoolboy will bring a powerful message of internet safety to Croydon.Schoolboy Breck Bednar was killed aged 14 in February 2014 by someone he met online after falling victim...
View ArticleStudents from 29 countries come to Croydon for training course
CROYDON is "becoming known around the world as the place to visit" for anyone who wants to study neuro linguistic programming (NLP). NLP, which was developed in the 1970s at the University of...
View ArticleARCHIVE PHOTOS: 27 pictures in and around the Fairfield Halls
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View ArticleARCHIVE PICTURES: 22 photos of when TV's A Dog's Life was filmed...
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View ArticleMissing Croydon pensioner found safe and well
POLICE appealing to find a pensioner missing from her home in Croydon have confirmed she has been found. Joyce Sherard went missing from her home address in Masons Avenue on Wednesday at 4pm. She was...
View ArticleDelays on trains at East Croydon station due to passenger being...
COMMUTERS may face delays at East Croydon station this morning after a passenger was taken ill on an earlier train.Trains running through the station may be delayed by up to 15 minutes at short notice,...
View ArticleFire crews tackle ground floor blaze at Thornton Heath home
MORE than 20 firefighters are working to tackle a house fire in Silverleigh Road, Thornton Heath, this morning. London Fire Brigade said two people escaped the property before they arrived, and that...
View ArticleHollywood actor Kevin Costner 'warned off' Croydon but he liked...
ACTOR Kevin Costner who stars in a Hollywood thriller filmed in Croydon said he ignored people trying to warn him off the borough because "he liked the sound of its name".The A-list actor plays a lead...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after crews rescue him from house fire
Firefighters rescued a man from a fire in a house in West Norwood this morning.Crews were called to the blaze in Wolfington Road at 10:48am.Part of the ground floor flat was alight when they arrived...
View ArticleCroydon man, 36, in court accused of raping child
A CROYDON man has appeared in court accused of raping a girl under the age of 13.Mark Wayne Parry, of Osward, Forestdale, spoke only to confirm his name and address at Croydon Magistrates' Court today...
View ArticleAddiscombe man loses driving licence after Christmas Day drinks...
AN ADDISCOMBE man who got behind the wheel the morning after enjoying some Christmas Day drinks has lost his licence.Hmased Jana Jalel, from Clyde Road, was sentenced to pay a total of £220 and banned...
View ArticlePolice recover large kitchen knife after arresting man 'making...
POLICE recovered this large kitchen knife after arresting a man in Thornton Heath this morning. Officers were called to Harcourt Road at 1am, and arrested a 37-year-old man 'for threats to kill'. A...
View ArticleMum and son escape flat fire in South Croydon
A MUM and her son escaped a flat fire in South Croydon this afternoon.Fire crews were called at 2.09pm to a blaze at a three-storey block of flats in Tedder Road.Four fire engines and 21 firefighters...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help to trace man after 16-year-old boy robbed...
BRITISH Transport Police want to speak to this man after a 16-year-old boy was robbed after he woke up to find a man going through his bag as he slept on a train.Officers want to speak to this man, who...
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