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Former Royal Mail delivery office in East Croydon smashed up during illegal rave
REVELLERS smashed up the former Royal Mail delivery office in East Croydon during an illegal rave. Thousands of people descended on the venue from around 9pm yesterday (Saturday) evening. Missiles,...
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PICTURES: Dads and lads run in their undies at Crystal Palace Park in aid of...
DADS donned their briefs for a special Father's Day charity run organised by former world record hurdler Colin Jackson at Crystal Palace Park today (Sunday). Go Dad Run, a 5km run organised by Jackson...
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Update: Nine arrested and four people taken to hospital during illegal rave...
POLICE arrested nine people - and at least four others were taken to hospital - during the illegal rave in East Croydon. Thousands of people attended the event at the former Royal Mail delivery office...
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Firefighters called to derelict Sea Cadets building evening before death of...
FIREFIGHTERS raised concerns about the fire risk at a derelict building the evening before a man died during a blaze there, a court heard. Croydon firefighters were called to a small fire at the former...
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Deputy mayor of Croydon's first appointments included launching carer's week...
THE last thing new deputy mayor of Croydon, Patricia Hay-Justice could have dreamt of was for her first official duty to emanate from a request from her husband.This is just what happened when on...
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Royal Mail delivery depot secured after East Croydon rave
THE former Royal Mail delivery office in East Croydon has been boarded up following an illegal rave. The building, in Cherry Orchard Road, was smashed up when thousands of people attended the event on...
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Crystal Palace chairman fuels transfer talk over Costa Rica's Arsenal striker
CRYSTAL Palace chairman Steve Parish has admitted that Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell has been on the club's radar for a while. The Arsenal striker, who was on loan at Olympiakos last year, impressed...
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Transfer talk: Crystal Palace join Sunderland and Aston Villa in hunt for...
CRYSTAL Palace are among three English clubs chasing the signature of Morgan Amalfitano, following his impressive loan spell with West Bromwich Albion. The Marseille midfielder enjoyed a good season...
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Martyn Rooney selected in Team England's Commonwealth Games squad
CROYDON'S Martyn Rooney has been selected as part of Team England's Commonwealth Games squad. The 27-year-old is representing his country in the 400m, with the likelihood that he will run in the 4x400m...
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Crystal Girl Neesha Robinson hoping to be crowned Miss England at competition...
A CRYSTAL Girl is hoping to be crowned Miss England at the competition's finals today. Neesha Robinson, 21, is up against a bevvie of 60 beauties at the contest in Torquay which ends tonight. She...
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Reward for have-a-go heroes as bank robber given life sentence
TWO have-a-go heroes who caught an armed robber as he tried to stick up a bank will be given a cash reward, a judge has ordered. Window cleaners James Rowley and Daniel Sandholm will each be paid...
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High Court grants campaigners permission for judicial review of incinerator...
A HIGH court judge has granted permission for a judicial review of plans for an incinerator on the border of Croydon and Sutton. Judge Justice Collins ruled that the case made by campaigners is...
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Lorry smashes into Waddon traffic lights and drives off
A LORRY smashed into traffic lights in Waddon without stopping this afternoon. Police were called to Waddon Road at its junction with Waddon New Road at approximately 2.42pm to reports of a collision...
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Rush hour delays for Croydon commuters after gas leak in Battersea
COMMUTERS could be in for a long journey home to Croydon this evening after a suspected gas leak in Battersea. London Fire Brigade tweeted it had put a hazard zone in place near Battersea Park station...
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Shirley teenager Dominic Brookes jailed for 15 years for stabbing which led...
A SHIRLEY teenager has been jailed for 15 years for stabbing a man - who ended up losing all his limbs - in a row over a mobile phone. Dominic Brookes, 19, of Bramble Close, was sentenced today along...
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Investigation underway after police admit they knew about illegal rave in...
POlICE were told there would be a rave at the Royal Mail depot in East Croydon more than a week before it happened. The Met received intelligence on June 5 that there would be an event at the former...
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Boy, 15, dies after 'drinking beer laced with ketamine at illegal Croydon rave'
A 15-YEAR-OLD suspected to have drank a beer laced with the drug ketamine while at an illegal rave in East Croydon has died. The teenager, believed to be from west London, died in hospital this...
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VIDEO: Police retreat from illegal rave in Croydon after being confronted by...
A VIDEO shows a crowd throwing objects at police officers trying to shut down Saturday's illegal rave in East Croydon. The clip, uploaded to YouTube, shows police officers in riot gear - including...
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First photo of Rio Andrew, 15, schoolboy who died after East Croydon rave
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy who died after drinking a beer laced with ketamine at an illegal rave in East Croydon has been named by friends as Rio Andrew. Friends posted tributes to the schoolboy, from West...
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Transfer talk: Crystal Palace close in on deal for former Everton midfielder...
CRYSTAL Palace are moving closer to a £1.5m deal for Russian midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, according to reports. The 29-year-old previously spent two-and-a-half years at Everton and has been linked...
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