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Streatham-Croydon happy to take bonus point in defeat
IT WOULD have been the worst possible start to the new year if Streatham-Croydon had not scored in the final minutes of the second half to secure a fourth-try bonus point.Even then, it was a...
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Tired Croydon take a second half thrashing from Old Walcountians
OLD Walcountians hauled themselves out of the relegation places in Surrey One with an impressive eight-try demolition of fellow strugglers Croydon at Kent Gate last Saturday.From the start, the...
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The Valleys star accused of raping woman at Croydon hotel
MTV reality star Leeroy Reed has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman at a Croydon hotel.Leeroy Reed, 21, from television show The Valleys, was arrested on the morning of New Year's Day...
View ArticleLatitude 25 New Year's party in Croydon saw '200 people' trash flat
A RAVE in a luxury apartment block descended into carnage after more than 200 people turned up and trashed the eight-floor building.Residents at MAX Apartments, the low-rise section of the Latitude 25...
View ArticleCroydon in superb win over Egham Town
CROYDON picked up all three points with a 4-2 victory over league leaders Egham Town last Saturday.It was the visitors who took the lead after 36 minutes through Jamie Read, but Croydon equalised...
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Ian Holloway delighted at Eagles' premier show against Stoke City
PALACE boss Ian Holloway paid tribute to his players after their heroic goalless draw against Premier League outfit Stoke City last Saturday.The Eagles more than matched their top-flight opponents...
View ArticlePlanning application lodged for Waitrose warehouse in Coulsdon
PROPOSALS for an online shopping warehouse creating 400 jobs have advanced with the submission of a planning application.Indigo Planning added that discussions "are advanced" with a prospective tenant...
View ArticleSouth Croydon bridge repairs will cause traffic 'nightmare', say residents
RESIDENTS have complained that planned bridge works will take too long and disrupt their day-to-day lives.Coombe Road, in South Croydon, is set for months of chaos while the bridge has its steel beams...
View ArticleWallington Police Station set to be closed by the Met
ONE of the borough's three police stations is set to close, under budget cuts announced by the Met on Wednesday.The front counter at Wallington Police Station, in Crosspoints House, Stafford Road, is...
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Croydon loan shark jailed for eight months for illegal lending
A LOAN shark who ripped off more than 80 people has been jailed for eight months at Croydon Crown Court.Stephen Chapman, 47, of Gorse Road, Shirley, had pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to eight...
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Ruskin Square details reveal East Croydon regeneration plans
LONG-AWAITED regeneration of East Croydon has been boosted this week as Stanhope/Schroders gave the first detailed insight into housing plans for its Ruskin Square site.The pre-application scheme,...
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Nurse Janelle Duncan-Bailey found dead in Thornton Heath car boot was looking...
THE devastated mother of a nurse whose body was found in the boot of a car in Thornton Heath has said her daughter had been "looking forward to the future".Mother-of-two Janelle Duncan-Bailey was...
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People will feel 'unsafe' if Croydon police stations are closed, say residents
THE police station in Kenley and another base in Purley will be closed, the Met has announced.The closures, announced on Wednesday, mean Croydon will have just one full-time police station – in the...
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Up to 27 children in Croydon awaiting adoption
Up to 27 children in Croydon are waiting to be adopted, according to a new map published today by the Government. The map, available on the Department for Education website shows the number of children...
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Stephen Ashton: Mother speaks of relief as Thailand victim's body flown home
THE grieving mother of Stephen Ashton has revealed her relief at being able to lay him to rest after his body was flown back home this week.A plane carrying the 22-year-old made the flight from...
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Snow forecast for Croydon
SNOW is forecast for Croydon early next week. The Met Office is warning the cold front which set in yesterday is due to send temperatures continuing to plummet, bringing widespread ice and the...
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Former Croydon Athletic clubhouse fire 'was deliberate'
ARSON is the suspected cause of a fire which tore through the derelict clubhouse at the former home of Croydon Athletic FC.A blaze broke out at the Keith Tuckey Stadium off Mayfield Road in Thornton...
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Brawl involving Croydon Athletic and Warlingham players and fans dismissed as...
A LOCAL derby football match stopped for ten minutes after players weighed into a terrace brawl.The fracas broke out 27 minutes into Warlingham v Croydon Athletic match on Saturday, held at Whyteleafe...
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Great Croydon Bake Off launched by Christo Matthews
CROYDON could soon be seeing plenty of great bakes - but hopefully not so many soggy bottoms.The town is set to play host its own version of hit TV series The Great British Bake Off.Five million people...
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Back to the day job for Crystal Palace as they take on Burnley away
BEFORE you can all look forward to next Tuesday's FA Cup third round replay at Stoke City, there is the other important matter of Burnley in the Championship for Palace to deal with.Despite a rocky...
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