Weather update: Summer is on its way
Although many will be unhappy to return to work after another sunny weekend, the weather seems to here to stay for the rest of the week. Today, Croydon will see bright sunshine with a thin cloud...
View ArticleTravel update Croydon: June 3
Although the road works on the A23 Brighton Road between Purley and Coulsdon have been delayed by another two weeks, traffic is slow moving southbound at Hollymeoak Road due to heavy traffic. On the...
View ArticleBrother of Palace playoff hero Wilfried Zaha pleads guilty to theft
THE older brother of Crystal Palace playoff hero Wilfried Zaha could face jail after pleading guilty to theft and criminal damage. Serge Zaha, 30, stole a Blackberry mobile from Michael Kelly at Boots...
View ArticleCarshalton College Best Learner Award
Carshalton College IT student, Thierno Diallo, was awarded the prestigious Best Learner Award at the House of Lords on Thursday 23 May 2013. The South London Colleges' Best Learner Awards ceremony...
View ArticleHome Office raids find five suspected illegal immigrants and £15,000 cash
Five suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested and £15,000 seized during a series of Home Office raids in Croydon. The raids took place last Tuesday (May 28) and found the suspects, all of...
View ArticleWin £300 to spend at Centrale by capturing Croydon in a photo
IF you think you can match this shot's success in capturing Croydon, then a new photo contest might be for you. Centrale Shopping Centre is holding a photo contest to celebrate Croydon, running...
View ArticleWoman sets herself on fire while lighting cigarette
A woman in South Croydon who accidentally set herself on fire while lighting a cigarette is in hospital having her injuries treated. Two engines from Croydon and one from Purley were called to the...
View ArticleTrapped driver cut out of car after road accident
Firefighters rushed to Purley Way to cut a trapped person out of a car following a collision with a lorry. One engine from Purley and two appliances from Croydon were called to the scene outside Pets...
View ArticleTravel update Croydon: June 4
The A236 Mitcham Road northbound between A23 Purley Way and B272 Beddington Lane has delays of up to 10 minutes. Further south at the A23 Brighton Road in Purley between A22 Purley Road and B2030...
View ArticleCroydon weather: temperatures on the rise
Summer is definitely here for at least the rest of the week in Croydon. Today should not see a cloud in the sky and top temperatures of 19 degrees after midday. The evening will also remain warm at 14...
View ArticleIvor Novello award found in Croydon scrap yard
The ought to be sitting pride of place in the houses of Emeli Sande, Noel Gallagher or Calvin Harris but an Ivor Novello award has been found in a scrap heap in Croydon. The Met Police were carrying...
View ArticleFirefighters prevent night time blaze
Firefighters from Norbury rushed to Canterbury Road near the Croydon Uni Hospital to put out a fire that had started in a block of garages. They were called just after 3am and spent 10 minutes putting...
View ArticleDeadline extended: Win £300 to spend at Centrale by capturing Croydon in a photo
IF you think you can match this shot's success in capturing Croydon, then a new photo contest might be for you. Centrale Shopping Centre is holding a photo contest to celebrate Croydon, running...
View ArticlePolice lookout for missing Thornton Heath man
Police are appealing for the public to come forward with information about man from Thornton Heath who went missing this weekend. Neil Skipper, 30, was reported as missing to the police in Croydon on...
View ArticleSafe cuts & dangerous cuts.
I was recently at a DPAC meeting discussing the big issues over us Disabled taking some very nasty hits, and I encountered the Anti-cuts crowd again ( they're typically from the Green Party and...
View ArticleBody on train tracks was missing Croydon man
A MAN found dead after being hit by a train is believed to be missing Thornton Heath man Neil Skipper. Police launched an appeal to find 30-year-old Mr Skipper yesterday after reports from his family...
View ArticleOld Town Masterplan - Exhibition of Emerging Ideas - Thursday 20th...
Dear All (including Croydon Old Town residents opposite the church minster Abbey road, St Johns road, Sylverdale Road, waddon road and Harrisons rise)I am writing to let you know about the next...
View ArticleVikram Solanki calls for consistency ahead of Warwickshire clash
CONSISTENCY is key if Surrey are to turn their season around, according to Vikram Solanki. Surrey suffered a humiliating thrashing at the hands of Essex in the Yorkshire Bank 40 last night, losing by...
View ArticleVikram Solanki calls for consistency ahead of Warwickshire match
CONSISTENCY is key if Surrey are to turn their season around, according to Vikram Solanki. Surrey suffered a humiliating thrashing at the hands of Essex in the Yorkshire Bank 40 last night, losing by...
View ArticleWay to Work Awards Ceremony
Students in Years 10 and 11 from a number of Sutton's secondary schools celebrated completing the 'Key Stage 4 Way to Work Programme' on Wednesday 22 May 2013 at a Way to Work Awards Ceremony held at...
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