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CROYDON
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Croydon
Taking it all in his stride for ActionAid – marathon man Martin
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Croydon
Suspended Croydon PC due up in court over alleged under-age sex offences
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Croydon
Croydon councillor decides it’s time to step down
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Croydon
Labour selects Croydon East candidate amid Met investigation into party
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25 March 2024
25 March 2024
The Labour Party has selected Natasha Irons as its parliamentary candidate for Croydon East in the upcoming general election, it ...
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Croydon
Croydon Tramlink strikes suspended
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22 March 2024
22 March 2024
Planned strikes next week by Croydon Tramlink engineers have been suspended to allow talks on a pay dispute, the Unite ...
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Croydon
Fly-tippers caught on camera dumping truck loads of rubbish
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22 March 2024
22 March 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Fly-tippers have been caught continuing to leave waste at an infamous Croydon site known ...
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Croydon
Uncertainty over future of council nurseries proving stressful for Croydon parents
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21 March 2024
21 March 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Parents have expressed concern over the lack of certainty around the future of maintained ...
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Croydon
Shopping centres gearing up for Easter activities
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21 March 2024
21 March 2024
This Easter, Centrale & Whitgift shopping centres in Croydon are putting on a range of fun activities for families running ...
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Croydon
Overflowing bin store is ‘disgusting’ health hazard, say fed-up Croydon residents
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15 March 2024
15 March 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Families living in a New Addington social housing block have complained that an overflowing ...
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Croydon
Croydon shopping experience has really gone downhill, say consumers
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14 March 2024
14 March 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon shoppers say they would rather go to Bromley or Redhill and that the ...
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Croydon
Boy admits killing Elianne Andam at Croydon bus stop
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14 March 2024
14 March 2024
A 17-year-old boy has admitted killing a schoolgirl who was stabbed at a Croydon bus stop in September last year. ...
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Croydon
Cocaine dealer from Croydon gets 12 year jail term
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13 March 2024
13 March 2024
A man has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to supply five kilos of cocaine and obtain a ...
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Croydon
‘I don’t want my children to die’: Mother waiting four years to be rehoused told council had no health-related housing assessment in place
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12 March 2024
12 March 2024
A single mum who has been waiting for four years for a transfer from her council house was told by ...
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Croydon
South Norwood youngsters (and staff!) embrace the spirit of World Book Day
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12 March 2024
12 March 2024
Pupils and staff at South Norwood Primary School got into the spirit of World Book Day on Friday by dressing ...
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Croydon
‘A weight was lifted off my shoulders’: How a new mum left her betting shop job to become a train driver
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11 March 2024
12 March 2024
After becoming a mother for the first time a woman from Croydon gave up her job at a betting shop ...
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Croydon
Croydon council takes step towards long anticipated Purley Pool redevelopment
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8 March 2024
8 March 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter The Purley Pool saga has moved on to its next chapter, as Croydon council ...
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Croydon
Fears for future of Mitcham pub, as council rejects ‘special status’ application
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7 March 2024
6 March 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Supporters of a much loved Mitcham pub are fighting to protect it from becoming ...
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Croydon
Croydon in budget limbo over council tax rise, as members veto it
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5 March 2024
5 March 2024
By Harrison Gallivan, Local Democracy Reporters Croydon council members have rejected the latest budget plan for the next financial year ...
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Croydon
Biology teacher Thandiwe earns recognition for her engaging classroom methods
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5 March 2024
5 March 2024
A teacher is one of three on a shortlist for the Royal Society of Biology’s (RSB) School Biology Teacher of ...
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Croydon
‘I didn’t want to die, I just gave them the money’: Company manager warns Croydon businesses of attackers on the loose
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5 March 2024
5 March 2024
A manager of a car parts company in Croydon has warned businesses in the area of attackers on the loose ...
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Croydon
New true crime series delves into brutal murder of 74-year-old Eulin Hastings
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5 March 2024
12 March 2024
A new true crime series, set to premiere later this month, offers an exclusive look into a recent South London ...
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Croydon
Croydon’s Raye makes history at the Brits
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4 March 2024
4 March 2024
South London singer-songwriter Raye has equallsed the record for winning the most Brits in one year. Following Saturday's awards night, ...
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Croydon
Croydon girls football team kitted out with Premier League outfits
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1 March 2024
1 March 2024
A Croydon girls football team were presented with new Premier League football kits and caught a glimpse of the iconic ...
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Croydon
‘Croydon’s LGBTQ+ community needs better support’: Report lays out action plan to tackle inequality
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1 March 2024
29 February 2024
Croydon’s LGBTQ+ community needs better support to improve their health outcomes and access to health and care services, a report ...
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Croydon
23.5% of Croydon police officers absent from front line to patrol protests in London
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27 February 2024
4 March 2024
Figures have revealed front line police officers in Croydon have the second highest rate of being removed from duty to ...
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Croydon
‘Back to basics and back to nature’: Schoolchildren escape to countryside for week without technology
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26 February 2024
26 February 2024
Primary school children played ‘nature detective’ and learnt how to make their own fire during a week-long school trip to ...
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Croydon
Clean up at notorious Purley Way fly-tip may pave the way for mini shopping mall
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22 February 2024
22 February 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter A new 40-shop mini mall will be built on the former site of a ...
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Croydon
Superloop bus network : Finally something in local transport to get excited about
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20 February 2024
20 February 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter While much of last year’s transport news centered around the cancellation of HS2’s northern ...
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Croydon
Croydon community team take on Met for match of the season
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16 February 2024
20 February 2024
A Croydon community team came head to head with Met officers at the Crystal Palace FC training ground for an ...
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Croydon
Croydon Mayor gives total backing to facial recognition methods in borough
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15 February 2024
15 February 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy reporter The Mayor of Croydon has shown support for the Met's facial recognition operations, saying ...
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Croydon
Croydon is failing its cyclists and pedestrians, report suggests
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15 February 2024
15 February 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon is the only London borough to not have made funding bids for greater ...
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Croydon
Croydon man who stabbed teenaged wife to death pleads guilty
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13 February 2024
13 February 2024
A man has pleaded guilty to murder following the fatal stabbing of his wife in Croydon. Sahil Sharma, 24, of ...
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Croydon
Domestic abuse charity badly needs a permanent place to call home
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12 February 2024
12 February 2024
By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter A charity for people experiencing domestic abuse said it is struggling to provide the ...
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Croydon
Man caught with two guns and stash of heroin at home jailed
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6 February 2024
6 February 2024
A 37-year-old man has been jailed after he was caught with two guns and a stash of heroin at his ...
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Croydon
Man, 69, hospitalised with serious head and facial injuries after suspected assault
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5 February 2024
5 February 2024
A 69-year-old man was hospitalised after he was found unresponsive by a member of the public with “serious head and ...
Eze does it – Palace star’s stepping-stone foundation for youngsters
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2 February 2024
1 February 2024
McDonald’s set to test water again over Crystal Palace Triangle setting
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30 January 2024
30 January 2024
Up to 3,138 people overcharged for PCN fines in Croydon
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29 January 2024
29 January 2024
Eight more detained in second ‘camera scanning’ blitz on Croydon
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26 January 2024
25 January 2024
Croydon plans fewer libraries but with longer opening hours
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25 January 2024
25 January 2024
Croydon motorists believe they are victims of software glitch
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25 January 2024
24 January 2024
Live facial recognition op leads to five Croydon arrests
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23 January 2024
23 January 2024
Open invitation to Holocaust memorial in Croydon
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23 January 2024
22 January 2024
Shopkeepers under ‘mothballed’ Tower development still in limbo as trade suffers
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22 January 2024
22 January 2024
Hopes rise of clear-up at ‘disgraceful’ Purley Way fly-tip
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22 January 2024
22 January 2024
Met officer charged with assault over Croydon fare evasion incident
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15 January 2024
15 January 2024
Two more men appear in court charged with murder after Croydon stabbing
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15 January 2024
15 January 2024
Purley ‘cashless’ parking trial gets mixed review
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11 January 2024
11 January 2024
Croydon learning centre earns Ofsted thumbs-up
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9 January 2024
9 January 2024
Cash-strapped Croydon spends big to challenge homeless housing obligations
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9 January 2024
9 January 2024
Care home labelled ‘unfit’ because of adjacent homes
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9 January 2024
9 January 2024
40 firefighters tackle blaze caused by electrical fault
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8 January 2024
8 January 2024
Teenager, 19, charged with fatal stabbing in Croydon
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2 January 2024
2 January 2024
Three men dead and one in life-threatening condition after horror house fire in Croydon
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2 January 2024
2 January 2024
Croydon youth charity offers free hot meals for kids over winter
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29 December 2023
29 December 2023
‘There has to be hope’: Croydon community leaders reflect on year of violence in the borough
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29 December 2023
29 December 2023
Second man arrested after fatal stabbing of 27-year-old in Croydon
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29 December 2023
29 December 2023
Residents getting soaked at bus stops ‘furious’ after three years without shelters
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28 December 2023
28 December 2023
Man, 22, arrested after “brutal murder” in Thornton Heath
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27 December 2023
27 December 2023
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