A grandmother’s coffin has been shattered and one of her murdered grandchildren’s remains allegedly lost by a funeral firm. The incident has heaped misery upon Mary Adekoya, who had hoped to unite her mum, Judith, and her tragic children in one grave at South London Crematorium in Streatham Vale.
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Suleman Raza, who owns the Spice Village chain of Spice Village in south and west London and the Grand Sapphire Hotel and Events venue in Croydon, has received a special Local Community Hero award, at a ceremony at the House of Lords, on 7th September.
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A Croydon grandfather has told how he collected 263 bags of rubbish from the filthy streets of Norbury. Rubbish strewn across the street attracting rats and foxes is a regular sight one part of Norbury, according to fed up residents.
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The government has agreed to give Croydon Council £2.3 million after it warned it could have to stop taking in unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC). The authority takes in more children that other local councils – due to the Home Office’s Lunar House being based in Croydon.
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Creative businesses in Croydon, Lambeth and Lewisham are set to benefit from a further £1.3 million of funding from City Hall’s Creative Enterprise Zones scheme. The three boroughs were some of the first to benefit from the scheme when it launched in 2018 as a means of providing workspaces, skills training and employment support to those in the creative industries.
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Croydon and Sutton Councils have admitted that recycling at some blocks of flats will be sent for incineration amid the national lorry driver shortage. It comes after Merton Council apologised to residents for making the same decision, described as a “last resort”.
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Tributes have poured in after the death of a “local hero” who delivered food to South Londoners for 26 years. Terence Dilloway, known as Terry, of Whitehorse Lane, Croydon, died suddenly of a blood clot on August 17.
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Motorists in Crystal Palace will have to show a utility bill to drive into their own street as Wireless Festival descends on the area. A total of 20 roads will be closed off this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (September 10-12). But residents can only drive to their own homes by showing a utility bill – or another document with their name and address on.
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A new special needs school in Croydon will open its doors this September. At the end of September Addington Valley Academy will welcome pupils into its permanent £13 million home in Field Way, New Addington.
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A Croydon local is concerned that less grass cutting is putting people off from using the borough’s parks and greens. Philip Brannon walks around Woodside Green everyday and over the past few months has watched the grass get longer and longer.
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A Croydon councillor has raised concerns about missing documents relating to the multi-million pound refurbishment of Fairfield Halls, which was carried out by council-owned developer Brick by Brick. At a meeting this week, Councillor Robert Ward told his colleagues that there had “been a history” of documents relating to the refurbishment not being provided.
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