The number of coronavirus patients at Croydon University Hospital is not expected to drop for up to five weeks. As of yesterday (Tuesday, January 19) there were 233 Covid-19 patients being treated at the London Road hospital.
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A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 for letting out a former bank vault as an illegal and dangerous flat in Sanderstead.
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Croydon Council has been told by the Government to hold a referendum for a directly-elected mayor in May.
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The cash-strapped council is currently waiting to hear back from the Government on whether it will receive a £150 million loan, known as a Capitalisation Direction.
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By Tara O’Connor, local democracy reporter
Five of Croydon’s 13 libraries could soon close for good as the council faces a financial crisis.
By Rebecca Spencer
There has been little let-up in the number of brutal rapes by predatory monsters on the streets of South London, despite the restrictions of lockdown limiting the number of days people were allowed out.
Police were called yesterday following reports of a rowdy dispute that could have turned nasty. Officers attended Crystal Palace Road, Crystal Palace, at 1.45pm, and searched the area but those involved had run away before police arrived.
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Kim Evans, from Addiscombe, works in elderly care at a South London district hospital.
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Staff at the hospital are bracing themselves for the possibility of Covid-19 patients exceeding the 282 peak seen in April 2020.
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Best Western Plus London Croydon Aparthotel in Thornton Heath has been accommodating patients from King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill.
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The Al Khair Foundation has been working tirelessly delivering food packs and ingredients to prepare hot meals for those unable to feed themselves.
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Charity ‘FoodCycle’ tackles food poverty by gathering surplus food and turning it into nutritious hot meals to be provided to needy residents in Norwood Junction, Lewisham and Peckham, as well as other places in London and beyond.
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By Tara O’Connor, local democracy reporter
A referendum on how Croydon Council is run will be held this autumn.
By Tara O’Connor, local democracy reporter
After waiting for two years for a new building, the head teacher of a South Croydon school is “devastated” it cannot welcome pupils because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A 66-year-old woman remains in a critical condition following a fail-to-stop collision in Croydon on Saturday.
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Two men in Croydon have become the victims of a corrosive substance attack, leaving one victim blinded.
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The council had to issue a Section 114 notice, declaring effective bankruptcy, as it was facing an overspend of more than £60 million for the current year.
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The decision not to go ahead with the procedures was made to make sure the hospital can take care of the increasing number of Covid-19 patients – many who need to be in the intensive care unit (ICU).All staff leave this week was also called off because of severe “operational pressures” caused by the increased pressure on resources.
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Figured released on Tuesday show that the current rate is 978 cases per 100,000 people. This compares to an average national rate of 546, while the average London rate is 971 per 100,000.
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The national lockdown, set to last until at least mid-February, is the latest in a series of body blows to struggling local businesses.
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The hospital is currently treating 244 patients who have tested positive for Covid-19, approaching the 282 patient peak at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April 2020.
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Originally secondary schools across London were set to return to school from January 11, a week later than normal.
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Nickalas Mighten, of Grange Park Road, Thornton Heath, was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place on Tuesday.
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