Croydon news

• Can't Pay We'll Take It Away star Delroy Anglin gets transplant in his brave fight to beat cancer

  11-01-2018 22:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The star of Can't Pay We'll Take It Away
  has endured the ravages of cancer
  
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• Friend of teenage asylum seeker beaten in mob attack nearly storms out of court while giving emotional evidence of 'car chase'

  11-01-2018 22:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Hamo Mustafa fled the scene, he says, pursued by attackers in a car
  
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• Croydon nursery helping teenage mums go back to school is to close due to funding cuts

  11-01-2018 19:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The “unique” nursery has allowed hundreds of teenage mums continue to get an education
  
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• Croydon care home failed to keep a record of a patient dying

  11-01-2018 19:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Albany Lodge Nursing Home has been told to improve
  
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• These are the Croydon roads where you are most likely to get a parking ticket

  11-01-2018 19:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  In the space of 12 months, drivers were handed 9,680 fines for parking on the Croydon street where motorists get caught out most regularly
  
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• This is how Croydon University Hospital's new A&E department looks as it nears completion

  11-01-2018 18:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The new £21.25 million department is being designed to make caring for patients a lot easier for everyone
  
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• Council forced to apologise to New Addington man after staff comments about his mental health

  11-01-2018 18:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Croydon Council has been forced to apologise after the Housing Ombudsman determined that housing staff made "unqualified and inappropriate comments" about a man's mental health.
  
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• Thornton Heath conman who falsely claimed trains were delayed to net £15,000 compensation is spared jail

  11-01-2018 18:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  During his persistent scam, he made 2,000 claims worth £14,986.80
  
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• Police hunting wanted man who is 'well-known' in Crawley

  11-01-2018 17:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police are appealing for help as they search for Johnny Glasheen
  
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• 'One size does not fit all': Caterham to lose its police front counter

  11-01-2018 16:57 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Caterham is set to lose its police front counter as a result of "ongoing budget challenges."
  
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• Caterham Valley elf hunt gets 'amazing feedback' from community

  11-01-2018 16:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Hundreds of kids have been roaming around Caterham Valley in recent weeks, all in search of special "mischievous elves."
  
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• Police cordon off Brighton Road in Purley after woman injured in car crash

  11-01-2018 15:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman was injured in the crash, near the junction with Purley Park Road
  
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• 'Let's hope he hasn't spent it all' - Man ordered to pay back £15,000 to TfL or else he could go to jail

  11-01-2018 15:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Thornton Heath man has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds he fraudulently claimed from Transport for London, or could face two years in jail.
  
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• Stormzy spotted dropping in for breakfast at Thornton Heath bakery

  11-01-2018 15:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The owner of the shop has said that the grime superstar was very polite
  
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• The crazy winter of 2009 when it snowed more heavily in Croydon than ever before

  11-01-2018 15:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We look back at two days of extreme weather when Croydon saw its heaviest snowfall on record
  
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• Police release new photos in desperate search for 'vulnerable' missing New Addington man

  11-01-2018 14:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  George Aird has not been seen for more than two weeks
  
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• Primary school places application: Which Croydon schools are the most oversubscribed?

  11-01-2018 14:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Time is running out for parents who are still yet to apply for school places
  
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• Suspect arrested in armed Croydon raid was wanted in relation to a shooting in Brixton

  11-01-2018 13:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released more details about a search warrant that was carried out on Headcorn Road, in Thornton Heath, yesterday
  
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• Police release pictures of people who could have information regarding the disappearance of a 'high risk' New Addington man

  11-01-2018 13:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Police have released four new pictures of people they believe could provide information regarding the disappearance of a New Addington man on Boxing Day.
  
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• IT'S HERE: Costa Coffee opens up in South Norwood

  11-01-2018 12:41 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Costa Coffee has officially opened in South Norwood.
  
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• Costa is making parents and small children happy with FREE babyccinos from now on

  11-01-2018 12:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Tiny children can rejoice - gone are the days of three-year-olds reaching into their pockets to pay for their drink in Costa.
  
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• Body pulled from River Thames identified as being a man from Sutton

  11-01-2018 12:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The body was spotted in the water on the Surrey side of the river, opposite Hampton Court Palace, on December 27
  
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• Proposed Purley skyscraper could be a 'missed opportunity' for town as review into building gets under way

  11-01-2018 12:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Seven residents associations and an MP have come out in opposition of a Purely skyscraper as an inquest into the building's viability gets underway.
  
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• Croydon is now in the flu red zone as number of cases rockets

  11-01-2018 11:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A spike in the number of people diagnosed with the Auddie flu strain has been noted on a map tracking the virus
  
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• 'Worst parking' ever seen hanging half way out of spot in car park

  11-01-2018 11:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Can you even call something a parking job if less than half the car actually makes it into the spot?
  
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• Concern growing for missing Crawley teenage boy who has not been seen for two months

  11-01-2018 10:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old disappeared in Pound Hill in November and hasn't been heard from since before Christmas
  
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• Shouts of 'stab him, finish him off' before Thornton Heath teen was killed on New Year's Eve

  11-01-2018 10:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  There were shouts of "stab him, finish him off" before a Thornton Heath teenager was stabbed to death on New Year's Eve, a coroner has heard.
  
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• Man arrested after car crash near Croydon Flyover

  11-01-2018 10:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two fire crews attended the scene alongside London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics and police
  
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• Fog prompts Met Office weather warning for London and the South East

  11-01-2018 09:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Offi
  
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• London Overground lines to West Croydon and Crystal Palace closed after shortage of trains

  11-01-2018 09:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A shortage of trains due to extra safety inspections means there are no services running on the Overground network to Croydon
  
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• There is major disruption on London Overground because of a shortage of trains

  11-01-2018 09:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Major disruption is expected on the trains in south London this morning because of a shortage of London Overground trains.
  
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