Croydon news

• 15 lovely photos from Melody Driscoll's funeral which show how much she meant to people

  15-08-2018 22:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The brave New Addington girl was given a beautiful send-off
  
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• Council flexes new powers as travellers moved on in less than a day

  15-08-2018 20:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A group of travellers has been forced to leave Purley Way playing fields less than 24 hours after setting up shop.
  
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• Caterham man jailed after £40,000 worth of cannabis seized

  15-08-2018 20:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Caterham man has been jailed after £40,000 worth of cannabis was seized.
  
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• Police want to speak with this man after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted on a tram

  15-08-2018 19:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak with following the sexual assault of a teenage girl.
  
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• Melody Driscoll's grieving parents join Charlie Gard's mum in 'fight for justice'

  15-08-2018 19:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Karina and Nigel Driscoll are supporting the push for Charlie's law
  
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• M25 traffic: This enormous vehicle will be driving VERY SLOWLY round the M25 this weekend

  15-08-2018 19:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  M25 traffic will be severely delayed by the house-sized vehicle's 45-hour journey
  
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• Here's what residents think about The Goat pub reopening on the Shrublands Estate

  15-08-2018 19:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One resident described the pub, which has been closed since a notorious attack on an asylum seeker last year, as being "in the middle of two worlds"
  
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• Forestdale sisters to fight for England at kickboxing world championships

  15-08-2018 18:52 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  If encouraging your kids to fight sounds a little weird, then you obviously haven't met the Baines family.
  
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• Manhunt launched after girl is sexually assaulted on Croydon tram

  15-08-2018 18:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The teenage victim was attacked by a man who sat down next to her on a tram travelling between West Croydon and Beckenham Junction
  
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• Travellers in about 50 caravans moved on from Purley Way Playing Fields

  15-08-2018 17:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council has been given sweeping new powers to ban illegal traveller camps in parks
  
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• Man hit by train at South Croydon was worried about rat infestation at his home

  15-08-2018 16:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Donald Aylin, who lived alone, had been quoted £500 to get rid of the rats and mice which had invaded his home
  
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• Murder investigation launched after woman is stabbed to death in south London home

  15-08-2018 16:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder
  
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• Ed Sheeran's special tributes for superfan Melody Driscoll at her funeral

  15-08-2018 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The 11-year-old from New Addington idolised the pop sensation
  
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• 32 driving offences you probably didn't know were illegal

  15-08-2018 14:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  I'm sure we're all guilty of a few of these from time to time
  
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• Fundraiser started for dog found covered in tar and with both back legs broken

  15-08-2018 13:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A fundraiser has been started to help a starved dog found covered in tar and with both his back legs broken.
  
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• After all the Chelsea and Spurs rumours, Wilfried Zaha signs a new contract with Crystal Palace

  15-08-2018 13:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Wilfried Zaha has signed a new contract which will keep him at Selhurst Park until 2023
  
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• Train fares for Croydon commuters are set to rise again - here's by how much

  15-08-2018 11:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The price of train travel just keeps going up and up
  
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• These are the best and worst GP surgeries in Crawley

  15-08-2018 11:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One of them is in the bottom 100 in the country in the rankings based on patient satisfaction
  
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• New Addington man jailed after stealing watches 'to get drink and drugs'

  15-08-2018 10:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Anthony Windless stole watches and money from a flat in Croydon after being asked by a nightclub boss to carry out some odd-jobs there while he was on holiday
  
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• Labour councillor denies saying new flats would bring 'better class of people' to South Norwood

  15-08-2018 10:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A row has broken out over a new development which would create more than 100 new homes
  
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