Category Archives: Crime

Vandals ‘trash’ South Norwood clubhouse for fifth time

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

ANDREW SINCLAIR on another bitter set-back for a local sports club Croydon Football Club’s premises at Croydon Arena in Albert Road, South Norwood was broken into on Friday – the fifth break-in at the non-league team’s clubhouse in a year. … Continue reading →

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Council worker stole £128,000 in a year from fostering funds

Posted on March 6, 2020 by

A council employee has been caught swindling Council Tax-payers of tens of thousands of pounds, this time depriving fostered children of the care they needed so that she could fuel her drug habit. Stephanie Standen, from South Croydon, stole more … Continue reading →

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They survived world wars and riots. They can survive Westfield

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

Leading Croydon businesses, who have been trading for more than 150 years, are angry at the ‘complete dereliction of duty, mismanagement and incompetence in every single aspect’ over the non-development of the town centre. And they offer some prospect of … Continue reading →

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Responding to violence, Met Police, Town Hall, Feb 25

Posted on February 21, 2020 by
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Mayor’s millions helping Palace Foundation tackle youth crime

Posted on February 20, 2020 by

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, visited Selhurst Park yesterday to see for himself some of the impact the investment of public money from the Mayor’s Young Londoners’ Fund is having through mentoring schemes and school holiday activities at Crystal … Continue reading →

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Knife Crime Seminar, Croydon Town Hall, Feb 20

Posted on February 19, 2020 by
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London Minister Philp to hold urgent meeting on SPAC Nation

Posted on January 10, 2020 by

Chris Philp, the Conservative MP for Croydon South and the government’s Minister for London, is to hold an urgent meeting over the activities of the controversial cult-like church SPAC Nation with Steve Reed, Labour’s Croydon North MP. Top of the … Continue reading →

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