Category Archives: West Croydon

17-year-old pleads guilty to the murder of Jermaine Cools

Posted on January 10, 2023 by insidecroydon

The teenager who stabbed to death 14-year-old Jermaine Cools on London Road, West Croydon, in November 2021, yesterday appeared at the Old Bailey where he entered a guilty plea. Cools was the youngest of five Croydon teens that were killed … Continue reading →

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Town centre stations should be the focus for future vision

Posted on January 6, 2023 by insidecroydon

With more shops closing and others reducing their floor space in the run-down Whitgift Centre, ANDREW PELLING looks east for solutions to address the town centre’s retail decline The continued loss of retail outlets in Croydon comes as high street … Continue reading →

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Man is saved from roof of house in West Croydon blaze

Posted on November 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a house fire on Oakfield Road, West  Croydon, this morning. Part of the ground floor of a semi-detached house was damaged by fire. Firefighters using a ladder rescued one man from the … Continue reading →

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Trams union say FirstGroup ‘torpedoed’ ACAS pay deal

Posted on November 1, 2022 by insidecroydon

There could be more strikes on the tram network in the run-up to Christmas after union officials said that the operating company “torpedoed” a pay deal. The tram network is operated on behalf of Transport for London by Tram Operations … Continue reading →

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Go-Ahead’s south London bus workers to get 10.5% pay rise

Posted on October 17, 2022 by insidecroydon

Bus workers employed by the Go-Ahead group in Croydon and across south London have secured a 10.5per cent pay increase, following union Unite’s negotiations with the company. The pay deal will benefit more than 3,000 union members and applies to … Continue reading →

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Crimestoppers offer £20,000 reward over West Croydon murder

Posted on October 7, 2022 by insidecroydon

Crimestoppers has put up a £20,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction over a 2016 murder and attempted murder that took place near West Croydon Station. Akeem Moore was just 22 when he was shot in the head … Continue reading →

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London’s transport prepares for the funeral of the Queen

Posted on September 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

Transport for London are “doing everything we can to keep our city moving and ensure people can travel safely”, according to a statement issued by Andy Byford, TfL Commissioner, as the formal public events surrounding the national mourning of the … Continue reading →

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ASLEF suspend tram strikes after managers improve pay offer

Posted on September 8, 2022 by insidecroydon

Train drivers’ union ASLEF has suspended the three days of tram strike action planned for next week, after managers made an improved pay offer. “Although the improved offer does not meet our members’ aspirations, ASLEF will always look for a … Continue reading →

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‘Severe disruption’ expected as tram drivers stage 3-day strike

Posted on September 8, 2022 by insidecroydon

12.30pm UPDATE: Union suspends strikes ahead of arbitration talks Managers in charge of Croydon’s tram network are predicting “severe disruption” next week, as members of ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, go on strike for three days for an improved pay … Continue reading →

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More rail cuts coming down the line thanks to Tory Treasury

Posted on August 29, 2022 by insidecroydon

Funding formula for the country’s biggest railway operator represents  ‘levelling down’ for London, according to a member of one of the largest passenger user groups More Southern and Thameslink railway timetable changes were slipped out last week, just ahead of … Continue reading →

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RMT Rally to Save London’s Public Transport, Aug 31

Posted on August 27, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Owami found safe: now the investigation is to be investigated

Posted on August 24, 2022 by insidecroydon

Owami Davies, the 24-year-old student nurse who was reported missing in early July and whose last sighting had been in West Croydon, has been found safe and well. The Metropolitan Police issued a statement just before 5pm yesterday to announce … Continue reading →

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‘Some sightings’ reported in search for missing Owami Davies

Posted on August 19, 2022 by insidecroydon

The appeal for information about the whereabouts of Owami Davies, the student nurse who was last seen in West Croydon in early July, has seen some members of the public come forward with potential sightings. The search now involves two … Continue reading →

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Kids’ holiday club faces disaster as council withholds grants

Posted on August 16, 2022 by insidecroydon

With just days to go before the start of the summer holidays, the organiser of an established and council-approved children’s activities centre was told he would not receive any funding. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The organiser of a kids’ summer … Continue reading →

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Track replacement closes tram line to Wimbledon for 10 days

Posted on August 16, 2022 by insidecroydon

As part of Transport for London’s programme to renew the infrastructure of London Trams, work to replace nearly half a mile of track between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane will be taking place from next Monday, August 22, until Wednesday August … Continue reading →

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Council arts fund ignites row 11 years after deadly night of riots

Posted on August 6, 2022 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The decision by the Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, to call a Borough of Culture funding stream “The Ignite Fund” has been slammed for being crass, ill-judged and insensitive by victims of the Croydon Riots. The … Continue reading →

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Perry’s PSPO will just move ‘problems’ out of town centre

Posted on August 5, 2022 by insidecroydon

Dressed up as a ‘war on anti-social behaviour’ and used as an excuse for clearing the streets of drinkers, the latest proposals will allow the cash-strapped council to issue money-making fines for often trivial offences. By our Town Hall reporter, … Continue reading →

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Fourth arrest made in investigation into missing student nurse

Posted on August 4, 2022 by insidecroydon

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Owami Davies in West Croydon last month have appealed for a driver of a white van to come forward to assist with their enquiries. Police last night released the CCTV video showing Derby Road, West … Continue reading →

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Third Croydon man arrested in connection with missing nurse

Posted on August 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

The Met Police announced this morning that they had made a third arrest in connection with the disappearance of Owami Davies, a student nurse who was last seen in West Croydon a month ago. The police said that a 32-year-old … Continue reading →

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Two arrested in Croydon on suspicion of murder of nurse

Posted on August 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

The Metropolitan Police says that they have arrested two men in Croydon on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of a student nurse who vanished nearly a month ago. Owami Davies, 24, left her family home in Grays, … Continue reading →

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Biggest rail strike for 30 years could see network in meltdown

Posted on June 16, 2022 by insidecroydon

Even Southern, a rail network where its workers are not striking, is asking passengers not to travel next week. By JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Train operators are appealing to their regular passengers and commuters not to travel next week, when … Continue reading →

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Tory government rail cuts cause more commuter misery

Posted on May 11, 2022 by insidecroydon

Conservative ministers might expect us to return to work ‘as normal’, but they’re doing less-than-nothing to provide a transport service at pre-pandemic levels, reports JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent New rail timetables are to be implemented from Monday, with Croydon, Purley … Continue reading →

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Dozens of south London routes to be hit by bus drivers’ strike

Posted on April 30, 2022 by insidecroydon

There’s more disruption coming on the buses, with nearly 30 routes across south London likely to be affected when around 1,000 drivers based at Croydon, Brixton, Norwood and Thornton Heath garages stage three days of strike action in May. It … Continue reading →

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Government is about to let #SouthernFail off the hook again

Posted on March 22, 2022 by insidecroydon

In what one campaign group has today described to Inside Croydon as “outrageous news”, the Department of Transport is close to handing a six-year rail operator’s renewal contract to Govia Thameslink Railway, who run trains through East Croydon, South Croydon … Continue reading →

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Southern say they won’t increase rail services before mid-May

Posted on March 14, 2022 by insidecroydon

Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on some disappointing news for communters It could be another eight weeks, at least, before Southern and Thameslink rail services running through East Croydon and Norwood Junction return to anything even resembling a full timetable. … Continue reading →

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