Tag Archives: Magistrates’ Court

‘Young people out of hand’: perennial problem of street crime

Posted on April 26, 2026 by insidecroydon

CROYDON CHRONICLES: Mobs of young people roaming the streets, stealing from shops and terrorising the neighbourhood – just an everyday episode in Croydon, not from last month but during the Edwardian era. DAVID MORGAN delves into the Minster archive The … Continue reading →

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The end of an error? Birdwoman of Shirley kicked off her nest

Posted on June 24, 2011 by insidecroydon

News came through late yesterday morning that the controversial Christine Foreman, the Birdwoman of Shirley, had her home on Wickham Road seized by bailiffs, after she had failed to pay her court fees following her sentencing at Croydon Magistrates’ Court … Continue reading →

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Magistrates opt not to cage the Birdwoman of Shirley

Posted on June 23, 2011 by insidecroydon

Christine Foreman, the Birdwoman of Shirley, flew the coop on Monday, taking wing from Croydon Magistrates after escaping a custodial sentence but with a warning ringing in her ears that if she is caught again feeding the flock of pigeons … Continue reading →

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