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Tag Archives: Shrublands
Croydon police make new arrest over killing of teen Camron
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 16-year-old Camron Smith, who was brutally killed in front of his mother in their Shrublands home in July 2021. Six others have already been jailed for their parts in … Continue reading
Man sentenced to 13 years for ‘brutal killing’ of Croydon teen
Romario Gordon was today sentenced at the Old Bailey to 13 years in prison for his part in the killing of 16-year-old Camron Smith in front of his mother, in July 2021. The jury at his trial at the Central … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Shirley North
Tagged Camron Smith, Jordan Tcheuko, murder, Old Bailey, Romain LaPierre, Romario Gordon, Shirley, Shrublands, Shrublands Estate
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Jury finds fourth man guilty of killing of Camron Smith, 16
A sixth member of a Thornton Heath drugs gang who went out “hunting as a pack” and pursued a teenager into a bedroom of his own home on Shirley’s Shrublands Estate and used a zombie knife and other deadly weapons … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Shirley North
Tagged Camron Smith, Jordan Tcheuko, murder, Old Bailey, Romain LaPierre, Romario Gordon, Shirley, Shrublands, Shrublands Estate
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Council is offering community groups safer streets grants
The council is offering grants to community groups in New Addington, Shrublands and Croydon town centre for them to provide support to young people at risk of becoming involved in violence and antisocial behaviour. “The funding is for groups that … Continue reading
New Addington and Shrublands share £80,000 youth crime fund
A grant of £80,000 from the Mayor of London’s violence reduction unit is to be divided up among three groups in Croydon working with the borough’s youth to provide “targeted support to guide them away from crime”, the council announced … Continue reading
Murderer given 28 years for ‘barbaric’ killing of Shirley teen
The “barbaric” killers of Croydon teenager Camron Smith were yesterday handed lengthy sentences by a judge at the Old Bailey. Smith, 16, was unarmed and in his underwear when subjected to a “frenzied” attack, stabbed a total of eight times, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Shirley North
Tagged Camron Smith, Jordan Tcheuko, murder, Old Bailey, Romain LaPierre, Shirley, Shrublands, Shrublands Estate
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Two found guilty of viciously stabbing Shrublands teen to death
Romain LaPierre was yesterday found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of 16-year-old Camron Smith, who was brutally stabbed to death in his own home on Bracken Avenue, on the Shrublands Estate in Shirley, in July 2021. LaPierre … Continue reading
The Shirley chainsaw massacre: hundreds of trees condemned
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Chop! Chop! The bankrupt council is spending £15,000 in a rush to destroy dozens of trees, many of them apparently healthy. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Cash-strapped Croydon Council is planning to fell more than 250 trees around … Continue reading
Town Hall axeman is now let loose on Shrublands’ trees
It is looking like Croydon’s Labour council’s already dubious “green” credentials have suffered another blow, in the midst of their own climate emergency, with that blow being delivered by a well-oiled and over-used chainsaw. If the council has its way, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Shirley North, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley, Shrublands, Shrublands Estate
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Police in second murder investigation after teen’s stabbing
The police have launched a second murder investigation in Croydon within barely a week, after a teenager stabbed in an altercation in Bensham Manor on Friday died in hospital last night. The victim, who was aged 16, has yet to … Continue reading
Posted in Bensham Manor, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Bensham Manor, Camron Smith, Metropolitan Police, Shrublands
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Pair charged with teenager’s murder to appear in court today
Two teenagers are appearing in Bromley Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with the murder of Camron Smith. The police were called to Bracken Avenue in Shrublands at 0.45am last Thursday, where they attended with London Ambulance Service paramedics. They found … Continue reading
Poetic Power comes to Shrublands, starting on May 7
Poetic Power starts on Tuesday May 7, at 6pm at the Shirley Community Centre. Well Versed will be offering poetry sessions to writers aged between 12 and 16, from Shrublands in Shirley. For more information, phone 07742935407 or email cdw@talkofftherecord.org
Posted in Activities, Poetry, Shirley North, Well Versed
Tagged Shirley, Shirley Community Centre, Shrublands
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Let the people speak: why residents oppose Brick by Brick 3
Council Tax-payers are given an opportunity to air their serious and sincere concerns over housing policies which are being pushed through by the council. In the final brief film in our series, Sharon Swaby, of the Shrublands Residents’ Association in … Continue reading
Police begin murder inquiry after Thornton Heath stabbing
Croydon police are now handling a murder inquiry, from a separate and unconnected incident in Thornton Heath last week, as well as the investigation into the brutal attack on a teenaged refugee in Shrublands on Friday night. Police have made … Continue reading
Six arrested after racist attack on teenager in Shrublands
A teenager lies in a hospital bed this morning in a “serious but stable” condition, after being battered in a vicious attack by a racist mob, an attack which had terrible overtones of the kind of brutal assault which saw … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Shirley North
Tagged asylum seeker, Croydon, Shirley, Shrublands
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What Storm Katie did next: more pictures of Croydon damage
As the clear-up continues following Storm Katie in the early hours of Monday morning, Inside Croydon‘s loyal reader has been sending in pictures of the damage caused by the winds, which gusted to more than 100mph at times. This was … Continue reading
Posted in Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, Thornton Heath
Tagged Selsdon, Shirley, Shrublands, Storm Katie, Thornton Heath
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Council leader promises X Factor winner civic reception
Tony Newman, the Labour leader of Croydon Council, has made a decision and managed to get it spot on. But it may yet be some time before X Factor winner Ben Haenow gets to perform to packed audiences in his … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ben Haenow, Fairfield Halls, Music, Shirley North, Tony Newman
Tagged Ben Haenow, Croydon Council, Labour, Nathan Elvery, Shirley, Shrublands, Tony Newman, X Factor
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