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Tag Archives: Surrey Street Market
Mayor hopeful’s £40,000 Home Office fine for migrant worker
2026 LOCAL ELECTIONS: Market trader was removed as chair of the Croydon Business Association last October, and is now running as an independent candidate after quitting Labour and Reform in the first three months of this year Jose Joseph, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged asylum seeker, CBA, Croydon, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Home Office, immigration, Jose Joseph, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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‘Devious killer’ sentenced to life for murder of Marjama Osman
Simon Ghebremedhin has been sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 19 years, for the murder of 26-year-old Marjama Osman in her own home on Frith Street, just off Surrey Street Market, in May last year. Ghebremedhin, 34, … Continue reading
Police make murder case appeal: Where is Jordan Vincent?
‘We just want justice for Rijkaard’ says mother of the victim of brutal gang attack on Surrey Street Market two years ago It was on this day two years ago that Rijkaard Siafa was the target of a vicious knife … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, David Walcott, Drug gangs, Fellmongers Yard, Guinness, Jordan Vincent, knife crime, Machete murder, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Rammon Mali, Rijkaard Salu Siafa, Rijkaard Siafa, spread eagle, Streatham, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, youth knife crime
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Frith Street stabbing: jury gives guilty verdict on ‘devious killer’
Simon Ghebremedhin has been found guilty of the murder of Marjama Osman, who he stabbed in her home on Frith Road in May last year. Ghebremedhin, 33, of Streatham High Road, was found guilty by a jury at Inner London … Continue reading
Surrey Street market trader Joseph quits Labour in race row
Jose Joseph, the Surrey Street market stall-holder and one of the best-recognised faces on the local political scene, has quit the Labour Party, accusing it of “discrimination and toxic behaviour”. In a brief statement shared with party colleagues, Joseph announced … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Labour Party, Croydon West, Croydon West CLP, Green Party, Jose Joseph, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour NEC, Labour Party, Labour selections, London Borough of Croydon, Surrey Street Market, The Green Party, Tony Newman
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Air ambulance sent to Surrey Street after man falls from bridge
UPDATED 4pm The air ambulance and other emergency services were called to a horrific incident on Surrey Street today, after a man, aged in his 30s, fell from a height, thought to be from the pedestrian walkway over the street … Continue reading
Dabners is saved! Popular pet shop gets 11th-hour reprieve
Dabners has been saved. The popular pet shop, which has been a fixture on Surrey Street Market for more than 50 years, was due to pull down the shutters for a final time on Saturday. But in a remarkable twist … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, Dabners, Mark Oram, Shoplifting, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Police rule out using Live Facial Recognition on Surrey Street
The Metropolitan Police has ruled out the possibility of deploying Live Facial Recognition cameras to deter crime and anti-social behaviour on Surrey Street, Croydon’s ancient street market in the town centre. Some traders say that they were told last week … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon BID, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Business Improvement District, Croydon Council, Dabners, Drug dealing, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, knife crime, Mayor Jason Perry, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Tory
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Coombe Lane’s stolen cattle trough recovered by Kent police
Beano’s and Turtle’s may be long gone, just like the Davis Theatre and Allders. Dabners is soon to close. But other pieces of once-thought-lost Croydon heritage are being restored, or recovered. As well as the Surrey Street drinking fountain and … Continue reading
Heritage group brings Surrey Street water fountain back to life
The monumental drinking fountain at the top of Surrey Street market has been restored to full working order, thanks to work by the Heritage of London Trust. Reconnected to the water supply, a new push-button system has been inserted to … Continue reading
Surrey Street suffers new blow as pet shop Dabners to close
Dabners, the pet and garden supplies shop on Surrey Street, is to close next month. The family-owned business, which was first established in 1959 and has been trading at the heart of Croydon’s ancient street market for more than half … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, Dabners, Shoplifting, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Historic England prospectus offers hope for Pumping Station
Finally, after decades of decay and disuse, might there be some glimmer of hope for the Croydon Pumping Station building in Waterworks Yard, off Surrey Street? The 174-year-old Grade II-listed building has long been abandoned, and is now in the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon West, Fairfield, History, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Old Town, Croydon Pumping Station, Croydon Water Works, Croydon West, Heritage Investment Prospectus, Historic England, Sarah Jones MP, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Waterworks Square
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Frith Road stabbing: Man is charged with Marjama’s murder
Simon Hinsta Ghebremedhin was today charged with the Frith Road murder of Marjama Osman last Saturday. Police and emergency services were called to Frith Road, just off Church Street in Croydon town centre, on May 31 just after 9am, following … Continue reading
Frith Road murder victim is named while second man arrested
Scotland Yard this afternoon named the woman murdered on Frith Road on Saturday morning as 26-year-old Marjama Osman. The police also revealed that they have now arrested two men, both on suspicion of murder, though both have been released on … Continue reading
Man arrested in Frith Road stabbing murder investigation
A woman in her 20s was killed and a man in his 30s was taken to hospital for urgent treatment before being arrested on suspicion of murder after what the Metropolitan Police described as “an isolated incident” on Frith Road … Continue reading
Knife attack on Frith Road in broad daylight claims two victims
MURDER IN THE MARKET: The latest violent stabbing incident off Surrey Street, thought to have claimed the life of one victim, has raised further concerns about crime levels in central Croydon Inside Croydon has received eyewitness reports of a knife … Continue reading
Changing times, and quieter nights, for Croydon’s oldest pub
Our dogged culture correspondent KEN TOWL spent the night, and nearly six quid a pint, checking out the refurbed Dog and Bull, with its ‘banging’ tunes, new high security and its not-so-new beer garden. Photos: SHIRLEY BIGGIN-HILL When a dog … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged CAMRA, Dog and Bull, Laine, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, The Dog and Bull
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Surrey Street trader wins civic award for his community work
Jose Joseph, the Surrey Street stall-holder who provides hot meals for the homeless in Croydon town centre every week, has been recognised for his efforts in the community with a special certificate at this week’s Civic Mayor Awards ceremony at … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged Civic Mayor of Croydon, Civic Mayor's Awards, Cllr Kola Agboola, Council website, Croydon, Croydon Council, Digital first, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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No one told us about 3am openings say Surrey Street residents
New owners of The Dog and Bull market pub have yet to submit a licensing application to stay open into the early hours every night. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Residents living in flats near Croydon’s oldest pub, The Dog and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Laine pubco, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Butcher's Row, CAMRA, Croydon and Sutton CAMRA, Dog and Bull, Laine, Punch Pubs, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, The Dog and Bull
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Dog and Bull pub’s new owners accused of ‘cultural vandalism’
There’s a growing row down Surrey Street, where the centuries-old market pub, a Grade II-listed building, has yet to submit a licensing application for planned raves in the beer garden until 3 in the morning. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The … Continue reading
What a load of old Bull! Chain to rename Croydon’s oldest pub
EXCLUSIVE: The new owners of The Dog and Bull on Surrey Street are installing new sound systems for DJ sessions in the beer garden of the Grade II-listed building, as £125,000 refurb works over-run Surrey Street Market shoppers and pub … Continue reading
Police search continues for third man at Surrey Street killing
A £10,000 reward is on offer for information that leads to the conviction of Jordan Vincent, after two of the killers of Rijkaard Siafa are handed life sentences for murder Two of the three men accused of the vicious murder … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, David Walcott, Drug gangs, Fellmongers Yard, Guinness, knife crime, Machete murder, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Rammon Mali, Rijkaard Salu Siafa, Rijkaard Siafa, spread eagle, Streatham, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, youth knife crime
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They stabbed Siafa 13 times and then strolled off to the pub
Late on a sunny April afternoon last year, David Walcott and Rammon Mali, together with a third man, strolled down Surrey Street, still busy at the end of the market day, then crossed Croydon High Street and popped into the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, David Walcott, Drug gangs, Fellmongers Yard, Guinness, knife crime, Machete murder, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Rammon Mali, Rijkaard Salu Siafa, Rijkaard Siafa, spread eagle, Streatham, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, youth knife crime
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In-depth and informed: our podcast questions the councillor
Just how does Croydon’s cash-strapped council function? Is Westfield deliberately driving traders out of the Whitgift Centre? Why won’t Mayor Perry allow some councillors to speak at council meetings? Which Newman Numpty is today the chair of a key council … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Cockneys of Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Fairfield, Inside Croydon, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Cockneys of Croydon, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, Lee Townsend, Mayor Jason Perry, Oumesh Sauba, Ria Patel, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, The Croydon Insider, The Green Party, Tory, Under The Flyover, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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