Tag Archives: Surrey Street
‘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
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
Police seek Fiat driver after Old Town suspected hit and run
A stretch of Church Road in Croydon’s Old Town remained closed to traffic this morning, more than 24 hours after what the police are treating as a “serious” hit and run which has left a 51-year-old man in a critical … Continue reading
Rubbish contractors don’t know how many bins there are
Four years after being caught out ripping out 1,000 street bins – all to make work for rubbish contractors Veolia a bit easier – and now Croydon Council is forced to admit it has no real idea of how many … Continue reading
CEO quit council with £50,000 pay-off to not work for 3 months
This was awkward: Jason Perry, the politician who promised to clawback money from the massive golden handshake paid to the previous council CEO, in October found himself overseeing a pay-off to Katherine Kerswell, as she resigned after five years as … Continue reading
10 shillings to join the Goose Club and lay on a Christmas feast
CROYDON CHRONICLE: Christmas is coming, as the old saying goes, and the goose is getting fat… DAVID MORGAN looks back to the Dickensian era, when financial planning for the end-of-year revels was serious business for the likes of Surrey Street … Continue reading
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
Surrey Street’s Mr Fox ‘cocktail pub’ freehold is put up for sale
Yet another Croydon town centre pub has closed, as the food and drink business empire of a colleague of Mayor Jason Perry appears to be feeling the strain. Signs for Fleurets, a specialist pub and hospitality property agency, appeared above … Continue reading
Ghosts that stalk our streets and the history we learn from them
KEN TOWL sets off to find as many ghost signs as he can According to Historic England, ghost signs are “typically historic hand-painted advertising signs or old shop signs preserved on buildings that have since changed use”. They go on … 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
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
Banksy’s Croydon rat goes ‘legit’ as a Transport Museum piece
The London Transport Museum has bought an original Banksy which the world-famous street artist created six years ago on a TfL signal controller cabinet in Croydon. The dangling rat artwork appeared around the same time that Banksy was “setting up … Continue reading
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
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
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
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Free beer! Market Tavern to celebrate 10 years of Craft Union
A pub company is celebrating its 10th anniversary tomorrow where the drinks will be on them – for a limited period, terms and conditions apply, etc and so forth… On Wednesday, May 14, Craft Union is giving away 10,000 free … 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
