Croydon woman’s back broken by bed-turning device after council withdrew care funding
A woman in Croydon fractured her spine while using an NHS-installed bed turning aid, writes Louisa Woolf… The device was installed after the council…
Outrage after another huge fly tip exposed in Croydon
Fly-tippers are targeting a plot of council-owned land in Croydon with such frequency that residents say offenders are acting with impunity. It comes despite…
Woman who ‘collapsed and died on Croydon Street after being stabbed’ is named by police
Officers are continuing to investigate the fatal stabbing of a 26-yeare-old woman in Croydon last Saturday, 31 May. Formal identification is yet to take…
New Kids on the Stage
“It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s entirely created and performed by the next generation of artists” Accomplished young people is a truer definition of…
Croydon housing is off the naughty list
The social housing regulator has lifted its regulatory notice on Croydon Council four years after it was marred in scandal over the state of…
Croydon hit with month of missed bin collection leaving ‘persistent smell of decay’
A wave of missed bin collections over the past month left some Croydon streets overflowing with rubbish and the “persistent smell of decay”. The…
Choose your own adventure game trails in Croydon and the Surrey Hills
‘Dawn After Night, Spring after Winter’ are new, free games for two trails by artists David Blandy and Daniel Locke for Nature Calling and…
Crystal Palace fans growing frustrated after stadium rebuild faces more delays and cost increases
Crystal Palace supporters are beginning to doubt whether the long-promised Selhurst Park redevelopment will ever happen, as the project faces fresh delays and a…
Do you know or interact with Sarah Reynolds before her death?
Police leading a murder investigation into the death of woman in Croydon have appealed asked people they might have seen or met her to…
Croydon forced to pay blind doctor hundreds for infringing his right to vote secretly
A blind doctor has won a payout from Croydon Council after the authority denied him the right to vote independently and in secret. Despite…
More investigations launched into ‘devastating spillage’ at the River Wandle
Transport for London has confirmed two separate investigations are under way into a ‘completely unacceptable’ diesel spill that it’s feared is causing devastation in…
Croydon Council to crack down on private landlords providing poor housing
Croydon Council is set to reinstate a selective licensing scheme to improve conditions and raise standards in the borough’s private rented sector. The move…
