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It rained last night and as usual the Homefield Road stretch between Stites Hill Road and Coulsdon Road flooded and deep gullies eroding each side of the road became even deeper.

A 43-year-old rail worker was caught masturbating in a garden in Outram Road, a court heard. Terry Anderson, of Long Lane, Addiscombe, was spotted with his trousers round his ankles looking into bedroom windows. At Croydon Crown Court last

I write about the case of Michelle Edwards (Mum gets five years for hiding broken gun, Croydon Guardian, May 3). I read she has been jailed for five years. As far as I am concerned, and I would think a lot of people would agree with me, this is a travesty

Why oh why did Croydon Council close our swimming pool? I have been swimming twice a week for two years. After long discussions the council decided to build a new centre, including a swimming pool and gym in South Norwood. Great we all thought. Where

Two-year-old Lauren Everett loves every minute of nursery school. Since she started at Little Learners pre-school nursery in Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon, last June she has grown in confidence and her mum, Nicky, says she often doesn't want to leave

Police are appealing for witnesses after a Purley pensioner was punched and robbed just yards from his home. The 72-year-old man was walking towards the entrance of his home in Azalea Court in Whytecliffe Road South at 6.30pm last Thuresday when he was

Former council leader Tony Newman said he was bitterly disappointed after losing control of Croydon to the Conservatives. On a demoralising night for his group Councillor Newman found it hard to hide his frustration. "We were clearly disappointed,"

It looks like last Thursday's good weather with temperatures reaching 26 degrees Celsius in the capital, making it the warmest day of the year so far helped to boost turnout at this year's local elections. In Croydon 40.4 per cent of the 242,291 electorate

Marzia Nicodemi-Ehikioya may not have won a seat with her 1,083 votes in Shirley but the independent candidate narrowly missed out on a shock win. Dr Nicodemi-Ehikioya who was standing as an independent for the first time came fourth behind the three

The face of David Cameron's youthful Conservatism is embodied by Addiscombe's trio of newly-elected councillors, who seized all three seats from Labour. Fresh-faced Russell Jackson, 22, Andrew Price, 26, and 31-year-old Maria Garcia De La Huerta are

The far right British National Party (BNP) came close to winning its first seat in Croydon last week. The party made electoral gains in other parts of the country, including Barking and Dagenham where it seized 11 of the 13 seats it was contesting.

After losing his seat Croydon's Liberal Democrat leader Ian Atkins refused to blame his defection from the Conservatives. His party no longer has any seats on the council while the party he left behind stormed to power. He said: "I'm disappointed I

A jubilant Mike Fisher promised to "turn Croydon around" after his party snatched the council from Labour. It became apparent soon after Labour lost all three seats in Addiscombe at 2.18am last Friday that the Tories had wrestled control of the town

The mother of Sally Anne Bowman is encouraging Croydon residents to continue providing police with information that could lead to the capture of her daughter's killer. Linda Bowman is worried that people may stop calling the incident room, set up for

Science lovers in the borough are invited to join a new caf club set up by Croydon's outgoing mayor Maggie Mansell. As part of her year in office which ends later this month Councillor Mansell has launched Croydon's first Caf Scientifique a monthly

A school in Croydon is hosting a special service of remembrance after one of its teachers who worked there for nearly five decades died last month at the age of 70. Born in May 1935, Peter Warren Green worked at Royal Russell School in Coombe Lane for

With news that 60 per cent of the population make no arrangements for their death, Croydon Council's bereavement service has organised a free seminar to inform people of their funeral rights. The seminar will cover topics from having a funeral that is

An exhibition to update residents on the Coulsdon relief road will take place next week. The exhibition at Coulsdon Methodist Church Hall, in Brighton Road, will update residents on the progress of the relief road, what remains to be completed and details

Former Riddlesdown High School student Nigel Reo-Coker could be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Ronaldinho next month after being named as a stand-by in England's World Cup squad. The West Ham midfielder is one of five players, along with Crystal

Pupils from West Thornton Primary School had a visit from the Life Education Centres bus a Croydon charity which provides advice, help and education for young people as part of a week-long drive to encourage healthy living. When the bus rolled up to

A new interim chief executive for cash-strapped Mayday Hospital has been announced a former NHS staff nurse who helped to turn around the financial fortunes of her previous trust. Helen Walley chief executive of Wandsworth Teaching Primary Care Trust

Students from a Croydon school made their way to Regent Street, London, last Thursday to perform at a music event in a top retail store. The final year students from the Brit School donned their gladrags and strutted their stuff to entertain shoppers

A new initiative to help school leavers find the right path to employment has been launched. First Steps, a programme of events by Motivation and Personal Success Ltd (MaPS) invites 16 to 18-year-olds to learn vital work skills in a positive and fun

The chairman of the Croydon branch of the Federation of Small Businesses is backing Friends of the Earth's Shop Local First campaign. The environmental pressure group has launched a campaign to protect local shops and the environment by reducing the

Croydon Chamber of Commerce Chamber Connect Evening - The Ultimate Business Presentation Date: May 18. Location: Hapstead Volvo Showroom, Croydon, CR2 6AD. Time: 5.30pm-8pm. Cost: £15 members, £20 non-members. Writing for Results Date: May 25.

A Purley entrepreneur is hoping to cash in on the eBay phenomenon that is gripping the nation. Businesswoman Vicky Saddotti hopes the popularity of the internet auction site propels her eBay drop shop in Godstone Road to success. The drop shop provides

A documentary about the now derelict Cane Hill mental hospital has uncovered a number of ghostly goings on. Coulsdon's infamous Cane Hill Hospital is set to feature in a television documentary. Hipposcope Films wants to create a permanent visual record

With Home Condition Reports buyers will get a much clearer idea of what they are buying and how much it costs to run, with energy efficiency graded from A to E. On June 1, 2007, it will become illegal to offer any home for sale without

It is not just the price differential you have to bear in mind when you move. Jeremy Gates looks at how you need to budget for fees and taxes too. Tens of thousands of homeowners face five-figure bills – largely to pay all the taxes and

Watching miraculous TV style makeovers and seeing the experts work their magic can make transforming your home seem like a walk in the park says Suzanna Bain. However, every DIYer knows that the true reality of painting, stripping, drilling

Croydon Harriers' U20s team made a solid start to their National Junior League campaign with a respectable sixth place out of nine at Ashford on Sunday. Talented and improving Tom Crawford shone in the pole vault, trouncing the opposition with a lifetime

Old Mid-Whitgiftians 200-6 Cranleigh 155-7 A seventh wicket stand of 107 between Richard Lake and Chris Hill denied Old Mid-Whitgiftians an opening day victory as Cranleigh battled back to earn an unlikely draw. Mids appeared to be strolling to

Striders of Croydon had 15 finishers in the Sutton 10k road race at Beddington Park on Sunday, which was the first race in this season's Surrey Road league. Striders were led home by Pawel Bal, who covered the course in 39 minutes three seconds, finishing

Caterham Sanderstead Match abandoned) Sanderstead and Caterham's progress in the league cup was halted by the weather on Saturday. Variable bounce and accurate bowling provided Caterham with a good start, taking the wicket of Teasdale on the first

Croydon Schools Football Association will be hoping for a victory in their London Schools U16 Hawke Trophy Final against Havering Schools tomorrow (Thursday) to add to the trophies on display at their annual presentation evening at Archbishop Tenison

A small number of executive boxes have become available at Selhurst Park for next season. The boxes are situated above the goal at the Whitehorse Lane end of the stadium and each box hosts 10 guests and will be yours for every game of the season. That

Congratulations to Andrew Johnson on getting named as one of two stand-by strikers for England's World Cup Squad. It was one of Sven's more sensible choices in naming AJ, ahead of Darren Bent, alongside Tottenham's Jermaine Defoe as cover for the doubtful

Crystal Palace 0 Watford 3 King 46, Young 66, Spring 86 A second half capitulation of catastrophic proportions left the Eagles Premiership dreams in tatters at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Three well-taken strikes by Marlon King, Ashley Young and

Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie has indicated he will remain in charge of the Eagles next season and feels the club's likely continued existence in the Championship will not make it harder to attract new players. The Palace boss was left deflated after

Andrew Johnson's World Cup dream could still become a reality after he was named as a stand-by in Sven Goran Eriksson's provisional 23-man squad for Germany. The Eagles striker has not featured in Eriksson's last few squads and it was feared the Swede

Crystal Palace have reacted angrily to accusations by Watford midfielder Matthew Spring that the Eagles failed to take the Hornets seriously in the play-off semi-final first leg. Spring scored the third goal in Watford's 3-0 romp at Selhurst Park on