Seven years after it was first put up, residents in Upper Norwood got a rare sight last week - one of their local cafes WITHOUT scaffolding. Since the turn of the century, concerned residents and businesses in the Croydon conservation area have been
Police are appealing for witnesses after a bullet smashed through a car window in Battersea on Friday. The VW Passat was parked in Ingrave Street, on the Winstanley Estate, when the shooting happened about 10pm. The bullet smashed through the front
Watch a video of Diana singing click here. As I stood quaking in middle of the live room, a big pair of headphones clamped to my ears and all eyes on me, my first thought was: "What on earth possessed me to do this?" I am hardly known for my singing
Singers Jamie T and Amy Winehouse and quintet Basquiat Strings will battle it out for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize tonight. Wimbledon rapper Jamie's debut album Panic Prevention was shortlisted against former Croydon student Amy's Back to Black
A 14-year-old boy has been robbed of 10p and his mobile phone at Balham train station. The teen had been standing with a friend near a coffee shop on the platform when he was approached by another youth. PC Oliver Gilbert, of the British Transport Police's
He may be short, but he's the biggest man in bingo. Jason Owen could be Bingo Calling Champion of the South, after making it to the finals of the Southern Bingo Calling Championship. The 4ft 4in Mitcham man, who works for Mecca Bingo in Garratt
Crystal Palace new boy Paul Dickov has revealed his admiration for Sven-Goran Eriksson - even though the Swede told him he had no future at Manchester City. A last-minute transfer deadline day deal saw the 34-year-old Scottish international move to Selhurst
A track worker in his mid 20s is critically ill in hospital after being hit by a train in a horrific accident at Leatherhead station last Wednesday. He suffered serious head, chest, arm and leg injuries and lost lots of blood after being dragged almost
A Balham director was the toast of Edinburgh Film Festival, after his feature-length debut became one of its most popular films. The Waiting Room, written and directed by Roger Goldby of Culverden Road and shot in Balham, received its premiere at the
Warring football hooligans from Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic clashed in Croydon town centre on Saturday. Witnesses in Croydon's High Street saw Eagles and Addicks supporters brawling before the Selhurst Park game and at the match later on Saturday
Crooks who lure their victims into meeting women pictured on an adult website before robbing them at gunpoint have been targeting Wandsworth. The robbers strike while the men are waiting in their cars or on the street. Three armed robberies have happened
Arrowcroft's plans for the Gateway site are due to be brought before the planning committee this week before a public inquiry later this month. The plans for the derelict piece of land next to East Croydon station have remained in limbo since a legal
Britain's first ever blind tennis tournament has been held in Wandsworth. A total of 17 blind and visually impaired people from across London played at Southfields Community College's sports centre, in the first tournament of its kind. The matches
Old Mid-Whitgiftian will try to complete an astonishing escape from relegation from Shepherd Neame Division One when they host Beddington on Saturday. The top-order batsmen, who have missed out so often this summer, finally produced an excellent display
A Carshalton man is in shock after reportedly seeing a puma race across his back garden last night. Darren Mason, 37, from Park Avenue, was about to take in some evening hedgehog spotting with his family when the mysterious black cat darted across
It may be the end of the summer but guitars were still blazing at Friday's Rockstock. The decision to ditch the last minute homework and dive into the gig at Carshalton's Charles Cryer Theatre seemed the right one. Red Gem were first with their
Dulwich 200 all out (59.3 overs) beat Farnham 120 all out (37.2 overs) by 80 runs. A courageous innings by Richard Farrow, who batted for seventeen overs with a badly injured finger, set up a remarkable recovery from 109-8 to secure an 80 run win for
Talks to try and solve this week's Tube strike are due to take place this afternoon, but union chiefs have said the strike will continue unless there is a positive outcome'. RMT, one of the three unions involved in the 72-hour strike which began at 6pm
Gardening enthusiast Trevor Pearce has a new best spuddy - and it is rather strange. This animalistic potato has been unearthed from his garden in Leonard Avenue, Morden, where he grows tomatoes, carrots, parsnips and a host of other vegetables.
Demand from Wandsworth commuters for rush hour rail services is set to grow faster than in any other part of south London over the next 12 years. A Network Rail study of south London train services found that lines are already running at full capacity
BOWLS: Shirley Park are four points clear of Old Coulsdon at the top of the East Surrey League, sponsored by R & K Kensett. Recent results: Horley 76 Chipstead 80, Shirley Park 74 Old Coulsdon 71, Bletchingley 40 Ashtead 94, Sutton 78 Purley 86, Dorking
Downswood Lawn Tennis Club, who have just had their three courts resurfaced, are holding an opening ceremony at 2.30pm this Saturday. This will be followed by a demonstration on court by three selected fours, who will represent all sections of the Club
Director of rugby Martin Jones took plenty of positives out of London Welsh's 44-11 defeat at Northampton on Saturday, writes Damian Dolan. In front of a crowd of more than 11,000, Welsh trailed by just four points at the break and it wasn't until the
Streatham supermodel Naomi Campbell says it was the murder of her friend Gianni Versace that caused her drink and drug addiction. While being interviewed for BBC One show You Can't Fire Me I'm Famous, due to be broadcast next week, the 37-year-old
Northampton Saints 44 London Welsh 11 Northampton Saints took their first steps towards a swift return to the Guinness Premiership at Franklins Gardens on Saturday, but they were made to work hard for the points by a dogged and spirited London Welsh
Kingston kicked off their preparation for the coming season with a trial match against Windsor RFC, who play two leagues higher than Kingston. The match was a game of four 20 minute quarters. Kingston got off to a real flyer, showing Windsor that the
Purley John Fisher launch their London Three South West campaign with a home game against Guernsey this Saturday, writes Martin Bruck. They go into the new season in high-spirits after running out comfortable winners in a pre-season friendly against
Eastleigh 1 Sutton United 2 On-loan striker Ross Montague scored twice to hand Sutton United their first Blue Square South victory of the season on Saturday. Without a win in their previous five matches, Sutton looked in for a difficult afternoon
Imran Khalid's ton helped guide Kingstonian to a winning draw against Southern Railway. He hit exactly 100 out of his side's 225 all out, the only other real contribution coming from Asif Shah with 28. In reply the visitors fell just short at 216
Chelmsford Warriors 4 Streatham Redskins 3 Streatham Redskins started the season with defeat against a Chelmsford Warriors side playing their maiden game. But coach Dean Birrell put the defeat down to his side's short preparation for the season
X Factor star and 80s pop singer Sinitta's plans for her new Putney home have enraged her new neighbours, after she installed "colossal" air conditioning units they claim will be noisy, ugly and bad for the environment. Sinitta, real name Sinitta Malone
Supporters of London Mayoral hopeful Boris Johnson could be charged as much as £1.50 to nominate him as the Conservative candidate. The Henley MP is up against three other shortlisted Tory candidates and Londoners have been invited to vote for their
A former lay bishop from Battersea has avoided jail after he admitted possessing more than 800 pornographic images of boys. Ian Kirk, 65, a former clergyman with the Reformed Catholic Church, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight charges of possessing
A valiant effort from a young British team saw Andrew Steele (Trafford), Rob Tobin (Basingstoke & Mid Hants) Richard Buck (City of York) and Martyn Rooney (Croydon Harriers) come sixth in 3:02.94. With an average age of just 21, the quartet looked
CROYDON COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT, 1984, SECTION 14 AS AMENDED BY SECTION 4(7) OF SCHEDULE 5 TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1985 AND THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991 HERMITAGE LANE, CROYDON TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIAN
CROYDON COUNCIL THE CROYDON (FREE PARKING PLACES) (DISABLED PERSONS) (No.7) TRAFFIC ORDER 2007 www.croydon.gov.uk 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Croydon Council on 3 September 2007 made the above-mentioned Traffic Order under Sections 6 and
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990CENTRAL CROYDON CONSERVATION AREA www.croydon.gov.uk The Council have received an application for planning permission to carry out the following development within the above conservation
