A shop that sold alcopops to underage girls has had its licence suspended. Best Food, in London Road, sold the vodka alcopops to two girls, aged 13 and 14, in October as part of a test purchase by Croydon Council’s Trading Standards officer
A Teddington-based diver showed his appreciation for an old debt by helping recover seven irreplaceable medals belonging to a 93-year-old war hero. Distraught pensioner Charles Brown accidentally dropped his precious medals, including an OBE and one
In the Swinging 60s she was an iconic model who broke the heart of Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett. Known only as Iggy, she is thought to have lived in Thornton Heath and was a regular at the Orchid Ballroom in Purley between 1963 and 1967.
Skipper Shaun Derry has slammed talk of dressing room unrest at Selhurst Park by insisting the behind-closed-doors player’s meeting following Saturday’s defeat to Plymouth was merely intended as motivation. Derry took control after the 2-1 weekend reverse
A gang of men punched and robbed a 53-year-old Stanwell man without provocation during a “vicious” assault. The attack happened in Long Lane, near the junction with Willow Brook Road, between 9.05pm and 9.10pm on September 11. The victim noticed
A retired detective sergeant from Sutton faces a jail term for running up more than £9,000 on a Scotland Yard credit card. John Gallagher, 52, of Sorrento Road, confessed to paying personal bills on his expenses account while working for the child abuse
A mechanic has won what he calls the “battle of Norwood” after stopping a developer from shutting down his business. Richard Hough has been running Autoclutch opposite Norwood Junction train station for the past 18 years and has already seen off two
Head coach Martin Knights is praying for divine intervention after watching Sutton & Epsom produce their best performance of the season in a 31-17 home defeat to Jersey. The Rugby Lane outfit were leading 17-15 with 12 minutes to go before conceding
New Malden’s Tom Onslow-Cole reckons two race wins and seven other podium finishes in his first season with VX Racing make him worth a punt for the British Touring Car Championship title next year. The 21-year-old finished third in the series
A man has been arrested following a serious assault in Thornton Heath. Police were called to reports of a fight near Brigstock Road and Quadrant Road, in Thornton Heath at around 12.27pm today. One man, who suffered an injury to his head, was rushed
A pensioner who fended off a gang of muggers during a failed attempt to steal £10,000 could have been the latest victim of a criminal group based in Richmond, according to police. A spokesman for Richmond police confirmed there could be a connection
A man has been killed after being hit by a train at Earlsfield station this afternoon. The accident happened at 12.03pm and involved the 11.53am Waterloo to Alton service. There are currently severe problems with trains travelling between Surbiton
Kingstonian 4 Leatherhead 1 Kingstonian opened up a four-point lead at the top of Ryman League Division One South in emphatic style last night. Phil Williams gave Ks an early lead, but the hosts were then grateful to keeper Luke Garrard for two
A dog grooming salon in Wallington will be hosting a coffee morning for charity on Friday. Sue Geer, 47, owner of Canine Clips, is taking part in Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Several members of Mrs Geer’s family have
Warlingham’s new signing Quinten Coetzer flew through the Deal defence to claim three tries in his side’s latest London SE3 victory on Saturday. But the 29-10 victory against Deal and Betteshanger - the Kent side which had dished out a defeat
Police have swooped on a suspected criminal gang in a dramatic series of dawn raids across Feltham this morning. The 10 suspects were believed to have carried out 75 burglaries in Surrey, breaking into homes late at night and stealing high
Nearly 50 Lambeth Council traffic wardens suspected of working illegally in Britain have resigned after immigration checks were carried out by its new parking contractor. NCP services took over the council’s parking contract in March and examined the
Former England coach Andy Robinson is holding a master class coaching session for minis, juniors and senior rugby players at Warlingham's Hamsey Green ground this Sunday from 10am. It is the latest international-class coaching boost for to
A 67-year-old has been summonsed to appear before magistrates after a 23-month-old child was killed in Kenley. Zahed Kahn, from Wallington, is due in court on October 16 in connection with an offence of causing death by dangerous driving following the
A woman with a severe physical and mental disability has received a £150 bid for a painting she created for an amateur art exhibition. Shirley Parker, who has aggressive multiple sclerosis wants to set up a trust fund for her son with the cash
Harlequins number eight Nick Easter reckons the Stoop faithful must learn a lesson from Gloucester’s famous Shed if his side are to challenge at the top of the Premiership table. Director of rugby Dean Richards fumed over the cirucmstances
StageFrite is back with a vengance with seven hard rocking acts heading to Wallington Hall for a night of metal mayhem. After a break for the summer, StageFrite is gearing up for a succession of huge shows kicking off with Metal for the Masses
Rugby Lions 26 Richmond 18 An old fixture was revived at Webb Ellis Road when third placed Richmond visited fourth placed Rugby Lions, writes Tim Forrester. Both sides were new to National Three South, Rugby having spent the previous season
Staines Town paid the price for missed chances in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Ramsgate. They were the most positve start from the outset, forcing a string of corners. Richard Butler forced a decent save from Jack Delo, with a 15th minute shot on the turn
Shepperton CC’s Ebony Rainford-Brent has been backed by Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe, who believes the England opener has what it takes to continue her meteoric rise and claim World Cup glory next year, writes Ryan Bangs. The 24-year-old marked her
Tooting & Mitcham boss Billy Smith has admitted his side are still getting to grips with life at a higher level after their unbeaten run came to a crashing halt at the weekend. The Terrors slumped to a 2-1 home defeat to near-neighbours Carshalton Athletic
More than 400 competitors and spectators arrived along with the Indian summer for the Crystal Palace Triathlon on Sunday. Serpentine’s Andrew Mercer took first prize in the event, organised by Crystal Palace Triathletes. He completed a 400m swim in
Kingstonian keeper Luke Garrard’s form between the sticks has forced boss Alan Dowson to change the habit of a lifetime and name his number one as captain. The 29-year-old pulled off two crucial first half saves with his side leading 1-0 against Leatherhead
A lack of discipline following a win cost Streatham dear this weekend as they suffered their first home defeat for over a year. Having dispatched the Cardiff Devils 6-4 away on Saturday night, Cardiff’s first home defeat for almost two years, a melée
Corinthian Casuals 0 Godalming Town 3 The scoreline was deceiving in that the only difference between the two sides was Godalming were more potent in front of goal. Godalming scored twice in a first half largely devoid of goalmouth action
Croydon Athletic suffered their second battering in a week as they crashed 5-2 at Cray Wanderers on Saturday, writes Karen Muir. With Reece Wilson making his debut for the first team and Dinah Diawarah having his first start for the Rams, expectations
A Wimbledon postie for forty years was saluted on his last ever round by hundreds of residents who put red balloons on their door in his honour. Roy Muggeridge, 62, has always worked in Wimbledon and for the last 22 years served the same neighbourhood
Ranelagh Harriers’ Darryl McDonald won the Wimbledon Common 5km time trial for the second time on Saturday morning. Newcomer Clinton Thomas finished 23 seconds behind in second place, with Rob Walker of Abbey Runners Leeds third (17:39). Hercules Wimbledon
A swan caused traffic chaos this morning when it decided to up sticks from the river and land on Kingston Bridge. One lane of the bridge had to be shut while the swan was persuaded to return to its natural habitat which caused long queues for traffic
Weybridge racing driver Freddy Nordstrom had an eventful final two rounds of the 2008 SEAT Championship at Brands Hatch. The first qualifying session saw the 19-year-old sixth on the grid and keen to go better still in second qualifying. But, during
Jane Davies (VW60) of Epsom & Ewell Harriers stole the show in last week’s Bushy Park time trial, clocking a time of 20.02, equating to a stunning age graded performance of 96.51 per cent - easily a Parkrun record. There was also the welcome return
A lost literary genius from Carshalton is finally about to be rediscovered in the suburb he immortalised in spectacular verse. Campaigners have succeeded in having the acclaimed work of James Farrar republished after winning support from the Poet Laureate
A major campaign to combat medicine wastage, which costs the NHS in Surrey over £8m every year, is being launched by Surrey Primary Care Trust this week. The cash could pay for 1,600 more hip replacements or 1,120 more heart by-pass operations or 11,200
From all across London, visitors have been flocking to Merton Abbey Mills for 20 years, enjoying a unique collection of arts, crafts and international food. But the vibrant market is now struggling as big name retailers in the Tandem Centre and Savacentre
CROYDON COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT, 1984, SECTION 14 AS AMENDED THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991 AND ALL OTHER ENABLING POWERS BRIGHTON ROAD AND PURLEY DOWNS ROAD, PURLEY TEMPORARY PROHIBITION AND SUSPENSION OF VEHICULAR
CROYDON COUNCIL THE CROYDON (FREE PARKING PLACES) (DISABLED PERSONS) (No.3) TRAFFIC ORDER 2008 www.croydon.gov.uk 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Croydon Council on 22 September 2008 made the above-mentioned Traffic Order under Sections 6 and 124
LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT, 1984 SECTION 14, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 4(7) OF SCHEDULE 5 TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1985. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC www.croydon.gov.uk 1. The Council of the London Borough
CROYDON COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT, 1984 SECTION 14, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 4(7) OF SCHEDULE 5 TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1985. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC www.croydon.gov.uk 1. Croydon Council HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that to facilitate
PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 2004 THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL DEVELOPMENT)(ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2004 CONSULTATION ON A JOINT DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT FOR WASTE. www.croydon.gov.uk The London Boroughs of Croydon, Kingston
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSRVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 UPPER NORWOOD TRIANGLE CONSERVATION AREA www.croydon.gov.uk The Council have received an application for planning permission to carry out the following development within
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 1995 www.croydon.gov.uk Application Number: 08/03116/P Proposed development at: 1 Broomhall Road, South Croydon, CR2 0PX
