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Every little helps - chopper and fire brigade aid Croydon Tesco arrest
Police arrested a man on the roof of a South Croydon supermarket this morning - with the help of a helicopter. Officers were called to the Tesco Express on Brighton Road shortly before 2am after being...
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Croydon HMV store is still set to close
CROYDON'S branch of HMV is still likely to close - despite a rescue pacakage being announced for the chain. The joint administrators of HMV today (Friday) confirmed the sale of its retail business to...
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Jerome McDonald denies murdering Janelle Duncan-Bailey in Thornton Heath
A MAN accused of strangling a mother-of-two found dead in a car has pleaded not guilty to murder. Jerome McDonald, 30, allegedly killed his former partner Janelle Duncan-Bailey, 25, in January this...
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South Norwood man who urinated in a police van jailed for 'failing to provide...
A South Norwood man who urinated in the back of a police van after crashing his own vehicle into a brick wall has been jailed for four months.Richard Stinton, of Manor Road, was charged with failing...
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Croydon Boots worker in court charged with fraud over bogus iPhone sales
A PHARMACIST'S assistant repeatedly tried to sell an iPhone she did not have, a court has heard. Neelam Desai, 32, denies four counts of fraud by false representation between February 1 and February 18...
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'We've been burgled. I don't know what to do' - Final words of Stanley...
THE eldest son of the pensioner who died of a heart attack when he returned home to find his house burgled has given a dramatic account of how he desperately tried to save his life. Sixty-seven year...
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Olympic bomb hoax case against Croydon man with Asperger's will go to trial
MAGISTRATES have ruled that an autistic man accused of a bomb hoax during the Olympics should stand trial despite questions around the evidence linking him to the call. A hoax caller phoned the police...
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Police appeal for help to find 12-year-old girl with links to Croydon
A 12-year-old with links to Croydon has gone missing after a coach trip from Birmingham to London. Suada Gashi, 12, was last seen at 10am on April 2 boarding a non-stop coach from Birmingham which was...
View ArticleThis is Croydon today - the day's main stories on April 5
This is Croydon today is a new feature on the Advertiser's website which summarises the day's main stories in Croydon. Two men appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court this morning charged with the...
View ArticleWarlingham Wizards Sevens' magic just fails to conjure overall victory
A HASTILY assembled Warlingham Wizards Sevens side entered the well-established Old Caterhamians Easter Sevens tournament on Saturday.Out of 13 teams, Warlingham drew Worth Old Boys, Ealing...
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Crystal Palace loan star Jazz Richards wants to help Eagles to promotion
PALACE loan defender Jazz Richards signed a new three-year contract at parent club Swansea City last week.And he wants to help the Eagles into the Premier League before nailing down a starting position...
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Croydon Council votes to spend £3m on furniture
CROYDON Council is to spend £3.1 million on a whole new set of furniture - rather than £2.1 million on moving old pieces into its new Bernard Weatherill House (BWH) this summer.At a corporate services...
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PREVIEW: Crystal Palace vs Barnsley
THREE defeats on the bounce has come at the worst possible time of the season for Palace.Furthermore, they have failed the find the back of the net and the recent form has been the poorest since the...
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Croydon University Hospital ranked the second worst in England by new...
PATIENTS have ranked Croydon University as one of the worst hospitals in the country, the Advertiser can today reveal.Ratings from the annual patients' survey, conducted at hospitals across England,...
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Police release CCTV image of missing 12-year-old Suada Gashi
POLICE have released a CCTV image which shows 12-year-old Suada Gashi before she went missing on Tuesday. The image shows Sauda leaving Victoria Coach Station at 12.40pm. She was in a three-quarter...
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Croydon Monster Raving Loony candidate defects to Conservative Party
WITH the party trailing in the polls behind Labour and Ukip, some might say you would have to be mad to join the Conservatives – a quality their latest recruit has in abundance.For 17 years Monster...
View ArticlePalace 0-0 Barnsley: Eagles may have to settle for play-offs after goalless draw
CRYSTAL Palace were held to a 0-0 draw against relegation-threatened Barnsley this afternoon at Selhurst Park.Despite throwing the kitchen sink at the visitors in the final quarter of the match, the...
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Ikea Croydon pulls elk lasagne
ELK lasagnes have been taken off the shelves in Ikea, Valley Park, after traces of pork were found in Belgium.The dish should contain 100 per cent elk meat, a type of moose, considered something of a...
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POLL: Is Croydon University Hospital serving its patients effectively?
CROYDON University Hospital is back in the spotlight this weekend - with a new patients' survey set to rate it the second-worst hospital in England The hospital has endured a tough and turbulent couple...
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Missing 12-year-old Suada Gashi found safe and well
MISSING 12-year-old Suada Gashi - who had not been seen since Tuesday - has been found safe and well. There had been growing concern for the schoolgirl after she failed to return home to Lee, in...
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