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Drive-by victim family's plea to killers

Gunned down: Ricardo Cox

6:50am Wednesday 3rd December 2008

The family of murdered Ricardo Cox have spoken of their anguish and made an emotional appeal for his killers to turn themselves in.

£6m Croydon transport boost

Croydon’s buses, roads and cycle lanes are in line for substantial boosts

4:50pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Croydon’s buses, roads and cycle lanes are in line for substantial boosts after the borough was awarded almost £6m to improve transport.

Woman gets £85,000 crash compensation

11:07am Wednesday 3rd December 2008

A woman seriously injured in a car crash that killed two of her friends has been awarded £85,000 in compensation by the High Court in London.

Status Quo's Rossi says young bands don't rock

The real thing: Purley rocker Francis Rossi

10:55am Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi is planning to play a gig in Dover after someone pretending to be him duped the town.

Councillor was IRA arms deal interpreter

Croydon Councillor Maria Gatland

5:50pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

A clearly shaken Maria Gatland confessed to her links to the terrorist Irish Republican Army but claimed she had been “used”.

Councillor IRA link outed by bluff

Croydon Councillor Maria Gatland

6:52pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

The man who exposed Maria Gatland’s terrorist links confessed it was a bluff.

Croydon education boss quits over IRA links

Croydon Councillor Maria Gatland

4:28pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Croydon’s education boss has quit suddenly after confessing she had connections to the IRA Provisionals during the 70s.

Tulse Hill youth arrested in West Croydon shooting inquiry

8:46am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Police last night arrested an 18-year-old youth in connection with the shooting of Ricardo Cox.

Charity football match for stabbed teen rained off

Charity football match for Croydon youths rained off

7:15am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

A charity football match, held in honour of Oliver Kingonzila, the 19-year-old footballer player fatally stabbed in South End, was cancelled on Sunday.

Man in court over pub death

9:26am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

A 44-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the death of Barry Street who collapsed in a South Croydon pub on Friday.

Cops find car used in drive-by shooting

Gunned down: Ricardo Cox

4:09pm Monday 1st December 2008

The vehicle wanted in connection with the drive-by shooting of Ricardo Cox has been found.

Debt collector falsely claimed £13,000

12:50pm Monday 1st December 2008

A debt collector who falsely claimed more than £13,000 in benefits has escaped a jail term.

Olympic hopefuls' 66-mile trip to train

10:56am Monday 1st December 2008

A pair of Olympic hopefuls tipped for the 2012 games are forced to travel to Tunbridge Wells dive pool to practice despite taxpayers forking out £26.8m in Olympic cash.

Drive-by killing 'just like LA'

Gunned down: Ricardo Cox

7:20am Monday 1st December 2008

A close friend of Ricardo Cox has hit out at the “cowards” who gunned down the straight A student in cold blood.

Man charged after Selsdon pub death

12:24pm Sunday 30th November 2008

A 44-year-old has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a man who was found unconscious in a Croydon pub.

West Croydon crack den closed

Police close down the Wellesley Road crack den

10:56am Sunday 30th November 2008

Police closed down a crack den after a raid in Wellesley Road on Friday.

Protest expected at Crystal Palace Park meeting

Protests are expected at the meeting to decide the future of Crystal Palace Park

7:40am Sunday 30th November 2008

Protestors are expected at a meeting to decide whether the London Development Agency’s controversial masterplan to redevelop Crystal Palace Park will be accepted by Bromley Council.

Man dies outside Selsdon pub

4:22pm Saturday 29th November 2008

A man has died after an alleged fight outside a pub in Selsdon.

Quo's Rossi dismayed at lack of rock

9:42am Saturday 29th November 2008

Purley rocker and Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi has hit out at new bands saying they don’t know how to rock.


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