Local news from Croydon and the surrounding area.

Darth Vader to descend on Shirley school

6:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

Darth Vader and a legion of Stormtroopers will descend on a Shirley school today- to enjoy its summer fair.

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Police now treat fire death in squat as suspicious

5:26pm Friday 14th June 2013

Police are now treating the death of a man found in a fire in a derelict house on Monday as suspicious.

Hospital cuts campaigning event to be held tomorrow

5:55pm Friday 14th June 2013

Opponents of the healthcare reforms being introduced by the Government are being urged to join a protest tomorrow to be held in the Health Secretary’s constituency.

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Armed robbery at Natwest in Coulsdon

3:10pm Friday 14th June 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a bank in Coulsdon.

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Two-thirds of Croydon residents 'have never cycled'

3:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

Nearly two-thirds of Croydon residents have never ridden a bike, it has been revealed.

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Hundreds attend Selhurst Park event on tackling youth crime

12:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

More than a hundred people gathered at Selhurst Park last week to discuss the effectiveness of sport in tackling youth crime.

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Police still hunting second man in fatal South Croydon hit-and-run

11:00am Friday 14th June 2013

Police are still searching for a man who fled the scene of a fatal crash in South Croydon on Sunday.

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Council's Ming china sell-off 'unethical', says Museums Association

9:25am Friday 14th June 2013

The largest organisation representing the UK's museum sector has questioned the ethics of Croydon Council's plans to sell £13m Chinese dynasty antiques.

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Witness appeal after burglary at Kenley Co-Op

7:00am Friday 14th June 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a Co-op store in Kenley.

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Croydon brewery joins crowdfunding jobs campaign

10:09am Friday 14th June 2013

A Croydon brewery is calling on the public to help expand their business by getting involved with a new campaign.

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South Norwood prison chef jailed for selling drugs behind bars

6:00pm Thursday 13th June 2013

A prison chef who smuggled drugs and mobile phones into jail, and sold them to a prisoner, has himself been locked up.

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Jamie Oliver-trained chef's death sparks coronor tirade against suicide kit websites

5:30pm Thursday 13th June 2013

The South London Coroner is to write to the Prime Minister to urge the Government to ban overseas-based websites assisting suicide, after a chef trained by Jamie Oliver was found dead after buying a suicide kit online.

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MP says politicans 'should not pretend to be down with the kids.'

5:00pm Thursday 13th June 2013

Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell believes Britain’s political parties will not take young people seriously until they vote in large numbers.

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Police urge public not to approach wanted burglar

4:31pm Thursday 13th June 2013

Police have released images of a suspected burglar with distinctive tattoos on his face and neck.

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Four people injured in Shirley car crash

3:23pm Thursday 13th June 2013

Four people were injured in a car crash in Shirley this morning. 

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