July3frontpage



HEADACHE: Wimpy manager Ercan Isiktas fears he cannot continue to run his business as noisy roadworks are driving away all his lunchtime business

Coulsdon trader threatens to shut up shop because of roadworks

Businesses in Coulsdon are suffering so badly from ongoing roadworks that one town centre trader is considering closing down until they finish. Work...

Comment on this story


New Addington family turned away from pool as not enough lifeguards

NO SWIMMING:  Kerry and Justin White were told they couldn't enter the New Addington pool   Photo No: CCRdf300609d 2 by Danny Fitzpatrick

By Gareth Davies gareth.davies@essnmedia.co.uk A family were left high and dry this week after being turned away from New Addington...

Comment on this story

Coulsdon teen stabbed on footbridge by gang of youths

knife

A Coulsdon teenager was stabbed by a gang of youths as he made his way home along a footbridge. The 19-year-old was walking along the...

Comment on this story

Norbury teen's killer gets life in jail

JAILED: Mario Celaire

The former boyfriend of Cassandra McDermott who admitted killing the teenager seven years after her death has been jailed. The 19-year-...

Comment on this story

Public invited to view new plans for Waddon swimming pool and homes

DESIGNS ON WADDON:  Developer Hyde has this vision for the site

This is just one of the images people in Waddon have been invited to inspect as developers get ready to transform a derelict site....

Comment on this story

Pensioner's photos stolen from Croydon pub as he drinks with long-lost friend

DISAPPOINTED:  Howard Aylett and Tony Barber

A pensioner had a lifetime's-worth of photographs stolen after taking them to show a childhood friend. Howard Aylett had gone to the...

Comment on this story

"Most dangerous driver" in Croydon banned from driving for 28 years

SERIAL OFFENDER:  Raymond Beecham is banned for 28 years

A serial offender who could just be Croydon's most dangerous driver has been banned from driving – until 2037. Raymond Beecham...

Comment on this story

West Croydon teacher goes extra mile to help student achieve

BACK ON TRACK:   Emmanuel Ajoku devoted hours of his own time to training on the athletics track with his pupil   Photo: CCRPM300609B06 by Paul Martyniuk

When West Croydon teacher Emmanuel Ajoku promised to go the extra mile to improve one of his student's grades, no one expected him to...

Comment on this story

Tragic deaths at Croydon's Mayday Hospital under investigation

TRAGIC:  The cases of Louise Sharp, above left, and teenager Steven Deans, above right, are among those being investigate by Mayday chiefs

More than 50 "grossly exceptional" incidents at Mayday Hospital were placed under investigation last year. These cases – called...

Comment on this story






Simon is king for the day

Simon King looked calm on the surface, but the glee he felt after making his Surrey debut against Kent in the Twenty20 Cup last Sunday was all too evident.

What made the 21-year-old off-break bowler's day all the more special was the fact that he was surrounded by his friends in a youthful Surrey side.

He said: "I enjoyed every...

Comment on this story

Surrey's once proud Twenty20 record lies in ruins after disastrous campaign

It is hard to believe that when the Twenty20 Cup was launched back in 2003, it wasn't until Surrey came up against Leicestershire in the 2004 final that they suffered their first loss. But,...

Comment on this story

Exclusive: Eagles offered Fulham hitman

Johnson

Palace have been offered Fulham striker Eddie Johnson, the Advertiser can reveal.The USA international, who spent last season...

Comment on this story

Breaking news: Palace consider Thomas swoop

Jerome Thomas

Crystal Palace are weighing up a Bosman swoop for former Portsmouth forward Jerome Thomas. The ex-Charlton man has been released by the...

Comment on this story

Breaking news: Jepson lands reserves post

Warnock

Former Gillingham boss Ronnie Jepson is set be unveiled as Palace's new reserve team manager.Jepson, who left his role as assistant...

Comment on this story





 

Other services




 

Traffic & Travel

View the latest traffic incidents and scheduled roadworks around the region.




 

Weather

Clear
High:24°C | 75°F
Low:13°C | 55°F
Outlook:Clear


Theatre Review: Shaolin Warriors, Fairfield, Croydon

shaolin warriorsOn point: one of the feats of strength and pain by the Shaolin Warriors

This is a show quite unlike any other: a blending of martial arts and showbiz to demonstrate the amazing feats of strength and mind-over-matter of which the human body is capable.

This is the first UK tour by the internationally acclaimed Shaolin Warriors, Kung Fu masters from China.

The choreography is sometimes spectacular,...

Comment on this story Pictures

Theatre Review: Dinnerladies, The Churchill, Bromley

DINNERLADIESServing up laughs: Shobna Gulati and Andrew Dunn star in the stage version of Dinnerladies

Victoria Wood's TV comedy series set in a works canteen was a big hit and now they have transferred to the stage, the dinnerladies are...

Comment on this story

Theatre Previews: July 3 - 9

THE WIZARD OF OZSharing the role: two of the Croft Drama Group's Dorothys

Dances For a Lost Traveller Warehouse Theatre, Croydon Until Sunday, July 12 Signdance Collective are made up of deaf and disabled...

Comment on this story

Theatre Previews: June 26 - July 2

Dinnerladies The Churchill, Bromley Until Saturday, June 27 Hit BBC sitcom Dinnerladies comes to the stage on a national tour. Starring Andrew Dunn as Tony and Shobna Gulati as Anita, you'll...

Comment on this story

Theatre Review: Dances for a Lost Traveller, Warehouse Theatre, Croydon

dances for a lost travellerEntertainment variety: Dances for a Lost Traveller is a mix of music, dance and performance

This is a new show from Signdance Collective, who appeared at the Warehouse two years ago with their piece But Beautiful about drug...

Comment on this story









News From Your Area Norbury Upper Norwood South Norwood Selhurst Addiscombe Shirley New Addington Forestdale Kenley Caterham Coulsdon Purley Selsdon Sanderstead South Croydon Waddon East Croydon West Croydon Thornton Heath















Ancillary Navigation