Addiscombe

Police make eight arrests in Croydon burglary crackdown

CRACKDOWN: Police made eight arrests in the operation Photo posed by model

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Raids were carried out in Croydon's burglary hotspots yesterday (Wednesday) and eight people were arrested as part of a crackdown on the crime.

Police stepped up their battle against burglary across the borough as part of Operation Bumblebee.

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Car given parking ticket after "accidentally rolling into road"

TICKETED: The car blocking part of the road

Friday, March 05, 2010

It is not uncommon to see a car slapped with a parking ticket in Croydon. But it is perhaps unusual to see a vehicle given a ticket when it is in the...

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Croydon couple celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary

CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS: Stanley and Elsie Masters

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Childhood sweethearts have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Elsie was the girl next door when Stanley Masters met her 76 years ago and told...

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Council apology after woman is locked in park by ranger

LOCKED IN: Anneka Bair had to climb over a gate to get out of Addiscombe Railway Park

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A young woman was locked in a park by a ranger who then told her he would have been breaching health and safety rules by going into it after dark. ...

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Victim who died in collision between bus and car is named

Monday, February 22, 2010

The man who died when his car collided with a bus has been named as William Cullen. The 22-year-old from Bromley was killed on Saturday, at the...

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New device "can cure" pains that have lasted decades

BLASTING PAIN AWAY: Paul Morrisey uses the revolutionary device

Sunday, February 21, 2010

It is quite a claim – but a leading Addiscombe osteopath says he has acquired a revolutionary machine which in just weeks can cure pains in...

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Young mum claims victory in buggy bus doors fight

VICTORY: Laura Marshall with daughter Elizabeth

Saturday, February 20, 2010

A young mum has claimed a significant victory for single buggy users, after being ordered off a bus. Laura Marshall suffered the indignity of a driver...

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Addiscombe school pupils balancing study and footie

BRIGHT FUTURES: Alex Wynter (left) and Harry Osbourne Photo No: CCRPM080210A13 by Paul Martyniuk

Friday, February 19, 2010

When rival schools come up against Oasis Academy Shirley Park's Year 11 football team it must be an intimidating prospect. Because the year group not...

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Award winning Croydon restaurant owner dies in his sleep aged just 52

DOUBLE TRAGEDY: Thavachelvi Sitharaman has now lost husband Dakshinamoorthy and son Ilango

Friday, February 12, 2010

Tributes have been paid to a well-known local chef who died while he was asleep next to his wife. Dakshinamoorthy Sitharaman, owner of The Banana Leaf...

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