New Addington

Kind-hearted daughter organises tribute to all our mothers

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: Angelia starts off the tribute with a picture of her mum, June, alongside co-worker Carol OveringtonPhoto no: CCRPM020310B04 by Paul Martyniuk

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

One thoughtful woman is on a mission to organise a touching tribute to mothers everywhere.

Angelia Jordan, a funeral arranger who works at Rowland Brothers in Central Parade, New Addington, wants people to lend her pictures of their mums.

She plans to display the...

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Police taking a tough stance on tram vandals in New Addington

VANISHING VANDALISM: The number of stones being thrown at trams has decreased

Sunday, March 07, 2010

The number of trams damaged by vandals in New Addington has dramatically dropped, following a police crackdown. In 2008, 12 trams were badly damaged...

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Golfer more than a bit teed off after joyriders steal £4k buggy

SEETHING: Ronald Coleman is more than teed off after the theft off his golf buggyPhoto no: CCRdf030310d07 by Danny Fitzpatrick

Saturday, March 06, 2010

To say golf lover Ronald Coleman is teed off would be an understatement. The 62-year-old has been left seething after thieves stole his beloved...

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New Addington's biggest community events merge for super fun

FACE-PAINTING: Michelle Temple paints the face of two-year old Katie-Louise Beaney at a previous carnival

Thursday, March 04, 2010

The biggest community events in New Addington have merged for a fun-filled weekend in June – but organisers still need your help. The New...

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Pensioner battles with angry fox in woodland attack

ATTACKED: Gerry Weston-White, 76, had to fight off a fox Photo No: CCRPM240210D06 by Paul Martyniuk

Monday, March 01, 2010

A pensioner found himself trapped in a 10-minute stand-off with an angry fox in woodland near New Addington last week. Gerry Weston-White, 76, growled...

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Please find a home for us and our disabled baby, say young couple

DESPERATE: Rebecca Lock with her son Maison Coleridge Photo No: CCRPM240210E01 <I/>

Saturday, February 27, 2010

When a young couple from New Addington found out they were having their first child they were overjoyed. But Rebecca Lock and Lawrence Coleridge were...

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Reversing buses are too dangerous, claims driver

DIFFICULT?: Bus drivers have been told to use "any skills they have" to stop driving over the rose garden in Lacey Drive

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A bus operator has been branded dangerous and stupid by one of its own drivers after ordering staff to reverse in a residential street. Arriva drivers...

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Number of exclusions from Croydon schools at new low

TOP OF THE TABLE: More children were permanently excluded from Edenham High than any other school

Monday, February 22, 2010

The number of pupils permanently excluded from Croydon schools is at its lowest level for 15 years. A report being presented to the council's scrutiny...

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Residents fury as developer battles to build new homes in New Addington

DISAPPOINTED: Residents including Hubert Stephens (front left) do not want the new homes built on the former job centre in Fieldway Photo No: CCRdf210409bA01 <I/>

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Developers have begun a battle to build houses on the site of a former job centre. Croydon Council rejected an application to redevelop the building...

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Family scoops up tickets for 'final and best' Jacko show

DOTING FANS: Jai, 11, and Tyler Worley, 8, are attending the Jackson tribute show Photo No: CCRPM100210C04 by Paul Martyniuk

Monday, February 15, 2010

King of pop impersonator Keith Preddie has sold 31 tickets to one person for his next tribute show in New Addington. The Bigger, Badder, Better Men in...

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