News from Norbury

Pedestrian hit by bus in Norbury rush hour

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Commuters looked on in horror as a pedestrian was hit by a bus in rush hour today.

The shocking accident outside Superdrug in London Road, Norbury brought traffic to a halt.

Emergency services rushed to the scene to attend to the 22-year-old man, who was rushed...

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Police helicopter scrambled to Thornton Heath after reports of man brandishing knife

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

An hour-long police helicopter chase through Norbury and Thornton Heath sparked by reports of a man with a knife has just ended. Police were...

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Croydon youth football tournament

Thursday, August 21, 2008

A football tournament for young people has been organised by Croydon Council's social services department. The tournament, featuring about 60...

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Developer appeals rejection of controversial Norbury homes plans

BACKLAND TREES: A police officer and Councillor Shafi Khan next to the felled trees

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Campaigners are standing firm in their bid to stop homes being built on a piece of land in Norbury. People living near a site behind Christian...

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Norbury councillors turn street cleaners

Monday, August 11, 2008

Labour Councillors Sherwan Chowdhury, Shafi Khan and Maggie Mansell turned street cleaners two weeks ago to brighten up Norbury's neighbourhood...

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Norbury drug den closed down

CLOSED: The flat in Newlands Road, Norbury was a known drugs den Photo No: CCRKS070808G02 by Kevin Shaw

Friday, August 08, 2008

A Norbury drug den was finally shut down this week to the relief of beleaguered neighbours Croydon Council and Croydon Police were granted a...

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Council's last-minute u-turn in Norbury shutter row

VICTORIOUS: Shuja Qureshi at Norbury Foot ClinicCCRdb130508A01 by Fergus Burnett

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Croydon Council has made a dramatic eleventh hour U-turn and conceded defeated in a bizarre battle over a shop shutter in Norbury. The council...

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Norbury pickpocket who preyed on elderly jailed

Sunday, August 03, 2008

A prolific pickpocket who preyed on the elderly and assaulted a police officer has been jailed. Richard Dolphy, 53, of Newlands Road, Norbury,...

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Exclusive: Police reopen investigation into murder of Norbury teenager

CLOSE: Cassandra's sisters Sophia (left) and Andrea (right) with mum Jennifer and a picture of CassandraN2854e01 by Fergus Burnett

Friday, August 01, 2008

Police have reopened the investigation into the death of Cassandra McDermott. The 19-year-old was found dead at the family home in Granville...

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Public inquiry to be held - over Norbury shutter

OPEN AND SHUTTER CASE?: Shuja Qureshi outside Norbury Foot Clinic CCRFB070508D01 by Fergus Burnett

Friday, August 01, 2008

A bizarre battle over a shop shutter in Norbury has now reached the stage of a public inquiry. The argument between the Norbury Foot Clinic and...

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Pedestrian hit by bus in Norbury rush hour

Police helicopter scrambled to Thornton Heath after reports of man brandishing knife

Croydon youth football tournament

Developer appeals rejection of controversial Norbury homes plans

Norbury councillors turn street cleaners

Norbury drug den closed down

Council's last-minute u-turn in Norbury shutter row

Norbury pickpocket who preyed on elderly jailed

Exclusive: Police reopen investigation into murder of Norbury teenager

Public inquiry to be held - over Norbury shutter

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