Waddon

Croydon man misses out in school chef of the year contest

COOKING UP A STORM: The young judges watch Croydon chef Chris Carroll prepare his main course

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Three culinary masters who definitely can stand the heat in the kitchen have battled it out for a place in the final of the School Chef of the Year 2010 competition.

The trio of chefs took part in a cook off at Croydon College in the London heat of the national...

Comment on this story

Whitgift School's all weather sports pitch proposal thrown out

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Relieved residents are celebrating the decision to reject plans for a new all-weather sports pitch that they say would have been a "monstrous...

Comment on this story

Approval given for new leisure centre in Waddon

THE FUTURE: How the leisure centre will look

Friday, February 05, 2010

It has been a marathon wait for residents but after five years of promises a new leisure centre for Waddon finally looks like being delivered. The...

Comment on this story

Street pastors to help children get home from school safely

OFFERING REASSURANCE: Street pastors will be looking after children on their way home from school

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Church volunteers are to befriend pupils in Croydon as they walk home from school in a bid to reduce the fear of crime in the town centre. Following a...

Comment on this story

Neighbours try to stop McDonald's drive through opening until 2am

NOT HAPPY: Neighbours don't want to see the McDonald's stay open until 2am

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

An alliance of neighbours is fighting to stop a McDonald's drive-through being allowed to open until 2am. A planning application to extend the...

Comment on this story

Revealed - the nine Croydon parks set for £2 million makeover

CROYDON'S FAVOURITE: Lloyd Park came out on top

Monday, January 11, 2010

Nine Croydon parks will be revitalised after winning a council competition to win a share of up to £2 million. The results of the Parks To Be...

Comment on this story

Figures show almost 100 people were killed on Croydon's roads over 10 years

TRAGIC: The aftermath of a fatal crash on the Croydon Flyover

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Almost 100 people lost their lives on Croydon's roads over a 10-year period, newly-published figures show. The death toll ranged from a one-year-old...

Comment on this story

Excitement mounts as building work begins on new Waddon children's centre

EXCITED: Tony Pierce (left) and Graham Brown cannot wait for the children's centre to be built

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Building work has started to establish a "life-changing" new children's centre in Waddon. Around £500,000 has been allocated by the Government...

Comment on this story

Purley man finally finds job after three years of tireless trying

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Lots of people are struggling to find work in the recession but one young man with learning difficulties had been trying tirelessly for three years....

Comment on this story