A CROYDON teenager missing for two days was found early this morning.Daisy Dale, 18, was last seen in Purley just after 9pm on Tuesday but was found in Hammersmith just after 5am today.
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Missing Croydon teenage girl found in Hammersmith
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Croydon school club owner slams 'absolute nightmare' Ofsted...
THE owner of an out-of-school club has hit back at an "absolute nightmare" Ofsted report.Playzone Centre 2, based in South Norwood Primary School, has been rated "inadequate" – the lowest possible grade – by the education watchdog. The damning report, published this week, said there was "very little interaction" between staff and children, who were allowed to sign themselves in and out of the club.It also accused provider Hanh Hackney of having limited...
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House for sale in Croydon: Lovely area, nice garden, short walk...
A CHARMING three-bed terraced house nestled in the heart of South Norwood is being advertised online at the reasonable price of £320,000.But while the advert on property Zoopla understandably lists its selling points as its garden, its through lounge and proximity to local amenities - saying there are 'local drug dealers close by' may raise a few eyebrows.The house, which from its postcode appears to be in Crowther Road but is actually listed as in the non-existent Crowthing Street, is...
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Double decker London bus to host two week comedy festival in...
IF SOMEONE said you had to watch two weeks of comedy On The Buses you would probably be within your rights to say: "I 'ate you Butler."But with the BlundaBus, a recently decommissioned double decker London bus, you may find yourself asking for a ticket to ride.The bus, commissioned for the council's Ambition Festival, will be parked up in North End and then Queen's Gardens for the next fortnight with a host of comics performing on it.It is still a work in progress so there will be...
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Croydon mum hid gun and four rounds of ammunition in young...
A MUM hid a gun and four rounds of ammunition in her young daughter's Disney princess bag at her home in Thornton Heath.Samantha Esberry, 27, is facing jail after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition at The Old Bailey today.Esberry, of Moffat Road, hid the Webley Mark 5 gun in the back bedroom of the home she shared with her mother and daughter, 8.When detectives visited her home in a raid on January 13, she immediately led detectives to the gun, which was...
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Prisoner with links to Croydon is on the run after escaping while...
A PRISONER escaped from custody after giving a guard the slip while being treated in hospital.Stephen Meechan, 29, was taken to St Richard's Hospital in Chichester for treatment after injuring his foot at Ford Prison, where he is an inmate.Meechan is currently serving a sentence of seven years and six months in prison after he was convicted of conspiracy to rob in Croydon.He escaped from a guard at about 1pm today while being treated.Meechan is white, six foot and muscular. He was wearing a...
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Man in critical condition and two others also in hospital after...
A MAN is critically ill and two others are also in hospital with stab wounds after a serious incident in Thornton Heath.Police were called to London Road, near Thornton Heath Pond, at 6.46pm on Thursday to reports that someone had been stabbed.Officers attended the scene but found no one with injuries. They were later told that three men in their late 20s and early 30s had attended a south London hospital, all with stab injuries. "One man currently remains in a critical condition and the...
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Croydon Council 'experiment' to improve rat-run is branded a...
A THREE-MONTH 'experiment' to make a street more cycling and pedestrian-friendly instead of being used as a rat-run has been branded a "nightmare" by residents.Norbury Avenue, which runs from Thornton Heath to Norbury, has been closed to traffic outside of the road from its junction at Kensington Avenue and Sandfield Road for a fortnight as part of a council-backed TfL scheme to "create a safer, greener, family-friendly neighbourhood".But residents in Norbury Avenue and...
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Driver who killed best friend in 2011 car crash left paralysed...
A YOUNG woman jailed for killing her best friend in a car crash has been paralysed in an almost identical collision.Georgia Marney was jailed for three-and-a-half years in 2011 after crashing a stolen car into a lamppost while joyriding in New Addington. Her friend, 17-year-old Mikeala Stevens, died after the force of the collision threw her from the vehicle.Marney, 22, was a passenger in a silver Mercedes travelling at speed through Norbury earlier this year when it smashed into a tree.She...
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Chancellor's 'living wage' Budget: A 'big step' or an 'attack on...
GEORGE Osborne announced a new "living wage" in his Budget this week which could rise by 2020 to £9 an hour – although under 25s have been left out.The Chancellor delivered the first Conservative budget since 1996 on Wednesday, which included huge cuts to welfare and tax rises.But the big news his big announcement was that of the "living wage", to be introduced in April 2016, which would see the minimum wage for anyone 25 and over rise to £7.20 an hour. It...
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Critically injured man 'stable' after Thornton Heath stabbings
A MAN who suffered critical injuries after being stabbed in Thornton Heath on Thursday evening is now stable in hospital. Three men in their late 20s and early 30s attended a south London hospital with stab injuries following a serious incident in London Road at around 6.46pm. A number of roads were cordoned off after the stabbings.One of the victims was described as being critically ill but his condition has now improved. No arrests have been made.Did you see what happened? Email...
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Chilean nationals jailed for burgling 96-year-old's Purley home
TWO men who burgled the home of 96-year-old from Purley have been jailed.Marco Antonio Mendez-Medina, 27, and his cousin Hector Andres Suarez-Medina, 23, were sentenced to two years at Croydon Crown Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary with intent. The court has ordered that the men, both Chilean nationals, be deported after serving their sentence. Police received reports that two men were acting suspiciously in Purley at 9am on June 2. Following a foot chase...
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Man arrested on suspicion of GBH following Thornton Heath...
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm following the stabbings in Thornton Heath yesterday evening.The 39-year-old is being questioned at a south London police station after being arrested this morning. Police are still trying to piece together what happened. Initially they were called to reports of a stabbing in London Road, near Thornton Heath Pond, at 6.46pm. When officers arrived at the scene they could not find anyone with injuries.They then went to nearby...
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Woman suffers cardiac arrest in New Addington supermarket
AN ELDERLY woman suffered a cardiac arrest in a supermarket in New Addington this morning.London Ambulance Service was called to Iceland at 9.52am to reports of a woman in her 80s suffering a cardiac arrest.The woman was taken to Princess Royal Hospital in Bromley as a priority.Iceland was closed while emergency services attended but has since reopened.
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Crystal Palace blogger shames Tinder date after he brands her...
A WOMAN who was told she was not slim enough by a man after a first date has become a viral sensation after telling him to "kiss my a**e".Michelle Thomas, 30, of Crystal Palace, met a man, Simon, on popular mobile app Tinder and went on a date last Monday – during which they even shared a kiss.But things soured for the café manager when she received a long message from him the next day explaining he had to end things because she wasn't "a slip of a girl".He...
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Zebra crossing to be built at Coulsdon blackspot where two...
PLANS to build a zebra crossing at an accident blackspot in Coulsdon where two people were hit by cars and killed have been given the go-ahead by councillors.Julie Maudsley, 51, and Robert Prescott, 38, died in separate road accidents just two months apart while crossing Coulsdon Road near its junction with Cearn Way in 2013.Last year, now-retired South London Coroner Dr Roy Palmer called on the council to improve safety at the junction.At the time, the council said it would give...
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Smoke consumes Croydon skyline after fire at builder's yard
SMOKE consumed much of Croydon's skyline this afternoon after a fire at a builder's yard.London Fire Brigade was called to Factory Lane at 1.35pm to the blaze involving two tonnes of loose refuse and one butane cylinder.Crews from Croydon, Norbury and Woodside attended the incident, which was under control by 2.50pm. The cause of the fire is under investigation.Station Manager Sally Harper who was at the scene said: "The fire was well developed when we arrived and our crews worked hard to...
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Boyzone and Westlife impresario Louis Walsh's new band HomeTown...
FORMER X Factor judge Louis Walsh's new band HomeTown performed in front of a Shirley school today.HomeTown, tipped to be the next One Direction, performed to Year 7 and 8 students at Oasis Academy Shirley Park this afternoon.The band, who are set to launch themselves in the UK, have already had two Irish number ones with 'Where I Belong' and 'Cry for Help'.Walsh, 63, has form for breaking bands from across The Irish Sea in the UK, having managed Westlife and Boyzone to a string of number one...
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Driver has car stolen at knifepoint in broad daylight in Thornton...
A DRIVER had his car stolen at knifepoint in Thornton Heath on Wednesday afternoon.Police are appealing for witnesses after a 23-year-old man had his black Volkswagen Scirocco stolen by a man in Willow Tree Way at around 1.20pm.The man was sat in his parked car when a man approached him and threatened him with a knife, demanding he get out of the vehicle.The thief then drove off along Kensington Avenue.The Volkswagen had the registration plate LC63 JFN at the time of the offence.The suspect is...
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Police appeal for witnesses and upgrade Thornton Heath stabbings...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information for an attempted murder investigation after three men were stabbed in Thornton Heath last night.Police were called at 6.46pm to reports of the stabbings in London Road although did not find anyone with injuries.They were later informed three men in their late 20s to early 30s had attended a south London hospital with stab injuries.One man remains in hospital in a stable condition, a second man was discharged after treatment yesterday evening and...
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