Punters rally round to prevent sale of popular Purley pub

July 11, 2015, 1:00 am

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PUB regulars at a Purley watering hole have started a campaign to stop JD Wetherspoon selling the popular tavern.The Foxley Hatch in Russell Hill Parade was put up for sale on Tuesday last week and will stay open until a buyer is found.But customers said they "can't understand the commercial sense" in selling the busy boozer and have launched the campaign 'Hands off the Hatch'.John Nicholson, from Purley, is a professional photographer and has started a photo album of Foxley Hatch...

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July 11, 2015, 2:00 am

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PARALYMPIC hero David Weir paid a visit to a retirement home in South Norwood last month to thank them for their generous donations to his charity.The London 2012 star made the trip to North Wood Court in Regina Road on June 25 after they raised £1,000 for The Weir/Archer Academy.The academy was set up in 2013 by "The Weirwolf" and his coach Jenny Archer to help the next generation of disabled athletes.The Wallington athlete, 36, met residents at the home who had held an...

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July 11, 2015, 5:00 am

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THERE will be no long-term parking in Coulsdon town centre from next week, as Lion Green Road car park shuts for work to start on a new Waitrose supermarket at the site.Croydon Council has announced the car park, which is currently the only in the town centre to provide all-day parking for commuters at Coulsdon South station, is to shut on Sunday, July 19.On Tuesday evening, the council passed plans, subject to a rubber stamp from the cabinet member for transport and environment Kathy Bee, to...

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July 11, 2015, 8:00 am

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A SIKH temple at the centre of an acrimonious row that ended in a legal battle says life is returning to normal, after the case was thrown out by the High Court.Elders at Siri Guru Singh Sabha, also known as Croydon Gurdwara, were taken to court by a rival faction during a dispute over the management of the charity.The case was struck out by a judge, who ordered the challengers to pay tens of thousands of pounds in costs to the temple's governing committee.Jeet Bains, chairman when the...

Charity to feature on railway station signs in Purley

July 12, 2015, 12:00 am

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A CROYDON charity with a whole area of Purley named after it now has its own signs to match.Reedham Children's Trust will soon be featured on the signs at Reedham railway station, which was built to transport children to the charity's old orphanage in Purley.Angela Hay, business development officer at the trust, believes it is the only charity to have both a place and station named after it.The orphanage was opened by Victorian philanthropist the Reverend Dr Andrew Reed in Old Lodge Lane in...

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July 12, 2015, 2:00 am

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CONFIDENCE in Croydon's police has dropped by 11 per cent in a year, prompting the borough commander to make the issue his top priority.According to the Metropolitan Police's public attitude survey, confidence in local policing has fallen from 66 per cent a year ago to 55 per cent. The London average is 67 per cent.Chief Superintendent Andy Tarrant said the figures come in spite of the fact crime has dropped to lower rates than Kingston upon Thames – which has the third highest...

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July 12, 2015, 4:00 am

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THE Hayes Primary School raised £6,000 for new playground equipment at the school's annual summer fair.People from the Kenley school and community enjoyed an assault course, barbecue, live music and even plate smashing on Saturday afternoon (June 27).PTA chairwoman Joanne Doble, mum to Phoebe, 10, and Christopher, 7, said the highlight was The Hayes Bake Off competition, with more than 40 cakes entered.Joanne said: "The place was heaving from the very start. The most popular stall by...

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July 12, 2015, 5:00 am

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HAVING a place to call home is one of the most important features of a secure life. And yet many people in Croydon do not enjoy this basic right. More than 100 people contact me every month because their home is overcrowded, squalid, infested, damp, or because they have nowhere to live at all.House prices are so high the average age of a first-time buyer without help from their parents is 40. Many young people growing up today believe they will never be able to buy their own home. At the same...

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PHOTOS: Cancer Research Race for Life Croydon 2015

July 12, 2015, 8:16 am

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July 13, 2015, 5:58 am

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A DRUG dealer who attempted to swallow 22 rocks of heroin and crack cocaine when police raided his home has been jailed.Maurice Foster, 41, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison at Croydon Crown Court on Wednesday (July 8).Foster was in an upstairs bedroom at home when Sutton Central Safer Neighbourhoods officers and a police dog unit carried out a drugs warrant just before 8am on April 23 last year.As officers handcuffed Foster they realised he was trying to swallow suspected...

Man charged after Thornton Heath stabbings released on bail

July 13, 2015, 6:24 am

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A MAN facing three counts of wounding with intent following a triple stabbing in Thornton Heath last week has been released on bail.Daniel Deleon, 39, was charged on Saturday (July 11) and appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court later that day.Deleon was released on bail on the condition he does not contact the victims in the case, he reports to Croydon police Station between 3pm and 5pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and he lives and sleeps at Raymead Avenue.He will appear at...

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July 13, 2015, 6:37 am

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POICE are appealing for the whereabouts of a dementia-sufferer from South Croydon who went missing in the early hours of this morning.William Aggray, 72, was last seen at his home address in Rosina Lodge, Augustine Avenue, at around 5am.Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare as he needs medication.He is a black male, around 5ft 5ins tall and of medium build.He was last seen wearing black trousers and a white shirt. It is believed he is wearing a blue anorak style coat.Care...

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July 13, 2015, 6:43 am

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A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested and detectives have launched an appeal after fraudsters tricked bank staff into giving them access to a customer's account - costing its rightful owner £120,000.City of London Police have today released pictures of two women suspected of taking part in the scam at Santander in North End on June 9.Police said they believe the older woman posed as the genuine customer using forged documents and amended a savings account to add the teenager, who was...

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July 13, 2015, 8:57 am

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NO TRAMS will run between Croydon and New Addington for nine days later this month while maintenance work is carried out.Transport for London (TfL) has put up posters announcing that work to replace tracks in the Addington area means there will be no Tramlink service between New Addington and Sandilands from July 22 to 31.Motorists have been warned to expect delays and add up to 45 minutes to their journey time through Addington and Selsdon while the work takes place, due to road...

Spitting in the street costs woman £430 as council...

July 13, 2015, 9:12 am

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SPITTING in the street cost one woman £430 as 13 people were prosecuted by Croydon Council for "thoughtless littering".Another woman was ordered to pay the same amount for dropping a plastic bottle when fines totalling more than £5,000 were handed out to the 13 at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, for various offences including dropping cigarettes, dog fouling and littering.Altogether, seven of the people were fined for dropping cigarettes, two for spitting and two...

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July 14, 2015, 1:24 am

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A HOLLYWOOD stuntman who has appeared in Game of Thrones and Harry Potter has turned to crowdfunding to finish his first feature-length documentary.Former BRIT School pupil Roy Taylor, 35, has been Voldemort's body double and played the titular villain in the summer blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron.He is also the director of The Man Who Flew to Earth, an unfinished documentary about fellow stuntman Gary Connery's quest to jump out of a helicopter from 2,400ft and land without using a...

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July 14, 2015, 1:41 am

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MORE THAN 12,000 pupils from Harris academies filled the National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace to watch their peers compete in 'Britain's biggest sports day' last week.The Harris Federation held its annual sports day at Crystal Palace Park on Thursday (July 9), with more than 1,200 children competing in traditional Olympic events.Education Secretary Nicky Morgan was in attendance for what the Department for Education believe is the biggest sports day in the country.Despite the competition...

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July 14, 2015, 2:47 am

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A SELHURST foster mum who tried to keep almost £20,000 she was overpaid by the council has been given a suspended sentence.Sonia Bennett, 59, received an overpayment of foster care payments of £19,642.70 in May 2012 but failed to pay back the money.Croydon Crown Court heard she had deliberately transferred it to a third party in an attempt to cover it up.Bennett, of Holmesdale Road, has been ordered to carry out 140 hours of unpaid work and also received a suspended prison sentence,...

Crack cocaine, a gun and thousands of pounds found by police in...

July 14, 2015, 3:06 am

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CRACK cocaine, a revolver and thousands of pounds were found by police at a house in Norbury last night.A routine police patrol in Carshalton at around 5pm last night led to a stop and search of a vehicle travelling along Wrythe Lane.The driver was found in possession of a quantity of cash and suspected crack cocaine. He was arrested for possession with intent to supply.But a search of his home address in Norbury Crescent found a "significant quantity" of suspected crack cocaine under...

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July 14, 2015, 8:45 am

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A NARROW majority voted for the introduction of reduced speed limits in the north of Croydon – something hailed as "a clear mandate" by the council leader.Kathy Bee, the cabinet member for environment and transport, announced the results of the consultation into lowering the speed limits in residential roads in the north of the borough to 20 miles per hour in the council chamber yesterday.Out of 2,320 respondents, some 1,218 (52.5 per cent) voted in favour of proposals, while...