Abigail Lock Pic: Laurence Dodds
Abigail Lock, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Croydon and Sutton, met EastLondonLines to discuss her campaign.
In the videos below, she explains why the borough needs its police sergeants back, why she backs the Croydon incinerator and why she deserves your vote.
Murder victim Trevor Ellis pic: Metropolitan Police
An eighth man has been arrested in the investigation into the murder of Trevor Ellis, who was killed in Croydon during the riots in August last year.
The 24-year-old man was arrested on March 19, and released on bail until a later date in April pending further enquiries. (more…)
pic: Koos Couvee
This cycle route will take you from Ladywell train station through Ladywell Fields, along the river Ravensbourne and all the way down to Cator Park in Bromley. We highly recommend this ride, which largely follows the Ravensbourne downstream, interspersed by some lovely places to have a picnic or just lie on the grass on a sunny day.
pic: Images of Money, flickr
A former police officer who admitted falsely claiming over £45,000 in benefits while living in Austrailia has been given a 12-month suspended sentence.
Vanessa Turner, who worked for Surrey Police, was living in Australia while claiming nearly £38,000 in housing benefit, £5,686 in council tax benefit and £3,327 in income support over a period of nearly four years. (more…)
Pic: Sam Fox photography, Flickr
Croydon could become a phlegm-free area as the council proposes a ban on spitting in the borough.
The plan was inspired by Enfield Council’s application for a bylaw to make spitting in public illegal. (more…)
Murder victim Trevor Ellis pic: Metropolitan Police
A seventh man has been arrested in the investigation into the murder of Trevor Ellis, who was killed in Croydon during the riots in August last year. (more…)
Schoolchildren, pic: MonkeyMyshkin, flickr
Croydon Council is seeking a new sponsor to open and run a new primary school in Croydon by September 2012, after rejecting several existing bids. (more…)
Pic: Chris Patterson
A local charity for disabled people in Croydon is trying to raise £6,000 for a new minibus, after its old one fell foul of emissions regulations. (more…)
Pic: The Home Office
Police have seized a large amount of cannabis and an estimated £60,000 in cash following two raids in Croydon this morning. (more…)
Pic: Sophie Mahon
Croydon Councillors and Labour party activists spent International Women’s Day rallying outside the Family Justice Centre in Croydon, in protest against funding cuts. (more…)
