Croydon Archive

Vulnerable residents to receive free food parcels during Covid-19 lockdown

Vulnerable people living in Croydon will begin to receive food parcels this week, as part of Croydon Council’s support scheme …

by Georgia Saunders/ April 1, 2020/ Croydon, Health, Local News, News/

Graffiti on Crystal Palace pub helps pressure JD Wetherspoon to pay staff

Graffiti that appeared on a Crystal Palace Wetherspoons pub urging the chain to pay their staff yesterday helped force the …

by Ana Kozlova/ March 27, 2020/ Croydon, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News/

Sports fans in Croydon left furious at BT Sport failure to cancel subscriptions

Sports fans in Croydon were left furious at BT Sports after waiting for hours in a phone queue to cancel …

by Ana Kozlova/ March 26, 2020/ Croydon, News, Sports/

Crisis Skylight – a support hub for Croydon’s most vulnerable

For Tanya Marsh, Director of Crisis Skylight Croydon, the most satisfying thing about her job is the feeling of accomplishment …

by Valentina Romagnoli/ March 26, 2020/ Croydon, Features/

UK’s primary black-led theatre company is moving to Croydon

The UK’s primary black-led touring theatre company is moving to a theatre hall in Croydon, as their new art rehearsal …

by Valentina Romagnoli/ March 18, 2020/ Arts, Croydon, News/

‘The gym smells more like a hospital’: How Coronavirus threatens our fitness as well as our health

With the increasing growth of Coronavirus across the UK, how is it impacting individuals ability to participate in sport and …

by Charles Woodham/ March 18, 2020/ Croydon, Features, Lead Stories, Sports/

The community worker getting Croydon’s young cooking and trading

With his experience in street trading and a desire to support teenagers with help from his family and the community, …

by Fiyon Gibson/ March 14, 2020/ Croydon, Features, People/

News In Brief

Lewisham Library first floor closed The first floor of Lewisham Library is closed due to electrical problems. Earlier in the …

by Grace Higgins/ March 14, 2020/ Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/

Palace games postponed as COVID-19 outbreak sees Premier League suspended

Crystal Palace games are to be suspended until April 3 at the earliest after the Premier League season was halted …

by Damali George/ March 13, 2020/ Croydon, News, Sports/

School Streets scheme spreads to two more Croydon schools

A scheme that restricts traffic around schools during the school-run has expanded to two more schools in Croydon. Cypress Primary …

by Fiyon Gibson/ March 12, 2020/ Croydon, Education, Environment/

First COVID-19 case in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets saw its first case of the Coronavirus yesterday according to Public Health England (PHE). The council …

by Antonina Mitkova/ March 10, 2020/ Croydon, Environment, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, People, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Croydon premature baby charity celebrating after government pledge to boost maternity leave

A Croydon charity was celebrating yesterday after winning a four-year campaign to secure increased maternity pay for parents of premature …

by Valentina Romagnoli/ March 10, 2020/ Croydon, Lead Stories/

Youth council set for greater role following review

Young people are underrepresented in council consoltation, a review commissioned by the local authority has found. Croydon Council agreed to …

by Damali George/ March 9, 2020/ Croydon, Local News, News, Politics/

Palace into top half with third straight victory

Crystal Palace made it three successive 1-0 victories in the Premier League after a feisty encounter with Watford. This was …

by Damali George/ March 9, 2020/ Croydon, Sports/

Boy stabbed to death on bus yards from Crystal Palace ground

Police have launched a murder investigation after a teenage boy was stabbed to death on a bus just yards from …

by Georgia Saunders/ March 9, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Hodgson extends Eagles deal until 2021

Crystal Palace manager, Roy Hodgson, has signed a new contract committing him to the club until 2021. Hodgson, the Premier …

by Damali George/ March 7, 2020/ Croydon, News, Sports/

The campaigner building networks for black women in Croydon

From childhood ambitions of wanting to be a doctor, to setting up Croydon’s new supportive network for black women working …

by Fiyon Gibson/ March 7, 2020/ Croydon, Features, People/

Croydon cinema puts on dementia-friendly screenings

A cinema in Croydon is screening films for people suffering with dementia at the price of £1 and their carers …

by Valentina Romagnoli/ March 6, 2020/ Arts, Croydon, News/

100 firefighters battle blaze at Croydon car workshop

More than 100 firefighters raced to a car workshop in Croydon after it caught fire, sending out clouds of thick …

by Valentina Romagnoli/ March 4, 2020/ Croydon, Local News/

Urban mushroom farmer wins Reimagine Croydon Subways competition

An urban farmer who grows mushrooms in shipping containers using coffee grounds is one of three winners of a competition …

by Fiyon Gibson/ March 4, 2020/ Croydon, News/

Future of Westfield Croydon in doubt after further delays

The future of the planned Westfield Centre in Croydon was thrown into doubt last week after developers announced they were …

by Damali George/ March 2, 2020/ Business, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Residents to share ideas for new homes on Shrublands estate

Residents of an East Croydon council estate are being urged to help the council-owned developers transform its old garage site …

by Fiyon Gibson/ March 2, 2020/ Croydon, Housing, News/

Croydon shisha bar owners fined thousands of pounds over indoor smoking breach

Two men responsible for three shisha bars across Croydon have been fined thousands of pounds and had more than 350 …

by Georgia Saunders/ February 28, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News/

New independent school with no fees in Croydon will ditch SATS for mixed-age groupings

Pupils of different ages at a new independent, non-fee-paying school opening in Croydon at the end of the year will …

by Valentina Romagnoli/ February 28, 2020/ Croydon, Education, News/

London’s Boroughs of Culture announced

Londons’ Boroughs of Culture are heading south of the river, with Lewisham and Croydon being announced as winners of the …

by Ellen Coughlan/ February 20, 2020/ Croydon, Lewisham, Uncategorized/

‘Lack of care’ in Croydon Hospital

Croydon University Hospital has been graded ‘requires improvements on all the main and important categories’, according to a report. Care …

by Salma Abdurrazag/ February 14, 2020/ Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Local News, News, People/

Croydon working to improve air quality

A new zero-emissions delivery service is coming to Croydon as part of a project to purify the air around London …

by Ilaria Cafaro/ February 7, 2020/ Croydon, Environment, Health/

Father of Meredith Kercher dies in Croydon

More than a decade on from the tragic murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, her father has died …

by Melina Havoutis/ February 7, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Uncategorized/

Teenager appears in court for Croydon station murder

A 16-year-old boy from Wandsworth has appeared in court charged with the murder of Louis Johnson who was stabbed to …

by Shahir Al Kindy/ January 31, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Croydon station murder victim named

The victim of a fatal stabbing at East Croydon station on Monday afternoon has been named by police as Louis …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 29, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Boy Murdered at East Croydon Station

A murder investigation is underway after a young man was found with stab wounds around just as the rush hour …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 28, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Free to All Gym Opens in Norbury Park

The fifth and final outdoor gym in South London created by a charity dedicated to improving mental well-being has opened …

by Melina Havoutis/ January 24, 2020/ Business, Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Videos/

What’s On This Week?

CROYDON Boxpark: Love Island Viewings Boxpark Croydon is the official screening venue of ITV’s Winter Love Island. Every Wednesday night …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 23, 2020/ Croydon, Events, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets, Upcoming, What's On This Week/

Croydon A&E waiting times worst since 2015

Waiting times in Croydon University Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department have risen to their highest level in four years, according …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 22, 2020/ Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Local News/

Two thirds of Croydon adults overweight or obese

Croydon Council has launched a new campaign to help local people lose weight, amidst the shock finding that two thirds …

by Shahir Al Kindy/ January 16, 2020/ Croydon, Features, Health, Lead Stories/

Crystal Palace signs new striker. Cenk Tosun joins the south London club on loan from Everton

Crystal Palace are currently in ninth place in the Premier League. They are using the current transfer window to rearrange …

by Ibrahim Banat/ January 15, 2020/ Croydon, Sports/

Meet the Councillor: “Are our buildings safe?”

As the dust of the General Election settles, the bins still need emptying and the schools still need running. Many …

by Evie Breese/ December 19, 2019/ Croydon/

The suburb with the lowest life expectancy in London: ‘It doesn’t have that feel-good factor’

“Selhurst does not have that feel good factor” says Mark Richs, 38, owner of the Moorish Grill takeaway restaurant in …

by Eleonora Girotto/ December 15, 2019/ Croydon, Features, Health/

Demand for food banks rockets as Christmas looms

In the second of a two part examination of the poverty crises affecting people this Christmas, Barney Stone looks at …

by Barney Stone/ December 15, 2019/ Croydon, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/

#ELLGE19 Jones bucks trend to increase majority in Croydon Central

By Evie Breese and Dom Webb Despite catastrophic losses across the country, there was good news for the Labour Party …

by Eastlondonlines/ December 13, 2019/ Croydon/