Whats on in Croydon Local News
Croydon tram crash inquest jury returns verdict of accidental deaths after deliberating nine days
The Croydon tram crash death inquest has seen a jury return a verdict of accident. The ruling comes more than four years since the tram derailed at Sandilands Junction on November 9, 2016. Croydon – South London News …
Architecture fans petition to save brutalist South Norwood Library building as service set to close
Hundreds of fans of brutalist architecture are begging Croydon Council not to demolish South Norwood Library. The council plans to relocate the service to a new building near Norwood Junction Station. Now a petition to save the existing library in Lawrence Road has gathered more than 500 signatures in three days. Croydon – South London News …
Croydon mother and daughter forced to live in a flat so damp that plaster and paint falls into their food
A mother and daughter have been living in a Croydon flat so damp they can’t even cook without paint and plaster falling into their food. Hawanatu Turay, 33, has lived in Mayday Road since 2008, but says conditions have become worse in the past few years. Croydon – South London News …
Mum and four-year-old lived in Lambeth Council flat so damp it had mushrooms growing on the walls
A four-year-old girl and her mother have spent almost a year living in a tiny studio flat so damp mushrooms are growing on the wall. Nilza Araujo was placed in the flat in Thornton Heath, Croydon, by Lambeth Council last July. The 24-year-old is from Portugal and has no family in the UK. Croydon – South London News …
Streatham murder victim on Thursday confirmed as Denardo Samuels-Brooks, 17
Four people have been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a teenager in Prentis Road, Streatham on Thursday. The Met said, although formal identification is yet to take place, the family of the deceased has been informed and he has been named as 17-year-old Denardo Samuels-Brooks. Croydon – South London News …
Croydon trading standards’ three year battle against retailers selling knives to children
A company that sold knives to a child has been told to pay £25,000 in fines and costs following a court case brought by Croydon Council Trading Standards. The case against Daventry-based company Extreme GB LTD was the 17th and final in a three-year Croydon-led nationwide clampdown on knife sales to children which was backed by the Home Office and National Trading Standards. Croydon – South London News …
Driver was overheard saying “I think I blacked out” Croydon tram inquest hears
The driver of a tram that overturned at Sandilands Junction killing seven people was heard saying “look what I’ve done, I’ve killed them” by a police officer as he climbed out of the wreckage, an inquest has heard. At an inquest into the deaths on November 9, 2016, Scott Matthewson, a lawyer for the coroner, questioned Gary Richardson, detective superintendent for British Transport Police. Croydon – South London News …
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