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  • Royal Russell School

    Many people ask the question What if?' about their education... What if I had been to a better school?' What if my school had really cared about me?' What if I had been to a well-balanced co-educational school?' What if my school had offered me

  • Musician wins lessons

    The lead singer of RnB band the Rhythm Dogs left a benefit concert on Friday with a little more than he bargained for. He was the winner of a guitar and a set of guitar lessons donated by Martin Phelps Music of South End, Croydon, in the prize draw at

  • Man charged after serious assault

    A mechanic has been charged with assault after police discovered a man lying in Lower Addiscombe Road with serious head injuries on Saturday. Stephen Gray, 31, of Lower Addiscombe Road, appeared before Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with

  • Mill repairs

    Work to repair dilapidated parts of Shirley Windmill is due to begin next month. Croydon Council has secured £90,000 funding for the maintenance work on the historic landmark in Postmill Close. The listed building, celebrated its 150th anniversary last

  • Murderer’s ‘lenient’ sentence extended

    The teenager who bludgeoned a 38-year-old mum to death has had his sentenced increased. Leigh Thornhill, 19, from West Croydon, was jailed for life last September after pleading guilty to the murder of Corinne Bailey, a former care worker from Campbell