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  • Jail term for cocaine smugglers

    An Upper Norwood man has been jailed for 14 years for his involvement in a £3.5million cocaine smuggling ring in which the drugs were hidden in pineapples. Robert Smith, 51, of Clayland Court, Salters Hill, was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court last

  • Education secretary visits learning village

    The Secretary of State for Education Ruth Kelly was shown the new Ashburton Learning Village when she visited Croydon last week. In a matter of weeks the £25million village in Shirley Road is set to become the home of Ashburton Community School, Croydon

  • Is Kenley looking at a population problem?

    The number of proposed housing developments in Kenley is causing a major population problem, according to a Croydon councillor. Steve O'Connell, ward councillor for Kenley, has expressed concern at the number of proposed housing applications submitted

  • Croydon Planning Applications

    Ashburton 37 Darley Close, Croydon: erection of single storey side/rear extension. Bensham Manor 35 Kimberley Road, Croydon: erection of single storey rear extension and dormer extension in rear roof slope. 105 Warwick Road, Thornton Heath: erection