When going about our daily matters, we can easily forget what life is really worth living for. These days, people are much too preoccupied with endlessly scrolling through their smartphones, virtually obsessed with the latest Beyonce tweets, or
In the past 24 hours, teenagers from Sutton and surrounding areas have been exposed through the use of various anonymous Instagram accounts. These accounts are on a ‘private’ setting, meaning that users are unable to see the content on the
Croydon High School is famous for its annual fashion show with Whitgift School. Hours of the girls’ free time and much effort gets put in every year to make sure every last detail is perfect. However, this year because of other celebrations such as
A few years ago, the term ‘feminism’ may have brought to mind a rather particular image; one of a rather unfashionable, unkempt, unpopular woman who devotes all her time and energy into little else but preaching her hatred for men. However, recently
What is it like to be a teenager in today’s society? The term ‘teenager’ was only coined in 1945 so before that you were either a child or an adult and there was nothing in between. This year is the centenary of the term ‘teenager’ so what does
Cheam Village - already the home of many eateries and restaurants now welcomes another enterprise; Love Crepe. This new cafe is unlike any other in the area, selling crepes where others only sell coffee. Upon entering, I already felt enveloped
Now and again I hear the phrase: ‘but isn’t it easy? –surely you just have to click a button’ and in many ways to a certain extent this is true. I was met with a similar question after proposing Photography as one of my Art GCSE options to my grandfather
Everyone wants to get fit but not everyone has the discipline to get up and go running. Wouldn’t it be easier if others were going with you? That is what Paul Sinton-Hewitt thought when he set up a 5k run called the Park Run. Even though it’s been
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been urged to launch an independent inquiry into Croydon University Hospital over its treatment of a whisteblower doctor. The call came as it emerged board members at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, which runs
A vehicle driven by elderly driver smashed into a parked car outside a parade of shops this afternoon. The woman was taken to hospital by ambulance after her car crashed into a 4X4 in Great Tattenhams at 3.40pm. A firefighter from Banstead
A pervert exposed himself to a girl in an alleyway prompting schools in the area to issue an alert and a police appeal for witnesses to come forward. The man flashed the youngster between Avon Close and The Avenue in Worcester Park on Monday, January
Squirrels have been shot dead and a fox has been injured in a spate of attacks near Grange Road in Sutton. The latest shooting happened on Sunday, January 25, when a squirrel was found dead with a pellet wound. Sutton police are now hunting
Cardiff City are set to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Stuart O'Keefe after the 23-year-old passed a medical at the Championship club this afternoon. O'Keefe, who made 31 appearances for Palace scoring one goal - in last season's Premier League
A rapist has been jailed for nine years, put on the sex offenders register and banned from working with children. A jury found Terence Pookim-Lifu, 24, of Briarwood Road, Epsom, guilty on four counts of raping a woman aged 16 or over and three
The authority which slammed 'unscrupulous' private landlords for pricing ordinary Sutton residents out of the housing market has plans to raise rents on council tenants, it has emerged. On Monday, January 19, Sutton Council passed a motion aiming
A consultation is underway to see if people are in favour of transforming three parts of Upper Norwood into conservation areas. Croydon Council has drawn up draft documents outlining the case for Harold Road, Church Road and Beulah Hill which it
A street that was blighted by the riots is getting a logo to ‘instil a sense of pride and good feeling’ – and you can vote on the design. Thornton Heath-based design company Future of Croydon was asked by Croydon Council to produce a logo for London
The sky is rather dismal today, but when the sun makes an occasional attempt to break through you get some dramatic patches like this. I lined up the distinctive capped chimney on the disused office block near to Quadrant House to provide a point of
Mothers from the Roundshaw estate rallied together to tell the council the area will ‘sink into a state of mourning’ if their local children’s centre is closed. The anxious parents attended a meeting with council staff as part of a consultation
A police stop on a distinctive purple van landed the driver with a five year prison sentence after he owned up to having a gun in his trousers. Officers stopped the vehicle in the High Street, Thornton Heath, because a similar van had been linked
Three men were injured when a car smashed into a lamppost and burst into flames in Streatham on Sunday evening. Police are asking for witnesses to discover why the Citroen Berlingo crashed at about 6.55pm on Mitcham Lane, near the junction with
The gross misconduct hearing of former Merton police borough commander Darren Williams has been put back until April. The delay will mean it will be more than 14 months since he was suspended on January 7 before any resolution can take place.
Boss Alan Dowson had no worries Hampton & Richmond Borough striker Charlie Moone would re-discover his scoring touch - because it had never left him. Moone, the Ryman Premier League's golden boot last term, has had a relatively quiet season
On Thursday 22nd January, Croydon High School Sixth Form listened to a talk from John Bowers, a seemingly normal man who had, surprisingly, spent fifteen years of his life in prison for theft. In his talk John Bowers mentioned how, after being in prison
Carshalton Athletic striker Austin Gacheru broke his barren spell in front of goal as the club got back to winning ways last Saturday. Gacheru, who arrived from Chatham Town in November, grabbed the third in a 3-1 win over East Grinstead Town,
In common with many once familiar native birds, starlings have suffered a steep population decline over the past fifteen years. Probably a major factor is lack of suitable nesting spaces, a similiar problem experienced by house sparrows as eaves
Patricia Hay-Justice will be the next mayor of Croydon, it was announced last night. The Addiscombe councillor will succeed Councillor Manju Shahul-Hameed for the 2015/16 mayoral year, leader Tony Newman told yesterday's full council meeting.
Tooting & Mitcham United are in action tonight vying for a place in the semi-finals of the London Senior Cup. Craig Tanner takes his men to Cockfosters in Barnet tonight having suffered back-to-back defeats at Three Bridges and Guernsey.
More than 30 Croydon Harriers tackled the South of England cross-country championships at Brighton last weekend. Stevie Lawrence enjoyed the highest finish by a Croydon athlete during the day at Stanmer Park, finishing 19th in the junior women’
Authors statement: “I am Lloyd Banton and this is my personal view of the work of the Mighty Father. My book outlines my views as to how we can positively influence and be good role models for our children and grandchildren. By being well behaved,
