Jo Parkes

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Is working at 80 the answer to pension shortcomings?

Earning a little extra cash to top up your old age pension may not seem like a completely alien concept, as we a see an ageing population steered towards giving up work later in life. But what about working when youÂ’re 80?

Is working at 80 the answer to pension shortcomings?

Earning a little extra cash to top up your old age pension may not seem like a completely alien concept, as we a see an ageing population steered towards giving up work later in life. But what about working when youÂ’re 80?

Winner works a day at Guardian

Photography competition winner, Guganjeet Suri claimed her prize at the Croydon Guardian newsroom last week when she spent the day seeing first-hand how a newspaper is put together.

Fumes overwhelmed sleeping Jacqueline

A young bride-to-be died from burns and inhalation of noxious smoke, when one of several candles she had been burning at her Woodside flat melted through her television as she slept.

Church hall flea market to close

A church hall flea market which has for more than 20 years served as a shopping and meeting point for hundreds of residents is set to close next week amid frustration from customers.

Vicious attack on schoolboy

A dangerous gang of youths in South Croydon beat a schoolboy around the head with a stick as he walked just 200 yards from his school gates.