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On the beat
6:49pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
Croydon town centre is regarded by many as a no-go zone filled with hooded thugs waiting to steal your shopping. But, as Harry Miller reports, the town centre’s reputation as the mean streets of Croydon is somewhat overrated.
Is perfume warehouse hiding secret aircraft?
8:10am Saturday 2nd August 2008
A war-time aeroplane, crushed behind the walls of a perfume warehouse in Croydon, is being kept a secret.
Grafitti - art or vandalism?
5:02pm Saturday 26th July 2008
The work of a convicted graffiti gang is being exhibited at a New York art gallery this week - but many of the artists will be unable to see it because they are behind bars.
From accountant to Avenue Q
6:20am Saturday 26th July 2008
He describes himself as a singing accountant and admits that it was quite a leap to go from working in an office to performing in the West End’s adult version of Sesame Street. Kirsty Whalley spoke to Simon Gorton about his roles in the hilariously rude Avenue Q.
Hitler, home-made kit and the 1936 Olympics
6:10pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Aged only 16, and wearing home-made kit, Dorothy Tyler won Olympic silver in the high jump at the 1936 Berlin games. The double Olympian tells Ben Thompson how things used to be done.
Support for arthritis sufferers
7:24pm Thursday 17th April 2008
When Carole Bonner was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 24, she was devastated. Now she is setting up a support group to help other sufferers. KIRSTY WHALLEY reports.
Sacrificing their liberty for women's rights
3:11pm Wednesday 19th March 2008
KIRSTY WHALLEY recalls the courage and determination of two Croydon women jailed for campaigning for women to have the right to vote.
Working flat out to solve housing crisis
10:17am Friday 3rd August 2007
The saying, leave it as you would like to find it, had obviously never reached the ears of the council tenants who recently vacated two homes I went to see last week.
Pledging in honour of Damilola
9:58am Friday 15th June 2007
Croydon College students have pledged not to carry weapons as part of a tribute to murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor.
Standing against knives and guns
9:43am Friday 15th June 2007
When Michelle Forbes heard a gun shot outside her house in December 2003 she knew instinctively her son had just been killed.
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