Croydon Guardian | Features

On the beat

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:49:44 +0100

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?

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:10:00 +0100

A war-time aeroplane, crushed behind the walls of a perfume warehouse in Croydon, is being kept a secret.

Grafitti - art or vandalism?

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:02:33 +0100

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

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:20:00 +0100

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

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:10:00 +0100

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

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:24:00 +0100

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

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:11:00 +0000

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

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:17:00 +0100

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

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:58:00 +0100

Croydon College students have pledged not to carry weapons as part of a tribute to murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor.

Standing against knives and guns

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:43:00 +0100

When Michelle Forbes heard a gun shot outside her house in December 2003 she knew instinctively her son had just been killed.