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The 10 best restaurants in Croydon according to Tripadvisor

If you're anything like us your indecisiveness makes picking somewhere to eat impossible - this list should help

We all know that feeling - you just want to go for a meal out but you absolutely cannot choose which one. Croydon is blessed with many high-quality restaurants, so we'll ...

yesterday 17:08 open_in_new
The 10 best restaurants in Croydon according to Tripadvisor

If you're anything like us your indecisiveness makes picking somewhere to eat impossible - this list should help

We all know that feeling - you just want to go for a meal out but you absolutely cannot choose which one. Croydon is blessed with many high-quality restaurants, so we'll ...

yesterday 17:08 open_in_new
Fascinating map shows where every bomb was dropped on Croydon during The Blitz

It can be chilling but fascinating to find out how close bombs were to your home

It's a great shame that the human tragedy that was The Blitz is now fading from living memory, but it is still being kept alive through books, films and television.

And you can now add online maps ...

yesterday 16:05 open_in_new
Fascinating map shows where every bomb was dropped on Croydon during The Blitz

It can be chilling but fascinating to find out how close bombs were to your home

It's a great shame that the human tragedy that was The Blitz is now fading from living memory, but it is still being kept alive through books, films and television.

And you can now add online maps ...

yesterday 16:05 open_in_new
The locations of every speed camera in South London

Don't get caught out on your next commute

When you're late for work and the traffic is giving you a mild panic attack, it's easy to get carried away when you find a rare patch of clear road.

But we've all been caught out by speed cameras, and the fines that come with ...

yesterday 09:47 open_in_new
Raheem Sterling pays heartfelt tribute to Crystal Palace youth player Damary Dawkins

The 13-year-old died after a four year battle with leukaemia

Raheem Sterling paid a touching tribute to a 13-year-old Crystal Palace youth-team player who died from leukaemia with a special t-shirt celebration when he scored for England.

Damary Dawkins was diagnosed with acute ...

yesterday 09:47 open_in_new
Raheem Sterling pays heartfelt tribute to Crystal Palace youth player Damary Dawkins

The 13-year-old died after a four year battle with leukaemia

Raheem Sterling paid a touching tribute to a 13-year-old Crystal Palace youth-team player who died from leukaemia with a special t-shirt celebration when he scored for England.

Damary Dawkins was diagnosed with acute ...

yesterday 09:47 open_in_new
Croydon shop worker caught selling 13 knives to a schoolgirl

An employee knowingly sold the knife pack to a 14-year-old girl

We all know how serious a problem knife crime is in Croydon and across London.

And if a child is able to walk into a shop and buy knives without a second thought, it really isn't helping the situation.

This ...

2019-03-22 20:02 open_in_new
Croydon shop worker caught selling 13 knives to a schoolgirl

An employee knowingly sold the knife pack to a 14-year-old girl

We all know how serious a problem knife crime is in Croydon and across London.

And if a child is able to walk into a shop and buy knives without a second thought, it really isn't helping the situation.

This ...

2019-03-22 20:02 open_in_new
Dad's heartbroken tribute to Crystal Palace youth player, 13, who was a 'soldier to the end'

Despite a successful campaign to find Damary Dawkins a stem cell donor last year, he passed away on Sunday (March 17)

The heartbroken dad of a Crystal Palace youth player who died from leukaemia has paid tribute to his son's bravery and all the good he achieved.

Damary ...

2019-03-21 17:47 open_in_new
Dad's heartbroken tribute to Crystal Palace youth player, 13, who was a 'soldier to the end'

Despite a successful campaign to find Damary Dawkins a stem cell donor last year, he passed away on Sunday (March 17)

The heartbroken dad of a Crystal Palace youth player who died from leukaemia has paid tribute to his son's bravery and all the good he achieved.

Damary ...

2019-03-21 17:47 open_in_new
Wanted in London: Why 37 people have had their faces plastered on vans being driven around the city

The public appeal has also featured on BBC’S Crimewatch Roadshow

37 wanted men and women have had their faces displayed on two vans being driven around London as part of a policing campaign.

The Met is appealing to members of the public for any information relating to a number of ...

2019-03-21 16:44 open_in_new
Live updates: Male stabbed in huge fight on Shrublands Estate in Croydon

Police have arrested one person on suspicion of GBH

A large fight broke out on the Shrublands Estate in Croydon on Wednesday night with one male getting stabbed in the back.

Met Police have launched an investigation after officers rushed to a fight on Shrublands Avenue, in Shirley, ...

2019-03-21 14:38 open_in_new
Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi has been visiting his old Croydon school to teach kids

Last week the winger was chatting with friends in the Whitgift School Sixth Form common room - now he is preparing to take to the international stage

It's been some week for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

The 18-year-old is on the brink of earning his first England cap, after being called up by ...

2019-03-21 14:38 open_in_new
Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi has been visiting his old Croydon school to teach kids

Last week the winger was chatting with friends in the Whitgift School Sixth Form common room - now he is preparing to take to the international stage

It's been some week for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

The 18-year-old is on the brink of earning his first England cap, after being called up by ...

2019-03-21 14:38 open_in_new
Croydon incident: Police give update on man arrested after 10-hour stand-off

Dozens of people were either evacuated or unable to return to their homes for hours

The man involved in a 10-hour stand-off with armed police in Croydon was detained under the Mental Health Act.

Police have revealed the 32-year-old, who was arrested on suspicion of making threats to ...

2019-03-21 14:38 open_in_new
Police reveal a gun wasn't found in the Croydon siege

But a knife was recovered

Police have revealed a gun was not found at the end of the Croydon siege where armed officers surrounded a car for 10 hours.

Armed officers surrounded a red car on Pagehurst Road, near the junction with Lower Addiscombe Road, after being called at 8.30am on ...

2019-03-20 15:32 open_in_new
Croydon gunman stand-off: Police finally arrest suspect after mammoth 10-hour siege

He has now been taken away from the scene in Lower Addiscombe Road in a police van

A siege between police and an alleged gunman said to have made threats to kill people in Croydon has finally come to an end after a tense 10-hour stand-off.

Police had surrounded a car in Pagehurst ...

2019-03-19 23:47 open_in_new
Croydon gunman stand-off: Witnesses saw police 'negotiating' with man in surrounded car

An eyewitness told us they saw the alleged gunman opening the car door, apparently to speak to officers

Witnesses have described seeing police “negotiating” with a man claiming to have a gun involved in an armed stand-off in Croydon .

Lower Addiscombe Road has been put on ...

2019-03-19 19:35 open_in_new
Wanted in London: Why 38 people have had their faces plastered on vans being driven around the city

The public appeal has also featured on BBC’S Crimewatch Roadshow

38 wanted men and women have had their faces displayed on two vans being driven around London as part of a policing campaign.

The Met is appealing to members of the public for any information relating to a number of ...

2019-03-19 19:35 open_in_new
Croydon gunman stand-off: Latest pictures from the scene show police brandishing large rifles

Additional police officers have been called in

The stand-off between an alleged gunman and armed police in Croydon has entered its fifth hour.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were first called to Lower Addiscombe Road , at its junction with Pagehurst Road, at 8.30am to ...

2019-03-19 19:35 open_in_new