Police hunt killer after gran found dead in home
The first pictures have been released of church leader and grandmother Nelly Akomah, who was found by paramedics with fatal injuries at the bottom of the stairs in her home in Thornton Heath yesterday (Weds). Detectives have launched a murder investigation after the...
Stab victim given CPR by police officers dies
A young stab victim who was given CPR in the street by police officers later died in hospital. Usmaan Mahmood, 20, was found in the street with a single stab wound in Thornton Heath. He was taken to hospital and died early on Wednesday, June 14. A post-mortem...
Police rescue woman forced in to car against her will
Specialist police rescued a woman in Thornton Heath after she was seen being forced in to a car near Croydon University hospital at lunchtime today (Tues). The woman's terrifying ordeal began was abducted against her will in Broughton Road at 1.37pm on Tuesday. Police...
Nike films advert in Thornton Heath
Familiar street scenes around Thornton Heath are set to feature in a new advert for the world’s largest sports brand - Nike. Residents received letters explaining that Nike would be filming at several locations around the north of the borough including in Thornton...
Appeal for girls wanted in connection with bus attack
Detectives investigating a double assault on board a bus in Thornton Heath, which left a man with head injuries, have released images of four girls they want to identify in connection with the unprovoked attack. The two victims – a man and a woman – were attacked with...
Council calls in the police over financial collapse
Croydon Council is going to pursue its former Chief Executive Jo Negrini to recover asmuch money from her settlement package as possible. The new administration has also agreed to call in the police over the council’s financial collapse referring two stand alone...
Nike films advert in Thornton Heath
Familiar street scenes around Thornton Heath are set to feature in a new advert for the world’s largest sports brand - Nike. Residents received letters explaining that Nike would be filming at several locations around the north of the borough including in Thornton...
Thomas Farley will NOT open as a late night drinking venue
Time has been called on plans for The Atlantic Bar to become Thornton Heath’s premier late-night drinking venue before it has even served its first pint. The company which owns the former Thomas Farley pub premises on the High Street has taken legal action just weeks...
Volunteer day at Trumble Gardens
Croydon breakdown caused by ‘collective blindness’
Croydon had operated a leader and cabinet model since the local elections in May 2010, but said Penn executive power was rarely exercised by the leader in isolation, which is why the Grant Thornton report concluded there had been ‘collective blindness’ and that...
Brick by Brick ‘hung out to dry’
There was senior level support for Brick by Brick because the administration 'really wanted' a transformative change in housing supply to work, Penn was told. But while it was wholly owned by the council it became more and more an independent development company, with...
How to enter Thornton Heath calendar competition
Local snappers have the chance to get their best photos featured in a calendar of Thornton Heath. The Thornton Heath Local Facebook page has launched the photograph calendar competition. Ideas for submitted photographs include these categories: -Parks in Thornton...
November 12: Thornton Heath Festive Fair
Thornton Heath’s first ever Festive Fair, will be brimming with all sorts of local handmade gifts, cards, decorations, plants, scents and toys. There will also be warming drinks, music and delicious savoury and sweet treats throughout the day. The event is taking...
Millionaire’s grand ambitions for eyesore office block
The millionaire owner of an eyesore office block has unveiled grand ambitions to turn the rundown building in to a 'high quality' residential development. In February last year Sajid Bashir, who paid just £300,000 in 2015 at auction for the 1960s office block...
Months of Thames Water disruption causes chaos
THAMES Water has apologised for the latest round of disruption to businesses on the High Street after a telecommunications company unavoidably hit the mains supply. Coffee Zone outside Thornton Heath station and neighbouring businesses lost custom for over a week...
We are Thornton Heath
A FILM showing the best of Thornton Heath has premiered ahead of the launch of a new community app. The short film features some of what we love best about our hometown; the diversity, community, eclectic food and how while we live in an urban environment we are never...
Shocking hygiene in food outlets
A SHOCKING number of of food outlets including those selling meat, takeaways and supermarkets in Thornton Heath have received thee lowest possible hygiene ratings according to the Food Standards Agency. Five have received food zero ratings, a further nine scraped a...
Trumble Gardens: action over fencing
FOR months councillors and residents complained about the state of the tennis courts in Trumble Gardens. While neighbouring Bromley’s investment in tennis spawned star Emma Raducanu, Croydon’s tennis players were negotiating this Health and Safety nightmare...
Consultation starts on playground
The long wait for a new playground for Grangewood Park is finally over. The council earmarked £99,000 to replace the playground which is over 40-years-old over 18 months ago but said they didn’t have the staff to roll out the project. However, following our report of...
Great grandmother wrestles attack dog
A great grandmother has spoken of how she wrestled to save the life of her beloved Chihuahua from the jaws of a dog she has likened to a wolf. Tina Hussien, 64, who suffers with ill health including arthritis jumped on the dog’s back and even tried to bite it to get...
Appletastic times in the park
THIS evocative image has captured the essence of the apple harvesting season as the fruit is pressed to make juice ready to drink. The traditional scene wouldn’t look out of place in a rural setting but was actually in Thornton Heath in Grangewood Park. Kay Michael...
One year milestone for shop
An entrepreneurial mum who had the courage to pursue her dream and set up a new business during a pandemic has celebrated a year in business. The home fragrance and gift shop Sam’s Scents and Aromas opened at the end of August 2020. Samantha Collins said: “It is such...
Pupils learn how to be climate change champions
SCHOOL children have immersed themselves in learning about how they could become climate change champions as part of the Great Big Green Week. Last month communities across the country came together for the week long activities during September 18 to 26, the largest...
120 year’s of Grangewood
A magical day in Grangewood brought the community together to make the park’s 120th birthday celebrations a day to remember. There was magic, juggling, face painting, children’s story telling and bubbles galore all served up with a large helping of cake and ice cream!...
Thornton Heath app launched to drive economic growth
A DIGITAL town hub platform which aims to generate economic growth for Thornton Heath will be unveiled over the coming weeks. The goal of the online app is to help local communities take greater ownership over the kind of information that’s essential for healthy town...
Historic clocktower graffitied and fly tipped
RESIDENTS have been gobsmacked by the latest antics at Thornton Heath’s historic clock tower which has been graffitied and turned in to home from home by the latest group gathering there. Even by Thornton Heath standards the bizarre trail of clothes, shoes, a tool...
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