Croydon - nightlife, accommodation, things to do and general chat

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Indeed it does. I have only bought something from there twice, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

A disturbing turn of events:

Owami Davies: Murder arrests over missing student nurse

This is clearly a difficult case to solve. The difference with the Sarah Everard case is clear. Sarah evoked an outpouring of publicity and much community support in my area. Her friends and the wider community were putting up posters everywhere.
All we can take from Owami's situation is from the police information. She can't be simply missing since surely the police would have records of transactions etc?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This is clearly a difficult case to solve. The difference with the Sarah Everard case is clear. Sarah evoked an outpouring of publicity and much community support in my area. Her friends and the wider community were putting up posters everywhere.
All we can take from Owami's situation is from the police information. She can't be simply missing since surely the police would have records of transactions etc?

I thought I saw some news pinged on my phone that said that police had actually seen her in Croydon and had her at the station (before letting her go) when she was supposed to be missing. There was no other information. Can't see anything about it here or on the news sites. Weird.

 

[D'wards]

I thought I saw some news pinged on my phone that said that police had actually seen her in Croydon and had her at the station (before letting her go) when she was supposed to be missing. There was no other information. Can't see anything about it here or on the news sites. Weird.

They did. They went to an address in Croydon and called an ambulance but she declined treatment.
Essex police didn't inform the PNC she was a missing person so they didn't treat her as such.

An odd case all round

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Missing nurse Owami Davies found safe and well, say police

Student nurse found in Hampshire after being last seen on 7 July in Croydon, south London

www.theguardian.com

scant detail at the moment other than she's found and safe and well it seems

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Good news at least. I thought it was all mudery for sure.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Great news about Owami. Found in Hampshire? I wonder if the truth will be revealed.

 

[hash tag]

Do we wish to know the truth. Sometimes these things as best left unsaid .

 

[D'wards]

Do we wish to know the truth. Sometimes these things as best left unsaid .

I do but then I'm a nosy sod

 

[Maggot]

24-year old student nurse Owami Davies, of Grays, Essex, left her family home on Monday 4 July 2022. She was last seen just after midnight, at 12.03 a.m., on Derby Road, West Croydon, on Thursday 7 July 2022.

As Owami was in "a vulnerable state" when she was last seen over three weeks ago, the Metropolitan Police are now "extremely concerned" for her welfare:

Anyone with information about Owami's whereabouts is asked to call police on 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting reference 22MIS025307.

Alternatively, contact the Missing People charity in confidence on 116 000.

Do you have anything to say about her being found safe and well, or are you only interested in bad news?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

hello, croydon urbans

this came up today on a flickr account i follow - north end, 1984 when it had traffic

 

[TopCat]

hello, croydon urbans

this came up today on a flickr account i follow - north end, 1984 when it had traffic

I lived there then.

 

[hash tag]

^^^ me to^^^^
No one ever wants to go to hospital and this won't help those fears

Croydon University Hospital: Patient 'horrified' during stay

Sarah Hills says she also had to "beg" for pillows and blankets at Croydon University Hospital.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Chz]

^^^ me to^^^^
No one ever wants to go to hospital and this won't help those fears

Croydon University Hospital: Patient 'horrified' during stay

Sarah Hills says she also had to "beg" for pillows and blankets at Croydon University Hospital.

www.bbc.co.uk

Which why everyone's ignored the name change and still call it the May Die.

 

[hash tag]

BBC news have just said it is estimated Mayday will cost about £27 million to fix, presumably at today's prices. That's if they can find the labour and the materials.

 

[hash tag]

I thought Croydon had remained bankrupt but it appears not. ( Not really looking forward to returning Thursday night).

Croydon council declares effective bankruptcy for third time in two years

South London authority says it faces ‘existential question’ after asking ministers to write off £1.3bn of debt

www.theguardian.com

 

[ouirdeaux]

Which why everyone's ignored the name change and still call it the May Die.

Why would you call a hospital Mayday anyway? It's a distress signal. Yes, I know there is Mayday Street. So what? Hospitals aren't generally called after streets.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Why would you call a hospital Mayday anyway? It's a distress signal. Yes, I know there is Mayday Street. So what? Hospitals aren't generally called after streets.

Looks like the road was there first

1897 OS map shows it as the Croydon Union (workhouse) Infirmary

 

[ouirdeaux]

I know. But hospitals aren't generally named after the roads they happen to be on. I can only think of Whipps Cross.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I know. But hospitals aren't generally named after the roads they happen to be on. I can only think of Whipps Cross.

dunno

Dartford used to have Bow Arrow hospital, on Bow Arrow Lane, there must be / have been others

 

[hash tag]

I'm guessing the original hospital, nearby, was Croydon General Hospital. Back when that was a thing, I think Purley had its own cottage hospital.

 

[ouirdeaux]

Actually, the naming of hospitals is a bit odd. Charing Cross Hospital is miles from Charing Cross, although it used to be there. Hammersmith Hospital was never anywhere near Hammersmith. And who the fuck is St Helier?

 

[hash tag]

Basil and grape- the staff are lovely but what an odd place and odd food

Not as you know it, but, it is a pizza!
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[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

My wife quite likes it. It's deffo better than most pizza places. I don't generally like pizza but they have some good stuff.
We tend to go early because we have a teen kid, and they always seem to have a weird deal where you get a free bottle of wine if you spend enough in one go, which is easy if one person is buying three peoples dinners and drinks. I can't remember what the deal is exactly, but they let me take the bottle home.

 

[hash tag]

Whats happening with the land between Catherine St, St Georges Walk & Park St?

 

[TopCat]

Actually, the naming of hospitals is a bit odd. Charing Cross Hospital is miles from Charing Cross, although it used to be there. Hammersmith Hospital was never anywhere near Hammersmith. And who the fuck is St Helier?

St. Helier is a place. I live there

 

[ouirdeaux]

That does not answer the question.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Broad Green Tavern getting a delivery by steam lorry, Croydon Corporation tram heading to Norbury



No date on it, but looks probably before the 1914 war

 

[TopCat]

That does not answer the question.

It’s a place not named after a religious saint.

 

[ouirdeaux]

It’s a place not named after a religious saint.

I have a strong suspicion that the place was named after a saint, though.

What is an irreligious saint?