Thousands of Gatwick passengers stranded after sinkholes found on South London rail bridge All rail lines between Purley and East Croydon were immediately shut down to protect passengers Evening Standard · Jun 14
Gatwick Airport traffic: Passengers stranded after sinkholes force closure of major rail route All lines between Purley and East Croydon were closed as Gatwick Express advices customers not to travel The Independent UK · Jun 14
From Purley to a World Cup playoff: how the DRC scour Europe for players Gabriel Zakuani played over 400 EFL games and captained the Democratic Republic of the Congo – now he helps his country recruit talent like Aaron Wan-Bissaka The Guardian - UK · Mar 30
Father says he can’t sell house after TfL install bus driver toilet outside Brett Kemp says he’s had just two viewings in three weeks for his property in Purley, in London - and now he’s been forced to lower the asking price The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024
London Dad’s Property Woes As Bus Driver Toilet Hinders Sale Brett Kemp frustrated by lack of consultation as TfL's toilet placement affects his ability to sell home in Purley. Zenger · Sep 21, 2024
Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: The Class Café, Purley I was born in a place called Purley, in the far reaches of South London. It’s a reasonably affluent, leafy part of Croydon, where the actor Bill Nighy went to school and where members of the Kray family disappeared after their empire gave way. Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2024
Police searching for missing man Justin Henry find body in car boot Officers discovered a body in a Red Nissan Almera car, parked near Nicholass Court in Dale Road, Purley. The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Schoolboy in uniform taken to hospital after stabbing in Purley alleyway Two teenage boys were injured, according to Met Police Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2022
Catholic church bans visit by gay author to London school Simon James Green had been due to appear at John Fisher boys’ school in Purley, but the archdiocese of Southwark said the event could not be permitted The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022