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• Gang-run fags factory shut down after council finds bogus baccy worth £500,000 in 'biggest ever' seizure

  14-10-2015 18:26
  
  The factory is the first large-scale criminal production plant found in Croydon.
  
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• Croydon's Christmas lights switch-on star revealed

  14-10-2015 15:14
  
  Croydon's Christmas lights will being festive sparkle to the town centre on November 12 - but who will switch them on this year?
  
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• Public back second tram loop in Croydon - but council is sceptical - Croydon Advertiser

  14-10-2015 13:44
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  Public back second tram loop in Croydon - but council is sceptical
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  PUBLIC backing has been given to a plan to create a Tramlink extension in Croydon town centre – but the council is still against the proposal. Transport for London (TfL) wants to build a second loop where some westbound trams would peel off George ...
  

• FAN VIEW: Palace are doing this differently to previous seasons - Croydon Advertiser

  14-10-2015 13:33
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  FAN VIEW: Palace are doing this differently to previous seasons
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  We have now experienced two of them after only eight games of the Premier League season. For many fans, it is a void that is hard to fill. For others, it brings some reflective mood. This Palace team currently look a former shadow of themselves. Not so ...and more »
  

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• Duchess of Cornwall and Home Secretary in Croydon to visit sexual abuse support centre

  14-10-2015 13:24
  
  The pair visited the borough's Rape And Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASAC) as part of a campaign by the duchess to raise awareness of sex crimes.
  
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• High profile member of the Royal Family visits Croydon today - Croydon Advertiser

  14-10-2015 13:15
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  High profile member of the Royal Family visits Croydon today
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  CROYDON rolled out the red carpet this morning to welcome a member of the royal family. Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, visited the town today to show her support for a charity which supports victims of rape and sexual abuse. Prince Charles ...
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• Trinity School perform strongly at Croydon Schools Cross Country Championships - Croydon Advertiser

  14-10-2015 13:11
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  Trinity School perform strongly at Croydon Schools Cross Country Championships
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  Trinity School performed strongly across the board this year at the Croydon Schools Cross Country Championships, held on October 8 at Coombe Lodge. Trinity enjoyed success at both the individual and team levels, with Thabo Witter (9:13) and Coleman ...
  

• Public back second tram loop in Croydon - but council is...

  14-10-2015 13:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  PUBLIC backing has been given to a plan to create a Tramlink extension in Croydon town centre – but the council is still against the proposal.Transport for London (TfL) wants to build a second loop where some westbound trams would peel off George Street and head along Dingwall Road and Lansdowne Road before coming down Wellesley Road to rejoin George Street. The existing town centre loop – which is the most congested part of the network – is already at capacity and cannot...
  
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• Police release description of man wanted for indecently...

  14-10-2015 12:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport police have released a description of a man wanted for indecently assaulting a woman on a train.British Transport Police (BTP) officers are calling on the public to help trace the man, who assaulted the woman as she travelled between Clapham Junction and Norbury.The incident happened around 7.50am on Friday August 21, as the 26-year-old victim travelled on the 7.38am service to Epsom Downs.PC Mark Luker said: "The woman sat in the first carriage of the train and was approached by...
  
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• Police release description of man wanted for indecent assaulting...

  14-10-2015 12:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport police have released a description of a man wanted for indecently assaulting a woman on a train.British Transport Police (BTP) officers are calling on the public to help trace the man, who assaulted the woman as she travelled between Clapham Junction and Norbury.The incident happened around 7.50am on Friday August 21, as the 26-year-old victim travelled on the 7.38am service to Epsom Downs.PC Mark Luker said: "The woman sat in the first carriage of the train and was approached by...
  
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• Woman indecently assaulted on morning commuter train

  14-10-2015 12:02
  
  The 26-year-old woman was "touched inappropriately" on a train to Epsom Downs between Clapham Junction and Norbury.
  
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• High profile member of the Royal Family visits Croydon today

  14-10-2015 11:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON rolled out the red carpet this morning to welcome a member of the royal family.Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, visited the town today to show her support for a charity which supports victims of rape and sexual abuse.Prince Charles' wife spoke to staff and victims at the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) in town, which is one of the largest in the south east.The Duchess visited the centre - the location is kept anonymous from the public due to the sensitive...
  
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• Who is switching on Croydon's Christmas lights this year? - Croydon Advertiser

  14-10-2015 11:09
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  Who is switching on Croydon's Christmas lights this year?
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  CROYDON's big Christmas lights switch-on will once again have a sparkle of pantomime magic about it. And revellers will not be disappointed as they spot a very familiar face doing the honours. TV presenter Stephen Mulhern, who is playing Buttons in ...
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• 'Major logistical exercise' planned to keep Croydon A&E running as work set to ... - Your Local Guardian

  14-10-2015 11:07
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  'Major logistical exercise' planned to keep Croydon A&E running as work set to ...
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  Work on Croydon University Hospital's new £21.25m emergency department will begin on November 8, the NHS trust that runs it has announced. In a "major logistical exercise", the A&E ward and urgent care centre (UCC) in Mayday Road will move to a ...and more »
  

• 'Major logistical exercise' planned to keep Croydon A&E running as work set to begin on £21m upgrade

  14-10-2015 10:54
  
  Work on Croydon University Hospital's new emergency department will begin on November 8, with the NHS trust promising full service will be maintained during construction.
  
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• Who is switching on Croydon's Christmas lights this year?

  14-10-2015 10:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON's big Christmas lights switch-on will once again have a sparkle of pantomime magic about it.And revellers will not be disappointed as they spot a very familiar face doing the honours.TV presenter Stephen Mulhern, who is playing Buttons in Fairfield Halls' Christmas production of Cinderella this year, will throw the big switch in North End on November 12.Joining Stephen on stage will be fellow Cinderella cast members as well as the Mayor of Croydon, Councillor Patricia Hay-Justice.A...
  
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• More than a quarter of Croydon's workers earn less than the living wage - Croydon Guardian

  14-10-2015 05:52
  More than a quarter of Croydon's workers earn less than the living wage
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  More than a quarter of jobs in Croydon do not pay enough for workers to afford basic living costs, according to new government figures. About 11,000 people in the borough were earning less than the London Living Wage in 2014, the Office of National ...and more »
  

• More than a quarter of Croydon's workers earn less than the living wage

  14-10-2015 05:50
  
  About 11,000 people in the borough were earning less than the London Living Wage in 2014, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said - equal to 26.9 per cent of Croydon's workforce.
  
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• Headteacher keen to prove that school is on the Up

  14-10-2015 05:40
  
  Since becoming the headteacher of The Link in April, Miss Ridgwell has been tasked with reversing the fortunes of a school that was rated "requires improvement" by Ofsted a year ago.
  
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• PHOTOS: Shocking amount of rubbish dumped in South Croydon car park - Croydon Advertiser

  14-10-2015 04:32
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  PHOTOS: Shocking amount of rubbish dumped in South Croydon car park
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  THESE shocking pictures show the extent of fly-tipping going on in a derelict multi-storey car park in South Croydon. The images, taken by local resident Mr Ouphoros, show rubbish left on the site near the Honda garage on Brighton Road. Household waste ...
  

• Croydon Harriers Round-Up - Saturday, October 10 - Croydon Advertiser

  14-10-2015 04:32
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  Croydon Harriers Round-Up - Saturday, October 10
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  Croydon Harriers' men got off to the best possible start in the second division of the 2XU Surrey cross-country league on Saturday with a team victory at Wimbledon Common. The 19-strong squad triumphed on 254 points clear of nearest rivals Dulwich ...
  

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