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• ​Croydon Municipal Football League Round Up - October 19 - Croydon Advertiser

  20-10-2015 19:43
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  ​Croydon Municipal Football League Round Up - October 19
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  A total of 82 goals hitting the net saw the season's highest scoring week so far. Wickham Wanderers continue to fly the CMSFL flag in the Kent Junior Cup coming away with a 3-2 win against FC Bellingham. In a nine goal premier division thriller, Darren ...
  

• Baby showered in glass in Croydon cyclist 'road-rage' act - BBC News

  20-10-2015 18:48
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  Baby showered in glass in Croydon cyclist 'road-rage' act
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  A mother has described the "terrifying" moment a cyclist smashed her car window spraying glass over her three-month-old son in an alleged act of road rage. Rhiannon Gautama was travelling in a car along Croydon Road in south London during Monday ...
  Cyclist smashes car window in Croydon road rage leaving glass on baby's faceMetroall 21 news articles »
  

• AFC Croydon progress after beating Kent Football United in Kent Senior Trophy - Croydon Advertiser

  20-10-2015 18:34
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  AFC Croydon progress after beating Kent Football United in Kent Senior Trophy
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  AFC Croydon Athletic progressed to the second round of the Reliance Kent Senior Trophy, with a 4-2 victory over Kent Football United on Saturday. Manager Antony Williams tinkered with his team by resting some regulars and giving fringe players a chance ...and more »
  

• Croydon FC knocked out by West Wickham in Kent Senior Trophy - Croydon Advertiser

  20-10-2015 18:33
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  Croydon FC knocked out by West Wickham in Kent Senior Trophy
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  Croydon fell to a disappointing 4-2 defeat to West Wickham away from league action last weekend. The hosts grabbed an early goal when Jamie Lyndon put through his own net. Croydon equalised 30 seconds later when Karl Douglin scored, but West ...
  

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• Is this the way to…Croydon? Crooner Tony Christie is Fairfield-bound - Croydon Guardian

  20-10-2015 18:07
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  Is this the way to…Croydon? Crooner Tony Christie is Fairfield-bound
  Croydon Guardian
  Is This The Way to Amarillo singer Tony Christie is headed to Croydon with decades-worth of hits up his sleeve. The singer, who has been a presence on the charts since the mid-sixties will play Fairfield Halls on November 3. Having played in bands as a ...
  Are you ready kids? Peppa Pig is coming to Croydon with a big SurpriseRichmond and Twickenham Timesall 6 news articles &ra
  

• Is this the way to…Croydon? Crooner Tony Christie is Fairfield-bound

  20-10-2015 18:03
  
  Is This The Way to Amarillo singer Tony Christie is headed to Croydon with decades-worth of hits up his sleeve.
  
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• Baby showered in glass after angry cyclist smashes car window with bike lock

  20-10-2015 18:00
  
  After the car passed him again the cyclist switched sides and smashed in the rear window with a bike lock – even though L plates and a "baby on board" sign were on show.
  
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• Lord Herbert isn't the brightest bunny on the block

  20-10-2015 17:43
  
  It’s not often our Pet of the Week comes with their own title, so we feel honoured to present to you Lord Herbert.
  
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• Coulsdon youth convicted of racially abusing and jabbing the leg of a teen with 'severe' learning difficulties with a screwdriver

  20-10-2015 17:20
  
  The 14-year-old also threatened the 16-year-old with learning difficulties by holding a toy gun up to his face.
  
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• Are you ready kids? Peppa Pig is coming to Croydon with a big Surprise

  20-10-2015 16:29
  
  Children’s television favourite Peppa Pig is coming to life and heading for Croydon next month.
  
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• Baby showered with broken glass as cyclist 'smashes car window'...

  20-10-2015 16:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are investigating an apparent road rage incident where a four-month-old baby was showered with glass after a cyclist allegedly smashed the window of a moving car with a bike lock.Rhiannon Gautama posted on Facebook that she had been left in "shock" after a cyclist "purposely" smashed a rear window in the car her partner was driving yesterday morning (October 19).The incident is said to have happened at about 8.40am in Croydon Road, Beddington, near the junction with...
  
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• Croydon Council to lease former office block to provide temporary housing for ... - Croydon Advertiser

  20-10-2015 15:19
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  Croydon Council to lease former office block to provide temporary housing for ...
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  THE council is to rent apartments in a third former office block as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the number of families living in bed and breakfasts. Croydon Council already leases 189 apartments in Concord and Sycamore houses, in London Road, ...
  

• Baby covered in glass after angry cyclist smashes car window with bike lock

  20-10-2015 15:15
  
  After the car passed him again the cyclist switched sides and smashed in the rear window with a bike lock – even though L plates and a "baby on board" sign were on show.
  
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• Croydon Council to lease former office block to provide temporary...

  20-10-2015 15:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE council is to rent apartments in a third former office block as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the number of families living in bed and breakfasts.Croydon Council already leases 189 apartments in Concord and Sycamore houses, in London Road, Thornton Heath, for use as temporary accommodation. It has now entered into a ten-year agreement to lease Windsor House, on the Norbury stretch of the same road, to provide a further 140 studios, two-bed and three-bed units. Each unit will be...
  
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• Classic Christmas musical Miracle on 34th Street coming to Croydon

  20-10-2015 14:37
  
  It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Croydon. We may not be out of October yet but Santa Claus is coming to town already.
  
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• Thornton Heath diving instructor 'refused to return £2,000...

  20-10-2015 13:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A DIVING instructor struck off by the world's largest training organisation has been accused of refusing to return £2,000 accidentally transferred into his account by an elderly couple.Michelle Hedley bought Divers Warehouse, in Bradford, from her then boss Simon Lodge in May 2014. As part of the deal Mr Lodge, who owns Lodge Scuba, in Hampton Road, Thornton Heath, was required to close all bank accounts related to the business.In August Ms Hedley's parents accidentally paid £2,000..
  
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• Croydon school named 'best primary of the year'... but doesn't...

  20-10-2015 13:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A SCHOOL which does not use pens on Wednesdays has been named Primary School of the Year for helping children express themselves.Aerodrome Primary School is so committed to helping children develop good communication skills, it even trains its caretaker in speech and language.The Goodwin Road primary was honoured with the Primary School of the Year prize at the Shine a Light Awards in September (24), which honour schools that go the extra mile to help children's communication.As well as banning.
  
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• Opportunity Croydon: The first step to a better Croydon is more volunteers - The Croydon Citizen

  20-10-2015 13:04
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  Opportunity Croydon: The first step to a better Croydon is more volunteers
  The Croydon Citizen
  Last week, the Croydon Opportunity and Fairness Commission set up by the council released its interim report, Building A Better Croydon For Everyone. At sixty pages long and drawing from the responses of over 3,000 Croydonians, the report makes for ...
  

• Street LIVE! initiative makes busking pay in Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  20-10-2015 12:35
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  Street LIVE! initiative makes busking pay in Croydon
  The Croydon Citizen
  A new live music initiative involving performances in North End has been launched, with musicians performing to crowds over the weekend before performing at the Croydon Craft Beer Festival at Croydon Clocktower. Croydon BID, which runs the scheme, ...
  

• Vulnerable girls as young as 14 abused at hotel 'sex parties'

  20-10-2015 11:30
  
  Girls were bullied into sex by "predatory" males who threatened to publish explicit images on social media, an explosive new report said.
  
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• Hotel 'sex parties' organised by abusers with girls as young as 14

  20-10-2015 11:30
  
  Girls were bullied into sex by "predatory" males who threatened to publish explicit images on social media, an explosive new report said.
  
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• Terminally ill Purley man announces own death at Swiss clinic on LinkedIn

  20-10-2015 11:20
  
  Simon Binner, 57, announced his death on the professional networking site before he was due to fly to the Eternal Spirit clinic in Basel.
  
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• WATCH: Croydon's X Factor champ Ben Haenow unveils new single featuring Kelly Clarkson

  20-10-2015 10:34
  
  Croydon’s X Factor winner Ben Haenow has unveiled the video for his new single, featuring a former American Idol.
  
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• CALAT adult learning services in Croydon under threat after Government cuts ... - Croydon Advertiser

  20-10-2015 10:26
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  CALAT adult learning services in Croydon under threat after Government cuts ...
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  ADULT learning services across Croydon face further cutbacks after a £600,000 cut in central government funding. The cut was condemned as "indefensible" by both Labour and Conservative councillors at last night's full council meeting. Croydon Adult ...
  Croydon's adult learning services hit by 'staggering' £600000 budget cutCroydon Guardian
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• Terminally-ill Purley man announces own death on LinkedIn

  20-10-2015 10:13
  
  Simon Binner, 57, announced his death on the professional networking site before he was due to fly to the Eternal Spirit clinic in Basel.
  
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• Grade 1 listed Croydon buildings undergoing 'vital' £500k restoration works to ... - Croydon Advertiser

  20-10-2015 10:10
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  Grade 1 listed Croydon buildings undergoing 'vital' £500k restoration works to ...
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  TWO of Croydon's most historic buildings are undergoing "vital" £500,000 restoration works "to preserve their history". The Whitgift Almshouses in North End and Old Palace of John Whitgift School, in Old Town, are both undergoing essential works over ...
  

• CALAT adult learning services in Croydon under threat after...

  20-10-2015 10:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ADULT learning services across Croydon face further cutbacks after a £600,000 cut in central government funding.The cut was condemned as "indefensible" by both Labour and Conservative councillors at last night's full council meeting.Croydon Adult Learning and Teaching (CALAT) provides more than 1,200 part-time courses to adult learners from four centres, in Croydon town centre, Thornton Heath, New Addington and Coulsdon.The £600,000 cut will apply to this year's budget, and...
  
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• Grade 1 listed Croydon buildings undergoing 'vital' £500k...

  20-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TWO of Croydon's most historic buildings are undergoing "vital" £500,000 restoration works "to preserve their history".The Whitgift Almshouses in North End and Old Palace of John Whitgift School, in Old Town, are both undergoing essential works over the next few months.The centuries-old Grade I listed buildings - the Whitgift Almshouses were built in 1596, while parts of the Old Palace date back to the 1100s - were identified as needing repairs after a survey earlier...
  
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• Hundreds back campaign for 'desperately needed' new school in Coulsdon - Croydon Guardian

  20-10-2015 06:00
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  Hundreds back campaign for 'desperately needed' new school in Coulsdon
  Croydon Guardian
  Hundreds of people have backed a campaign calling for a new school ahead of thousands of people moving into new housing developments in Coulsdon. More than 825 people have signed a petition launched by mum-of-two Liz Marsden, who said the area ...
  

• Hundreds back campaign for 'desperately needed' new school in Coulsdon

  20-10-2015 05:50
  
  Hundreds of people have backed a campaign calling for a new school ahead of thousands of people moving into new housing developments in Coulsdon.
  
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• Young women in Croydon exploited at 'sex parties' at town centre hotels, says ... - Croydon Advertiser

  20-10-2015 00:05
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  Young women in Croydon exploited at 'sex parties' at town centre hotels, says ...
  Croydon Advertiser
  VULNERABLE young women in Croydon were exploited at "sex parties" held at town centre hotels, an investigation has found. Some of the victims were "recruited" by girls who themselves had been abused and then groomed, a report into child sexual ...
  

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