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• Donovan celebrates 50 years in music with Croydon gig - Croydon Guardian

  23-10-2015 19:49
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  Donovan celebrates 50 years in music with Croydon gig
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  Pop icon Donovan is celebrating 50 years in the charts with his first tour in a decade, and it's coming to Croydon on November 8. The 60s singer will play all of his hits, including Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, The Hurdy Gurdy Man as well as some ...and more »
  

• Stalker from Purley who fitted tracking device to ex-girlfriend's...

  23-10-2015 18:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A "CONTROLLING" and "manipulative" stalker who fitted a tracking device to his ex-partner's car walked free from court today.Richard Cole, of Foxley Lane in Purley, was given a suspended sentence at Croydon Crown Court today despite the judge saying he felt "uneasy".Cole, 51, pleaded guilty last month to stalking his ex-girlfriend by fitting a tracking device to her car. He had followed her to Cambridge, turned up at her son's school and wrote her letters saying her...
  
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• Subway store franchise named and shamed over minimum wage payments to staff

  23-10-2015 16:50
  
  A franchise of the globally successful fast-food chain Subway has been named-and-shamed after failing to pay its staff the minimum wage across its London restaurants.
  
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• Kenley academy praised as Government pushes ahead with conversion agenda

  23-10-2015 16:46
  
  Harris Primary Academy Kenley was one of three schools praised by the Department for Education (DfE) as it launched a consultation on further Government intervention into failing and so-called "coasting" schools.
  
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• Woman who came to Croydon on brink of homelessness now launching Women's ... - Croydon Advertiser

  23-10-2015 14:25
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  Woman who came to Croydon on brink of homelessness now launching Women's ...
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  A WOMAN who moved to Croydon on the brink of homelessness after losing everything is now launching the borough's branch of the country's newest political group, the Women's Equality Party. The Croydon arm of the WEP already has 120 members and ...
  Women's Equality Party to launch in Croydon - but did local politicians forget ...Croydon Guardianall 10 news articles »
  

• Woman who came to Croydon on brink of homelessness now launching...

  23-10-2015 13:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN who moved to Croydon on the brink of homelessness after losing everything is now launching the borough's branch of the country's newest political group, the Women's Equality Party.The Croydon arm of the WEP already has 120 members and will launch tomorrow with an event at the Zakia Family Centre.And Gill Manly, WEP Croydon leader and South Norwood resident, said she is ready to engage with Croydon's "political arena"."We want to work with you, but if you don't want to work...
  
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• Croydon Boxpark gets green light to open in 2016 - Evening Standard

  23-10-2015 13:32
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  Croydon Boxpark gets green light to open in 2016
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  Croydon is one step closer to becoming the new Shoreditch since plans to open a Boxpark there have been given the go-ahead. Croydon council's planning committee voted on Thursday night to pass plans for the shopping hub to be built next to East ...
  Step aside Shoreditch: East Croydon gets its own BoxPark as regeneration goes ...South West Londonerall 3 news articles »
  

• Pop-up mall made of shipping containers sails past final obstacle as Boxpark's Croydon plans approved

  23-10-2015 13:13
  
  The food-and-drink mall next to East Croydon station will open next year after being given the green light last night.
  
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• Confessions of a paedophile: Why I am a sex offender - Croydon Advertiser

  23-10-2015 13:10
  Confessions of a paedophile: Why I am a sex offender
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  A "SAD" and "lonely" man convicted of downloading and sharing pictures of naked boys has described what led to him to become a paedophile. Tony Reeves, 38, was given an 18-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to 13 counts of possessing or ...
  

• Russian ballet to entertain in Croydon and Wimbledon - Your Local Guardian

  23-10-2015 12:31
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  Russian ballet to entertain in Croydon and Wimbledon
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  Ballet dancers from Clapham will bring their new shows to Croydon and Wimbledon in November. The London Russian Ballet School, which is enjoying a growing reputation, will perform two new shows at Fairfield Halls on Wednesday, November 11, and ...and more »
  

• Confessions of a paedophile: Why I am a sex offender

  23-10-2015 12:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A "SAD" and "lonely" man convicted of downloading and sharing pictures of naked boys has described what led to him to become a paedophile. Tony Reeves, 38, was given an 18-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to 13 counts of possessing or distributing indecent images of children. In a candid and at times conflicted interview with the Advertiser, Reeves admitted he is sexually attracted to young boys but said he did not consider himself to be a paedophile. Reeves...
  
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• Irish music superstars coming to Croydon

  23-10-2015 12:28
  
  Irish music sensations Celtic Woman will begin their 10th anniversary UK tour in Croydon.
  
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• Russian ballet to entertain in Croydon and Wimbledon

  23-10-2015 12:16
  
  Ballet dancers from Clapham will bring their new shows to Croydon and Wimbledon in November.
  
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• Appeal to find boy, 12, missing from New Addington - Croydon Advertiser

  23-10-2015 12:07
  Appeal to find boy, 12, missing from New Addington
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  POLICE and a missing persons charity are appealing for help to find a 12-year-old boy who went missing from New Addington last week. Casey Rooney was last seen on Sunday, October 18, according to charity Missing Persons. Croydon police this morning ...
  

• Donovan celebrates 50 years in music with Croydon gig

  23-10-2015 11:47
  
  Pop icon Donovan is celebrating 50 years in the charts with his first tour in a decade, and it’s coming to Croydon on November 8.
  
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• Appeal to find boy, 12, missing from New Addington

  23-10-2015 11:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE and a missing persons charity are appealing for help to find a 12-year-old boy who went missing from New Addington last week.Casey Rooney was last seen on Sunday, October 18, according to charity Missing Persons.Croydon police this morning tweeted a description of Casey.Anyone with information about Casey's whereabouts is asked to call or text Missing Persons on 116 000 quoting reference 15-008538.
  
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• Boxpark Croydon clears big hurdle as council planners give the...

  23-10-2015 11:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  HOTLY anticipated plans to bring Boxpark to Croydon have officially been given the go-ahead.The council's planning committee last night voted to pass plans for the trendy marketplace to be built next to East Croydon station, in the long-derelict Ruskin Square.It is hoped the scheme, made up of up to 97 shipping container units which unlike Boxpark's existing location in Shoreditch will focus on food and drink, will be open in the first half of next year.Boxpark says the units will be rented out.
  
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• Kenley airfield will be preserved after £900k lottery funding boost - Croydon Advertiser

  23-10-2015 11:17
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  Kenley airfield will be preserved after £900k lottery funding boost
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  A PROJECT to conserve Battle of Britain fighter base Kenley Airfield has been given almost £900,000 National Lottery funding. Kenley was one of three main airstrips responsible for defending London during the Second World War, and now the base will be ...
  

• QUIZ: Will our Bond quiz leave you shaken or stirred?

  23-10-2015 11:09
  
  James Bond is back in cinemas on Monday as Spectre comes to the big screen and the early reviews indicate that it's going to be one of the best entries in the series.
  
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• Croydon bar restaurant has licence fully reinstated as police probe 'shisha ... - Croydon Advertiser

  23-10-2015 10:50
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  Croydon bar restaurant has licence fully reinstated as police probe 'shisha ...
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  A BAR restaurant has had its licence fully reinstated after it was suspended by police due to a "violent shisha pipe attack". Apatura Bar Restaurant and Grill, in South End, lost its licence for two weeks after the incident, on September 21, after ...
  

• The clocks go back this Sunday: Four things you might not know about the end of summer

  23-10-2015 10:07
  
  The clocks go back by one hour at 2am on Sunday morning as the country reverts back to Greenwich Mean Time.
  
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• The clocks go back this Sunday: Four things you might not know about daylight saving

  23-10-2015 10:07
  
  The clocks go back by one hour at 2am on Sunday morning as the country reverts back to Greenwich Mean Time.
  
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• Kenley airfield will be preserved after £900k lottery...

  23-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PROJECT to conserve Battle of Britain fighter base Kenley Airfield has been given almost £900,000 National Lottery funding.Kenley was one ofthree main airstrips responsible for defending London during the Second World War, and now the base will be preserved for generations.It was announced this week Heritage Lottery Fund has granted the Kenley Revival Project £881,000 after a joint bid from Kenley Airfield Friends Group (KAFG), the City of London and Historic England.It will...
  
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• Dangerously parked cars will no longer be towed after council...

  23-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE council has been accused of putting people's safety at risk after deciding it will no longer tow away dangerously parked cars.The authority has the power to remove vehicles deemed to be parked dangerously - such as on the pavement or blocking someone's driveway. From October 31, vehicle removal will cease and the pound the cars are stored in will close to save money. Croydon Council said the service had been operating at a loss for the past six years. Cllr Phil Thomas, cabinet member for...
  
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• Croydon bar restaurant has licence fully reinstated as police...

  23-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A BAR restaurant has had its licence fully reinstated after it was suspended by police due to a "violent shisha pipe attack".Apatura Bar Restaurant and Grill, in South End, lost its licence for two weeks after the incident, on September 21, after investigating officers found no working CCTV and "non-compliance" with other licensing conditions.But at a review hearing on Tuesday, Karen Jewitt, chair of the council's licensing sub-committee, said no further action was required...
  
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• Anger over controversial bus route changes in New Addington due...

  23-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CONTROVERSIAL changes tobus routes serving the estate are due to come into force this weekend.Residents have expressed worries that new all-night services will cause disruption, while new road layouts may mean the loss of parking spaces.A particularly contentiouschange is the scrapping of the shuttle buses – the T31 and T32 – in a move some fear will leave the estate with as much as30 per cent less capacity on those routes.But Transport for London says other rerouted services...
  
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• M25 crash causing long delays

  23-10-2015 09:19
  
  An accident on the M25 is causing delays clockwise between junction 9 and 10. 
  
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• Home Office set to reverse £4m cut in Croydon's asylum-seeker funding ... - Croydon Guardian

  23-10-2015 06:08
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  Home Office set to reverse £4m cut in Croydon's asylum-seeker funding ...
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  The Home Office looks set to restore millions of pounds of funding stripped from Croydon for the care of child asylum-seekers after protests from the council and MPs. Immigration Minister James Brokenshire a cross-party delegation of politicians on ...and more »
  

• Home Office set to reverse £4m cut in Croydon's asylum-seeker funding following political outcry

  23-10-2015 06:00
  
  The Home Office looks set to restore millions of pounds of funding stripped from Croydon for the care of child asylum-seekers after protests from the council and MPs.
  
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• Wallington County Grammar to open new selective school in Croydon - Daily Mail

  23-10-2015 05:42
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  Wallington County Grammar to open new selective school in Croydon
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  A London grammar school is planning to expand by opening an annexe following the Government's approval of a new selective school campus in Kent. Wallington County Grammar School in Sutton, south London, wants to open a site several miles away in ...and more »
  

• Women's Equality Party to launch in Croydon - but did local politicians forget to RSVP?

  23-10-2015 05:40
  
  Gill Manly said it was "very disappointing", but had a message for sitting MPs and councillors: "Work with us, or we will run against you. That's not a threat, it's a challenge."
  
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• Chinese builder backs £500m Croydon skyscraper - Construction Enquirer

  23-10-2015 00:45
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  Chinese builder backs £500m Croydon skyscraper
  Construction Enquirer
  Developers Guildhouse UK and Rosepride Properties have signed up a Chinese contractor to deliver plans for a 200m-plus residential tower close to the Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon. It marks the latest in a series of major deals to be unveiled ...
  

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