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• Boss of Croydon Council health company is suspended amid misconduct claims - Croydon Advertiser

  24-10-2015 10:36
  Croydon Advertiser
  Boss of Croydon Council health company is suspended amid misconduct claims
  Croydon Advertiser
  THE managing director of a healthcare company set up by the council has been suspended for at least two months, while two other directors have been replaced by the council amid misconduct claims. Councillor Margaret Mead this week raised concerns ...
  

• Croydon town centre to get new 'buskers' initiative' - Croydon Advertiser

  24-10-2015 10:35
  Croydon Advertiser
  Croydon town centre to get new 'buskers' initiative'
  Croydon Advertiser
  Visitors to North End on Friday and Saturday got a taste of a new series of musical treats in Croydon. The Croydon Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a new initiative designed to set fresh standards for live music and busking in the town.
  

• VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER: Gavin Barwell - I'm working on a better...

  24-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Improving the rail service from Croydon to central London was one of my major manifesto commitments and regular readers of this column will know it has been a priority since I was first elected in 2010.Croydon commuters have had to cope with frequent delays and overcrowded trains in recent months – mainly caused by the upgrade to the Thameslink route and in particular the transformation of London Bridge station, which has not only led to delays on that route but increased overcrowding on..
  
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• Croydon town centre to get new 'buskers' initiative'

  24-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Visitors to North End on Friday and Saturday got a taste of a new series of musical treats in Croydon.The Croydon Business Improvement District (BID) has launcheda new initiative designed to set fresh standards for live music and busking in the town.Part of Croydon BID's Street Live programme, it'sa collaboration with the council andmusic venues.At the weekend, four musicians – Julian Burdock, Dan Clarke,Nick Howe and Stevie Appleton – entertained the crowds with their music,...
  
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• Construction firm seals £9m school contract after Croydon...

  24-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Construction firm Wilmott Dixon has been awarded a £9 million contract to build a three form entry school in Croydon.Chestnut Park Primary, which opened last month,is sharing a site with another school in Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath,until its permanent home at The Westways Centre, St James's Road, is finished in 2016.Hertfordshire-based Wilmott Dixon was awarded the deal at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.The council terminated the contract of the original construction firm after it...
  
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• COLUMN: The Parenting Geek - difference between shyness and...

  24-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  IN SCHOOL reports I was often described as quiet and shy. I found this strange because I didn't feel shy. My Mum tells the following story of me as a 3 year old: on holiday, at the social club of the caravan site where we were staying, Mum lost sight of me for a moment. She spotted me in the midst of the Hokey Cokey circle on the dance floor. I was wearing my serious face and diligently copying the moves, in a sea of bigger children and adults.Because in fact I'm not shy now and wasn't then. I'm
  
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• Boss of Croydon Council health company is suspended amid...

  24-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE managing director of a healthcare company set up by the council has been suspended for at least two months, while two other directors have been replaced by the council amid misconduct claims.Councillor Margaret Mead this week raised concerns about the situation at Croydon Care Solutions (CCS) after she learned that the company's managing director, Pauline French, had been suspended on full pay and two non-executive directors had been removed.CCS was set up by the council in 2010 to privately
  
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• Traffic warning as emergency gas works begin today in Mitcham Road

  24-10-2015 06:00
  
  Only westbound traffic will be able to travel on the road between Beddington Lane and the Lombard roundabout.
  
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