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• Council leader springs to Croydon's defence - EastLondonLines

  29-10-2015 21:18
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  Council leader springs to Croydon's defence
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  The leader of Croydon Council has rebuffed new research that suggested Croydon was the eighth least prosperous area in the UK. The Geography of Prosperity Index, which compared economic output per person (GDP) with how happy people felt, was ...
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• Serial Cat Killer Slaughtering And Dismembering Pets In Croydon, Rescue Centre ... - Huffington Post UK

  29-10-2015 19:38
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  Serial Cat Killer Slaughtering And Dismembering Pets In Croydon, Rescue Centre ...
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  A cat killer is slaughtering pets, dismembering them and moving the body parts into public view in order to "watch people's reactions", an animal rescue group has warned. Pet owners are being urged to keep their beloved felines indoors following a ...and more »
  

• UNCOVERED: The 23 creepiest places in and around Croydon

  29-10-2015 17:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Women's Equality Party launches in Croydon - EastLondonLines

  29-10-2015 17:13
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  Women's Equality Party launches in Croydon
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  Gentrification and the high refugee population have been identified as core objectives for Croydon's newest political party, the Women's Equality Party (WEP). Gill Manly, 54, head of the Croydon WEP branch, told EastLondonLines: “There is a danger ...and more »
  

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• Fears Islamic extremists hacked Croydon Council staff 'unfounded'

  29-10-2015 16:01
  
  Isis did not leak the names, email addresses and passwords of Croydon Council staff online, an investigation has concluded.
  
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• Halloween 2015: what's on this Halloween and half term in south London

  29-10-2015 16:00
  
  Halloween and half term coincide this month, meaning there’s lots of wicked fun to be had for children, families and adults. Vibe picked out some of the top creepy fun this October.
  
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• Croydon one of the most unhappy places to live in Britain

  29-10-2015 15:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON is one of the most unhappy and least well off places to live in Britain according to data released by a think tank this week.The borough was the eighth least prosperous in the country coming 163 out of 170 regions, as well as for 'life satisfaction'. The data, compiled by think tank the Legatum Institute and named the 'Geography of Prosperity' index, is worked out from the average income per person and how happy they feel.Brent, Camden and the City of London were the only places in the..
  
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• Boxpark Croydon granted approval - The Planner

  29-10-2015 15:38
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  Boxpark Croydon granted approval
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  Plans for a Boxpark in Croydon have been given the green light by Croydon Council. Boxpark Croydon, London's second development of this kind, will be located on the Ruskin Square site and is set to open next summer. The development will consist of 97 ...
  

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• Croydon family told they cannot take care of child refugees because parents ... - Croydon Advertiser

  29-10-2015 15:09
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  Croydon family told they cannot take care of child refugees because parents ...
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  WARM, LOVING FAMILY: Helen Read (front) and her family want to open their home to an asylum seeker Photo by Grant... MP wants case of boy's death at children's home reopened. 1 · 'Single delay might have cost Ben Haenow his chart success' -... 'Single ...
  

• MP wants case of boy's death at children's home reopened - Croydon Advertiser

  29-10-2015 14:49
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  MP wants case of boy's death at children's home reopened
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  AN MP has backed calls for police to reopen an investigation into the death of a boy at Shirley Oaks Children's Home in 1977. Former residents of the home in Wickham Road believe Peter Davis, a 15-year-old found hanged there, may not have killed himself.
  

• Mum with cystic fibrosis has lifesaving double lung transplant

  29-10-2015 14:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG mumin a critical condition has received a double lung transplant to saveher life.Ashley Harris Moore, ofAuckland Road, Upper Norwood, suffers from cystic fibrosis and her health began to decline rapidly two weeks ago.Last week the Advertiser told how she hadonly 16 per cent lung capacity with a machine having to do the job of her lungs.But on Wednesday,33-year-old Ashley's husband, Alastair Moore, announced on Facebook, "with greatpleasure, and no small amount of...
  
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• MP wants case of boy's death at children's home reopened

  29-10-2015 14:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AN MP has backed calls for police to reopen an investigation intothe death of a boy at Shirley Oaks Children's Home in 1977.Former residents of the home in Wickham Road believe Peter Davis, a 15-year-old found hanged there, may not have killed himself.Three people have been convicted of child abuse at Shirley Oaks in Croydon that took place in the 1970s and 1980s. The home closed in 1983.Survivorshave demanded answers over Peter's death 38 years ago. He was found hanged in a toilet with a...
  
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• Croydon family told they cannot take care of child refugees...

  29-10-2015 14:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PSYCHIATRIST and her partner have been told they cannot give a child refugee a home because both of them have jobs.Dr Helen Read, partner Patrick Dunne and their three children were moved to open up their home in Warminster Road, South Norwood, when they saw pictures of three-year-old Syrian refugeeAylan Kurdi's body washed up on a Turkish beach last month.Dr Read, 50, has a four-year-old son called James and says she could not bear to look at the picture."As a parent, to see...
  
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• GALLERY: Photos of Hallowe'en events around Croydon

  29-10-2015 13:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• The case for more grammar school places in Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  29-10-2015 13:00
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  The case for more grammar school places in Croydon
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  The MP for Croydon South, Chris Philp, has welcomed the announcement that a grammar school will soon be opened in Sevenoaks. Officially, it will be an annexe to the nearby Weald of Kent School in Tonbridge. Why? To get round the 1998 law forbidding ...
  

• 'Single delay might have cost Ben Haenow his chart success' -...

  29-10-2015 12:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE winner of the first-ever X Factor has said Croydon winner Ben Haenow's wait to release his second single could have cost him its success.Former Shirley van driverHaenow, 30, released Second Hand Heart on October 16, which entered the charts last Friday at a disappointing number21.Despite being a collaboration with American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, the song had failed to make Radio 1's top play list, which is often seen as crucial to a single's chart hopes.Steve Brookstein, winner of...
  
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• New Assassin's Creed game has the player assassinate Scottish...

  29-10-2015 11:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  EVER had the urge to assassinate the Scottish inventor of the kaleidoscope at his secret underground lair in Victorian Croydon?Nor have we, but a new videogame gives you the chance to do just that.Assassin's Creed Syndicate, released last Friday, is the latest installment in a series that charts a fictional historic struggle between two orders known as the Assassins and Templars, and is for the most part set in central London.But the opening mission of Syndicate tasks the player, who controls...
  
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• Trains severely delayed between Croydon and London due to electrical problems - Croydon Advertiser

  29-10-2015 09:47
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  Trains severely delayed between Croydon and London due to electrical problems
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  TRAINS between Croydon and London are severely delayed due to electrical supply problems at Balham. Commuters can expect waits of up to 45 minutes on all trains to London Victoria trains going through Balham, including those from East Croydon.and more »
  

• Trains severely delayed between Croydon and London due to...

  29-10-2015 09:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TRAINS between Croydon and London are severely delayed due to electrical supply problems at Balham.Commuters can expect waits of up to 45 minutes on all trains to London Victoria trains going through Balham, including those from East Croydon.Southern have said last minute platform changes and train cancellations could continue until at least 12.30pm.Tickets for Southern trains are being accepted by London Midland, South West Trains, Thameslink, Gatwick Express, London Overground, London...
  
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• Croydon Labour councillor and General Election candidate tweets...

  29-10-2015 09:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A LABOUR councillor and General Election candidate in Croydon has used social media to apparently encourage disaffected party members to joina new rival political party.Emily Benn, councillor for West Thornton, last month retweeted a post stating those not happy with party leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet "should consider joining the Women's Equality Party (WEP)" – which launched its Croydon branch on Saturday.This week, she called for head of policy Andrew Fisher to be...
  
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• Headaches for commuters after electrical supply problems

  29-10-2015 08:31
  
  Metro line trains into central London will be disrupted until at least 8.30am.
  
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• Headaches for Balham commuters after electrical supply problems

  29-10-2015 08:31
  
  Metro line trains into central London will be disrupted until at least 8.30am.
  
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• 'Jobsworth' council warden criticised for issuing parking tickets to mourners during funeral

  29-10-2015 06:00
  
  A funeral director has criticised a "jobsworth" council warden who slapped mourners with parking tickets.
  
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