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• Wife's tribute to 'larger-than-life' man who defied Croydon Council by fixing ... - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2015 10:12
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  Wife's tribute to 'larger-than-life' man who defied Croydon Council by fixing ...
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  LARGER THAN LIFE: John Gladden made a name for himself after placing a giant stuffed fish, which he caught on holiday... CHARACTER: John also put a tank and spitfire on his home in Norbury. First military prep school of its kind in London is launched in.
  

• Wife's tribute to 'larger-than-life' man who defied Croydon...

  07-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE wife of a businessman famous for having a giant fish on his roof has paid tribute to her "larger-then-life" husband after he died suddenly last month.John Gladden, 66, collapsed at their home on Altyre Road, Croydon, from a pulmonary embolism – a blockage in an artery – and died within minutes on October 23.He made headlines when he caught a 789lb marlin and subsequently had a lifesize model of it mounted on the roof of his home at the time in Norbury, ...
  
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• South Croydon schoolgirl gets new wheelchair after generous...

  07-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MORE than 200 people, many of them total strangers, have come to the aid of an 11-year-old South Croydon schoolgirl with severe cerebral palsy, donating nearly £10,000.Rosie Rogers cannot talk or walk and has severe scoliosis.Rosie's spine is so curved and twisted that half her body is constricted and she has to wear an uncomfortable back brace – and the wheelchair she has now outgrown adds to the discomfort.But, thanks to the generosity of the public, her parents can now afford a...
  
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• Shisha bar owner received death threats and 'months' of...

  07-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are investigatingmonths of harassment against a Purley shisha bar, including a threat to take out the owner's mother's eyes and "feed them to him".Those behind the campaign against Aroma Shisha, in Brighton Road, also threatened to kill owner Hashim Haq and made false allegations designed to turn the Muslim community in Croydon against him, his father Nisar said.The harassment of Aroma began when someone hacked itsSnapchat account after the bar opened in January this...
  
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• 'I've never eaten healthy food in my life', says 100-year-old...

  07-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Meet Christine Fryer – a gym queen who has just reached her 100th birthday and says her active lifestyle has led to her longevity.The fitness fanatic has been going to the Solutions Health and Fitness Club in Lansdowne Road, Croydon for over20 years.Born during the First World War, Christine, of Ringwood Avenue,claims she has never had a cold or been ill in her life and thinks having a job is "very important" in this.She said: "I think it's that I do not worry. I just...
  
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• First military prep school of its kind in London is launched in...

  07-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MILITARY prep school – hailed as the first of its kind in London – has been launched this week in New Addington.The Croydon Military Preparation College was launched this week with the first recruits expected to report to the parade ground within the fortnight.The college - for 16 to 19-year-olds - is the brainchild of Huw Lewis MBE, who served in the armed forces for 22 years, and founded his first Motivational Preparation College for Training (MPCT) 16 years ago, when he realised
  
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• Council: 'We can meet demand for extra school places', despite...

  07-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE council has reassured parents it can meet the demand for extra places despite its school expansion programme being beset with delays.Croydon Council is engaged in extensive works to create more than 7,000 places across the borough's primary and secondary schools over the next three years. Plans for next September have suffered a setback after delays at seven schools, according to a report published this week. Two expansions are behind schedule and at least 5 per cent over budget.The...
  
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• Bus driver taken to hospital after double decker bus hit tree in...

  07-11-2015 09:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A bus driver was taken to hospital in the early hours of the morning after the double decker bus he was driving hit a tree in South Croydon.The bus was out of service and had no passengers when the incident happened at around 1.30am on Brighton Road.Firefighters cut the man out of the vehicle before being taken by ambulance to hospital at around 2am, where he remains. Police attended the scene and the bus was towed off the tree at around 6am. The cause of the accident is not yet known and no one
  
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• Military college opens at Croydon high school

  07-11-2015 06:40
  
  The Croydon Military Preparation College is the 18th branch of the college to open in the UK, and claims to "provide those interested in careers in the armed forces with the best possible chance to pass selection and complete basic training".
  
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• Residents and businesses invited to meeting to discuss Thornton Heath regeneration

  07-11-2015 06:00
  
  Croydon Council has promised to invest £2.7m in Thornton Heath High Street and Brigstock Road by 2018.
  
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• Nightclub that was scene of four stabbings in 15 months clings on to licence

  07-11-2015 06:00
  
  Club 791 in Thornton Heath has also been the scene of a shotgun shooting and a brawl in which revellers ripped off table legs to use as weapons.
  
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• ‘Not unlike the man himself’: Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs film reviewed

  07-11-2015 05:00
  
  Steve Jobs, the latest attempt to penetrate the soul of the man behind Apple has staggering pedigree and the awards-baiting result is not unlike the subject itself.
  
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