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• Roaring welcome as Palace players meet fans in Croydon - EastLondonLines

  13-11-2015 20:34
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  Roaring welcome as Palace players meet fans in Croydon
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  Members of Crystal Palace's first team were greeted by a roaring welcome from club fans yesterday evening at the Whitgift Shopping centre. As part of the club's annual roadshow, first team stars such as Connor Whickham, Wilfred Zaha and Jason Puncheon ...
  

• Cash-strapped Croydon Council offers redundancy to entire workforce - Croydon Guardian

  13-11-2015 18:16
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  Cash-strapped Croydon Council offers redundancy to entire workforce
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  Croydon Council's entire workforce has been offered voluntary redundancy in a bid to plug a £100m hole in the authority's budget. Thousands of staff have been invited to apply for severance payouts as the council looks to slash its spending and cope ...and more »
  

• Cash-strapped Croydon Council offers redundancy to entire workforce

  13-11-2015 17:59
  
  Thousands of employees have been invited to apply for severance payouts as the council looks to plug a £100m hole in its budget.
  
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• Drunk M25 lorry driver spotted swigging from wine bottle mid-afternoon

  13-11-2015 17:46
  
  Bogdan Makoza, 56, from Poland, was reported by a fellow lorry driver who saw him drinking wine at the wheel between junction 10 and 11 near Chertsey.
  
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• 'It was really shocking... I was shaking so much' - Hero raises...

  13-11-2015 17:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A FORMER police cadet who knocked on the door of Addington Fire Station after an 11-year-old was hit by a car last week said his training helped him react quickly.Jake Blenman was cycling home having finished work at Sainsbury's Local in Carshalton when he witnessed the incident just before 4pm on Tuesday, November 3.The 20-year-old said he heard the "screeching of a car" before looking up to see it collide with the Year 7 Quest Academy pupil.Jake said: "He was with a group of...
  
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• Council confirms one in five streets in Croydon cleaned less frequently after ... - Croydon Advertiser

  13-11-2015 16:44
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  Council confirms one in five streets in Croydon cleaned less frequently after ...
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  ONE in five streets in Croydon are being cleaned less frequently after a £575,000 council cut. Croydon Council says 20 per cent of roads are now cleaned every six weeks instead of every four. It said the waste management budget had been cut but ...
  

• 'The police said they don't know how people survived the crash...

  13-11-2015 16:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MUM-OF-TWO caught up with her family in a horrific three-car smash on Croydon Underpass has described the moments she saw a car careering towards her own as she thought 'this is it'.Susan Wimble, 27, said police believed her family were lucky to be alive after the crash last Thursday November 5 evening at about 8.30pm.Susan, from West Croydon, was driving home from visiting her brother in Coulsdon when, she said, another car left the road before crashing into the side of the underpass and then
  
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• Council confirms one in five streets in Croydon cleaned less...

  13-11-2015 16:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ONE in five streets in Croydon are being cleaned less frequently after a £575,000 council cut. Croydon Council says 20 per cent of roads are now cleaned every six weeks instead of every four. It said the waste management budget had been cut but resources were now being concentrated where they are needed most. Conservative politicians say less frequent street cleaning makes a mockery of the Labour-run council's manifesto pledge to clean up Croydon. Responding to the criticism on Twitter,...
  
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• Police Gamble on photos to get to John Lewis by Christmas - Croydon Advertiser

  13-11-2015 15:50
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  Police Gamble on photos to get to John Lewis by Christmas
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  Detectives want to talk to John Lewis Donaldson, 33, from Croydon, in connection with three burglaries in Shirley. Donaldson has connections within the Stroud Green and Addiscombe areas. Officers are also looking to trace Jason Gamble, 38, from Croydon ...
  

• It's not taxing, HMRC is not 'creating' thousands of jobs in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  13-11-2015 15:50
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  It's not taxing, HMRC is not 'creating' thousands of jobs in Croydon
  Croydon Advertiser
  THE announcement by Revenue & Customs that one of its new regional tax centres will be in Croydon has been welcomed as the creation of thousands of new jobs for the town. In fact, the HMRC is to close 137 local offices by 2027 (including one in Croydon ...
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• Boxpark apologises for artist's impressions of Croydon scheme with no ethnic ... - Croydon Advertiser

  13-11-2015 15:50
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  Boxpark apologises for artist's impressions of Croydon scheme with no ethnic ...
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  Boxpark released this image of their leadership team with the apology, including Matthew McMillan (second right). Boxpark apologises for artist's impressions of Croydon scheme with no ethnic... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in ...
  

• Police Gamble on photos to get to John Lewis by Christmas

  13-11-2015 15:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE have released photos of two men suspected of committing crimes in Croydon.Detectives want to talk to John Lewis Donaldson, 33, from Croydon, in connection with three burglaries in Shirley.Donaldson has connections within the Stroud Green and Addiscombe areas.Officers are also looking to trace Jason Gamble, 38, from Croydon, who is wanted for a breach of court order after failing to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court in relation to a non-residential burglary and theft.He has connections.
  
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• Boxpark apologises for artist's impressions of Croydon scheme...

  13-11-2015 14:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  BOXPARK has come under fire for producing artist's impressions of its planned Croydon scheme which feature no ethnic minorities.The image shows dozens of people in the trendy food and drink development planned for land next to East Croydon – but they all appear to be white.Nero Ughwujabo, chairman of Croydon BME Forum, said the image "does not represent the reality of Croydon".Boxpark changed the image six weeks ago to add a number of ethnic minority people and has since...
  
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• Lack of funding for Croydon army barracks risking ability to hold on to ... - Croydon Guardian

  13-11-2015 14:43
  Lack of funding for Croydon army barracks risking ability to hold on to ...
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  A lack of Government funding for a Croydon army barracks is risking the base's ability to hold on to recruits, a Conservative peer has claimed. Military college opens at Meridian High School in New Addington, Croydon · Army regiment moving to Croydon.
  

• It's not taxing, HMRC is not creating thousands of jobs in...

  13-11-2015 14:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE announcement by Revenue & Customs that one of its new regional tax centres will be in Croydon has been welcomed as the creation of thousands of new jobs for the town.In fact, the HMRC is to close 137 local offices by 2027 (including one in Croydon) with staff required to move to one of 13 new regional centres in order to retain their jobs. The HMRC said it expects between 2,500 to 2,800 employees to work in its new Croydon office. While that might sound like positive news for the local..
  
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• Dubstep pioneer: lack of venues means Croydon misses out on home-grown stars - Croydon Advertiser

  13-11-2015 13:46
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  Dubstep pioneer: lack of venues means Croydon misses out on home-grown stars
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  LAST week's stellar MOBOs success put Thornton Heath on the map. The talent, however, has been there for some time. Krept and Konan took home Best Hip Hop Act and Best Album on the back of a record-breaking debut and performing with Kanye West at ...
  

• Football Manager 2016: Crystal Palace guide, part two - Croydon Advertiser

  13-11-2015 13:42
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  Football Manager 2016: Crystal Palace guide, part two
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  FOOTBALL Manager 2016 is in stores now and it's time to shun the outside world, put your social life on the back burner and harbour those dreams of taking a non-league team to Champions League glory. This reporter used to spend hours trawling through ...and more »
  

• Sentencing adjourned for transport firm boss convicted of unfair trading - Croydon Advertiser

  13-11-2015 13:19
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  Sentencing adjourned for transport firm boss convicted of unfair trading
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  Roderick Lynch, 50, was found guilty by magistrates last month of ten counts of unfair trading while the head of Camberwell-based Ruskin Private Hire. The company took hundreds of disabled and special needs children in Croydon to and from school before ...
  

• Dubstep pioneer: lack of venues means Croydon misses out on...

  13-11-2015 13:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  LAST week's stellar MOBOs success put Thornton Heath on the map. The talent, however, has been there for some time.Krept and Konan took home Best Hip Hop Act and Best Album on the back of a record-breaking debut and performing with Kanye West at the BRIT awards. Rapper Stormzy beat international stars like Mark Ronson, Wiley and Lethal Bizzle to win the Best Male and Best Grime awards.The music world is recognising the huge amount of talent in Thornton Heath, but does Croydon do enough to...
  
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• An evening of Strauss' music and dance comes to Croydon in January - Wimbledon Guardian

  13-11-2015 13:05
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  An evening of Strauss' music and dance comes to Croydon in January
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  Don't worry about the January blues because the Johann Strauss Gala will bring an evening of music, dance and laughter to Croydon in the New Year. Presented by showman Rainer Hersch, the gala has entertained audiences for more than 40 years with its ...and more »
  

• How can we revitalise Croydon's music scene? - The Croydon Citizen

  13-11-2015 13:00
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  How can we revitalise Croydon's music scene?
  The Croydon Citizen
  Croydon has lots of bands and lots of talent. The people I've spoken to work very hard to put on gigs that surprise and delight attendees. There are clearly distinct gatherings of Croydonians who enjoy the same music: you only have to go to The Ship to ...
  

• Sentencing adjourned for transport firm boss convicted of unfair...

  13-11-2015 12:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE sentencing of transport company boss convicted of unfair trading has been adjourned.Roderick Lynch, 50, was found guilty by magistrates last month of ten counts of unfair trading while the head of Camberwell-based Ruskin Private Hire.The company took hundreds of disabled and special needs children in Croydon to and from school before it went into administration in February 2014. Lynch, of Latimer House, Beaconsfield Road, Wandsworth, claimed Ruskin was endorsed by two public bodies when he..
  
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• VIDEO: 'Terrified' children burned by fireworks as Croydon's Christmas lights switch-on goes wrong

  13-11-2015 12:00
  
  Organisers Croydon BID said it they were"deeply concerned after several people were hurt and have launched an investigation.
  
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• 'Terrified' children burned by fireworks as Croydon's Christmas lights switch-on goes wrong

  13-11-2015 12:00
  
  Organisers Croydon BID said it they were"deeply concerned after several people were hurt and have launched an investigation.
  
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• Missing pensioner found safe

  13-11-2015 11:59
  
  Missing Croydon pensioner Sheila Poupard has been found safe after going missing from Addiscombe yesterday. 
  
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• BREAKING VIEWS: Lack of scrutiny at Fairfield Halls meeting a...

  13-11-2015 11:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  EXPECTATIONS were low but, even by Croydon Council's standards, Tuesday's meeting to scrutinise plans to redevelop Fairfield Halls was depressing example of democracy in action.The scrutiny and overview committee, assembled following calls from Conservative councillors, was supposed to examine the council's decision to close Fairfield for two years while it receives a much-needed refurbishment. While the decision did not go their way, opposition members did manage to uncover further details...
  
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• Police appeal for missing Croydon woman Sheila Poupard - Croydon Guardian

  13-11-2015 11:17
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  Police appeal for missing Croydon woman Sheila Poupard
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  Have you seen this woman? Police in Croydon are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Sheila Poupard, 86, who has been missing since yesterday. She was last seen at 11am on Thursday, November 12, at Bingham Road in Addiscombe.
  

• Police appeal for missing Croydon woman Sheila Poupard

  13-11-2015 11:06
  
  She was last seen at 11am yesterday at Bingham Road in Croydon.
  
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• Police concerned for missing 86-year-old woman from Croydon

  13-11-2015 10:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are concerned about a missing 86-year-old Croydon woman who has not been seen in almost 24 hours.Sheila Poupard was last seen in Bingham Road, Addiscombe at 11am yesterday, and was last spoken to on the phone at 4pm.Ms Poupard is unsteady on her feet and walks with a stick. She is described as white, of medium build and is 5ft 4ins tall. She has grey bobbed hair and is thought to be wearing a green or black mac.The 86-year-old is known to use Addiscombe tramp stop, London trains and visit
  
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• Trespasser on tracks between Norbury and Thornton Heath disrupts trains

  13-11-2015 10:34
  
  Trains between Thornton Heath and Norbury have been disrupted by reports of a trespasser on the tracks.
  
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• 'I felt something like a rock hit my head then I looked up to see...

  13-11-2015 09:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MANY children were among the injured from falling fireworks shedding "hot rocks" at the Croydon Christmas light switch-on last night. Hundreds turned out to the annual event at North End as the rooftop firework display began to go off. Charmaine Wright, from Redstart Close, New Addington, was with her three children and their dad when her eight-year-old daughter, Carla Martin, was burnt several times on her neck. The 43-year-old said: "We were having a good time until the...
  
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• From Croydon to LA the story of reigning X Factor champ Ben Haenow who has ... - Bristol Post

  13-11-2015 07:36
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  From Croydon to LA the story of reigning X Factor champ Ben Haenow who has ...
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  From Croydon to LA the story of reigning X Factor champ Ben Haenow who has annou... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. Ben Haenow releases new album today and will be playing Bristol O2 Academy next year ...
  

• Lack of funding for Croydon army barracks risking ability to hold on to recruits, claims Conservative peer

  13-11-2015 06:00
  
  Earl Attlee has written to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to ask why no extra money has been spent on the barracks in Mitcham Road since the arrival of a new specialist regiment last year, despite hopes of infrastructure upgrades.
  
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