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• Crystal Palace midfielder features on emotional night at Wembley - Croydon Advertiser

  17-11-2015 22:56
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  Crystal Palace midfielder features on emotional night at Wembley
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  CRYSTAL Palace star Yohan Cabaye played for an hour as France lost 2-0 against England at Wembley this evening (Tuesday). Cabaye started the game for Les Bleus and played for the first hour of the international friendly, before being replaced by ...and more »
  

• Rescue shelter frustrated at police decision to not test DNA on...

  17-11-2015 18:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A SOUTH Norwood animal rescue shelter is frustrated after police decided not to test DNA under a 'murdered' cat's claws, despite a postmortem confirming the feline had been attacked with a knife.Boudicca Rising, co-chairman of the South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL), said they were 'angered' by the decision that the Met police would not test due to risk of cross-contamination.The group considered fundraising to get the cat, Amber, who was decapitated and had her tail cut off, into a.
  
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• Go ON Croydon is getting Croydon residents online - The Croydon Citizen

  17-11-2015 18:00
  Go ON Croydon is getting Croydon residents online
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  In today's digital age, it's staggering to think that 85,000 adults in Croydon won't read this article. And that's not because they don't want to, but because they lack the basic digital skills that they need to do so. This lack of digital capability ...
  

• UPDATE: Boy, two, fighting for life after car ploughs into wall in Purley

  17-11-2015 17:50
  
  The toddler is critically injured in hospital after the crash in Pampisford Road.
  
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• Business park evacuated as police called to 'suspect package'

  17-11-2015 17:40
  
  A Metropolitan Police spokesman said officers were called to Prologis Park industrial estate in Greenland Way shortly after 4pm, although were stood down after package was found to be not suspicious
  
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• Police called to 'suspect package' on Greenland Way

  17-11-2015 17:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police dealt with a suspect package on Greenland Way, Croydon, this afternoon.A spokeswoman from the Metropolitan Police Service said officers were called to the scene at around 3pm but were stood down shortly after 4.15pm when nothing suspicious was found.The road was closed for around 45 minutes. A UPS customer care centre is located on the same road.Have you seen anything? Call the newsdesk on 01737 305559 or email [email protected].
  
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• Toddler in 'critical' condition after Purley car crash as police...

  17-11-2015 17:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A TODDLER remains in hospital in critical condition after a serious car crash in Purley yesterday afternoon.Police have today issued an appeal for people who saw the the crash, on Pampisford Road at about 2pm, to come forward.Police said a Toyota Prius had collided with a wall and no other vehicles were involved.Two of the car's occupants - a female driver, 40, and a two-year-old boy - were taken to a St George's Hospital in Tooting, while a baby who was also in the car, was unhurt.Though the...
  
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• New station at East Croydon could be named Croydon International, says council ... - Croydon Guardian

  17-11-2015 16:33
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  New station at East Croydon could be named Croydon International, says council ...
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  It was only last December that the Labour-led council proposed renaming the town centre transport hub "Croydon Central", in an effort to boost the borough's profile as an economic powerhouse of the south-east. RELATED: Plans drawn up to rename East ...
  Croydon Council secretly cut street cleaning in south of the borough and ...Croydon Advertiserall 3 news articles &raqu
  

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• New station at East Croydon could be named Croydon International, says council leader

  17-11-2015 16:24
  
  Council leader Tony Newman revealed his vision to make the borough a true player on the world stage: a redeveloped station named "Croydon International".
  
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• UPDATED: Harry Hill and Fosters Comedy Award nominee Tony Law to headline comedy gig in Beckenham

  17-11-2015 15:01
  
  One of the biggest names in Comedy is heading for an intimate gig in Beckenham.
  
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• Harry Hill and Edinburgh winner Sam Simmons to headline comedy gig in Beckenham

  17-11-2015 15:01
  
  One of the biggest names in Comedy is heading for an intimate gig in Beckenham.
  
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• Man caught Marlboro Red-handed trying to sell £105k of...

  17-11-2015 14:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN from South Croydon has been jailed for trying to sell £105,000 of illicit tobacco.Ivo Pocheliev, 40, and Hasan Koc, 50, were observed by Revenue and Customs officers when they met in a car park in North Stifford, Essex, in March 2014. Minutes later Pocheliev, of Bookscroft, Forestdale, left and went to a self-storage unit at a nearby industrial estate and filled his van with illegal tobacco before returning to the car park. The HMRC stopped him as he tried to sell the illicit goods..
  
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• JAILED: Paedophile Phillip Collins who sexually abused young boy...

  17-11-2015 14:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PAEDOPHILE who sexually abused a young boy at a Kenley children's home decades ago has been jailed. Phillip Collins, 69, has been found guilty of historic sex attacks on a boy at Malvern House in Kenley, dating back to the late 1960s and early 1970s. Collins, who lived at the care home at the time of the abuse but since moved to Worcester Road in Sutton, touched the victim's genitals while bathing him and spanking him. A jury at Croydon Crown Court on Friday found him guilty by majority...
  
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• 'I will never use Fairfield Halls again' says UKIP MEP Gerard...

  17-11-2015 13:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE UKIP MEP for London has vowed never to use Fairfield Halls again after his debate on the country leaving the European Union with MP Tom Brake was cancelled hours before it was due to go ahead.Gerard Batten claims he was told seven hours before the event was to take place last night it was called off because of "things he had said over the weekend".The UKIP member appeared on LBC Radio on Sunday night talking about EU border policy in relation to the attack in Paris on Friday...
  
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• An Iguanodon fit for a Victorian dinner party: Conservation work starts on Crystal Palace dinosaurs

  17-11-2015 12:50
  
  The beloved Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs are getting a much-needed makeover worthy of the Victorians.
  
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• Benefit claimants in Croydon will spend universal credit payment in betting ... - Croydon Advertiser

  17-11-2015 12:38
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  Benefit claimants in Croydon will spend universal credit payment in betting ...
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  THE government's universal credit payment will lead to an increase in the amount of money benefit claimants in Croydon spend in betting shops, a senior councillor has claimed. Universal credit, which will see all means-tested welfare payments combined ...
  

• Met Office warns of gale force winds as storm 'Barney' hits Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  17-11-2015 12:10
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  Met Office warns of gale force winds as storm 'Barney' hits Croydon
  Croydon Advertiser
  ALTHOUGH the Met Office has slightly downgraded its gale warning as the low pressure system "Barney" steams in during the evening rush hour in Croydon, there could still be an impact. The Met Office warned of gusts of wind between 40 and 50mph during ...and more »
  

• Croydon principal praises 'courage' of students and staff caught up in Paris ... - Croydon Guardian

  17-11-2015 12:06
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  Croydon principal praises 'courage' of students and staff caught up in Paris ...
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  A Croydon principal has praised the "courage and leadership" of staff and students after a school trip became caught up in the Paris terror attacks. RELATED: Croydon school group safe after being caught up in Paris terror attacks · Crystal Palace star ...and more »
  

• Benefit claimants in Croydon will spend universal credit payment...

  17-11-2015 12:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE government's universal credit payment will lead to an increase in the amount of money benefit claimants in Croydon spend in betting shops, a senior councillor has claimed.Universal credit, which will see all means-tested welfare payments combined into a single benefit, is being trialled in Croydon.A report, discussed at Monday's cabinet meeting, said "working residents" will be better off though others will lose out.Alisa Flemming, cabinet member for children, families and...
  
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• Met Office warns of gale force winds as storm 'Barney' hits...

  17-11-2015 11:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ALTHOUGH the Met Office has slightly downgraded its gale warning as the low pressure system "Barney" steams in during the evening rush hour in Croydon, there could still be an impact.The Met Office warned of gusts of wind between 40 and 50mph during the early evening. This could dislodge tree branches, slates and lead to some travel disruption, particularly in wooded areas.Originally, the Met Office feared wind gusts of 60mph to 70mph, but has since revised its yellow warning, lowering...
  
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• Croydon principal praises 'courage' of students and staff caught up in Paris terror attacks

  17-11-2015 11:49
  
  Riddlesdown principal Soumick Dey said he had been putting his own children to bed on Friday evening when he first heard about the attacks: "I thought: Are they safe? Are they alright? Where are they?"
  
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• Croydon Council secretly cut street cleaning in south of the...

  17-11-2015 11:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON Council secretly cut the frequency of street cleaning in the south of the borough and increased it in the north.Since June most residential roads in the south have been cleaned every six weeks instead of every four, while parts of the north are now cleared every fortnight.The council did not consult over the changes, write to those affected or announce them publicly when they came into place. Its press office confirmed last week that "approximately 20%" of roads in Croydon are...
  
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• Herne Hill company beats supermarkets to prestigious ready-meal crown

  17-11-2015 11:26
  
  A south London company’s pasta dish has beaten off stiff competition from major supermarket brands to win a Quality Food Award.
  
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• 6 dos and don'ts of joining a gym – fitness experts share their tips

  17-11-2015 10:54
  
  With puddings, pies and boozy Christmas parties just around the corner, it’s the time of year we need a gym more than ever. But how do you choose the right one and make sure you stick at it?
  
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• ENGLAND vs FRANCE: Lyrics to French national anthem and the...

  17-11-2015 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TONIGHT'S friendly football match between France and England at Wembley stadium will be one of the most poignant moments in sport.England fans are being encouraged to sing along to the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, to show solidarity to their European neighbours following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday.Here are the lyrics if you are watching the match tonight, together with the translation and a video for a reminder of the tune.La MarseillaiseAllons enfants de la PatrieLe...
  
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• Billingshurst incorrectly located 'between East Grinstead and Croydon' in ... - West Sussex County Times

  17-11-2015 07:37
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  Billingshurst incorrectly located 'between East Grinstead and Croydon' in ...
  West Sussex County Times
  Billingshurst is mistakenly located between East Grinstead and South Croydon in a report produced for Network Rail. It has submitted a planning application to repair and refurbish the railway station's footbridge to Horsham District Council, as some of ...
  Billingshurst is “between East Grinstead and South Croydon”, bungling report ...East Grinstead Courier
  

• Jailed yet again: Conwoman caught fleecing pensioners with 'dying relative' lies for THIRD time

  17-11-2015 06:00
  
  Sherene Simmons "preyed on the goodwill of her elderly and vulnerable victims," who she told she needed money to visit seriously ill family members.
  
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