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• Aldi backs down on plans to restrict parking at Coulsdon store

  19-11-2015 18:34
  
  The budget supermarket giant has withdrawn an application that would have stopped non-customers from parking at the store.
  
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• Concerns over council plan for permanent traveller site in South Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  19-11-2015 18:04
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  Concerns over council plan for permanent traveller site in South Croydon
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  A PROPOSAL for a permanent traveller site in South Croydon has caused concern among residents and businesses. Croydon Council has started a consultation on three sites, including council-owned Coombe Lodge Nurseries in Conduit Lane. The site of ...
  

• Concerns over council plan for permanent traveller site in South...

  19-11-2015 16:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PROPOSAL for a permanent traveller site in South Croydon has caused concern among residents and businesses.Croydon Council has started a consultation on threesites, including council-owned Coombe Lodge Nurseries in Conduit Lane.The site of 15 to 25 pitches was outlined in the council's 20-year Local Plan for the borough, with a time frame of 2016 and 2021.But the Coach House Café, adjacent to Coombe Lodge Nurseries and gardens, is "strongly opposing" a traveller site on the...
  
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• Dutchman wins appeal against rape conviction after DNA points to...

  19-11-2015 16:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A DUTCH man has successfully appealed his attempted rape conviction after new DNA evidence emerged indicating Mark Dixie, the killer of Sally Anne Bowman, may have been the attacker.Romano Liberto van der Dussen has spent more than 11 years in jail in Spain after he was accused of three sex attacks in 2003.According to the Guardian, a courthouse in Fuengirola was sent a British police report that showed DNA found at the scene matched a genetic sample from Mark Dixie. He had been living in the...
  
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• Prince charged with displaying crown jewels in Croydon

  19-11-2015 16:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN is due to appear in court charged with his exposing himself in Croydon. Prince Arun Vincent, 37, is accused of exposing his genitals, intending to cause someone alarm or distress, in Covington Way, Norbury, on September 9. Vincent, of Hever Wood Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court tomorrow (Friday) to answer the charge.
  
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• Swimming pool in the sky and Europe's highest bar planned for 'iconic' skyscraper in Croydon

  19-11-2015 14:50
  
  Developers said the 65-storey tower would be an "attraction" comparable to the Shard and would "put Croydon on the map".
  
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• From Everest to Croydon - Comedian Stewart Francis will be hoping for an easier gig at Fairfield Halls

  19-11-2015 14:44
  
  All gigs present their challenges but comedian Stewart Francis will almost certainly be expecting an easier ride in Croydon than one of his other recent gigs.
  
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• Comedian Stewart Francis is heading to Croydon's Fairfield Halls

  19-11-2015 14:44
  
  All gigs present their challenges but comedian Stewart Francis will almost certainly be expecting an easier ride in Croydon than one of his other recent gigs.
  
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• Swimming pool in the sky and Europe's highest bar planned for 'iconic mini-Shard' skyscraper in Croydon

  19-11-2015 14:33
  
  An "iconic" skyscraper with the highest bar in Europe and a 14th-floor glass-bottomed swimming pool is set to be built in Croydon.
  
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• Sleet and snow to be expected in south London and Surrey following Storm Barney

  19-11-2015 14:25
  
  It's time to get your shovels out and warm coats on as temperatures are expected to drop significantly.
  
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• Graffiti crew breaks truce with Croydon gallery by defacing...

  19-11-2015 13:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TWO large murals in Croydon's burgeoning arts quarter have been defaced, ending a truce between a gallery and a group of graffiti taggers.The street art, on buildings in Croydon High Street, was vandalised overnight with the lettering 'KC' - the tag of Kaos Crew. It is believed they were defaced in response to the removal of a legal graffiti area in St George's Walk earlier this month. Since February it had been legal to graffiti on certain walls in the shopping precinct as part of a deal...
  
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• Kaos Crew accused of defacing two murals painted to promote Croydon street art

  19-11-2015 12:41
  
  The two murals, painted on facing walls above Davis House in High Street, were damaged during the night by what appears to have been a single "tagger" with white and black spray paint.
  
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• Travellers move into Purley Tesco car park

  19-11-2015 11:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TRAVELLERS moved into the car park of Purley Tesco last night.The supermarket confirmed a group of travellers moved on to the land over night and said it has contacted police. A spokeswoman said: "We understand that they will be moving on shortly."The Advertiser understands there are around 10 to 15 caravans on the site.
  
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• New Addington resident collects gifts for 87-year-old, Marion,...

  19-11-2015 10:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE 87-year-old woman who was punched in the face, allegedly by a teenager, on a bus in Coulsdon is back using public transport, according to a New Addington resident collecting gifts and donations for her.John Behan, 40, was determined to help the elderly woman, who is called Marion, and after an appeal on Facebook has been in contact with her two sons and grandson.Footage of the incident attracted national attention after police released the images earlier this month. Mr Behan, a former...
  
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• Thursday's weather forecast: Rain, clouds and brief moments of sunshine

  19-11-2015 08:53
  
  Today will see patches of rain moving across the capital with heavy showers expected between drier spells.
  
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• Travel news: Delays cause disruption for commuters - Croydon Guardian

  19-11-2015 08:37
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  Travel news: Delays cause disruption for commuters
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  On its twitter page Southern Rail said that services could be delayed by up to 30 minutes. Croydon Guardian: Photograph of the Author. Anders Anglesey, Reporter for the Sutton Guardian / / News. Share. Passengers may be affected by delays between ...and more »
  

• Travel news: Delays cause disruption for commuters

  19-11-2015 08:34
  
  Passengers may be affected by delays between Croydon and Surrey.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after being 'shot' in Thornton Heath - Croydon Advertiser

  19-11-2015 00:02
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  Woman taken to hospital after being 'shot' in Thornton Heath
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  The victim, believed to be in her 60s, was injured while she walking in Thornton Road. A Met Police spokesman said officers were called to her home in Mayfield Road at 2.04pm to reports that a firearm had been discharged. An ambulance crew also ...
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