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• Man arrested on suspicion of GBH after second man taken to...

  22-11-2015 22:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been arrested after a second man was taken to hospital after being found with a head injury in Croydon this afternoon.Police and London Ambulance Service were called to Hathaway Road just before 2.30pm where they found the injured man. Paramedics took him to a south London hospital where he is in a stable condition, a police spokeswoman said.Another man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and is in custody at a police station in south London.No further details about...
  
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• Croydon Champions: In principal, it's all down to Kate - Croydon Guardian

  22-11-2015 18:52
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  Croydon Champions: In principal, it's all down to Kate
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  In June 2013, Roke Primary School in Kenley was placed in special measures by Ofsted after consecutive poor performances in inspections. But just two years later, inspectors described the newly-named Harris Primary Academy Kenley as “outstanding”, and ...and more »
  

• 5 things we learnt when Noel Fielding's tour returned home to south London

  22-11-2015 18:44
  
  Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding returned to his old stomping ground in Croydon on Friday for one of three London performances of his new stand-up tour.
  
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• Two men taken to hospital after Mercedes crashes into hair salon...

  22-11-2015 10:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MERCEDES crashed into a hair salon after a collision with another car in Thornton Heath last night.The maroon Mercedes Jeep went through the window of the salon in Beulah Road, near the junction of Parchmore Road, at around 12.15am last night.Norbury Fire Station sent to engines and crews to the scene where they helped paramedics free the Mercedes' driver, a man in his 50s, and passenger, a man in his 30s, from the car.Firefighter Blair Litton said the men were taken to Croydon University...
  
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• Students get chance to hold Croydon Council to account on housing prices in ... - Croydon Advertiser

  22-11-2015 10:11
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  Students get chance to hold Croydon Council to account on housing prices in ...
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  MOST young people in Croydon are not able to buy or rent market housing in the borough, according to a report scrutinised by youngsters this week. Eight students from Croydon College were co-opted onto the council's children and young people scrutiny ...
  

• Croydon pupils celebrate drama exam success - Croydon Advertiser

  22-11-2015 10:11
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  Croydon pupils celebrate drama exam success
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  Pupils at Croydon High have celebrated exam success, with every pupil awarded a merit or distinction in their speech and drama assessments. Year 3 girls at the independent school in Old Farleigh Road performed poetry from memory and held a book ...
  

• Students get chance to hold Croydon Council to account on housing...

  22-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MOST young people in Croydon are not able to buy or rent market housing in the borough, according to a report scrutinised by youngsters this week.Eight students from Croydon College were co-opted onto the council's children and young people scrutiny sub-committee on Tuesday evening, meaning they were given the power to make potentially binding recommendations to the council's cabinet.While "takeovers" by young people have been done before, it is thought to be the first time they have...
  
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• Nursery throws party for relaunch after £25,000 refurbishme...

  22-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A NEW Addington nursery has relaunched with a reunion party after a £25,000 refurbishmentPast parents and children were invited back to the Co-operative Childcare nursery in Dunley Drive after new facilities and equipment were installed to cope with rising demand.New playhouses, a mud kitchen and new planting area have been added to the existing garden, and new toys added.Jane Bellenger, nursery manager, said: "The improvements to the nursery will help us to provide our children with...
  
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• 'It would be devastating if we were to fold': Gymnastics club...

  22-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A POPULAR community gymnastics club is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for a new home after being given notice to leave its warehouse.Zodiac Gymnastics Club is currentlyat the Leaden Hill Industrial Estate next to Coulsdon Town Station, but it has been toldto leave its premises by April because of plans to redevelop the site into flats.The club's head coach, Rachel Kay, has since started a crowdfunding campaign to find the club a new home.She said it would be "absolutely awful"...
  
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• Croydon pupils celebrate drama exam success

  22-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Pupils at Croydon High have celebrated exam success, with every pupil awarded a merit or distinction in their speech and drama assessments.Year 3 girls at the independent school in Old Farleigh Road performed poetry from memory and held a book discussion with a visiting examiner.Two groups of pupils from Year 4 were awarded the highest grade possible for their drama performances following five-minute recitals showcasing poetry on the themes of school and space. Sophie Bradshaw, head of Croydon..
  
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• Athlete publishes book on late Croydon Olympic silver medallist

  22-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CROYDON Commonwealth athlete has written a book about a local Olympian who won silver aged just 16 at the 1936 games, opened by Adolf Hitler.Mike Fleet, who competed in the 800m at the 1962 Commonwealth Games, had almost finished penning the life story of double-Olympic silver medallist Dorothy Odam-Tyler when she died aged 94 in October last year.The high jumper was the last surviving British Olympian to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.Odam-Tyler, wholived in Thornton Heath...
  
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• Croydon Champions: In principal, it's all down to Kate

  22-11-2015 06:00
  
  As the guiding force behind this transformation from sinking school to political poster boy, principal Kate Magliocco has been nominated for a Croydon Champions award.
  
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• One step closer to Christmas festival after £1,000 donation from councillors

  22-11-2015 05:30
  
  Now in its third year, Yulefest is Coulsdon's annual festive party featuring market stalls, a funfair, Santa’s grotto, a live music stage, and the switch-on ofthe town centre.
  
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