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• Police searching for two teenage boys after 13-year-old injured...

  24-11-2015 19:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE want to speak to these teenage boys after a 13-year-old was injured in an assault in New Addington in August.Officers want to speak to the youngsters, believed to be between 14 and 16-years-old, in connection to the attack in Headley Drive at 1.30pm on Monday August 10.The victim's face was injured during the assault.Detective Inspector Robert Allen said: "We are keen to speak to the youths in the pictures. Anyone with information should call police in Croydon and assist with our...
  
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• Purley man accused of possessing indecent images of a child and...

  24-11-2015 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PURLEY man has appeared in court charged with having and distributing indecent images of a child, and possessing an image of bestiality.Justin Mark Kelly, of Highfield Road, did not enter a plea at Croydon Magistrates' Court today.The 23-year-old is accused of three counts of having indecent images of a child, one of the most serious level category A, one of category B and one of category C.He is also accused of one count of having a prohibited image of a child, and one of distributing a...
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze in South Croydon home - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 18:13
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  Firefighters tackle blaze in South Croydon home
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  Two crews from Croydon fire station and one from Addington were called to the blaze in Chapel View just before 3pm. Firefighters had the flames, which started in a first floor bedroom, under control within five minutes of arriving at the house. SHARE ...and more »
  

• Best of UK youth boxers coming to Croydon on December 3 - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 17:58
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  Best of UK youth boxers coming to Croydon on December 3
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  The best of the UK's youth boxers are coming to The Sir Phillip Game Centre in Croydon to battle for their chance to become National Association of Boys and Girls Clubs Class C Champion. These are one of the most prestigious championships for young ...
  

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• Firefighters tackle blaze in South Croydon home

  24-11-2015 17:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS battled a house fire in South Croydon this afternoon.Two crews from Croydon fire station and one from Addington were called to the blaze in Chapel View just before 3pm.Firefighters had the flames, which started in a first floor bedroom, under control within five minutes of arriving at the house.No one was home when the fire broke out and a crew is still at the scene while the fire investigation unit examines how it started.Lee Byatt, crew manager from Croydon fire station, was on...
  
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• Croydon sets the scene for greater investment - Property Magazine International

  24-11-2015 17:02
  Croydon sets the scene for greater investment
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  Delegates at the Develop Croydon Conference left convinced by the borough's investment potential following a packed programme of talks and debates plus the opportunity to take part in a tour of the town. Around 250 people attended the conference and ...
  

• Thief crashes stolen 4x4 into off licence, steals alcohol, does a...

  24-11-2015 16:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A THIEF crashed a stolen Porsche into an off licence and stole alcohol in an early-morning "ram-raid" attack yesterday.The black Porsche Cayenne, stolen from the Thornton Heath area, with a spare wheel attached to the back. mounted the curb and reversed into the doorway of Hartley's off-licence, in Banstead High Street at about 4.45am on Monday.A man, wearing a light-coloured Parker coat with the hood up, was seen entering the shop and a quantity of alcohol was stolen.Following the...
  
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• Croydon MP almost 'choked to death' on mini sausage during negotiations with Tesco - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 16:51
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  Croydon MP almost 'choked to death' on mini sausage during negotiations with Tesco
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  THE MP for Croydon South almost "choked to death" on a mini sausage while trying to persuade Tesco to back Purley BID. At the announcement of the 'yes' vote Simon Cripps revealed the campaign for the BID had been "near fatal" for MP Chris Philp.
  

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• Croydon MP almost 'choked to death' on mini sausage during...

  24-11-2015 16:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE MP for Croydon South almost "choked to death" on a mini sausage while trying to persuade Tesco to back Purley BID.At the announcement of the 'yes' vote Simon Cripps revealed the campaign for the BID had been "near fatal" for MP Chris Philp.Eight weeks ago it came to light Tesco had planned to vote against the BID – which would have meant it did not achieve the required vote based on rateable value and so failed.On hearing this Mr Philp and Mr Cripps met with Tesco's...
  
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• Purley Business Improvement District created after overwhelming 'yes' vote ... - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 16:31
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  Purley Business Improvement District created after overwhelming 'yes' vote ...
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  EMPTY shops and parking confusion in Purley could soon be a thing of the past as businesses in the town voted overwhelmingly in favour of creating a Business Improvement District. After a year and a half of campaigning it was announced on Thursday ...and more »
  

• Croydon police officer first person to play military flute silent for 100 years - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 16:31
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  Croydon police officer first person to play military flute silent for 100 years
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  A CROYDON police officer was the first person to play a flute in 100 years after its owner brought it out of storage in his loft. Andrew Robertson, from Purley, stopped off at the Ruskin House Folk and Blues Club on his way home from a shift in Croydon ...
  

• 'There's nothing cool about putting drugs in your anus' - detective on Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 16:30
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  'There's nothing cool about putting drugs in your anus' - detective on Croydon ...
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  THE former head of Croydon Police's gangs unit says police have "lost control" of London's streets. Chief reporter Gareth Davies asks his successor whether that's true. PARENTS must stop being "bystanders" and be far more "intrusive" on their children ...and more »
  

• Croydon gang members offered free gym membership to discourage...

  24-11-2015 16:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  GANG members who have left prison are being offered free gym membership in a bid stop them reoffending.The programme is part of a range of things Croydon Police's gangs unit does to try and avoid the "blunt" enforcement that used to make up the majority of its work, says Detective Sergeant Steve George, head of the team."Some people will take the view that these people shouldn't be given anything," said Det Sgt George."You have to remember a lot of them are young, too...
  
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• Croydon police officer first person to play military flute silent...

  24-11-2015 16:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CROYDON police officer was the first person to play a flute in 100 years after its owner brought it out of storage in his loft.Andrew Robertson, from Purley, stopped off at the Ruskin House Folk and Blues Club on his way home from a shift in Croydon last week after his mum saw an appeal for someone to play the old instrument in the Croydon Advertiser.The military marching flute belongs to Keith Walter Hobbs, of Addiscombe, who inherited it from his great uncle Walter Pearce. Second-Lieutenant.
  
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• Purley Business Improvement District created after overwhelming...

  24-11-2015 16:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  EMPTY shops and parking confusion in Purley could soon be a thing of the past as businesses in the town voted overwhelmingly in favour of creating a Business Improvement District.After a year and a half of campaigning it was announced on Thursday (November 19) that just under 95 per cent of businesses voted to create a BID.Simon Cripps, chair of Purley Business Association, has led the campaign since the beginning and said the huge yes vote – placing the BID in the top ten per cent in the.
  
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• 'There's nothing cool about putting drugs in your anus' -...

  24-11-2015 15:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE former head of Croydon Police's gangs unit says police have "lost control" of London's streets. Chief reporter Gareth Davies asks his successor whether that is true. PARENTS must stop being "bystanders" and be far more "intrusive" on their children's lives, says the head of Croydon Police's gangs unit. Detective Sergeant Steve George says parents should search their children's rooms for knives or drugs but instead are "too often surprised to discover...
  
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• Grand theft auto: Alcohol thief uses Porsche Cayenne to ram-raid off-licence - then does a celebration lap of town

  24-11-2015 15:00
  
  After the break-in the thief did a lap around the block before fleeing down Croydon Lane.
  
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• Move over Croydon International: Tourist board lobbies to rename Norwood ... - Croydon Guardian

  24-11-2015 14:50
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  Move over Croydon International: Tourist board lobbies to rename Norwood ...
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  Following council leader Tony Newman's suggestion to rename a new station at East Croydon as "Croydon International", the South Norwood Tourist Board (SNTB) has announced its own astronomical ambitions to boost the profile of the area. Boldly going ...and more »
  

• London's first public suspended pool planned for Croydon - Dezeen

  24-11-2015 13:54
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  London's first public suspended pool planned for Croydon
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  After a spate of luxury developments with private suspended swimming pools, developer Guildhouse has announced plans for a Croydon skyscraper with a glass-bottomed pool on the 14th floor that would be open for everyone. The company has amended ...
  

• Genius loci - The Croydon Citizen

  24-11-2015 13:01
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  Genius loci
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  A good number of Croydon residents have been fortunate enough to be involved with the incredible, horticultural, community heritage project that is Saffron Central, which has been attracting a lot of interest and enthusiasm. I visited the site on 8th ...
  

• Man jailed after trying to kidnap young woman in street attack

  24-11-2015 11:45
  
  James Gathercole pounced on the young woman as she walked home late at night last August and wordlessly dragged her towards a driveway.
  
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• Croydon on another planet in office-to-flats space race - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 11:41
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  Croydon on another planet in office-to-flats space race
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  Delta Point, Wellesley Road, is being converted into 404 flats under permitted development, the largest scheme of its... SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in your message. St Anne's House, in Wellesley Road, is being converted into 197 apartments.
  

• Police investigating three cat deaths over the last year in New...

  24-11-2015 11:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are investigating three cat deaths in the New Addington area, furthering a plea from an animal rescue home to test DNA found under claws.This follows a series of 'mutilated' cats being found around the borough with the South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) now worried the culprit could eventually hurt a human. On Friday, another cat, Oscar, was found decapitated and without his tail dumped in the middle of a street near his home on Thornlaw Road, West Norwood.Addiscombe cat,...
  
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• Croydon on another planet in office-to-flats space race

  24-11-2015 11:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THERE are twice as many flats being created from former offices in Croydon than in every inner London borough combined, according to new research.The report, commissioned by Estates Gazette, shows the remarkable scale of office-to-residential conversions under permitted development rights, which enables such projects without the need for planning permission. Of the 5,354 units that started construction in the year to May 2015 just over 31 per cent – some 1,629 units – were in...
  
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• Croydon Council reveals pricing details for paid-for garden waste collection - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 11:16
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  Croydon Council reveals pricing details for paid-for garden waste collection
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  AXING free garden waste collection will help prevent cuts to other services, Croydon Council has said. A letter has been sent to households with gardens across the borough to determine the level of interest in a paid-for service. Stuart Collins ...
  

• Croydon Council reveals pricing details for paid-for garden waste...

  24-11-2015 11:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AXING free garden waste collection will help prevent cuts to other services, Croydon Council has said.A letter has been sent to households with gardens across the borough to determine the level of interest in a paid-for service. Stuart Collins, cabinet member for Clean Green Croydon, has previously said at least 18,000 people will have to sign up for the scheme to be viable. Free collections end on Friday (November 27). The letter reveals previously unknown details about the proposed scheme...
  
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• Firefighters praise sprinkler system for saving elderly man's...

  24-11-2015 11:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An elderly man safely escaped from a fire in his flat thanks to a sprinkler system installed at his residential care home.London Fire Brigade were called to a fire in a two roomed ground floor flat on Mickleham Gardens, in Cheam, Sutton, on Saturday at around 11.10pm.The man had left the property before crews arrived and he was treated by the ambulance service for shock.Sprinklers had already put out the blaze but a small area of the flat was damaged by fire, thought to have been caused by...
  
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• Hamstring strikes again! Crystal Palace midfielder set for scan - Croydon Advertiser

  24-11-2015 10:51
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  Hamstring strikes again! Crystal Palace midfielder set for scan
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  CRYSTAL Palace face an anxious wait to find out the extent of Bakary Sako's injury from Monday night's game with Sunderland. Assistant boss Keith Millen confirmed to the Advertiser post-match that the Mali international had to come off with a hamstring ...and more »
  

• Gang of burglars who rammed police cars during an escape attempt are jailed

  24-11-2015 09:57
  
  A gang of four burglars who raided a house in Caterham and rammed two police cars during their escape attempt have jailed for more than eight years.
  
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• Counter-terrorism Awareness Week begins as UK's threat level remains at "severe"

  24-11-2015 09:20
  
  Counter-terrorism advice will be given to the public during the UK’s second national Counter Terrorism Awareness Week, as the country’s threat level remains at “severe.”
  
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• Cloud, wind and rain predicted across south west London

  24-11-2015 08:29
  
  Cloud, rain and a brisk wind are predicted throughout the day across south west London.
  
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• PICTURES: Diwali festivities light up Fairfield Halls - Croydon Guardian

  24-11-2015 06:09
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  PICTURES: Diwali festivities light up Fairfield Halls
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  Spectacular dance, arts and crafts, and Indian music filled Fairfield Halls for a Diwali gala. Exhibitions on Rangoli folk art and the Sanskrit epic poem Ramayan also formed part of the three days of events held to mark the Hindu festival of lights ...and more »
  

• Move over Croydon International: tourist board lobbies to rename Norwood Junction as Norwood Intergalactic

  24-11-2015 06:00
  
  The practical difficulties of interplanetary metro travel should not prove a stumbling block to the getting their proposal off the ground, assured the SNTB.
  
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• PICTURES: Diwali festivities light up Fairfield Halls

  24-11-2015 05:50
  
  Spectacular dance, arts and crafts, and Indian music filled Fairfield Halls for a Diwali gala.
  
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