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• 99p Stores In Croydon Fined For 'Urine Coated' Products - LBC 97.3

  03-12-2015 18:30
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  99p Stores In Croydon Fined For 'Urine Coated' Products
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  Two branches of 99p Stores in Croydon have been fined £154,000 after inspectors find severe rodent problems. Crown Hill 06 460. Inspectors from Croydon council visited the North End and Crown Hill branches of the bargain product chain last year after ...
  Croydon bargain stores fined £150000 for being “rife with rodents”EastLondonLines
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• Mouse droppings, rotting food and crisps 'sticky' with urine: The filthy state of 99p Stores handed record £154,000 fine

  03-12-2015 17:10
  
  The discount retailer was slapped with one of the largest food hygiene fines in history after admitting allowing "atrocious conditions" in two two-centre stores.
  
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• Sutton ‘should be more like Croydon’ to mitigate impact of autumn statement budget pressure

  03-12-2015 16:40
  
  More business investment in the borough means Sutton will look significantly different in two years.
  
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• Residents concerned about council proposal to change Croham...

  03-12-2015 15:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  RESIDENTS are concerned for the security of an area of South Croydon woodland after council proposals to change its Green Belt status.The Friends of Croham Hurst woods, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, fear the land will be made vulnerable if Croydon Council changes its status from Metropolitan Green Belt to Metropolitan Open Land, as proposed in its 20-year Local Plan.Although both have the same protection against development the Friends are concerned that historically...
  
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• Brave Croydon girl 'Sophie' gives harrowing account of life of...

  03-12-2015 15:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  DETAILS of teenage child sex exploitation (CSE) experiences were told through written stories and videos at the Croydon Congress, which discussed the findings of the Safer London Foundation report.The report found young people under the age of 18 may be exploited in their peer groups without realising.One girl, given the name of Sophie, said she was "beaten black and blue" by her boyfriend who exploited her sexually and asked her to run drugs to his friends.She said it began when her...
  
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• Sacrifice, weight loss and capitalism: In the Heart of the Sea’s stars discuss telling the story which inspired Moby Dick

  03-12-2015 14:22
  
  In the Heart of the Sea tells the true story of the fight for survival which inspired Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Vibe’s JIM PALMER caught up with the film’s stars, director Ron Howard and producers.
  
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• Mother in despair after fighting for dozens of pigeons to be...

  03-12-2015 14:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MOTHER is at breaking point after fighting for around 30 pigeons which have nested in her son's Addiscombe roof to be removed.Yvonne Douglas-Morris's son, Kennedy, has lived with the birds in his social housing roof in Manning Gardens for five months, woken up nightly by their cooing and tapping.Mrs Douglas-Morris first noticed the problem in July and reported it to housing association London and Quadrant (L&Q).She says the associationtold her the hole under the roof, where pigeons were...
  
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• PHOTOS: Disgusting state of 99p Stores where mouse poo and crisps...

  03-12-2015 13:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  DISGUSTING conditions at two 99p Stores in Croydon town centre, where mouse poo and crisps "sticky" with rodent urine were found on shop floor shelves, have been revealed in pictures released by Croydon Council.The branches of 99p Stores in North End and Crown Hill were found to be infested with rodents and stocking food "unfit for humans" when council inspectors visited last year.On Monday, the Advertiser reported how 99p Stores was hit with a huge £154,000 fine, one...
  
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• ​Transport chief urges public to continue support for 20mph speed...

  03-12-2015 13:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FURTHER consultation has started on a 20mph speed limit proposed in roads around the north of the borough.An opinion survey of 2,320 respondents, held this earlier this year, saw a 52 per cent majority in favour of lowering the limit. Now residents are being asked to write to the council in the statutory consultation phase with their objections to the idea.Cabinet member for transport and environment, Kathy Bee, is urging people to realise how "pleasant" residential streets could...
  
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• Police find firearms and ammo during search for South Norwood cannabis factory

  03-12-2015 12:27
  
  Police searching for a cannabis factory at a house in South Norwood instead uncovered a stash of a firearms.
  
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• In their words: How Croydon MPs voted on Syria air strikes - and why - Croydon Guardian

  03-12-2015 12:25
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  In their words: How Croydon MPs voted on Syria air strikes - and why
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  Britain began air strikes in Syria this morning after Parliament voted to authorise military action against Isis. A sizeable majority of MPs supported the Government's motion following an impassioned 10-hour debate. Croydon Conservatives Gavin Barwell ...and more »
  

• In their words: How Croydon MPs voted on Syria air strikes - and why

  03-12-2015 12:00
  
  Croydon's two Conservative MPs backed military action against Isis, while Labour's Steve Reed abstained.
  
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• 'Badvent calender', December 3: Police appeal to find man wanted for breaching licence conditions

  03-12-2015 11:50
  
  Croydon police are in the festive spirit and have launched an "advent calendar" of wanted offenders and suspects. Today we take a peek behind the second window.
  
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• BADVENT CALENDAR DAY 3: Police appeal to find man wanted on...

  03-12-2015 11:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  IN THE run up to Christmas, Croydon Police have launched a 'badvent calendar', appealing for the public's help to track down 24 wanted criminals.Today officers have released the image of 26-year-old Detroit Williams who is wanted on a recall to prison after breaching his licence conditions.Detective Sergeant Jonathan Kent, who leads Croydon's Wanted Offender's Unit said: "We're responsible for finding and arresting people who have either been recalled to prison or those who haven't turned...
  
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• Croydon residents urged to be 'eyes and ears' in renewed efforts...

  03-12-2015 11:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON businesses, schools and taxi firms are being urged to be the "eyes and ears" for reporting potential cases of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the borough.This follows a report finding young people under the age of 18 may beexploited in their peer groups without realising, with many affected in the north of the borough.Findings of the Safer London Foundation report were discussed at the Croydon Congress on Thursday, November 26, alongside moving recollections from girls who...
  
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• Human rights trial: Prison nurse 'should have called ambulance for Croydon riots prisoner immediately'

  03-12-2015 10:53
  
  A prison nurse should have known to ask for an ambulance “within one to two minutes” of arriving to treat an inmate who later suffered a fatal heart attack, a High Court trial has heard.
  
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• Croydon riots prison trial: prison nurse should have called ambulance for James Best immediately

  03-12-2015 10:53
  
  A prison nurse should have known to ask for an ambulance “within one to two minutes” of arriving to treat an inmate who later suffered a fatal heart attack, a High Court trial has heard.
  
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• Success, Spider-Man and a Ron Howard movie hasn’t changed Kingston actor Tom Holland

  03-12-2015 10:39
  
  Critically acclaimed in The Impossible, a stand-out turn in Ron Howard's new film and recently named as the new man behind the mask in Spider-Man, 19-year-old Tom Holland is riding the crest of a wave.
  
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• Syria air strikes: Happy with how your MP voted?

  03-12-2015 09:55
  
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• How did your MP vote on bombing Islamist murderers in Syria?

  03-12-2015 09:55
  
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• Police searching for cannabis uncover ammo factory and gun in...

  03-12-2015 09:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE searching a house for cannabis uncovered an ammo factory, complete with dozens of rounds of ammunition, the equipment to make it and a gun. Officers from Croydon police said they madethe unexpected discovery when they raided an address in Fitzroy Gardens, Upper Norwood at 7.15am yesterday. Sergeant Matiu Ratana, of the South Norwood Safer Neighbourhood Team tweeted pictures of the find, and added: "We went looking for cannabis and found firearms."We went looking for...
  
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• Network Rail avoids £2m fine for poor service through Sutton and Croydon - but will invest £4.1m

  03-12-2015 08:38
  
  The London Bridge and London Victoria routes will see improved security and information for passengers, and increased staffing.
  
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• Volunteer honoured for 30 years of lending a helping hand

  03-12-2015 06:10
  
  Pam Jarvie, from Coulsdon, spends four days a week at the Royal Alfred Seafarers' Society in Banstead.
  
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• Police appeal after sex attack in South Croydon

  03-12-2015 06:00
  
  Detectives have released an image of a man wanted in connection to a sexual assault in South Croydon.
  
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