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• Croydon councillors watched football in council chamber during...

  07-12-2015 22:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TWO councillors watched football in the council chamber during a debate about the impact of government cuts.Labour's John Wentworth and Pat Ryan watched Crystal Palace's match against Everton on a tablet computer tonight while their colleagues discussed the impact a 56 per cent reduction in funding would have on Croydon. They were caught by Gabriella Bush, who was sitting from the public gallery and posted the photo on Twitter. "Glad to see our representatives have their priorities...
  
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• ​One man arrested and two men on the run following car chase...

  07-12-2015 19:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE chased a stolen car through New Addington before it crashed this afternoon.Officers were called to a burglary in Grays Road, Biggin Hill at 3pm today and pinpointed a vehicle of interest.Shortly after at 3.07pm police saw the vehicle – a VW Tiguan – in the Biggin Hill area and signalled for it to stop.The car made off and police pursued the car into Croydon.At around 3.10pm, the car, which had been reported stolen, was involved in a collision in King Henry's Drive in which...
  
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• Thornton Heath cocaine smuggler told to pay up £124,000 or face extended jail term

  07-12-2015 18:20
  
  Oral Robinson, 54, was arrested after a courier with a passport in his name was stopped with 1kg of cocaine at Gatwick Airport.
  
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• 6 top tips for stress-free Christmas shopping

  07-12-2015 17:59
  
  Christmas shopping can get stressful, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. Kim Lewis, John Lewis’ head of branch at Bluewater, shares her top tips for stress-free shopping.
  
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• Croydon Council warns Christmas shoppers about fire risk of...

  07-12-2015 17:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON Council's trading standards team is warning Christmas present buyers to think twice about buying hoverboards, airboards, self-balancing scooters and similar gifts.They are also urging people to buy the products from reputable retailers as they can pose a serious fire hazard if not. London Fire Brigade reported how two men had to escape through a first-floor window from a fire at a house in Morden after a 'banging noise' alerted them to a blaze in a room where a hoverboard was...
  
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• Puppy found with two broken legs after 'cruel and callous' owners...

  07-12-2015 17:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A POORLY puppy found with two broken legs after "cruel and callous" owners dumped her in South Norwood is back on her paws thanks to the RSPCA.A resident found Bambi, named after the unsteady Disney fawn, by a shoe box at the edge of a pathway in South Norwood Lake on November 17.After taking Bambi home the kind-hearted resident called the RSPCA who sent animal collection officer (ACO) Kirstie Gillard to fetch her.ACO Gillard said she thinks Bambi may have been dumped in the shoe box,...
  
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• Refurbished South Norwood playground reopened after closure for...

  07-12-2015 15:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  SOUTH Norwood's refurbished playground was officially reopened by the council at the weekend.The playground and surrounding area was closed in January 2014 to allow Network Rail to use the space as a site compound during replacement of the nearby Tennison Road rail bridge.The rail firm agreed to fit brand new equipment and sort out longstanding drainage issues. Croydon Council leader, Councillor Tony Newman, from Woodside ward, and Councillor Timothy Godfrey, cabinet member for leisure, culture.
  
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• 'Badvent calendar' Day 7: Police look for assault accused following court no-show

  07-12-2015 15:00
  
  Croydon police are clearly protecting their teeth this festive season and have opted for an advent calendar with a twist.
  
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• Borough Commander of police in Croydon agrees to discuss cat...

  07-12-2015 13:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON'S Borough Commander of the Metropolitan Police has agreed to discuss results of independent DNA testing of mutilated cats found in the borough.Boudicca Rising, co-chairman of South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL), spoke to Chief Superintendent Andy Tarrant last week following a policing meeting about the spate of attacks.Relieved Ms Rising, 44, called it an "epic breakthrough" in the case in which she believes dozens of cats may be victims of mutilation.She added that...
  
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• Police investigating decapitated cat found in Coulsdon following warnings over sick serial killer

  07-12-2015 12:51
  
  The latest "disgusting and horrifying" discovery comes after warnings of a sick cat killer targeting pets and keeping their body parts as trophies.
  
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• Police investigating after decapitated cat found in Coulsdon following warnings over sick serial killer

  07-12-2015 12:51
  
  The latest "disgusting and horrifying" discovery comes after warnings of a sick cat killer targeting pets and keeping their body parts as trophies.
  
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• Riot Compensation Bill: new system will be 'modern, transparent...

  07-12-2015 12:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  VICTIMS of riots will be able to turn to a "modern, transparent and fair" compensation system under a proposed new law, say MPs.The Riot Compensation Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons last Friday during which it was welcomed as a vast improvement over the "outdated" Riot (Damages) Act, which was written in 1886. The Victorian legislation was a large part of why people in Croydon whose homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed during the riots in August...
  
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• Walkers discover 'disgusting and horrifying' decapitated and...

  07-12-2015 12:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for information after walkers discovered the mutilated remains of a decapitated cat in Coulsdon this morning. Two members of the public made the "upsetting" discovery in a hedge in Chapel Walk, Netherne-on-the-Hill, just after 8am this morning. They took the cat, which had been decapitated and had its tail cut off, to a local vet who was able to identify the family which owned the animal through its microchip. Surrey Police said the 'disgusting and...
  
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• Driver fighting for life after collapsing at wheel of car and crashing into tree

  07-12-2015 11:17
  
  The man, in his early 60s, is in a critical condition in hospital after his Mercedes crashed in Roman Way, Croydon.
  
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• Croydon libraries facing closure due to budget cuts - Croydon Guardian

  07-12-2015 11:05
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  Croydon libraries facing closure due to budget cuts
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  A clutch of Croydon's libraries could be shut down as pressure grows on the council's budget. "DIY libraries", run by community groups, are being considered as a way to keep threatened parts of the service running. But campaigners warned the strategy ...and more »
  

• Police arrest and charge two men for alleged theft offences

  07-12-2015 11:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE arrested two men at the end of November on suspicion of crimes related to theft.Jason Gamble, 38, of no fixed abode, was arrested on November 13 in Sutton on suspicion of shoplifting.He appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court on November 14 where he pleaded guilty to non-residential burglary and theft. He was sentenced to six months in prison.John Lewis Donaldson, 33, of Carshalton Road, Surrey, was arrested on November 29 and charged on November 30 with four counts of burglary...
  
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• Baby treated by paramedics as three casualties walk away from three-car smash on M25

  07-12-2015 10:30
  
  Three cars, described as small hatchbacks, crashed on the westbound carriageway between junctions 7 at Merstham and 8 at Reigate and Banstead
  
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• BADVENT CALENDAR DAY 7: Police appeal to find wanted James Jones...

  07-12-2015 10:06 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 police have released an image of James Jones, 18, who is wanted after failing to appear at court in respect of an allegation of assault. He is known to frequent the Selsdon and Warlingham areas.Detective Sergeant Jonathan Kent, who leads Croydon's Wanted Offender's Unit said: "We're responsible for finding and arresting people who have either...
  
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• Croydon libraries facing closure due to budget cuts

  07-12-2015 06:00
  
  A clutch of Croydon's libraries could be shut down as pressure grows on the council's budget.
  
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• Are you approaching ‘burnout’? Croydon workers put in 12 hours’ overtime per week, study claims

  07-12-2015 06:00
  
  A recent study has claimed that nearly a fifth of Croydon professionals are putting in at least 12 hours a week in overtime.
  
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