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• Hundreds of cannabis plants found dumped at roadside in South Croydon - Croydon Guardian

  11-12-2015 21:21
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  Hundreds of cannabis plants found dumped at roadside in South Croydon
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  Police are investigating how hundreds of cannabis plants came to be dumped by the side of a road in South Croydon. Council workers flagged down a police car after finding four bags filled with 230 plants in Pixton Way, Forestdale, at 10.05am on ...and more »
  

• Mayoral candidate pledges to stop Beddington incinerator months after work begins

  11-12-2015 18:12
  
  The incinerator will deal with up to 302,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste from Merton, Croydon, Sutton and Kingston councils.
  
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• Woman, 46, claims 14-year-old she had sex with was older as he was 'dominant'

  11-12-2015 17:06
  
  Amanda Lockhart, 46, believed the 14-year-old was was older because of how “dominant” he was with her, an Old Bailey jury heard.
  
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• Woman, 46, claims 14-year-old she had sex with seemed older because he was 'dominant'

  11-12-2015 17:06
  
  Amanda Lockhart, 46, believed the 14-year-old was was older because of how “dominant” he was with her, an Old Bailey jury heard.
  
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• The Creep Who Stole Croydon: A look back at when town was held hostage to get ... - Croydon Advertiser

  11-12-2015 17:06
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• PALACE POETRY: 'South London's finest sit top six'

  11-12-2015 16:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Bard of Selhurst Park, James Miller, returns as we head into the winter schedule, with Eagles sat rather healthily in the league...15 games through the fixture list,And South London's finest sit top six.With flair and grit and turns and tricks,Lets keep ourselves in Europe's mix. Tough games won, points twenty three,Teams scared of Pardew's red and blue army.Al's Toon revenge, as Palace thrive,The Magpies one, the Eagles five. Toffees next, a good display, A decent one-all draw away.Next up.
  
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• 'Badvent calendar' Day 11: Croydon police look for man who skipped court three times

  11-12-2015 16:40
  
  Croydon police are clearly protecting their teeth this festive season and have opted for an advent calendar with a twist.
  
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• Woman, 46, accused of child grooming 'felt sick' after finding...

  11-12-2015 16:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A NEW ADDINGTON woman who had sex with a 14-year-old boy thought he was 17 and felt "dominated" by him, a court has heard.Amanda Lockhart, 46, told the Old Bailey she felt "sick" and "absolutely in a state" when she discovered the boy's real age after having sex with him in January 2014. (January 23)She is accused of grooming the 14-year-old by being nice to him and buying him presents, before making him touch her breasts and performing a sex act on him three days...
  
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• Fairfield Halls given closing date of June 30, 2016 and could...

  11-12-2015 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON Council wants Fairfield Halls to close for refurbishment from June 30 next year and could press ahead with that date even if it has not secured planning permission.Discussions over the date are ongoing with the charity's board of directors but the council is confident an agreement can be reached. It appears almost certain a planning application will not be submitted this month, as the council had hoped, calling into question the rest of the timetable.The council anticipated planning...
  
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• Police find hundreds of cannabis plants dumped at roadside in South Croydon

  11-12-2015 15:43
  
  Bags containing 230 cannabis plants were dumped in Forestdale.
  
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• Hundreds of of cannabis plants found dumped at roadside in South Croydon

  11-12-2015 15:43
  
  Bags containing 230 cannabis plants were dumped in Forestdale.
  
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• Hundreds of cannabis plants found dumped at roadside in South Croydon

  11-12-2015 15:43
  
  Bags containing 230 cannabis plants were dumped in Forestdale.
  
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• The Creep Who Stole Croydon: A look back at when town was held...

  11-12-2015 14:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  JULY 15, 1981 – The fateful day when Croydon was snatched whole from the earth in giant metal jaws and transported to the dark side of the moon.Don't remember the time the town was kidnapped and held to ransom by an alien who wanted Margaret Thatcher to step down as Prime Minister?Perhaps because, to the Advertiser's shame, the incident was only documented in the pages of issue 207 of 2000AD, the "Galaxy's Greatest Comic", back in 1981.The tale follows Tharg the Mighty –...
  
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• Who knew Christmas dress shopping was so time-consuming? The average woman takes 8 hours and 9 shops…

  11-12-2015 13:44
  
  Looking good at the Christmas party is a big deal for a lot of men and women and it appears that we go to extreme lengths to get the right outfit.
  
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• DATA BLOG: The numbers behind Croydon's under-threat libraries - Croydon Advertiser (blog)

  11-12-2015 13:03
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  DATA BLOG: The numbers behind Croydon's under-threat libraries
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  WITH funding for Croydon's libraries due to be cut next year, the Advertiser has taken an in-depth look at the numbers behind the perennially under-threat service. The figures below relate to the 13 libraries exclusively funded by Croydon Council ...
  

• Firefighters from Addington and Woodside battle 20 tonne rubbish...

  11-12-2015 12:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FIRE ENGINES from Addington and Woodside helped tackle a 20 tonne refuse pit fire on Wednesday. Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to the rubbish fire on Layhams Road in West Wickham at 4pm and had the fire under control by 7pm. Crews from Beckenham also attended. The cause of the fire is under investigation, a London Fire Brigade spokesperson said.
  Rubbish #WestWickham fire! We quickly put out the 20 tonnes of waste © @MPSBigginHill https://t.co/ZwbCx9XbhD...
  
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• Tributes flood in for New Addington dad-of-four, 30, who died...

  11-12-2015 12:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a "devoted" dad of four from New Addington who died after being hit by a train in Coulsdon.Denzel Green, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident at Coulsdon South station in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police said his death is not being treated as suspicious.The former Addington High pupil, who was known as "Denny", worked for Whyteleafe firm Formark Scaffolding. Colleagues have left a hi-vis jacket with tributes and messages...
  
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• Croydon's serial cat murderer 'could turn on children next' as killing spree ... - Evening Standard

  11-12-2015 12:15
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  Croydon's serial cat murderer 'could turn on children next' as killing spree ...
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  A serial cat murderer who dumps the moggies' bodies on their owners' doorsteps could turn on children next as the killing spree continues, it has been claimed. Thirty-two cats' deaths over the past two years have been attributed to the so-called Cat ...
  Hunt for twisted Cat Ripper of CroydonThe Sunall 4 news articles »
  

• How many Christmas dinners will you eat this year? One in 10 has more than FIVE

  11-12-2015 12:05
  
  Are you one of the lucky ten per cent of Londoners who will have five or more Christmas dinners this year?
  
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• Police find 230 cannabis plants dumped on roadside in South...

  11-12-2015 11:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE were flagged down by council works after four bags of cannabis were found on the roadside in South Croydon. Around 230 plants were found on Pixton Way on Wednesday at around 10.05pm. No one has been arrested and enquiries continue, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
  #heathfield officers find 230 cannabis plants in Pixton Way
  Where did they come from?
  call crimestoppers 0800555111 pic.twitter.com/CtKw8HhbJR— South Croydon Police (@MPSSouthCroydon) December 10, 2015
  
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• DATA BLOG: The numbers behind Croydon's under-threat libraries

  11-12-2015 10:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WITH funding for Croydon's libraries due to be cut next year, the Advertiser has taken an in-depth look at the numbers behind the perennially under-threat service.The figures below relate to the 13 libraries exclusively funded by Croydon Council (Upper Norwood is jointly funded by Croydon and Lambeth and is not included) and cover 2011/12 to 2014/15.They are likely to inform councillors deciding which libraries may have to be run by voluntary groups and which they may try to close altogether....
  
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• BADVENT CALENDAR DAY 11: Police appeal to find Robert Pietraniuk...

  11-12-2015 10:19 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 31-year-old, Robert Pietraniuk. He is wanted after failing to attend Court three times after being charged with breaching a community order and two counts of shoplifting.Detective Sergeant Jonathan Kent, who leads Croydon's Wanted Offender's Unit said: "We're responsible for finding and arresting people who...
  
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• Police release CCTV images after woman sexually assaulted on bus

  11-12-2015 06:00
  
  Police are looking for a man with links to Croydon about the attack.
  
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