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• Locals fear that 'Croydon cat killer' may start attacking humans - The Independent

  13-12-2015 22:37
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  Locals fear that 'Croydon cat killer' may start attacking humans
  The Independent
  At first they thought it was a rogue fox – which was gruesome enough, given that the victims were cats being killed, mutilated and left for their owners to find the morning afterwards. Now, however, an even more sinister possibility is being considered ...
  'Croydon Cat Killer' blamed for gruesome mutilation of moggies in London suburbMirror.co.uk
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  13-12-2015 15:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Wheelchair rugby taster given try-out in Croydon

  13-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE Paralympic sport of wheelchair rugby came to Croydon last week whena taster session was held for residents.Taking place at Waddon Leisure Centre, in Purley Way, Great British Wheelchair Rugby and Fusion Lifestyle teamed up to celebrate International Day for Persons with a Disability on Thursday, December 3.Anyone over the age of 18 with a disability could try out the activity, and thechairs were provided by the organisers.
  
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• Tattoo studio to ink and pierce for cancer charity in honour of...

  13-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PURLEY tattoo studio will be inking and piercing for charity today in honour of a 50-year-old grandmother given just months to live by doctors.Purley Ink is holding the event to raise money for Cancer Research after friend Yvonne Sweeting was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer seven weeks ago.The grandmother, 50, had been receiving treatment for back pain for a year before her daughter and carer Sammi found a lump in her breast while helping her wash.Yvonne, who had become bedridden as...
  
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• Purley pair given highest possible Cub Scout award

  13-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TWO Purley ten-year-olds have earned the highest award possible in Cub Scouting.Chloe Greenslade and Will Urquhart, Senior Sixers with the 25th Purley (St. Mark's) Scout Group Cubs, were awarded the Chief Scout's Silver Award.The pair have been with 25th Purley – which celebrates 65 years of service next year – since they joined Beavers aged six.The group's Akela, Barbara McKinnon, said a highlight of Chloe and Will's time with 25th Purley was a ten-day camp in Kandersteg,...
  
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• Pupils perform horror show musical to get in Christmas spirit

  13-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TRINITY School celebrated the start of the festive season last week with a production of Little Shop of Horrors and its annual party.More than 30 boys and girls from Years 10 to 13 at the school, in Shirley Park, staged the quirky musical on December 2, 3 and 4, helped out by a crew of 12 pupils backstage and a band of ten musicians.Archie Pointing, in Year 11, was a plant puppeteer in the musical, which tells the story of a florist assistant who discovers an exotic plant with a morbid craving..
  
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• Family furious after Croydon animal sanctuary gives cat and...

  13-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A FAMILY claims an animal shelter gave their cat and kittens away without permission.Ian Oakley says Croydon Animal Samaritans (CAS) agreed to temporarily care for his elderly mother Diane Johnson's pets.But he claims that, when he called to arrange for them to come home, he was told they were ill and might die, only for the charity to put an advert on its website shortly afterward seeking a new home for the cats.When a friend called CAS, based in Addiscombe Road, she was told the owner was...
  
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• Charity gives budding youngsters chance to take part in fashion...

  13-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A NEW ADDINGTON charity gave more than 40 youngsters a taste of life in the fashion industry with a live show.KAS Youth Hub teamed up with Croydon-based Bonita Retail Fashion Show to host the event, with help from a £2,000 grant from Croydon Partnership, the joint venture between Westfield and Hammerson. There were also workshops for the 43 youngsters who received a certificate and an AQA accreditation for taking part.Jasmine Blades, 14, took part and said the show was "great...
  
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• 'Badvent calendar' weekend update, days 12 and 13: Police look for SivaKumar Vacsananthan and Majinder Tandan

  13-12-2015 06:00
  
  Instead of enjoying a daily dose of chocolate, they will release an image of a wanted criminal or suspect every day until Christmas.
  
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• 'Badvent calendar' update, day 14: Croydon police look for Anthony Palmer

  13-12-2015 06:00
  
  Instead of enjoying a daily dose of chocolate, they will release an image of a wanted criminal or suspect every day until Christmas.
  
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• 'Badvent calendar' update, day 14: Croydon olice look for Anthony Palmer

  13-12-2015 06:00
  
  Instead of enjoying a daily dose of chocolate, they will release an image of a wanted criminal or suspect every day until Christmas.
  
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