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• Croydon council leader blasts 'incompetent' Home Office over...

  14-12-2015 21:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE leader of Croydon Council branded the Home Office as chaotic and incompetent during a scathing public attack over funding for young asylum seekers.Tony Newman held crisis talks with immigration minister James Brokenshire in October after the money Croydon receives for looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children was cut by £4 million. Announcing the results of those talks at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Cllr Newman said the Home Office had offered a settlement that was...
  
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• BADVENT CALENDAR DAY 14: Police appeal to find Anthony Palmer...

  14-12-2015 19:00 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 officer have released a picture of Anthony Palmer. The 27-year-old is wanted on recall to prison after breaching his licence.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 up at court to...
  
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• Has she bin at it again? Woman spotted sat in BIN next to East...

  14-12-2015 18:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A RUBBISH bin next to East Croydon station is proving to be a popular relaxation spot after a second sighting of a woman sat in it. Denz Pengting snapped a woman reclining in the bin on the corner of George Street and Dingwall Road at about 2pm last Tuesday (December 8). The 17-year-old, from Addington, said the woman was doing "nothing, just chilling", but added that she appeared to be drunk. "Obviously I was confused, like what's she doing?" Denz said. "Nothing...
  
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• Five car crash on A23 Brighton Road causes long traffic delays in...

  14-12-2015 18:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A FIVE car crash on the Brighton Road in Coulsdon has caused long delays this afternoon.Police said no one was hurt in the collision at the junction of Bouverie Gardens at 12.50pm.The incident has caused long delays on the A23 Brighton Road while the vehicles are recovered.
  
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• Motorist threatened by men who claimed to have a gun at Thornton Heath Tesco

  14-12-2015 18:10
  
  The driver, in his 30s, told police he was approached by the men in the early hours of yesterday morning.
  
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• 'Racist attack' trial of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp's mum and grandma delayed after lawyer no-show

  14-12-2015 18:00
  
  Natalie Sharp and Christine Bicknell are accused of racially aggravated offences at a Lidl supermarket.
  
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• Coulsdon pensioner jailed for his part in £6.3million...

  14-12-2015 17:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A COULSDON pensioner has been jailed for nine years for his part in a £6.3million cocaine dealing plot.Geoff Donovan, 76, was caught trying to stash a 1kg package of the drug under the driver's footwell of his car when he was stopped by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service and National Crime Agency earlier this year.Officers swooped on Donovan after they saw him pick up a package from Ashley Devaney, 58, which had been retrieved from a house in Chislehurst, back in June.When they.
  
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• Council's £29 million cuts herald another three years of...

  14-12-2015 16:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AFTER five years of cuts, during which Government funding has been slashed by 46%, the council has declared another three years of austerity in Croydon.Its draft budget, outlines savings of £28.95 million by 2018/2019, the vast majority of which will be made over the next two years. The council says it will slash £15.75m in the next financial year, £12.24m the year after and a further £0.96 million in 2018/19. It adds that it has been left with no choice but to scale back
  
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• Man jailed for beating cat to death with a broom because it kept...

  14-12-2015 16:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been jailed for beating a cat to death with a broom because it was pooing on his balcony.Lance Powell, 63, beat the stray cat with the broom and used it to sweep the poor moggy from the balcony outside his flat in Hulverston Close, Sutton.He claimed the cat kept doing its business on his balcony because his neighbours had been feeding it.At Croydon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Powell was sentenced to six weeks in jail after being found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to the
  
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• Jury out in trial of woman, 46, accused of grooming 14-year-old boy for sex

  14-12-2015 15:04
  
  A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a 46-year-old woman accused of grooming a 14-year-boy.
  
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• Coulsdon pensioner jailed over £6m cocaine dealing conspiracy

  14-12-2015 14:58
  
  Geoff Donovan, 76, was caught driving with a kilogramme of cocaine before police found another 28kg in an unoccupied house.
  
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• BADVENT CALENDAR DAYS 12 AND 13: Police looking to trace wanted...

  14-12-2015 14:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon police are calling for people's help to find individuals wanted by the courts or due to be sent back to prison.Officers are releasing one 'Badvent' image every day from December 1 to 24 of people they want to try and identify, or who they have been trying to locate.Days 12 and 13 of the Badvent calendar feature 26-year-old SivaKumar Vacsananthan and Majinder Tandan, 29.Vacsananthan is wanted after failing to appear at court after being charged with possession of an offensive weapon....
  
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• 'Badvent calendar' update, day 14: Croydon police look for Anthony Palmer - Croydon Guardian

  14-12-2015 13:57
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  'Badvent calendar' update, day 14: Croydon police look for Anthony Palmer
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  Croydon police are clearly protecting their teeth this festive season and have opted for an advent calendar with a twist. Instead of enjoying a daily dose of chocolate, they will release an image of a wanted criminal or suspect every day until Christmas.
  BADVENT CALENDAR DAYS 12 AND 13: Police looking to trace wanted Croydon duoCroydon Advertiserall 9 news articles »
  

• Jailed: Cocaine dealer who kept pepper spray in the fridge and a revolver under his floorboards

  14-12-2015 12:38
  
  Frederick Blake, 54, was arrested in Carshalton after police officers in an unmarked car found him cruising and "checking out houses".
  
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• Fairfield Halls planning next year's pantomime despite Croydon...

  14-12-2015 11:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FAIRFIELD Halls is planning for next year's pantomime - despite being given a June closing date by the council."We have a title and we're talking about who is in it - we haven't ruled it out at all," said Simon Thomsett, chief executive of Fairfield (Croydon) Ltd. "It's difficult because we have to plan ahead while there are lot of mixed messages out there."Mr Thomsett said he had made the case for a later closing date during discussions with the council but an agreement had...
  
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• Croydon man could be first to be prosecuted for allegedly riding...

  14-12-2015 11:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CROYDON man who allegedly stole a crate of Lucozade while riding a 'hoverboard' could make legal history after he was charged with riding one of the devices on a pavement.Omaree Lindsay, of Cecil Road, is thought to be one of the first people prosecuted for riding one of the self-balancing scooters illegally.He was arrested after the Metropolitan Police Service issued an appeal last week showing a man riding one of the devices into a Co-op store in Streatham Road, Mitcham, September 4, before.
  
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• Croydon 'hoverboard' man charged with stealing Lucozade from Mitcham Co-op in case that could make legal history

  14-12-2015 10:30
  
  Omaree Lindsay, 19, from Croydon has been charged with theft, failure to comply with a court order and driving the self-balancing gadget on a pavement.
  
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• Train delays of up to 30 minutes through Norwood Junction and Croydon stations expected after signal failure

  14-12-2015 09:51
  
  Trains going through Norwood Junction and East Croydon and West Croydon stations are delayed because of an earlier signalling fault.
  
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• Train delays of up to 30 minutes expected after signal failure

  14-12-2015 09:51
  
  Trains going through Norwood Junction and East Croydon and West Croydon stations are delayed because of an earlier signalling fault.
  
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• Croydon man on hoverboard who allegedly stole crate of Lucozade from Mitcham Co-op may make legal history

  14-12-2015 09:40
  
  Omaree Lindsay, 19, from Croydon has been charged with theft, failure to comply with a court order and driving the self-balancing gadget on a pavement.
  
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• 12-year-old Walton boy reported missing

  14-12-2015 08:07
  
  Surrey Police say they concerned for the welfare of Ijaz Tarakhel who hasn't been seen since 4:30pm on Friday.
  
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• ​Pet of the Week Roley’s here to spread Christmas cheer

  14-12-2015 06:30
  
  Shorthaired cat Roley is all dressed up and ready to spread some Christmas cheer.
  
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