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• Stormzy turns up at random fan's house to watch himself on Soccer...

  19-12-2015 20:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ONE minute Stormzy is launching an ambitious campaign to snatch Christmas number one, the next he's turning up at random fans' houses to watch himself on television. The Thornton Heath rap star made a Twitter plea earlier today to find someone who could record this morning's edition of Soccer AM, in which he featured in a pre-recorded interview with the show's Tubes.
  Can someone record soccer am for me I'll come round later and watch it dead serious— #ShutUpForXMasNo1 (@Stormzy1)...
  
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• Croydon's Freshfields market to sell new festive Cronx beer - Croydon Advertiser

  19-12-2015 15:10
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  Croydon's Freshfields market to sell new festive Cronx beer
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  Only 1,500 of the bottles of the Cranberry Wheat beer are up for grabs, brewed with berries and winter spices sourced from across Croydon. Freshfields boss Ben Salvaratnam said: "It was exciting to collaborate with a local company in crafting a ...
  

• Croydon's Freshfields market to sell new festive Cronx beer

  19-12-2015 15:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FRESHFIELDS Market has collaborated with the Cronx brewery to create a festive tasting beer.Only 1,500 of the bottles of the Cranberry Wheat beer are up for grabs, brewed with berries and winter spices sourced from across Croydon.Freshfields bossBen Salvaratnamsaid: "It was exciting to collaborate with a local company in crafting a December special beer, with ingredients sourced from our store and produced in their brewery."We hope to continue working with as many suppliers as we...
  
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• Crystal Palace confirm huge deal with US investors - with an...

  19-12-2015 13:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CRYSTAL Palace have formally completed a deal that will see American investors take a share of the club in return for more than £50million.Investors Josh Harris and David Blitzer, owners of several US sports teams, including NHL side New Jersey Devils, said they "couldn't be more excited to be joining the Crystal Palace family".The club says an initial £50m capital investment will go towards the redevelopment of Selhurst Park, with more cash to be made available in the...
  
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• Council gives green light for 14-storey tower block in Croydon Old Town - Croydon Advertiser

  19-12-2015 11:06
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  Council gives green light for 14-storey tower block in Croydon Old Town
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  A 14-STOREY block of flats is set to be built in Old Town after plans received the go-ahead from Croydon Council last week. Work on the block of 113 flats on the site of Arcadia House is hoped to start in the second half of 2016 after the scheme was ...
  

• BADVENT CALENDAR DAY 19: Police hunt man accused of cultivating...

  19-12-2015 10:21 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 Timothy Mullane, 56. He is wanted after failing to appear at Court after being charged with cultivation of drugs. Mullane has links to the Croydon and South East London areas.Detective Sergeant Jonathan Kent, who leads Croydon's Wanted Offender's Unit said: "We're responsible for finding and arresting...
  
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• Bikers to ride in from across Europe to pay tribute to Croydon mechanic 'Big Mick' - Croydon Advertiser

  19-12-2015 10:16
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  Bikers to ride in from across Europe to pay tribute to Croydon mechanic 'Big Mick'
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  MORE than 100 bikers from across Europe are expected to roll up in Croydon to pay tribute to a well-loved father and local bike mechanic before Christmas. The wife of 'Big Mick' Nicol has paid tribute to her 'larger than life' husband who died last ...
  

• The Body Shop set to move London headquarters to Croydon town...

  19-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ethicalsoap retailer The Body Shop is to move its London headquarters to the town, it has announced.The company, which has more than 3,000 stores worldwide and is known for its opposition to animal testing, will move 250 employees from its London Bridge site to Knollys House in Cherry Orchard Road, East Croydon.It also plans to open a laboratory with space for 20 scientists nearby.Jeremy Schwartz, chief executive of The Body Shop said: "Croydon is an exciting area, on the brink of huge...
  
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• Purley Baptist hopes new designs for island site mean people...

  19-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  NEW designs for tower blockdubbed by critics as an imposing "skyscraper" include trees at the top of the 16-storey building.Revised artist's impressions for the site in the centre of Purley have been released as Purley Baptist Church prepares to submit a planning application to redevelop the land in the New Year.The church owns the land, just west of Purley Cross on the corner of Banstead Road and Purley Way, and hopes to build a church and community centre on the bottom four...
  
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• Crystal Palace players visit sick Croydon children spending...

  19-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CRYSTAL Palaceclub captain Mile Jedinak visited Croydon University Hospital to see children who are spending Christmas in a ward.With Palace players Kewsi Appiah and Kleton Perntreou, Jedinak spread festive cheer to patients on the Rupert Bear children's ward and special care baby unit on Monday, handing out presents from the club.Jedinak said: "To see the staff's reaction and some of the parents and even some of the kids, the way they reacted and responded to us being here is really...
  
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• Council gives green light for 14-storey tower block in Croydon...

  19-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 14-STOREY block of flats is set to be built in Old Town after plans received the go-ahead from Croydon Council last week.Work on the block of 113 flats on the site of Arcadia House is hoped to start in the second half of 2016 after the scheme was granted planning permission by Croydon council's planning committee on Thursday night.The development, at 5 Cairo New Road behind Reeves Corner tram stop, will include 43 two bedroom flats, 32 studio flats, 30 one bed homes and eight three beds. There
  
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• Community to restore church to 'architectural masterpiece' status...

  19-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WORSHIPPERS are hoping to restore a listed Upper Norwood church tothe architectural "masterpiece" which it once was.St John the Evangelist Church, in Auckland Road, will be given £40,000 from the National Churches Trust (NCT) for improvements to the grade two listed building.In 2014, the Victorian church, designed by architect John Loughborough Pearson in 1881, was placed on the Historic England Heritage At Risk Register due to concerns over the building's decline over the last...
  
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• Child abuse survivors appear in music video to raise awareness of...

  19-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  SURVIVORS of a paedophile ring in a Shirley children's home have made a music video featuring testimonies of the "hell" endured.The song, "Don't Touch It. It's Mine", has been written by musician Raymond Stevenson who was abused at Shirley Oaks, in Wickham Road, as a child and founded the Shirley Oaks Survivors Association.Mr Stevenson, who discovered musician Jessie J when she was 15, hopes the video will encourage more survivors to come forward."Maybe because I...
  
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• Bikers to ride in from across Europe to pay tribute to Croydon...

  19-12-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MORE than 100 bikers from across Europe are expected to roll up in Croydon to pay tribute to a well-loved father and local bike mechanic before Christmas.The wife of 'Big Mick' Nicol has paid tribute to her 'larger than life' husband who died last week after a four-year battle with cancer, aged 61.Karen, from Croydon, was taught the way of the biker road by her motorcycle-adoring husband when they met 37 years ago.The couple, who moved to Wallington, travelled across the globe on their cycles,..
  
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• 'Badvent calendar' weekend update, days 19 and 20: Police look for Timothy Mullane and Richard Waghorn

  19-12-2015 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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