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• Police cordon off South End and arrest 15-year-old boy on...

  23-12-2015 20:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE have arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a teen, also 15, was found injured in South End this afternoon.Officers and paramedics from London Ambulance Service were called at about 3.20pm to reports of the injured teenager near the junction with Aberdeen Road.A spokesman for the Met said the victim was taken to hospital. His injuries are not thought to be serious."A male, also believed aged 15, has been arrested on suspicion of GBH...
  
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• Croydon 'one of the UK's most popular places for DOGGING' - Croydon Advertiser

  23-12-2015 20:24
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  Croydon 'one of the UK's most popular places for DOGGING'
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  LIGHTS OUT: Croydon has been placed third in the country's favourite dogging spots, according to TheDoggingSite.co's... Aunt of Lillian Groves 'proud to honour niece's legacy' after... Aunt of Lillian Groves 'proud to honour niece's legacy'... 1 ...
  

• Croydon 'one of the UK's most popular places for DOGGING'

  23-12-2015 20:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON is one of the most popular areas in the UK for doggers, according to research from one of the country's biggest forums on the subject.Dogging, for those unaware, is where people go to public places to engage in sexual acts.Forum TheDoggingSite.co says it has surveyed its 754,000 members, and, on the back of their feedback, placed Croydon third in the country's favoured sites to congregate for sex.Despite breaking into the top three, it seems randy Croydonians could not dislodge the...
  
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• Staff shortage causes cancelled trains and Christmas delays for Croydon passengers - Croydon Advertiser

  23-12-2015 19:11
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  Staff shortage causes cancelled trains and Christmas delays for Croydon passengers
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  SOUTHERN trains through Croydon could be cancelled today due to a "temporary shortage of available train crew". The rail network said in a statement on its website that a number of evening services from London Bridge have been cancelled. The 17:13 ...and more »
  

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• 'My kebab's too cold': Met police reveal London's 10 most...

  23-12-2015 18:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN complaining that a shop would not replace her cold kebab, and another asking for police to help because police had come to arrest her were among the most ridiculous calls to police in London this year.The Metropolitan Police Service has released a list of 10 time-wasting 999 calls as part of a drive to urge people to use the system sensibly at its most busy time of year, and to stop people from using it for "trivial matters" .Chief superintendent Pippa Mills, head of the Met's...
  
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• Staff shortage causes cancelled trains and Christmas delays for...

  23-12-2015 18:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  SOUTHERN trains through Croydon could be cancelled today due to a "temporary shortage of available train crew".The rail network said in a statement on its website that a number of evening services from London Bridge have been cancelled.The 17:13 from London Bridge to East Grinstead and 17:48 from London Bridge to Bognor Regis are among those not running.Southern said it is "extremely sorry" for the disruption and passengers delayed by more than 30 minutes can apply for...
  
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• Tooting man charged with sexual assault after Caterham station incident

  23-12-2015 17:00
  
  An appeal was launched in November, and has now been closed.
  
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• Thieves make off with 'substantial amount of money' after...

  23-12-2015 16:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are investigating after thieves made off with a "substantial amount" of money from a cash point in South Croydon Station.British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the station at 3.40am today after reports of the break-in.They, along with officers from the Metropolitan Police, Surrey Police, and firefighters from London Fire Brigade, found a cash machine at the station entrance "damaged". Pictures from the scene showed fire damage to the cash point, which appears to...
  
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• Police appeal after 'out of character' disappearance of South Norwood boy

  23-12-2015 15:26
  
  Philip Pryce, 15, was last seen at his South Norwood home on Monday and has never gone missing before.
  
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• Police appeal after 'out of character' disappearance of South...

  23-12-2015 13:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help to find a missing boy, whose disappearance has been described as "out of character".Philip Pryce, 15, has been missing from his home in South Norwood since Monday, December 21.The Met said has never been missing before and him going missing is "out of character".Philip is described as black, 5ft 9ins tall, of slim build, and he has a moustache and big eyebrows.He is believed to be wearing all black clothing, a black hooded top and grey Adidas...
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of being involved in acts of terrorism

  23-12-2015 12:32
  
  Police won't say where in south London he was arrested. Was it near you?
  
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• Britain's first hoverboard shoplifter spared jail for cruising into Co-op and stealing crate of Lucozade

  23-12-2015 12:25
  
  Omaree Lindsay, 19, became the first person ever convicted of riding a hoverboard on a pavement when he admitted the brazen theft.
  
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• Why this Yule-kulele group is taking South London's music scene by storm

  23-12-2015 12:08
  
  "It’s friendly, easy-going and the most fun you can have with your clothes on."
  
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• Croydon man thought to be first in Britain convicted for shoplifting on a ... - Croydon Advertiser

  23-12-2015 12:01
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  A CROYDON man who is the first in the UK to be convicted of shoplifting on a 'hoverboard' has been spared jail. Omaree Lindsay, 19, was caught on CCTV rolling into a Co-Op in Mitcham and rolling out with a £15 crate of Lucozade, on September 6.and more »
  

• Business offering youngsters leg up on careers ladder to move to...

  23-12-2015 12:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A FORMER apprentice who started a company to giveyoungstersthe samecareers boost he receivedwill open in Croydon in the new year.Adrian Bishop, from Coulsdon, got his foot in the door of the education industry as a junior IT technician under theYouth Training Scheme (YTS), as it was at the time.Keen to give other youngsters the same chance he had, the 39-year-old set up quBlu Training in 2012.The business employs apprentices to take on digital marketing projects for small businesses...
  
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• Croydon man thought to be first in Britain convicted for...

  23-12-2015 11:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CROYDON man who is the first in the UK to be convicted of shoplifting on a 'hoverboard' has been spared jail. Omaree Lindsay, 19, was caught on CCTV rolling into a Co-Op in Mitcham and rolling out with a £15 crate of Lucozade, on September 6. He made headlines around the world after police released the footage a fortnight ago in an attempt to identify him.Watch the video below: Lindsay appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to be sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to...
  
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• BADVENT CALENDAR DAY 23: Police hunting for Croydon man wanted for drug offences - Croydon Advertiser

  23-12-2015 10:45
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  BADVENT CALENDAR DAY 23: Police hunting for Croydon man wanted for drug offences
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  Croydon police are urging people help them to find people wanted by the courts or due to be sent back to prison. Officers are putting out one image every day from December 1 to 24 of people they want to identify, or who they have been trying to locate.
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• BADVENT CALENDAR DAY 23: Police hunting for Croydon man wanted...

  23-12-2015 10:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon police are urging people help them to find people wanted by the courts or due to be sent back to prison.Officers are putting out one image every day from December 1 to 24 of people they want to identify, or who they have been trying to locate.Today's image, the penultimate image of this year's 'Badvent' calendar, is of 34-year-old Jon-Lee Teuma, who He is wanted in connection with an allegation of drug related offences.Detective Sergeant Jonathan Kent, who leads Croydon's Wanted...
  
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• 'Badvent calendar', day 23: Police hunt man over drug offences

  23-12-2015 10:20
  
  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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• "My kebab's cold": Met Police reveal some of the reasons people call 999

  23-12-2015 09:21
  
  Met Police officers hope to stop people using the service for "trivial" matters
  
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• White Christmas or a wet Christmas? Met Office forecasts rain for the big day

  23-12-2015 08:40
  
  It only takes a single snowflake on Christmas Day to be a white Christmas
  
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• South Croydon station closed for an hour after vandalism - Croydon Guardian

  23-12-2015 08:24
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  South Croydon station closed for an hour after vandalism
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  INFO: Vandalism at South Croydon, station is expected to be closed until 1200. Sorry for the disruption this may cause. Share article. — SouthernRailUK (@SouthernRailUK) December 23, 2015. The station was expected to be shut until midday but Southern ...and more »
  

• South Croydon station closed for an hour after vandalism

  23-12-2015 08:21
  
  The station was expected to be shut for six hours, but reopened before the heavy commuter period.
  
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