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• Patrick Bamford team-mate reacts to Crystal Palace exit - Croydon Advertiser

  29-12-2015 19:51
  Patrick Bamford team-mate reacts to Crystal Palace exit
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  Wayne Hennessey has wished Patrick Bamford "all the best", after the striker decided to call time on his loan spell at Palace. The squad were informed of the player's decision, while Bamford himself seemed to have made his mind up three weeks ago.and more »
  

• Midfielder predicts his Crystal Palace future ahead of January transfer window - Croydon Advertiser

  29-12-2015 17:00
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  Midfielder predicts his Crystal Palace future ahead of January transfer window
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  CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak insists he will be staying at the club next month. The 31-year-old has previously been linked with a possible move away following a lack of first team opportunities this season, but he has certainly picked up game ...
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• Sidcup EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison to premiere new musical in Croydon

  29-12-2015 14:54
  
  Sidcup’s former EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison is set to star in a new musical which makes its World Premiere in Croydon in February.
  
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• UPDATE: More than 1,000 homes lose power after fire follows 'second break-in in a week' at New Addington substation

  29-12-2015 14:50
  
  Operator UK Power Networks is considering ramping up security at the King Henry's Drive site after last night's fire, which damaged the substation and caused power misery for hundreds of families.
  
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• Croydon-born city broker grows beard for charity in memory of his dad who died ... - Croydon Advertiser

  29-12-2015 13:52
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  Croydon-born city broker grows beard for charity in memory of his dad who died ...
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  Croydon-born city broker grows beard for charity in memory of his dad who died... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. MEMORY: (top) Gavin with his dad, (bottom left) before the challenge and after. Day 1 of Gavin's ...
  

• Missing 86-year-old Croydon woman found safe and well

  29-12-2015 13:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AN ELDERLY woman missing from Croydon was found safe and well in Wandsworth.Rohna Pusey, 86, was last seen in Helder Street at 11am on Wednesday morning and was found on Christmas Eve. Police thank the public for their assistance.
  
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• Croydon-born city broker grows beard for charity in memory of his...

  29-12-2015 13:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CROYDON-BORN city broker who lost his dad to bowel cancer has grown his facial hair for charity.Gavin Calloo, 35, ditched the razor this festive season as part of the Decembeard campaign to raise money for charity Beating Bowel Cancer. The former Edenham High School student's dad, Raymond, was diagnosed with aggressive bowel cancer in 2010 which spread to his lungs.Raymond, of Elmers End, was sadly diagnosed too late but surgery and chemotherapy helped him to live for four years but died in...
  
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• Carshalton man hit by train near East Croydon station on Christmas Eve - Your Local Guardian

  29-12-2015 13:01
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  Carshalton man hit by train near East Croydon station on Christmas Eve
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  A 44-year-old man has died after being struck by a train on Thursday morning. British Transport Police were called to reports of a body on the tracks near the station at 9.11am. A BTP spokesman said: "British Transport Police attended with colleagues ...
  

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• 13 of our favourite Pets of the Week from 2015 - Croydon Guardian

  29-12-2015 12:37
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  13 of our favourite Pets of the Week from 2015
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  We have loved every one whether they were dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters or something more exotic. Keep them coming in the New Year. Because it's Christmas, we thought we would share some of our favourites from 2015 with you once again. Croydon ...and more »
  

• UPDATE: More than 1,000 homes left without power after break-in and fire at electricity substation in New Addington

  29-12-2015 12:30
  
  Firefighters from Croydon, Addington and Biggin Hill stations were called to the substation in King Henry's Drive at about 10.40pm yesterday.
  
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• Four fire crews battle electrical substation blaze in New...

  29-12-2015 12:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MORE THAN 1000 New Addington residents were left without power last night after an electrical substation fire believed to be caused by an oil theft.Four fire crews attended the blaze on King Henry's Drive where one substation was alight at around 10.50pm. Someone had forced entry into the lock substation and drained off a quantity of oil which is thought to have caused a malfunction, starting the fire, said a Metropolitan Police spokesman. The fire was under control in about 30 minutes but...
  
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• 13 of our favourite Pets of the Week from 2015

  29-12-2015 12:26
  
  Every week, you have been sending us adorable pictures of your pets.
  
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• Body found on tracks near East Croydon station on Christmas Eve was 44-year ... - Croydon Advertiser

  29-12-2015 11:57
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  Body found on tracks near East Croydon station on Christmas Eve was 44-year ...
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  A 44-year-old Carshalton man was found dead on the tracks north of East Croydon station on Christmas Eve. British Transport Police officers are now treating the death as "non-suspicious", though the Advertiser understands his injuries were consistent ...
  

• Comedian Tiff Stevenson brings critically-acclaimed show to Croydon - Croydon Guardian

  29-12-2015 11:28
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  Comedian Tiff Stevenson brings critically-acclaimed show to Croydon
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  Hot on the heels of rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedian Tiff Stevenson will bring her show Mad Man to Croydon in February. In a world where personality and technology rule, the stand-up asks if we are being sold our identities. The show took ...and more »
  

• Comedian Tiff Stevenson brings critically-acclaimed show to Croydon - Your Local Guardian

  29-12-2015 11:19
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  Comedian Tiff Stevenson brings critically-acclaimed show to Croydon
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  Hot on the heels of rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedian Tiff Stevenson will bring her show Mad Man to Croydon in February. In a world where personality and technology rule, the stand-up asks if we are being sold our identities. The show took ...and more »
  

• Comedian Tiff Stevenson brings critically-acclaimed show to Croydon

  29-12-2015 11:18
  
  Hot on the heels of rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedian Tiff Stevenson will bring her show Mad Man to Croydon in February.
  
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• Body found on tracks near East Croydon station on Christmas Eve...

  29-12-2015 11:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 44-year-old Carshalton man was found dead on the tracks north of East Croydon station on Christmas Eve.British Transport Police officers are now treating the death as "non-suspicious", though the Advertiser understands his injuries were consistent with being hit by a train.The body was found at about 9am around 200 yards north of the end of the station platform.London's Air Ambulance also attended the incident and landed nearby.Paramedics, officers from BTP and a Network Rail...
  
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• Fire damages electricity substation in New Addington

  29-12-2015 10:56
  
  Firefighters from Croydon, Addington and Biggin Hill stations were called to the substation in King Henry's Drive at about 10.40pm yesterday.
  
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• Croydon house price rise sixth-highest in the country

  29-12-2015 10:02
  
  The 16.1 per cent rise equated to £45,725 extra on the price of a home.
  
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• Car overturned in accident outside Selhurst train station

  29-12-2015 09:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CAR overturned in a collision outside Selhurst train station last night.The driver of the Mercedes A2 collided with another car, carrying a mother and her children, at around 11pm on Northcote Road.No injuries were reported and all passengers had left the vehicles before the emergency services arrived.Did you see what happened? Email [email protected] or call 01737 305559.
  
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• Dumbest criminals of south London 2015: 11 times criminals and silly naughty people put their foot in it

  29-12-2015 01:10
  
   
  
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