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• Man pinned down and robbed of £300 after leaving West Croydon bookmakers - Croydon Advertiser

  31-12-2015 16:49
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  Man pinned down and robbed of £300 after leaving West Croydon bookmakers
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  A MAN was pinned down in the street and robbed of £300 after leaving a bookmakers in West Croydon yesterday. The victim, in his late 30s, was walking along London Road on Wednesday afternoon when he was pulled into Dennett Road, Broad Green, ...
  

• Man pinned down and robbed of £300 after leaving West...

  31-12-2015 16:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN was pinned down in the street and robbed of £300 after leaving a bookmakers in West Croydon yesterday.The victim, in his late 30s, was walking along London Road on Wednesday afternoon when he was pulled into Dennett Road, Broad Green, by two men. They pinned him to the floor and searched his pockets while demanding money. The muggers took £300 in cash and an iPhone before running away.A member of the public found the man in a distressed state and called the police. Officers...
  
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• Croydon headteacher awarded OBE in New Year's Honours list

  31-12-2015 14:14
  
  Maureen Martin, head teacher of Coloma Catholic Girls' School in Shirley, said it was an "unexpected honour" to be recognised for her services to education.
  
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• Croydon Council leader rules out council tax referendum despite £29 million cuts - Croydon Advertiser

  31-12-2015 14:01
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  Croydon Council leader rules out council tax referendum despite £29 million cuts
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  COUNCIL leader Tony Newman has ruled out holding a referendum over whether to increase council tax by 2 per cent or more next year. Croydon Council has announced cuts totalling £29 million over the next three years in response to what Cllr Newman ...
  

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• St George's Hospital doubles medical staff on duty for New Year's Eve

  31-12-2015 14:00
  
  The Tooting hospital is a major trauma centre for south London and parts of Surrey
  
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• Croydon Council leader rules out council tax referendum despite...

  31-12-2015 13:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  COUNCIL leader Tony Newman has ruled out holding a referendum over whether to increase council tax by 2 per cent or more next year.Croydon Council has announced cuts totalling £29 million over the next three years in response to what Cllr Newman described as an "unprecedented" reduction in government funding.Increasing council tax by more than the 1.99 per cent threshold (which would mean a referendum would legally have to be held) could reduce the need for some of those...
  
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• Traffic woes between Coulsdon and Purley set to continue after 'engineering difficulties' with gas leak works

  31-12-2015 13:39
  
  SGN had hoped to remove the lights in time for the New Year, but announced today that "engineering difficulties" meant the works would now stretch into the weekend.
  
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• Croydon head teacher Maureen Martin receives OBE in New Year's Honours List - Croydon Advertiser

  31-12-2015 12:35
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  Croydon head teacher Maureen Martin receives OBE in New Year's Honours List
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  MAUREEN Martin, head teacher of Coloma Catholic Girls' School in Croydon, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours List. Mrs Martin has led Coloma, consistently one of the borough's top performing and oversubscribed secondary schools, ...
  Croydon headteacher awarded OBE in New Year's Honours listYour Local Guardianall 4 news articles »
  

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• Croydon head teacher Maureen Martin receives OBE in New Year's...

  31-12-2015 12:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MAUREEN Martin, head teacher of Coloma Catholic Girls' School in Croydon, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours List. Mrs Martin has led Coloma, consistently one of the borough's top performing and oversubscribed secondary schools, since 1995.She has been given the honour for services to education.In February, Mrs Martin, one of Croydon's most highly respected educators, was picked out by Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell to meet Prime Minister David Cameron during a special reception
  
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• Croydon sees sixth highest house price increase in UK as property boom continues - Croydon Advertiser

  31-12-2015 12:00
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  Croydon sees sixth highest house price increase in UK as property boom continues
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  CROYDON'S property boom continues unabated, with new figures showing the borough experienced the sixth biggest house price increase in the UK in 2015. The average price of a house in the borough rose by 16.1 per cent during the year compared with ...
  

• 30 Croydon criminals spending New Year's Eve behind bars

  31-12-2015 11:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Croydon sees sixth highest house price increase in UK as property...

  31-12-2015 11:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON'S property boom continues unabated, with new figures showing the borough experienced the sixth biggest house price increase in the UK in 2015.The average price of a house in the borough rose by 16.1 per cent during the year compared with 2014, according to banking chain Halifax.Homes in Croydon are now worth an average of £329,429 compared to £283,704 at the end of last year.Estate agents say the market is being driven by buyers priced out of central London looking for houses
  
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• Man dies and another in critical condition following Carshalton crash - Croydon Advertiser

  31-12-2015 11:32
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  Man dies and another in critical condition following Carshalton crash
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  A MAN has died and another is in critical condition in hospital following a collision between two cars in Carshalton. Police were called at 5.40pm on Wednesday (December 30) to reports of a crash involving two vehicles in Little Woodcote Lane. London ...
  One dead, two injured in Carshalton car crashCroydon Guardianall 4 news articles »
  

• Man dies and another in critical condition following Carshalton...

  31-12-2015 11:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN has died and another is in critical condition in hospital following a collision between two cars in Carshalton. Police were called at 5.40pm on Wednesday (December 30) to reports of a crash involving two vehicles in Little Woodcote Lane. London Ambulance Service also attended the incident and the driver of one of the cars, a man aged in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. Two people, both male, in the other...
  
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• Police chase with helicopter through New Addington ends in dangerous driving arrest

  31-12-2015 11:10
  
  Residents of the area around Rowdown Primary School reported being woken by the sound of sirens and the police helicopter at about 2am.
  
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• Miracle baby plays Jesus in Nativity before he should even have...

  31-12-2015 11:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A "MIRACLE" baby played Jesus in a Nativity play four days before he should even have been born.When George Alvin Parkinson's mother Amanda went into hospital with an upset stomach four weeks ago she did not expect to return with a baby – as George was not due to be born until December 28.But Amanda's waters broke while she was at Croydon University Hospital and he was born five weeks early on November 23, weighing just four pounds.Before George was born Amanda, 35, was given two...
  
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• Thornton Heath dad writes children's book about shy, chubby kid...

  31-12-2015 10:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A THORNTON Heath dad-of-four hopes to inspire the borough's children in his first book called Never Say Never, I Can Do It.Clement Oragbade, from Beulah Road, runs the Head4goal after-school sports club at the Charles Major Centre, in Croydon, which encourages children to get active in a variety of sports.His debut book, under the alias O.A. Clement, follows the story of youngster Harrison Orion, a "chubby and shy" boy worried about trying out sports.Mr Oragbade, 32, said: "I'm a...
  
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• A judge being told 'suck your mum' to a gran's bizarre protest:...

  31-12-2015 10:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  NEARLY seven million people visited the Advertiser's website in the last 12 months (some 900,000 more than in 2014), making 2015 a record breaking year for Croydon news. Below is a list of the 25 most-read stories of 2015 which include breaking news, crime, Crystal Palace, food hygiene and a grumpy old woman gluing her bum to a department store window. As of December 31, the website has had 6,976,556 unique visitors, including 698,992 in November (our best ever month), and 15.8 million page...
  
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• One dead, two injured in Carshalton car crash

  31-12-2015 10:19
  
  A man, in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• 2015 as told by Croydon Advertiser front pages (July to December)

  31-12-2015 08:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• 33 Croydon families are STILL watching TV on a black and white telly - Croydon Advertiser

  31-12-2015 06:37
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  33 Croydon families are STILL watching TV on a black and white telly
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  IT has been revealed that 33 households in Croydon are still watching black and white TV. Despite colour broadcasts being more than 50 years old, the dawn of the digital age and the increasing usage of HD televisions, tablet computers and smart phones, ...
  

• Croydon Guardian review of 2015: April to June - Croydon Guardian

  31-12-2015 06:05
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  Croydon Guardian review of 2015: April to June
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  A getaway driver who feigned blindness to convince a jury he was innocent was convicted of plotting a drive-by shooting. Croydon Guardian: Keble Thompson. Keble Thompson, 39, twice stood trial for a sawn-off shotgun attack in a barber shop in South ...and more »
  

• Hospitals prepare for junior doctor strike in case government talks fail

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  Strike action over new contracts was suspended last month but junior doctors have been told to prepare for strike action if talks do not resolve the dispute by Monday’s deadline.
  
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• Extent of firefighters' animal rescue role revealed, including saving budgie 'in a precarious position'

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  New data released by the London Fire Brigade confirms it really does have a sideline in animal protection, showing the capital’s firefighters were on hand for more than 1,700 rescue incidents between 2013 and 2015.
  
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• Croydon Guardian review of 2015: April to June

  31-12-2015 06:00
  
  We've picked a number of stories from each month of the year. Click through to find out more.
  
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