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• POLL: Is the closure of Tiger Tiger good or bad for Croydon? - Croydon Advertiser

  05-01-2016 22:41
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  POLL: Is the closure of Tiger Tiger good or bad for Croydon?
  Croydon Advertiser
  Some say the closure shows the decline of Croydon's nightlife over the past few years, which have seen the end of several town centre bars and nightclubs. So what do you think, is the closure of Tiger Tiger bad news for Croydon, or do you agree with ...
  

• Gruffalo’s Child follows in father’s footsteps in new stage show

  05-01-2016 17:26
  
  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo is undeniably one of the most captivating children’s stories ever written and was a smash hit on the stage too – now his child his heading out on tour too.
  
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• VIDEO: Dramatic footage of fire at South Norwood flats 'caused by...

  05-01-2016 16:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FOOTAGE captured on a resident's mobile shows smoke billowing from a fire in a bin room of flats in South Norwood, allegedly caused by a resident living in there who had "lost his keys". Emergency services can be heard evacuating residents from the flats and nearby buildings as the fire tears through rubbish in the chute. The 51-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital after the fire, which sadly killed his pet Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The same man was...
  
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• Anti-expansion campaigners "plant" 2,000 paper planes outside Parliament to protest third runway proposals

  05-01-2016 16:39
  
  Anti Heathrow expansion campaigners “planted” 2,000 black paper planes in Westminster’s Victoria Gardens this morning in protest of third runway proposals.
  
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• POLL: Is the closure of Tiger Tiger good or bad for Croydon?

  05-01-2016 15:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE news that Croydon's best-known nightclub Tiger Tiger is to close has been met with mixed emotions.Some say the closure shows the decline of Croydon's nightlife over the past few years, which have seen the end of several town centre bars and nightclubs.So what do you think, is the closure of Tiger Tiger bad news for Croydon, or do you agree with Council Leader Tony Newman that it might encourage a more family-friendly night out?Let us know in our poll below:
  
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• 'The worst day of my life': Twitter reacts to the closure of...

  05-01-2016 15:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TENS of thousands of people have reacted to the news that Tiger Tiger, Croydon's most well-known nightclub, is to close. More than 40,000 people and rising have read the story since it was broken by the Advertiser this morning. The post on the Advertiser's Facebook page has been shared nearly 900 times, has attracted 140 comments and has 'reached' more than 70,000 people. The news has also prompted a huge response on Twitter, with some people struggling to come to terms with the...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 13 of the best pictures of Croydon clubbers, part...

  05-01-2016 15:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• 39 reasons to look forward to 2016: the best theatre, gigs, film and comedy

  05-01-2016 15:40
  
  It can feel like there is little to look forward to at the beginning of a new year but there’s a feast of entertainment coming your way at the start of 2016…
  
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• Police appeal for victim who left West Croydon fight in t-shirt covered in ... - Croydon Advertiser

  05-01-2016 15:38
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  Police appeal for victim who left West Croydon fight in t-shirt covered in blood... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in your message. Officers believe the man is called Ali and ...
  

• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 14 of the best pictures of Croydon clubbers, part...

  05-01-2016 15:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Police appeal for victim who left West Croydon fight in t-shirt...

  05-01-2016 15:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for a victim who the left the scene of a fight between a gang of men in a t-shirt covered in blood to come forward.Witnesses saw a large group of men fighting in Oakfield Road, West Cryodon at 5.20pm on December 27, and a police spokesman said officers believe a man in his late 20s sustained a head injury.He left the scene wearing a white t-shirt covered in blood, the spokesman said.Officers searched the area but could not find the man, who they believe is called 'Ali' and..
  
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• ​Teenager charged with attempted murder following drugs...

  05-01-2016 15:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER has been charged with attempted murder following a separate drugs investigation in Croydon.Michael Nkrumah, 19, of no fixed abode, was also charged on January 1 with possession of an offensive weapon and possession of Class A drugs.The attempted murder is alleged to have happened in Camberwell on a man. He appeared at Camberwell Magistrates' Court on January 2 and was remanded in custody due to appear at Croydon Crown Court on January 15. A 22-year-old woman and 14-year-old old were..
  
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• Closure of 'dated' Tiger Tiger is sign of a new 'family-friendly'...

  05-01-2016 14:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  COUNCIL leader Tony Newman says the closure of "dated" Tiger Tiger is a sign Croydon is changing for the better. Speaking to the Advertiser after news the venue is to shut on Saturday, Cllr Newman said the High Street club was an "iconic symbol of Croydon but it going is equally symbolic of a Croydon that's changing". Rubbishing claims that the venue was indicative of the drastic decline in Croydon's nightlife, the Labour politician said the era of packed out dancefloors,...
  
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• Teenager charged with attempted murder following Croydon drugs investigation - Croydon Guardian

  05-01-2016 14:48
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  Teenager charged with attempted murder following Croydon drugs investigation
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  Michael Nkrumah, 19, of no fixed address, was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon and possession of Class A drugs following his arrest in Brigstock Road on New Year's Eve. He appeared at Camberwell Magistrates' Court on January 2 ...
  

• Teenager charged with attempted murder following Croydon drugs investigation

  05-01-2016 14:40
  
  Michael Nkrumah, 19, of no fixed address, was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon and possession of Class A drugs following his arrest in Brigstock Road on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Christmas Day baby birth of Amy Elizabeth was 'best present ever'...

  05-01-2016 14:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE family of one of the 11 Christmas Day babies born at Croydon University Hospital have described the birth as "the best Christmas present ever".Two-week-old Amy Elizabeth Skidmore was always going to have a special birthday with her original due date as New Year's Eve.However, shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve, Alison Waller woke up her partner Philip Skidmore when her waters broke – and seven hours later a 6lb 4oz baby girl arrived.Family rearranged their traditional...
  
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• Revellers mourn closure of 'landmark' Croydon nightclub Tiger Tiger - Evening Standard

  05-01-2016 14:10
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  Revellers mourn closure of 'landmark' Croydon nightclub Tiger Tiger
  Evening Standard
  Clubbers today spoke of their sadness as the Tiger Tiger venue became the latest in a string of bars to close in Croydon. Bosses at Tiger Tiger today confirmed the club was to close after a final party on Saturday night. The news was met with sadness ...
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• Girl, 16, missing from Croydon since Christmas Day

  05-01-2016 13:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 16-YEAR-OLD girl has been missing from Croydon since Christmas Day.A charity and police are appealing for information to help Priscila Simoes return home.A spokesperson from Missing People charity said: "Priscila we are here for you whenever you are ready; we can listen, talk you through what help you need, pass a message for you and help you to be safe. Call. Text. Anytime. Free. Confidential. 116000."
  
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• WARNING: Tesco recalls children's toys over choking fears

  05-01-2016 13:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TESCO shoppers are being warned that a number of toys could cause a "potential choking hazard" because of poor stitching.The superstore, which has a large store in Purley Road, has issued a product recall for Horizon Procurement Ltd plush toys because of a manufacturing fault.The product recall notice said: "Horizon Procurement Ltd has identified a manufacturing fault affecting a portion of products that may have poorly stitched seams."The stuffing may become accessible to...
  
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• The young Muslims who cleaned up Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  05-01-2016 13:00
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  The young Muslims who cleaned up Croydon
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  Before dawn on Friday 1st January, more than sixty young Muslim volunteers descended on the streets of Croydon to clean up following the New Year's Eve festivities. Volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), were ready to work their ...
  

• Revellers mourn as Tiger Tiger nightclub in Croydon announces closure

  05-01-2016 12:18
  
  Reports of the club's imminent closure first surfaced on social media last night, and was confirmed this morning.
  
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• Police officer taken to hospital after being bitten on face in...

  05-01-2016 12:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A POLICE officer was bitten on the face as he tried to restrain a man who assaulted the officers yesterday.Officers witnessed a man attempting to damage a shop door in Central Hill, Gipsy Hill at around 8.40am.As they approached him, he threw a bottle towards the owner of the shop before attempting to assault the officers.One officer was bitten on the face as he attempted to restrain the man and he was taken to a south London hospital for treatment. The man was arrested on suspicion of causing..
  
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• Smoking, sparking manhole outside Croydon Natwest under repair after passer-by ... - Croydon Advertiser

  05-01-2016 12:03
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  Smoking, sparking manhole outside Croydon Natwest under repair after passer-by ...
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  A SMOKING, sparking manhole outside Natwest in Croydon town centre is being repaired after a passer-by heard it go 'bang' last night. The member of the public called London Fire Brigade to the manhole outside the bank in North End, at the junction of ...
  

• Zac Goldsmith accuses London Mayoral rival Sadiq Khan of "playing the race card"

  05-01-2016 11:50
  
  The Conservative candidate made the comment on the Today programme on BBC Radio Four
  
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• Nature notes: Winter bites?

  05-01-2016 11:40
  
  With natural food becoming scarce as winter bites at last, birds are now flocking to our garden feeders. Within the past week or so eight goldfinches( pictured) are almost constantly perched on the nyger seed dispenser with another five or six awaiting their turn on the garden fence.
  
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• Croydon Municipal Sunday Football League - Round Up January 3 - Croydon Advertiser

  05-01-2016 11:36
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  Croydon Municipal Sunday Football League - Round Up January 3
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  The second half of the Croydon Municipal Sunday Football League season opened with some horrendous weather conditions which saw a number of games postponed. In the only premier league game, Ashburton Wanderers came away 5-0 winners against ...
  

• Smoking, sparking manhole outside Croydon Natwest under repair...

  05-01-2016 11:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A SMOKING, sparking manhole outside Natwest in Croydon town centre is being repaired after a passer-by heard it go 'bang' last night.The member of the public called London Fire Brigade to the manhole outside the bank in North End, at the junction of George Street, at 9.20pm last night.Firefighter Mark McArdle said: "Smoke was coming out, it was sparking and a member of the public said it went 'bang' at one point."Croydon Fire Station's blue watch cordoned off the area until UK Power...
  
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• Introducing our new food columnists – What Dad Cooked – and their mouthwatering yet healthy January recipe

  05-01-2016 11:22
  
  Cooking has never been the day job for brothers Pete and Leo Williamson’s Dad, but it is certainly more than a hobby. His consistently excellent food never tries to impress yet somehow always does.
  
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• Man critical after 'causing fire in bin room where he was living'...

  05-01-2016 11:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 51-YEAR-OLD man allegedly set fire to a bin chute where he had been living in a block of South Norwood flats, killing his dog and leaving him hospitalised in a critical condition.Residents were evacuated from Poets Court, in Clifford Road, on December 23 after the fire broke out at around 9.30pm. Firefighters from London Fire Brigade extinguished the fire and found a dead dog, belonging to the man, inside the bin chute - a room attached to the building containing a number of big black bins....
  
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• Croydon's Tiger Tiger nightclub to close this weekend - Croydon Advertiser

  05-01-2016 11:05
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  Croydon's Tiger Tiger nightclub to close this weekend
  Croydon Advertiser
  Staff were informed that the venue will shut after Saturday night during a meeting at the High Street venue yesterday. Josh Currey, a senior sales rep at the club, confirmed the news to the Advertiser this morning. He said: "It's been a long time ...
  Revellers mourn closure of 'landmark' Croydon nightclub Tiger TigerEvening Standardall 6 news articles »
  

• 'I might not be able to control myself': Winston McKenzie hoping to woo Nancy Dell'Olio on Celebrity Big Brother

  05-01-2016 10:20
  
  The London mayoral candidate described the reality TV show as "a good opportunity to get exposure" - and said he was eager to share the Big Brother house with Sven Goran Eriksson's "hot" ex-girlfriend.
  
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• Croydon's Tiger Tiger nightclub to close this weekend

  05-01-2016 10:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TIGER TIGER, Croydon's most well-known nightclub, is to close this weekend. Staff were informed that the venue will shut after Saturday night during a meeting at the High Street venue yesterday. Josh Currey, a senior sales rep at the club, confirmed the news to the Advertiser this morning. He said: "It's been a long time coming. Footfall in Croydon has gone down a lot. We've been in a shadow of decline."We're a really big venue, with such high rent, and we're just not making the money...
  
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• Mulalley lands £210m Croydon housing deal - Construction Enquirer

  05-01-2016 08:22
  Construction Enquirer
  Mulalley lands £210m Croydon housing deal
  Construction Enquirer
  Mulalley has won a £210m deal as sole provider to undertake all planned maintenance and general improvement building works for Croydon Council for up to 14 years. MoD housing. Mulalley will be working with local suppliers. The contractor will start ...and more »
  

• Junior doctor strike back on after negotiations with government flounder

  05-01-2016 06:00
  
  Negotiators representing the doctors said not enough progress had been made on the issue of safeguarding.
  
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