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• Reflex Croydon to close and reopen as Luna - Croydon Advertiser

  09-01-2016 22:47
  Croydon Advertiser
  Reflex Croydon to close and reopen as Luna
  Croydon Advertiser
  REFLEX, the 80s themed nightclub in Croydon, is to close and reopen under a new name. The bar, in High Street, will shut for ten days as of January 16 before relaunching as Luna. The news follows the closure of Tiger Tiger, which is also in the Grants ...
  

• Reflex Croydon to close and reopen as Luna

  09-01-2016 21:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  REFLEX, the 80s themed nightclub in Croydon, is to close and reopen under a new name. The bar, in High Street, will shut for ten days as of January 16 before relaunching as Luna. The news follows the closure of Tiger Tiger, which is also in the Grants complex.Croydon's largest nightclub is shutting after tonight (Saturday) due to a significant fall in custom. A post on Reflex's Facebook page says: "Next Saturday (16th January) will be our last night trading as Reflex."As our regular...
  
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• Winston McKenzie evicted from Celebrity Big Brother by other...

  09-01-2016 10:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON politician Winston McKenzie was the first housemate to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother last night.He was the bookies' favourite to go yesterday following a number of controversial "homophobic" comments this week leading to hundreds of complaints to Ofcom.The remaining housemates voted McKenzie, the former Ukip-member and boxer, out with a huge majority of 13 – 1. He was up against Strictly Come Dancing professional Kristina Rihanof and Italian socialite Nancy...
  
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• Rebranded Croydon food festival set to expand

  09-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON'S only food festival is to expand its scope this year after being rebranded, it has been announced.The hugely popular South End Food Festival has been renamed the Croydon Food Festival.It has been relaunched to "better reflect the growing popularity and importance of the event across the borough", according to organisers South Croydon Business Association (SCBA), who said 10,000 people flocked to the Restaurant Quarter in South End for last year's festival in July. The festival...
  
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• Pooch mad New Addington 'dog lady' hoping for Crufts crown

  09-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A NEW Addington "dog lady" hopes to make the final of a Crufts competition again this year with her"life-changing" pooch, Doodles.Emma Morris, of Fairchildes Avenue, rescued theJack Russell-Poodle cross from apuppy farm when he was six months old.Now, 27-year-old Emma hopes to succeed in The Kennel Club's Eukanuba Friends for Life competition at Crufts 2016, which celebrates stories of friendships in adversity.Emma, famous for dressing up her 12 beloved pooches,...
  
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• MOBO award-winning Croydon rapper announces first UK headline...

  09-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A rapper who won an award at last year's Mobos has announced this first UK headline tour.Faith Child, real name Michael Ayo, won Best Gospel Act at the awards in November, which celebrate music of black origin.Michael, from Thornton Heath, whose debut album charted at number 5 in the Christian and gospel charts, will perform in London, Birmingham and Manchester during the tour, which starts on February 12."I'm really excited to get this show on the road," he said. "Last year was...
  
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• Croydon family plea for funeral funding help after grandmother...

  09-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE family of a grandmother who died on Christmas Dayhave launched an online appeal in order to pay for her funeral.Patricia Moore, from Winifred Road, passed away just before midday at Croydon University Hospital, minutes before her three daughters reached her bedside, after a long battle withchronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Patricia, who was 59, had already done her Christmas shopping when her health deteriorated on December 19 and she was admitted to hospital, before dying six...
  
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• Clock is ticking on deadline to regenerate South Norwood...

  09-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A crowd-fundingcampaign to update a playgroundhas eight weeks leftto reach its target.The Lakes Playground Action Group needs to raise £10,072 by the end of February for a chance to secure new equipment for the dated playground at South Norwood Lakes. So far, they have raised £1,929.Vanessa Potter, group joint chairman, said: "Itjust needs some TLC, it's worn and about 20 years old. All eight members of the committee go to the lake regularly and it has a soft spots...
  
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• All train lines between Croydon and Brighton to be closed after...

  09-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  High winds forced Network Rail to abandon the planned replacement ofbridges near Purley, meaning all four lines between Brighton and Croydon will need to closeagain.The work to replacebridges in Old Lodge Lane was due to be carried out while separate works to upgrade a junction at Purley took place over Christmas.A spokesman for Network Rail said it was not yet known when the work wouldbe carried out."It will require the closure of all four lines and we haven't got any planned...
  
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• Relive the hits of Pink Floyd in Croydon

  09-01-2016 09:50
  
  The chances of fans seeing Pink Floyd play their biggest hits again are incredibly slim, but luckily the dazzling Think Floyd show will bring their spirit back to Croydon.
  
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• At last: Oyster card zone finally extended to Gatwick Airport

  09-01-2016 06:00
  
  A long-term bugbear of rail passengers has finally been banished.
  
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