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• Crystal Palace chairman delighted to sign 'world class' striker - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 23:33
  Crystal Palace chairman delighted to sign 'world class' striker
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  STEVE PARISH has said he is delighted to have signed Emmanuel Adebayor for Crystal Palace. The former Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City striker has joined the Eagles until the end of the season, providing a boost to the club's attacking options ...and more »
  

• Consultation on joined-up health services ends in Croydon - EastLondonLines

  26-01-2016 20:09
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  Consultation on joined-up health services ends in Croydon
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  Public consultation on plans for a partnership between Croydon Council and Croydon Health Service NHS Trust closes tomorrow, Wednesday January 27 at 5pm. Local people and community organisations are being canvassed for their views on the ...
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• TRAFFIC UPDATE: Heavy delays at Lombard Roundabout after broken...

  26-01-2016 19:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THERE are heavy traffic delays this evening after a broken down bus blocked part of the A23. The bus has caused traffic problems on Purley Way and Thornton Road near the Lombard Roundabout. Transport for London tweeted a warning about the problem at around 4pm. As of 6.30pm there were still long delays on the route.[A23] Thornton Road (All Directions) at the junction of Lombard Roundabout - There is a broken down coach at this junction causing delays.— TfL Traffic News...
  
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• Two cats 'beheaded' in Crystal Palace - has the Croydon cat killer struck again? - News Shopper

  26-01-2016 18:24
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  Two cats 'beheaded' in Crystal Palace - has the Croydon cat killer struck again?
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  The notorious Croydon cat killer may have struck in Crystal Palace, as police investigate reports of two more felines and a fox found beheaded. A street cleaner reportedly made the grim discovery between 5.30am and 6am on Monday, January 18. The Met ...
  Severe delays on London Overground to and from West Croydon, Crystal Palace and Norwood JunctionCroydon Advertiserall 8 news articles
  

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• Two cats 'beheaded' in Crystal Palace - has the Croydon cat killer struck again?

  26-01-2016 18:00
  
  The notorious Croydon cat killer may have struck in Crystal Palace, as police investigate reports of two more felines and a fox found beheaded.
  
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• Croydon's Opportunity and Fairness Commission to launch its final report - The Croydon Citizen

  26-01-2016 18:00
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  Croydon's Opportunity and Fairness Commission to launch its final report
  The Croydon Citizen
  The Croydon Opportunity and Fairness Commission launches its final report at an event at Croydon College this Thursday, 28th January. The commission's chair and the Young Commission will deliver presentations on their findings. Places must be reserved.
  

• Residents descend on town hall for 'pantomime' meeting to debate development plans

  26-01-2016 17:59
  
  In one bizarre sequence, the mayor suspended the meeting for 15 minutes amid noisy outcry over a decision not to allow a vote - on whether there should be a vote.
  
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• Whistleblower doctor facing second tribunal after Croydon's NHS trust wins wrongful dismissal appeal

  26-01-2016 16:17
  
  A whistleblower doctor who alleges he was sacked by Croydon’s NHS trust for raising concerns about patient safety could face a fresh employment tribunal after a senior judge upheld an appeal against a ruling he had been unlawfully dismissed.
  
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• Construction company owner jailed for £300,000 tax theft...

  26-01-2016 16:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE owner of a Croydon construction company who stole £300,000 in taxes and claimed he spent it drinking and gambling has been jailed for two years. Leonard Gjini, who set up Leo's Construction Services Ltd in April 2010, failed to pass HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Income Tax he deducted from the salaries of his employees and contractors, and also pocketed VAT he charged clients. Gjini, of Haydn Avenue, Purley, claimed he used the money to fund gambling and drinking habits, the court...
  
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• Croydon to welcome first openly gay mayor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor this year - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 15:47
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  Croydon to welcome first openly gay mayor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor this year
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  CROYDON will welcome its first openly gay mayor when South Norwood councillor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor is formally elected to the role this year. The nomination for Cllr Trakas-Lawlor, 39, was announced at the Mayoral and Honorary Freedom sub-committee ...
  

• Head teacher resigns as Croydon primary school placed into special measures by Ofsted - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 14:52
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  Head teacher resigns as Croydon primary school placed into special measures by Ofsted
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  A HEAD teacher has resigned after her school was put into special measures by Ofsted. A report by the education watchdog, published on Monday, said Davidson Primary School is failing in almost every area. The Advertiser tried to contact head teacher ...and more »
  

• Croydon to welcome first openly gay mayor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor...

  26-01-2016 14:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON will welcome its first openly gay mayor when South Norwood councillor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor is formally elected to the role this year. The nomination for Cllr Trakas-Lawlor, 39, was announced at the Mayoral and Honorary Freedom sub-committee on Monday and was accepted unanimously by committee members.He is also one of the youngest mayor's in the borough's history after Jonathon Driver's sudden death in 2008, aged 40. His deputy, Robert Askey filled the role aged 26. Cllr...
  
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• Head teacher resigns as Croydon primary school placed into...

  26-01-2016 14:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A HEAD teacher has resigned after her school was put into special measures by Ofsted.A report by the education watchdog, published on Monday, said Davidson Primary School is failing in almost every area. The Advertiser tried to contact head teacher Ann Cooksley today only to be told by a member of staff she had resigned.Cẚra Moon is currently acting head and the 455-pupil school in Dartnell Road, Croydon, is in the process of being taken over by the Pickhurst Academy Trust based in...
  
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• TRANSFER TALK: Crystal Palace enter race to sign Nigerian striker - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 14:00
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  TRANSFER TALK: Crystal Palace enter race to sign Nigerian striker
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  Crystal Palace have reportedly joined West Ham in the race to sign Fenerbache striker Emmanuel Emenike, pictured here playing against Arsenal. Photo: PA Wire. TRANSFER TALK: Crystal Palace enter race to sign Nigerian striker. X. Share Tweet Share Pin ...and more »
  

• Cobra eyes further deals following purchase of Croydon broker - Post Online

  26-01-2016 13:07
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  Cobra eyes further deals following purchase of Croydon broker
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  Cobra Holdings has acquired Croydon-based independent commercial broker Robert Edward Southern. Established in July 1988, RES focuses on local SME clients. Following the deal it will continue to trade under its existing trading style and provide a ...and more »
  

• 11 of the best birdwatching spots around Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 12:06
  11 of the best birdwatching spots around Croydon
  Croydon Advertiser
  WHAT birds visit your garden? Find out by taking part in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch then head out and discover what other feathered friends live in our area. Deborah Morris list some of the best places for birdwatching around Croydon... TAKE time ...and more »
  

• Save Shirley campaigners overwhelm town hall and brand council...

  26-01-2016 12:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  RESIDENTS behind the Save Shirley campaign branded a council meeting on the matter "chaos" and "a shambles".Croydon Town Hall was overwhelmed by more than 450 Shirley residents on Monday night as a petition of more than 3,600 signatures was presented to the council.It objected to proposals to strip land in Shirley Oaks of Metropolitan Open Land protection, as well as proposals to allow back garden developments and build traveller sites in the green belt.And Dave Greenwood,...
  
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• 11 of the best birdwatching spots around Croydon

  26-01-2016 11:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WHAT birds visit your garden? Find out by taking part in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch then head out and discover what other feathered friends live in our area. Deborah Morris list some of the best places for birdwatching around Croydon...TAKE time out to watch the feathered visitors outside your window for the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch The wildlife charity is calling on us to spend an hour of our weekend on Saturday and Sunday January 30 and 31 counting birds and sending in our results.You.
  
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• Severe delays on London Overground to and from West Croydon, Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 11:20
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  Severe delays on London Overground to and from West Croydon, Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction
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  TRANSPORT for London has warned there are severe delays on London Overground services in Croydon this morning. It said services between Highbury and Islington and Crystal Palace and West Croydon, including Norwood Junction, were delayed due to ...and more »
  

• Severe delays on London Overground to and from West Croydon,...

  26-01-2016 11:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TRANSPORT for London has warned there are severe delays on London Overground services in Croydon this morning.
  It said services between Highbury and Islington and Crystal Palace and West Croydon, including Norwood Junction, were delayed due to a faulty train earlier today at Surrey Quays.Severe delays between Highbury & Islington and Crystal Palace / West Croydon only, due to an earlier faulty train at Surrey Quays.— London Overground (@LDNOverground) January 26, 2016
  
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• ​WEATHER WARNING: Croydon set to be hit by 37 hours of non-stop rain - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 11:04
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  ​WEATHER WARNING: Croydon set to be hit by 37 hours of non-stop rain
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  NON-STOP rain is expected to hit Croydon this afternoon as the aftermath of Winter Storm Jonas, which has left much of the east coast of America under a wall of snow, hits Britain. And the next glimpse of sunshine we see may not be until Thursday - but ...
  

• ​Animal rescue warns owners to keep pets indoors after fresh...

  26-01-2016 11:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MORE animals have been found mutilated across the borough over the last week. A street cleaner found two cats and a fox around the Crystal Palace area decapitated on last Monday, January 18. These were a black and white cat St Aubyns Road and a tabby cat found in Coxwell Road. The fox was found on Stoney Lane. Another fox was found with its belly slit on Thursday on Tennison Road Bridge and a different fox tail was recovered nearby the same day. Also that day, Leo, a grey cat reported...
  
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• ​WEATHER WARNING: Croydon set to be hit by 37 hours of non-stop...

  26-01-2016 10:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  NON-STOP rain is expected to hit Croydon this afternoon as the aftermath of Winter Storm Jonas, which has left much of the east coast of America under a wall of snow, hits Britain.And the next glimpse of sunshine we see may not be until Thursday - but only to be hit by further downpours on Friday.According to the Met Office, rain is set to start at 2pm this afternoon, getting heavier at around 6pm, alongside windy gales.This is set to continue all day Wednesday, with rain heavy at times, not...
  
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• Croydon's green waste collection to restart in April after thousands agree to pay £60 annual fee - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 09:45
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  Croydon's green waste collection to restart in April after thousands agree to pay £60 annual fee
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  GREEN waste collection in Croydon will continue after thousands of people agreed to pay for the service. Stuart Collins, cabinet member for Clean Green Croydon, told Monday's full council meeting that 11,143 people had signed to the new-look service, ...
  

• Croydon's green waste collection to restart in April after...

  26-01-2016 09:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  GREEN waste collection in Croydon will continue after thousands of people agreed to pay for the service.Stuart Collins, cabinet member for Clean Green Croydon, told Monday's full council meeting that 11,143 people had signed to the new-look service, which had previously been free. The Labour-run council announced in September it was to scrap free fortnightly collections of garden waste, such as grass cuttings, dead plants and hedge trimmings, as part of measures to balance the books following...
  
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• 'Significant progress' in talks with Fairfield Halls declares Croydon Council leader - Croydon Advertiser

  26-01-2016 08:52
  'Significant progress' in talks with Fairfield Halls declares Croydon Council leader
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  TALKS between Croydon Council and Fairfield Halls over controversial plans to close the venue for two years while it is redeveloped have made "significant progress", it was announced on Monday. Council leader Tony Newman told a meeting of the full ...and more »
  

• 'Significant progress' in talks with Fairfield Halls declares...

  26-01-2016 08:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TALKS between Croydon Council and Fairfield Halls over controversial plans to close the venue for two years while it is redeveloped have made "significant progress", it was announced on Monday.Council leader Tony Newman told a meeting of the full council discussions with Fairfield (Croydon) Ltd's board of trustees had come to a position that "will be widely welcomed". The council wants to close Fairfield Halls in the summer while a two-year, £30 million refurbishment...
  
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• Croydon Council 'recognised' by Government for rogue landlord crackdown... with second-lowest funding in the country - Your Local Guardian

  26-01-2016 06:07
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  Croydon Council 'recognised' by Government for rogue landlord crackdown... with second-lowest funding in the country
  Your Local Guardian
  At a time of austerity and local government cuts, Croydon Council could be forgiven for welcoming any money being paid out by Westminster - no matter how small the amount. Last week, a council press release trumpeted the news that Croydon would be one ...and more »
  

• Islamic school denies suspending pupil for speaking to member of opposite sex

  26-01-2016 06:00
  
  A Muslim secondary school has vehemently denied allegations it suspended a boy pupil for speaking to a girl after the Government ordered an investigation into the claims.
  
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• Croydon Council 'recognised' by Government for rogue landlord crackdown... with second-lowest funding in the country

  26-01-2016 06:00
  
  At a time of austerity and local government cuts, Croydon Council could be forgiven for welcoming any money being paid out by Westminster - no matter how small the amount.
  
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