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• Sunshine tax? Croydon businesses protest at proposed rate hike for street trading - Croydon Guardian

  03-02-2016 22:43
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  Sunshine tax? Croydon businesses protest at proposed rate hike for street trading
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  Council leader Tony Newman: "I hope we can find a middle-ground. But I'm not hiding from it - these rates will increase." Croydon Guardian: Photograph of the Author. Daniel O'Mahony, Reporter - Croydon / / News. Share. 8 comments. There are few things ...and more »
  

• Purley man denies raping teenager at Croydon address

  03-02-2016 20:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PURLEY man has denied raping and sexually assaulting a teenager in Croydon.Shuan Sabah Maroof, of Foxley Lane, entered the plea at Croydon Crown Court today. The 19-year-old is charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault against a woman, who was 16-years-old at the time of the alleged offence, at an address in Croydon in December 2013.He remains on bail and will return to court for the trial no August 8.
  
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• Knife-wielding burglars steal cash and jewellery in 'frightening' break-in

  03-02-2016 18:47
  
  The homeowner went downstairs and was confronted by two men in balaclavas armed with knives who threatened him and demanded money and jewellery.
  
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• Lion Green Road car park to reopen 'within weeks' announces...

  03-02-2016 18:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  LION Green Road car park in Coulsdon will reopen "within weeks", the leader of Croydon Council has announced.The car park was closed last June ahead of plans for the site to be developed into a Waitrose supermarket and community centre.But those plans dramatically collapsed, it emerged last month, after CCURV, the development company due to build the scheme, said it was "no longer viable".Councillor Tony Newman said he was "delighted" to be able to announce the car...
  
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• Police appeal after Kenley family robbed at knifepoint of more...

  03-02-2016 18:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a Kenley family were robbed of £8,000 of jewellery and thousands of pounds in cash at knifepoint. A 54-year-old man was woken by the sound of glass shattering downstairs at his house in Pondfield Road on Tuesday, January 26 at around 5.30am. He saw two men armed with knives who threatened him and demanded money and jewellery. The victim handed over cash and jewellery. The suspected demanded more and searched upstairs. They then went outside...
  
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• Croydon Craft Beer Festival returns in March

  03-02-2016 18:12
  
  A celebration of craft beer will return to Croydon following a successful launch last October.
  
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• Croydon comes a-wassailing - The Croydon Citizen

  03-02-2016 18:00
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  Croydon comes a-wassailing
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  'Here we come a-wassailing/Among the leaves so green' goes the song. And so we did, on the afternoon of Saturday 30th January, in Addiscombe Railway Park. Wassailing is an old English tradition and like a lot of these involves drinking: cold north ...
  

• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 19 Photos of people with pancakes in Croydon.

  03-02-2016 17:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• What's on: 8 things to do in south west London this February half term

  03-02-2016 16:45
  
  Keep the whole family happy this half term with one of these cool events.
  
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• Bogus builders scam Croydon man out of £15000 then go back for more - South West Londoner

  03-02-2016 16:21
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  Bogus builders scam Croydon man out of £15000 then go back for more
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  Crafty conmen repeatedly scammed a Croydon man and tricked him out of £15,000 for shoddy roof repairs. The 60-year-old Waddon resident was initially called in 2014 by someone claiming to be a roofer offering to repair loose tiles, fearing it might be a ...
  

• Teenager charged with raping boy at Croydon secondary school - Croydon Guardian

  03-02-2016 15:38
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  Teenager charged with raping boy at Croydon secondary school
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  The 16-year-old from south Croydon, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Croydon Youth Court tomorrow charged with two offences under the Sexual Offences Act. Share article. He is accused of raping a boy under the age of 13 and ...
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• South End restaurants 'furious' at proposed council 'sunshine tax' increase - Croydon Advertiser

  03-02-2016 15:37
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  South End restaurants 'furious' at proposed council 'sunshine tax' increase
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  More than 700 people have signed a petition to stop council proposals to increase fees from £89 a year to £3 per square meter a week. Over the summer of 2014 Croydon Council invested £1 million in widening pavements and improving shop fronts to create ...
  

• Teenager charged with raping boy at Croydon secondary school

  03-02-2016 15:36
  
  The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Croydon Youth Court tomorrow charged with two offences under the Sexual Offences Act.
  
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• Families move in as 'Croydon's largest housebuilding programme in decades' marches on - Croydon Guardian

  03-02-2016 15:35
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  Families move in as 'Croydon's largest housebuilding programme in decades' marches on
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  Percy and Peggy Gray moved have downsized from their three-bedroom maisonette in New Addington to one of the newly-built council homes, a two-bedroom bungalow in Waddon. Croydon Guardian: Photograph of the Author. Daniel O'Mahony, Reporter ...and more »
  

• Croydon band The Frisbys launch new EP at sell-out Matthews Yard gig - Croydon Guardian

  03-02-2016 15:35
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  Croydon band The Frisbys launch new EP at sell-out Matthews Yard gig
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  The Frisbys launched their new EP with a gig at Hoodoos. Picture by Joel Smedley. Go to joelsmedleyphotography.com. Croydon Guardian: Photograph of the Author. Jim Palmer, Leisure editor / / News. Share. 0 comments. Croydon's alternative folk-rock ...and more »
  

• Croydon band The Frisbys launch new EP at sell-out Matthews Yard gig

  03-02-2016 15:28
  
  Croydon’s alternative folk-rock band The Frisbys launched their second EP at a sell-out gig at the weekend.
  
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• Teenager charged with raping boy under age of 13 at Croydon school - Croydon Advertiser

  03-02-2016 15:13
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  Teenager charged with raping boy under age of 13 at Croydon school
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  A TEENAGER has been charged with raping a boy at a secondary school in Croydon. Neither the 16-year-old accused of the offences nor the school can be named for legal reasons. Both of the incidents are alleged to have taken place at the school on ...
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• Teenager charged with raping boy under age of 13 at Croydon...

  03-02-2016 14:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER has been charged with raping a boy at a secondary school in Croydon.Neither the 16-year-old accused of the offences nor the school can be named for legal reasons.Both of the incidents are alleged to have taken place at the school on February 11, 2015.
  The boy faces one charge of raping a boy under the age of 13 and another charge of forcing a boy under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity.He is due to appear at Croydon Youth Court, based at Croydon Magistrates' Court, on...
  
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• South End restaurants 'furious' at proposed council 'sunshine...

  03-02-2016 14:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TRADERS in South End's Restaurant Quarter have added their voice to the campaign urging the council to rethink hike in street trading fees, saying they are "furious" at the proposals.More than 700 people have signed a petition to stop council proposals to increase fees from £89 a year to £3 per square meter a week.Over the summer of 2014 Croydon Council invested £1 million in widening pavements and improving shop fronts to create a café culture, with many...
  
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• Families move in as 'Croydon's largest housebuilding programme in decades' marches on - Your Local Guardian

  03-02-2016 13:31
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  Families move in as 'Croydon's largest housebuilding programme in decades' marches on
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  Percy and Peggy Gray moved have downsized from their three-bedroom maisonette in New Addington to one of the newly-built council homes, a two-bedroom bungalow in Waddon. Your Local Guardian: Photograph of the Author. Daniel O'Mahony, Reporter ...
  

• Families move in as 'Croydon's largest housebuilding programme in decades' marches on

  03-02-2016 13:29
  
  Croydon Council has marked the latest stage of its £22m program to increase social housing stock in the borough with the completion of 74 new homes.
  
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• IN PICTURES PART I: How many of these old Croydon pubs do you remember? - Croydon Guardian

  03-02-2016 13:20
  IN PICTURES PART I: How many of these old Croydon pubs do you remember?
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  Website closedpubs.co.uk has collected a record of the pubs across the UK which have shut up shop. Click the picture gallery above and scroll along to see the pubs and to read details about them. Share article. Here's some you might remember. We'll do ...
  

• Sunshine tax? Croydon businesses protest at proposed rate hike for street trading

  03-02-2016 13:10
  
  Some businesses have claimed that simple pleasure is at threat due to Croydon Council plans that have been likened to a "tax on sunshine".
  
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• Emmanuel Adebayor's message for the Crystal Palace fans - Croydon Advertiser

  03-02-2016 13:06
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  Emmanuel Adebayor's message for the Crystal Palace fans
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  CRYSTAL Palace new boy Emmanuel Adebayor says he doesn't have anything to prove to anyone following his debut on Tuesday night. The 31-year-old grabbed more than half-an-hour in the second half and nearly scored a late equaliser in the 2-1 defeat ...and more »
  

• Crystal Palace superfan starstruck when given a lift by his...

  03-02-2016 13:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AN OBSESSED Crystal Palace fan who has spent hundreds of thousands on following his favourite team couldn't believe his luck this week when his favourite player gave him a lift after the match.Mega-fan Steven Cowell, 32, took his £500 Wilfried Zaha match worn shirt and boots given as a gift by his wife Stacey, 31, hoping to get them signed by the winger.After waiting hours outside the Selhurst Park stadium, Zaha told them he had injured his hand during their winning match against Stoke...
  
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• Film review: Trumbo (15) ****

  03-02-2016 12:42
  
  If there's one sure-fire formula for success, it's the hero story.
  
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• The South Norwood mates in Michael Jackson street dance duo...

  03-02-2016 12:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FROM delivery drivers by day to dancers by night, this energetic duo from South Norwood are giving it everything to get their name known. Best friends of 10 years, Ronell Coward, 36, and Sean Russell, 30, formed their unique dance group New Image Duo featuring a'Michael Jackson vs Street Dancer' performance three years ago. Sean began moonwalking at just four-years-old when his granddad first played the King of Pop's music to him, while Ronell grew up loving street dance. Now, the pair,...
  
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• 'Sunshine tax'? Businesses protest at proposed rate hike for street trading - Croydon Guardian

  03-02-2016 10:47
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  'Sunshine tax'? Businesses protest at proposed rate hike for street trading
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  Council leader Tony Newman: "I hope we can find a middle-ground. But I'm not hiding from it - these rates will increase." Croydon Guardian: Photograph of the Author. Daniel O'Mahony, Reporter - Croydon / / News. Share. 5 comments. There are few things ...
  

• Police release pictures of men wanted after Crystal Palace fans...

  03-02-2016 09:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are looking for these men after three people were injured when a fight between Crystal Palace and Millwall supporters broke out in a pub.The two groups of fans went to the Gordon Arms in Chislehurst when the game on December 13 finished just before 5pm.Trouble broke out between the supporters at about 10pm before spilling out into the street, leaving three people with injuries to their heads, necks and arms, police said.One of the men, who police believe to be Crystal Palace and Millwall.
  
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• Rail companies planning ticket office closure 'carnage'

  03-02-2016 09:00
  
  Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) plans to close 81 offices on Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express lines.
  
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• Midweek sunshine today but rain returns tomorrow

  03-02-2016 08:34
  
  After a chilly start to the morning across south west London temperatures should hit about 7 degrees.
  
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• 'Sunshine tax'? Businesses protest at proposed rate hike for street trading

  03-02-2016 06:00
  
  some businesses have claimed that simple pleasure is at threat due to Croydon Council plans that have been likened to a "tax on sunshine".
  
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• Planned train station ticket office closures a "profit-driven cut" says rail union

  03-02-2016 06:00
  
  Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) plans to close 81 offices on Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express lines.
  
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