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• Snow forecast to fall in Croydon on Thursday

  16-02-2016 22:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE Met Office is forecasting that snow will fall in Croydon on Thursday. It is predicted to fall between 6am and 9am, with termperatures not predicted to get above four degrees at any point in the day. Tomorrow it will be marginally warmer but the Met Office says that sleet is still possible. After Thursday's predicted snow, a gloomy weekend lies ahead with rain predicted on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. *Find out what the weather is set to be like in Croydon for the whole year ahead.
  
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• Venue owners 'not listened to' for council report into state of Croydon's nightlife - Croydon Guardian

  16-02-2016 18:59 via
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  Venue owners 'not listened to' for council report into state of Croydon's nightlife
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  A public meeting was held at Matthew's Yard last month to discuss the state of Croydon's night-time economy. Right: Tiger Tiger in High Street, which closed last month. Croydon Guardian: Photograph of the Author. Daniel O'Mahony, Reporter - Croydon / / ...and more »
  

• Len me entertain you! The 87-year-old South Croydon man who plays for free to combat loneliness - Croydon Advertiser

  16-02-2016 18:41 via
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  Len me entertain you! The 87-year-old South Croydon man who plays for free to combat loneliness
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  Len me entertain you! The 87-year-old South Croydon man who plays for free to... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. Pictures: John Behan. THAT'S LENTERTAINMENT: Len entertaining New Addington pensioners ...
  

• Venue owners 'not listened to' for council report into state of Croydon's nightlife

  16-02-2016 18:27
  
  Amid debate prompted by the sudden closure of Tiger Tiger last month, Croydon Council commissioned a report to examine the languishing state of the borough’s night-time economy.
  
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• Two men charged with robbery allegedly met their victims on dating app Grindr

  16-02-2016 18:26
  
  The pair are both also accused of possession of cannabis.
  
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• Len-me-entertain you: The 87-year-old South Croydon man who plays...

  16-02-2016 18:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MEET Len Hodge - an 87-year-old South Croydon pensioner who plays music and tells jokes for free around Croydon to help his loneliness and to give something back to the community.Len was widowed when his wife Sarah died of a heart attack 14 years ago and has since lived alone in Brighton Road.Ten years ago, he had a five way heart bypass at King's College Hospital, but did not let that stop him from telling jokes to the doctors treating him.But he admits life without his wife can be tough in his
  
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• Croydon Advertiser exposé is 'perfect example' of why private investigators need to be regulated - Croydon Advertiser

  16-02-2016 17:36 via
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  Croydon Advertiser exposé is 'perfect example' of why private investigators need to be regulated
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  A CAREER con artist exposed by the Advertiser is the "perfect example" of why private investigators need to be regulated. That is the view of the Association of British Investigators (ABI), which has called on the Government to fulfil its commitment ...
  

• ‘It will surprise a lot of people’ - Saturday Kitchen’s James Martin is cooking up something in Croydon

  16-02-2016 17:23
  
  Celebrity chef James Martin is getting out of the kitchen and heading out on the road for a live show that is unlike anything he has ever done before.
  
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• Croydon Advertiser exposé is 'perfect example' of why...

  16-02-2016 16:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CAREER con artist exposed by the Advertiser is the "perfect example" of why private investigators need to be regulated.That is the view of the Association of British Investigators (ABI), which has called on the Government to fulfil its commitment, made three years ago after the Leveson Inquiry, to introduce a licence and to make it illegal to operate without one. In recent weeks an Advertiser investigation has revealed prolific fraudster Mark Hill-Wood, who committed many of his...
  
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• Police investigating after three teenage boys seen with a...

  16-02-2016 16:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are investigating after three boys were seen with a catapult and holding a duck at the weekend.Officers were called by a resident near Guy Road in Wallington to reports of the teenagers walking and carrying the bird by the watercourse at around 1.30pm on Saturday.When police arrived and searched the area they were unable to find the boys or the duck.On Monday, police spoke to two boys at around 3pm as part of their enquiries near the same location.Police are continuing to carry out...
  
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• Man who died after shooting himself in front of police named as...

  16-02-2016 16:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN who died after shooting himself in front of police officers in Wallington was a civilian employee of the Metropolitan Police. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which is investigating the incident, today identified the man as Tony Hanley, 51, from Wallington. Mr Hanley shot himself during a confrontation with armed police in Bridge Road on January 30. The IPCC said: "Just before 8pm police were called to the home of Mr Hanley, following reports of a man with a gun...
  
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• Salute Croydon's clean and green champions, but more must be done - The Croydon Citizen

  16-02-2016 13:01 via
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  Salute Croydon's clean and green champions, but more must be done
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  Max Shirley salutes the work done to end fly-tipping and clean up Croydon but asks: why isn't it working? Photo by Cleaner Croydon, used under Creative Commons licence. Our town centre can be pretty abysmal, with cigarette butts, chewing gum and litter ...
  

• Cheaper to buy a house: How the cost of raising a child REALLY adds up

  16-02-2016 12:50
  
  It’s often said people shouldn’t have children if they can’t afford them, but if this was adhered to it’s unlikely anyone would ever start a family.
  
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• No human DNA found on five mutilated cats but probes continue as...

  16-02-2016 12:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FORENSIC tests on five cats killed in and around Croydon have found no human DNA in material on the bodies. Two cats from Shirley and Coulsdon and three unidentifed cats have been searched by vets for pieces which may contain DNA or other foreign matter.South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) is leading a campaign with police to catch a suspected attacker on over 30 cats in south London and say vets have confirmed a 'bladed object' was used to mutilate them - many decapitated with no...
  
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• Thornton Heath nightclub shut by police over 'significant risk of serious violent crime' - three months after clinging onto licence

  16-02-2016 10:53
  
  Club 791 was forced to close on Friday less than three months after it was allowed to remain open following a near-fatal stabbing.
  
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• Concerns about future of Fairfield Halls are 'legitimate' says...

  16-02-2016 10:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CONCERNS about the future of Fairfield Halls are legitimate and should not be ignored, says the organiser of Saturday's musical protest.At least 200 people took part in the demonstration to voice their disapproval over council plans to shut the venue for two-years while it is redeveloped. The event was organised by Darrell Davison, conductor of Croydon Symphony Orchestra, who re-wrote the words to Land of Hope and Glory for the protest song Fairfield, Heart of Croydon. Addressing the crowd after
  
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• New Addington widow taken out for her first ever Valentine's Day...

  16-02-2016 10:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AN 83-year-old widow was taken out on her first ever Valentine's Day date by a volunteer dedicated to helping Croydon's elderly.New Addington grandmother, Joan Baldwin, never made an occasion of February 14 in her previous relationships but this year was treated by resident 40-year-old John Behan to a romantic meal.Former kick-boxer John met Joan at The Energetic and Wise of New Addington - his group which aims to bring the elderly together and provide them with entertainment and a meal - and...
  
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• GALLERY: Hundreds take part in musical protest at Croydon's...

  16-02-2016 09:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Mind in Croydon: Record mental health funding needs to be "spent wisely" - Croydon Guardian

  16-02-2016 06:12 via
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  Mind in Croydon: Record mental health funding needs to be "spent wisely"
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  The largest injection of funding into mental health services for a generation needs to be “spent wisely” and with “a focus on prevention”, the chief executive of a Croydon charity has said. NHS England yesterday committed to more than £1bn a year ...and more »
  

• Mind in Croydon: Record mental health funding needs to be "spent wisely"

  16-02-2016 06:00
  
  NHS England has committed to more than £1bn a year investment by 2020/21 with a target to reduce suicide rates by 10 per cent.
  
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