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• Drivers taken to hospital after crash between car and pick-up...

  18-02-2016 20:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TWO drivers were taken to hospital after a car and a pick-up truck collided in Kenley. Officers, paramedics and fire crews attended the crash in Godstone Road at 5.38pm yesterday.The car driver was cut out the car by firefighters and taken to a south London hospital.His injuries are non-life threatening, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.The other driver was also taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries. Passengers in the truck had climbed out of the vehicle unharmed.The road was...
  
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• Café review: Buttercream Dreams - The Croydon Citizen

  18-02-2016 18:00 via
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  Café review: Buttercream Dreams
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  It's been a long time coming. Ironic considering that The Vegetarian Society started in Croydon before eventually moving to Altrincham, near Manchester. There was that famous vegetarian restaurant in Croydon Buddhist Centre. There have been a few ...
  

• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 25 pictures of Atwood Primary Academy celebrating...

  18-02-2016 17:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• FLR(M) success in Croydon PSC - Experience, Documents + tips - Expat Forum

  18-02-2016 17:48 via
  FLR(M) success in Croydon PSC - Experience, Documents + tips
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  Thanks to the wealth of knowledge on these forums and the advice from the lovely moderators I successfully got my spouse leave to remain approved at Croydon PEO/PSC yesterday. So here is my experience, document list and tips for others if it might help ...
  

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• 19 interesting things about Crystal Palace Park

  18-02-2016 17:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Dozens of killers could appeal murder convictions after landmark court ruling

  18-02-2016 16:44
  
  The UK's highest court has ruled that judges have been wrongly interpreting the test for joint enterprise for more than 30 years - potentially opening the floodgates for appeals against murder convictions.
  
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• Both drivers taken to hospital after 'head-on' road crash in Kenley

  18-02-2016 16:22
  
  One of the drivers became trapped after being shunted into a railing by the force of the crash, according to New Addington firefighter Michael Yianni.
  
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• Burglaries down in areas where Smart Water used in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  18-02-2016 15:16 via
  Burglaries down in areas where Smart Water used in Croydon
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  BURGLARY in Croydon has dropped since police started giving residents an invisible liquid containing traceable forensic codes to mark valuables. Officers have been delivering the Smart Water kits to vulnerable homes as part of a Metropolitan Police ...
  

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• Burglaries down in areas where Smart Water used in Croydon

  18-02-2016 14:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  BURGLARY in Croydon has dropped since police started giving residents an invisible liquid containing traceable forensic codes to mark valuables.Officers have been delivering the Smart Water kits tovulnerable homesas part of aMetropolitan Police scheme.The liquid, which contains a unique code linking items to an address, hasbeen distributed to homes in Broad Green, Heathfield, Norbury, South Norwood, Thornton Heath and West Thornton sinceMay.Four of theseareas have experienceda...
  
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• Rio Olympics the goal for Croydon's Anna Smith as she looks to build on Australian Open doubles success - South West Londoner

  18-02-2016 13:56 via
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  Rio Olympics the goal for Croydon's Anna Smith as she looks to build on Australian Open doubles success
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  Croydon's Anna Smith is relishing the pressure of an Olympic year as she looks to represent Great Britain in the ladies doubles in Brazil this summer. With British tennis enjoying a resurgence in 2016, Smith's success has gone under the radar. But at ...
  

• Schoolgirl, 14, with links to Croydon missing for more than a week - Croydon Advertiser

  18-02-2016 13:22 via
  Schoolgirl, 14, with links to Croydon missing for more than a week
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  Shanay Clarke, 14 was last seen on February 10, at about 10:30am, when she left her Lambeth home to go school. She is described as black, of slim build, about 5ft 2ins tall, with dark hair which is partly braided. She was last seen wearing her school ...and more »
  

• Schoolgirl, 14, with links to Croydon missing for more than a...

  18-02-2016 13:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are growing increasingly concerned about a missing schoolgirl who may be in Croydon.Shanay Clarke, 14 was last seen on February 10, at about 10:30am, when she left her Lambeth home to go school.She is described as black, of slim build, about 5ft 2ins tall, with dark hair which is partly braided. She was last seen wearing her school uniform - a grey skirt, blazer and black coat with white fur around the hood.Officers are investigating a reported sighting of her on Wednesday, February 17,..
  
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• Crystal Palace boss sends warning to Tottenham, West Brom and Sunderland - Croydon Advertiser

  18-02-2016 13:02 via
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  PALACE boss Alan Pardew says opposition sides will start to get "nervous" on the back of star winger Yannick Bolasie's return to full fitness. The 26-year-old has been out of action with a hip ligament problem for two months but began training with the ...and more »
  

• Police appeal to find teenager who has been missing for more than a week

  18-02-2016 12:45
  
  Police 14-year-old Shanay Clarke, who went missing from Lambeth more than a week, ago may be in Croydon.
  
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• Croydon graduate makes songs based on his experiences in Ghana helping women into education - Croydon Advertiser

  18-02-2016 12:31 via
  Croydon graduate makes songs based on his experiences in Ghana helping women into education
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  A CROYDON graduate who helped women access education in Africa has released rap songs and a video aimed at raising awareness of the experience. Jenniah Brown, 21, spent three months in Savelugu, in Ghana, at the end of last year providing basic ...
  

• Council leader defends £4m cash for Boxpark Croydon as businesses warn of impact on trade - Your Local Guardian

  18-02-2016 12:17 via
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  Council leader defends £4m cash for Boxpark Croydon as businesses warn of impact on trade
  Your Local Guardian
  The leader of Croydon Council has defended the use of more than £4 million of taxpayers money to entice Boxpark to the borough after existing businesses expressed fears about the effect the development would have on trade. Last summer the council ...and more »
  

• Croydon graduate makes songs based on his experiences in Ghana...

  18-02-2016 12:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CROYDON graduate who helped women access education in Africa has released rap songs and a video aimed at raising awareness of the experience. Jenniah Brown, 21, spent three months in Savelugu, in Ghana, at the end of last year providing basic literacy and numeracy skills to women living inrural farming communities. The former Haling Manor High School pupil organised for the two songs, focused on gender equality and the issues the community face, to be sung in English and local dialect...
  
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• Council leader defends £4m cash for Boxpark Croydon as businesses warn of impact on trade - Croydon Guardian

  18-02-2016 11:42 via
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  Council leader defends £4m cash for Boxpark Croydon as businesses warn of impact on trade
  Croydon Guardian
  The leader of Croydon Council has defended the use of more than £4 million of taxpayers money to entice Boxpark to the borough after existing businesses expressed fears about the effect the development would have on trade. Last summer the council ...and more »
  

• Council leader defends £4m cash for Boxpark Croydon as businesses warn of impact on trade

  18-02-2016 11:40
  
  On top of a £3m loan, the council will pay Boxpark £800,000 over five years to rent eight in the development, as well as handing over hand over £307,500 in “viability grants.
  
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• Men are paid £3300 more than women at Croydon Council - Your Local Guardian

  18-02-2016 10:30 via
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  Men are paid £3300 more than women at Croydon Council
  Your Local Guardian
  Women employed by Croydon Council are paid almost 10 per cent less than men, it has been revealed, prompting calls for the authority to tackle the gender gap. Male council staff earn an average of £33,813 a year, which is 9.4 per cent higher than the ...and more »
  

• Men are paid £3,300 more than women at Croydon Council

  18-02-2016 10:30
  
  Councillor Alison Butler, deputy leader of the council, admitted the size of the pay gap gave her “cause for concern”.
  
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• In case you missed them - which were yesterday's best stories?

  18-02-2016 09:54
  
  Today's most read stories across our south London and north Surrey sites were
  
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• Weather: Another cold, windy day in south London and north Surrey with possibility of rain and snow

  18-02-2016 09:01
  
  The temperature is set to top out at just eight degrees to continue the cold snap – and the Met Office is giving the chance of rain at between five and ten per cent throughout
  
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• Tier 5 YMS Switch to Tier 2 Dependant - Successful Premium Appointment @ Croydon - Expat Forum

  18-02-2016 00:07 via
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  I am sharing my experience here, as I manage to collect very good tips in this forum. So thanks a lot for all the contributions, especially from the moderators. First and foremost it is important to note that every case is a different case. Quick ...
  

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