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• The 15 most annoying things about East Croydon station - Croydon Advertiser

  11-03-2016 21:42
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  The 15 most annoying things about East Croydon station
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  EAST Croydon station is a great asset to have, with good facilities and plenty of connections. 0Share 0Share 0Tweet 0Share. Report this gallery. 1 of 15. 1: When the train suddenly gets redirected from Platform 6 to Platform 1, a; 2: It could have more ...
  

• Dice Bar owner rubbishes police claim he 'volunteered' to ban...

  11-03-2016 18:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE claim they did not ban a nightclub from playing a form of Jamaican music – the venue itself "volunteered" to stop doing so. The Metropolitan Police declined to comment on Monday when asked by the Advertiser about a letter from a police officer to Dice Bar owner Roy Seda which accused him of playing "what this borough finds unacceptable forms of music". Police minutes refer to a commitment not to play bashment and, specifically, Sean Paul tracks. However,...
  
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• Croydon bar accuses police of banning Jamaican bashment music - The Guardian

  11-03-2016 18:46
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  Croydon bar accuses police of banning Jamaican bashment music
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  Artists including Sean Paul have taken bashment music into the mainstream. Photograph: Johnny Nunez/WireImage. Jamie Grierson · @JamieGrierson. Friday 11 March 2016 10.56 EST Last modified on Friday 11 March 2016 11.51 EST. Share on Facebook ...
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• Woman attacked by three men after turning down their request for a cigarette

  11-03-2016 17:26
  
  The 23-year-old victim was punched in the back by the group, who began aggressively “pestering” her as she walked home in Whitley Crescent in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• Council 'cannot afford' phased closure of Fairfield Halls

  11-03-2016 16:00
  
  Labour leader Tony Newman said he could not "even contemplate" a phased refurbishment of the venue because of cuts in Government funding
  
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• PICTURES: Never before seen WW1 artefacts go on exhibition at...

  11-03-2016 15:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Original X Factor stars G4 return to Croydon

  11-03-2016 15:55
  
  The X Factor’s original stars are returning to the stage in Croydon.
  
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• Council vows to build homes with income-based mortgages

  11-03-2016 15:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  HOUSES with prices fixed to local incomes will be built in Croydon after a commitment from the council.Tony Newman, council leader, told campaigners from Croydon Citizens, the local branch of charity Citizens UK, the council will find land for between 40 and 50 community land trust (CLT) homes.The houses will be for people who have lived locally for a significant amount of time, but cannot afford a home.The prices of the houses will be fixed to the community's median income, based on the...
  
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• PICTURES: Shocking new images released of 1989 Purley train...

  11-03-2016 14:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  NEW pictures showing scenes of devastation after the Purley rail crash have been released by London Fire Brigade (LFB) to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the disaster.The crash, which happened when an express train from Littlehampton ran into the rear of another Victoria-bound train on March 4, 1989, claimed the lives of five people and left 88 injured.Now, LFB has released new colour images, included in a book marking the brigade's 150th anniversary, showing the shocking aftermath of the...
  
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• ‘David Bowie changed my life’ – Nile Rodgers tells us about London Fold Festival

  11-03-2016 12:59
  
  As a songwriter, guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers helped shape nearly 40 years (and still going) of music history, so when he says David Bowie changed the direction of his life it is a big statement.
  
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• BLOG: Brighton tourism expert turned Croydon 'culture tsar' could...

  11-03-2016 12:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Frank le Duc, editor of Brighton and Hove News, gives the low-down on Croydon's new 'culture tsar' and says she could be worth every penny. THE new culture tsar for Croydon has spent the past 17 years demonstrating a mastery of the art of local politics.During that time Paula Murray, who is being seconded to Croydon Council, has served Labour, Conservative and Green leaderships – and once again a Labour administration.While other senior officers have fallen by the wayside, she has risen up
  
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• Exclusive: Police in Croydon accused of racial profiling after...

  11-03-2016 12:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE police have been accused of racial profiling after a nightclub was banned from playing a form of Jamaican music because it is "unacceptable" in Croydon. Dice Bar owner Roy Seda says police have gone to extraordinary lengths to enforce the ban on bashment – an alternative name for dancehall – including sending undercover officers into his club to listen to what DJs are playing. Borough Commander Andy Tarrant has previously denied such a policy exists but, over the...
  
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• Black community leaders in Croydon accuse police of profiling...

  11-03-2016 12:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  LEADERS of the black community in Croydon say a police ban on Jamaican music is a form of racial profiling.Nero Ughwujabo, chief executive of Croydon Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) Forum, said he was "shocked" to learn what was happening at Dice Bar. "We do not accept that music from the black Caribbean community is a cause of violence or disorder," he said. "Singling out bashment music for special treatment is wrong. It will upset the community because they will see it...
  
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• Bashment ban bar: 'Croydon Police are trying to put us out of...

  11-03-2016 12:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE owner of a nightclub in Croydon town centre claims the police have unfairly targeted his venue in order to close it down. The Metropolitan Police has applied to Croydon Council to review Dice Bar's licence, claiming the club is "associated with persistent crime and disorder". According to the application police have spent 12 months "dealing with this venue" during which "patrons and police officers have been put at risk of harm" and it has become "the...
  
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• The 15 most annoying things about East Croydon station

  11-03-2016 11:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• ‘Hey guys!’ – World gets its first glimpse of Kingston actor Tom Holland’s new Spider-Man

  11-03-2016 10:29
  
  It was already a good time to be a fan of comic book and superhero movies – but things got even better yesterday evening when a Surrey actor took his first bow as an icon of the screen.
  
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• ‘Hey everyone!’ – World gets its first glimpse of Kingston actor Tom Holland’s new Spider-Man

  11-03-2016 10:29
  
  It was already a good time to be a fan of comic book and superhero movies – but things got even better yesterday evening when a Surrey actor took his first bow as an icon of the screen.
  
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• Weather: Ice and fog warning after temperature drops

  11-03-2016 08:19
  
  Dropping temperatures and fog could make driving conditions dangerous this morning, police warn.
  
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• Agencies 'ripping off' south west London hospitals with daily rates of up to £3,500 for locum workers

  11-03-2016 06:40
  
  Kingston Hospital, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and St George’s Hospital all admitted to using locum workers who demand rates of up to £3,500 a day cover doctors and nursing shifts.
  
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• Agencies are "ripping off" hospitals with daily rates of up to £3,500 for locum workers

  11-03-2016 06:40
  
  Kingston Hospital, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and St George’s Hospital all admitted to using locum workers who demand rates of up to £3,500 a day cover doctors and nursing shifts.
  
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