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• VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER: Government is 'shafting' area, according to Croydon North MP Steve Reed - Croydon Advertiser

  12-03-2016 11:06
  Croydon Advertiser
  VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER: Government is 'shafting' area, according to Croydon North MP Steve Reed
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  THE Government is cutting £1 in every £3 funding for local services in Croydon. That will mean cuts to libraries, children's centres, home care for the old and disabled, street cleaning and filling in pot holes. What makes matters worse is the cuts are ...
  

• Residents asked for opinions on former library site in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  12-03-2016 11:06
  Croydon Advertiser
  Residents asked for opinions on former library site in Croydon
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  Residents and businesses are being asked for their input on how the former library, pavilion and open spaces in Ashburton Park should be redeveloped. Over the next fortnight, Croydon Council will hold a series of drop-in sessions and an online survey ...
  

• Ambulance staff speak to Croydon teenagers about dangers of speeding and drink-driving - Croydon Advertiser

  12-03-2016 11:06
  Croydon Advertiser
  Ambulance staff speak to Croydon teenagers about dangers of speeding and drink-driving
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  Paramedics told town teenagers about car crashes which involved people being seriously hurt or even killed as a result of speeding or drink-driving as part of a road safety campaign this week. Staff from London Ambulance Service (LAS) met Year 12 and ...
  

• Weekend weather: Drivers told to be aware of fog and ice on roads

  12-03-2016 10:18
  
  Drivers have been warned to take it slowly and to be aware of potential travel disruptions caused by fog.
  
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• VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER: Government is 'shafting' area, according...

  12-03-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE Government is cutting £1 in every £3 funding for local services in Croydon. That will mean cuts to libraries, children's centres, home care for the old and disabled, street cleaning and filling in pot holes.What makes matters worse is the cuts are not being shared fairly across the country. In Parliament last month, the Government announced they'd found £300 million to ease the pain of their cuts.But 85 per cent of the money is going to the wealthiest areas that have had...
  
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• Thornton Heath man to run 10k in memory of grandfather

  12-03-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Adad-of-two will lace up his running shoes in memory of his grandfather who died from heart problems.Ashley D'Auvergne, 27, will take on the London Vitality 10k in May following the loss of his grandfather Patrick, and after his aunt Yvonne had a triple heart bypass operation."I am excited about the run in May and I am really glad I can help the charity with my fundraising," he said.Ashley, from Thornton Heath,is dad to 14-month-old Alex and Skyler, who was born just weeks ago. He...
  
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• Residents asked for opinions on former library site in Croydon

  12-03-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents and businesses are being asked for their input on how the former library, pavilion and open spaces in Ashburton Park should be redeveloped.Over the next fortnight, Croydon Council will hold a series of drop-in sessions and an online survey to get ideas on how to turn the area into a community activity and learning hub.Other plans are being considered including landscaping, new paths and sports facilities.Sessions will be held from March 14 to March 19 in Ashburton Library, in Shirley..
  
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• Mayor of London candidate Zac Goldsmith visits Save Shirley...

  12-03-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ZAC Goldsmith visited Save Shirley campaigners to seeland they fear could be lost to housing.The Conservative candidate for London Mayor made the visit to announce his promise to give the green belt the best possible protection if elected in May.Monks Orchard Residents' Association (Mora) launched thecampaign against local plan proposals they fear could lead to development on green land that currently has Metropolitan open land protected status.Mr Goldsmith went to Pop Inn café in...
  
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• BREAKING VIEWS: Watch this space on 'trike for the elderly' after...

  12-03-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  I always wished I could have been an inventor. There is occasionally the semi-eureka moment where I think any of the Dragons would take me on in the den with my "bingo hall for hipsters" idea.But I think South Norwood inventor Sumi Wang could really have something set to make an impact on the market with her trike.As an entrepreneur, she is aware of what the people want and inspired by her own experiences with her father has created the eFOLDi.Pitching her idea to the Mayor of London...
  
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• Arts, crafts and Bollywood dancing to celebrate International...

  12-03-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A HOUSING association celebrated International Women's Day with music, dance, comedy and food.More than 150 AmicusHorizon residents and staff gathered for the event on Saturday, which celebrated women's achievements in the community and workplace.There were arts, crafts and henna workshops, jewellery making and Bollywood dancing.Alma Haq, resident involvement manager at AmicusHorizon, said: "It's great to see so many people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, ages and faith come together to...
  
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• Ambulance staff speak to Croydon teenagers about dangers of...

  12-03-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Paramedicstold townteenagers about car crashes which involved people being seriously hurt or even killed as a result of speeding or drink-driving as part of a road safety campaign this week.Staff from London Ambulance Service (LAS) met Year 12 and 13 students from Croydon College, John Ruskin College, Archbishop Tenison Sixth Form and Crystal Palace Football Academy as part of the Safe Drive Stay Alive event organised by Croydon Council.Lucas Hawkes-Frost, assistant director of operations,...
  
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• Can you spot what's wrong with this cycle lane sign?

  12-03-2016 06:10
  
  Cyclists often complain they are treated as second-class road users by town planners in thrall to the motor car...this picture might just prove it
  
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