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• Two New Addington primary schools 'closed due to emergency'

  16-03-2016 19:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WOLSEY Infants School in New Addington has been shut for the rest of this week due to an emergency.A notice posted online said the emergency meant the school, in King Henry's Drive, would be closed on Thursday and Friday.It is thought that Wolsey Junior Academy is also affected by the emergency closure.The nature of the emergency is not yet known.The notice read: "The school will keep parents informed via our Teachers 2 Parents. Sorry for any inconvenience caused."When the Advertiser...
  
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• Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal Thornton Heath stabbing

  16-03-2016 19:06
  
  The pair, aged 17 and 25, were arrested this afternoon and taken to a south London police station for questioning.
  
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• Mujaahid Wilson murder: Police make two more arrests after fatal...

  16-03-2016 18:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE have made two further arrests in their investigation into the murder of Thornton Heath 20-year-old Mujaahid Wilson.Mr Wilson was stabbed in fight at Thornton Heath High Street on Monday evening.A post-mortem examination has since confirmed he died of a single stab wound to the heart.A 23-year-old man was arrested near the scene on suspicion of murder, though was released on police bail pending further enquiries yesterday.This afternoon, police arrested two others on suspicion of murder, a
  
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• Pastor spanked female parishioner 'to help with her depression', court hears

  16-03-2016 18:13
  
  Howard Curtis's “spiritual” interpretation of the bible included “hitting or tapping the vaginal area” of female parishioners and spanking them “completely naked”, a prosecutor said.
  
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• Exclusive: Police caught on tape telling club to 'change the...

  16-03-2016 17:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A POLICE officer told a Croydon nightclub owner to "change the music" in his venue and questioned why he had been playing drum and bass, an audio recording passed to the Advertiser shows.The Metropolitan Police was accused of racial profiling by black community leaders last week after the Advertiser revealed it had told Dice Bar that a form of Jamaican music is "unacceptable" in Croydon.The Met initially declined to comment but, when the story made national headlines,...
  
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• 'They know if they speak up they are going to get picked on': Nightclub owner banned by police from playing Jamaican music says he is not the only one

  16-03-2016 17:20
  
  Roy Seda, owner of Dice Bar, said he felt “victimised” and “bullied” by officers who told him his High Street venue played “what this borough finds unacceptable forms of music”.
  
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• 'They know if they speak up they are going to get picked on': Croydon nightclub owner banned by police from playing Jamaican music says he is not the only one

  16-03-2016 17:20
  
  Roy Seda, owner of Dice Bar, said he felt “victimised” and “bullied” by officers who told him his High Street venue played “what this borough finds unacceptable forms of music”.
  
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• Croydon's Ambition festival set to return in the summer with Boxpark link-up

  16-03-2016 17:15
  
  Last year’s event brought music acts including Soul II Soul and Tinariwen as well as theatre, dance and art to town-centre venues and temporary stages.
  
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• Croydon's Ambition festival set to return in the summer

  16-03-2016 17:15
  
  Last year’s event brought music acts including Soul II Soul and Tinariwen as well as theatre, dance and art to town-centre venues and temporary stages.
  
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• Woman charged with recklessly endangering life after West Croydon fire - Croydon Advertiser

  16-03-2016 16:22
  Woman charged with recklessly endangering life after West Croydon fire
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  A WOMAN has been charged with "recklessly endangering life" after a fire in a block of flats in West Croydon last week. Kelie Dixon, of Duppas Hill Terrace, was also charged with criminal damage in relation to the fire in Tavistock Road at 1.20am on ...
  

• Woman charged with recklessly endangering life after West Croydon...

  16-03-2016 15:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN has been charged with "recklessly endangering life" after a fire in a block of flats in West Croydon last week.Kelie Dixon, of Duppas Hill Terrace, was also charged with criminal damage in relation to the fire in Tavistock Road at 1.20am on March 11.The 31-year-old, who is unemployed, did not indicate a plea when she appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on the same day.Firefighters saved a woman trapped in the block of flats by the flames after she saw smoke coming under her...
  
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• POLL: Should customers pay 5p 'tax' on takeaway coffees?

  16-03-2016 14:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  IN the UK we drink around 8 million cups of takeaway coffee every day - but of this huge amount only a miniscule one percent of the cups we use are recycled. Environmentalists are now banging the green drum more than ever, urging coffee chains to get greener. One way that's been mooted to combat the problem is to charge customers a 5p coffee tax for their takeaway cups, much like shops did with plastic bags. What do you think?
  
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• Council seize suspected fly-tipping van found full of rubbish in...

  16-03-2016 14:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TWO vans thought to have been used to ditch commercial waste outside people's garages and at a recycling centre have been seized by the council.A white Ford Transit was towed from an alley off London Road, Thornton Heath on March 1 by the council after residents reported piles of rubbish left by a block of garages.Last Wednesday council officers seized a blue van found full of waste which they think was used to dump business rubbish by bins at the Monks Orchard recycling centre in Shirley.CCTV..
  
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• Song released to celebrate 50th anniversary of Pickles the dog...

  16-03-2016 14:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A SINGLE has been released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pickles the dog finding the World Cup in South Norwood.The black and white Collie dragged out the Jules Rimet cup from a bush in Beulah Hill on March 27, 1966 after it was stolen in the run up to the competition.The South Norwood Tourist Board has worked with local singer Ritchie Lamy to produce song 'Pickles Wonderdog', to remember their furry friend.On Easter Sunday at 1pm, a World Cup Treasure Hunt will take place in South...
  
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• Award-winning Shadowlands - about Narnia creator CS Lewis - is heading to Croydon

  16-03-2016 11:56
  
  An award-winning drama about Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis’s love and loss is coming to Croydon.
  
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• Thornton Heath murder: Suspect bailed after fatal stabbing of...

  16-03-2016 10:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 23-YEAR-OLD man arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of Thornton Heath 20-year-old Mujaahid Wilson has been released on police bail. Mr Wilson was found suffering from a knife wound in Thornton Heath High Street on Monday evening. Police, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance were called to the scene at about 8.30pm, but Mr Wilson was pronounced dead at 9.07pm. The 23-year-old was arrested nearby on suspicion of murder, though he has since been released until...
  
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• Suspect bailed in Thornton Heath murder investigation

  16-03-2016 09:10
  
  Mujaahid Wilson, 20, was found suffering a deadly knife wound following a fight outside Mamma's Pizza takeaway in High Street just after 8.30pm on Monday.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Broken down vehicle causing delays on M25 clockwise between 5 and 6

  16-03-2016 09:08
  
  The hard shoulder and inside lane are closed, causing congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected to resume by 9am.
  
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• Clouds should give way to a bright and dry day - but expect the wind to keep things chilly

  16-03-2016 08:46
  
  After a grey start it should be a dry and bright day, but chilly winds might make it feel somewhat cooler than the expected high of 8 degrees.
  
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