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• Stephanie May :An Open Letter to Adele of Croydon, Aged 27, from Stephanie of Birmingham, Aged 32 and 2/3rds - Huffington Post UK

  17-03-2016 22:42
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  Stephanie May :An Open Letter to Adele of Croydon, Aged 27, from Stephanie of Birmingham, Aged 32 and 2/3rds
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  On Tuesday 15 March, I went to see Adele play the first night of eight sell-out nights at the O2 at the start of her 25 World Tour. One woman, 93 dates. Here's what went down. I love my music. God only knows how I LOVE my music because music is the ...
  

• Hundreds of email addresses leaked in Zac Goldsmith campaign blunder - Croydon Guardian

  17-03-2016 18:46
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  Hundreds of email addresses leaked in Zac Goldsmith campaign blunder
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  The private email addresses of hundreds of Croydon people have been leaked in a blunder by Zac Goldsmith's mayoral campaign. Organisers of the Conservative candidate's "town hall" event in Addiscombe tonight sent a mass email yesterday to people ...and more »
  

• Hundreds of email addresses leaked in Zac Goldsmith campaign blunder

  17-03-2016 18:42
  
  Mr Goldsmith's aides failed to used to the "blind copy" function to hide the addresses of invitees to a Croydon event - revealing them to everyone included in the mailing.
  
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• Car on fire after crashing into parked cars - Mitcham Road closed

  17-03-2016 17:54
  
  The crash happened just before 4.10pm this afternoon
  
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• Health watchdog report calls for more to be done to help children...

  17-03-2016 16:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  PARENTS of autistic children in Croydonhave to wait up to 18 months for the condition to be diagnosed.Patient watchdog Healthwatch published a report on Tuesday calling on the borough's health and social services to cut this time and make it easier for parents to get help after a diagnosis is made.In 2012 there were 881 autistic children in the borough, the report said, with this number expected to increase to 1,414 by 2021.According to the report, there are 486 undiagnosed autistic children...
  
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• Thornton Heath nightclub allowed to keep licence but owner says...

  17-03-2016 16:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE owner of a Thornton Heath nightclub has said stricter licensing conditions brought in by the council, after a police bid to shut the venue down, will be "impossible" to carry out.Club 791 had its licence suspended in February after police claimed there was "a significant risk that serious crime" may occur on the premises, asking for the licence to be revoked.A "near-fatal" stabbing happened at the London Road club last October making it the 15th outbreak of...
  
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• 'Four or five' knives found by murder detectives near scene of fatal Thornton Heath stabbing

  17-03-2016 15:10
  
  Mujaahid Wilson, 20, was stabbed in the heart in Thornton Heath High Street following what police termed a "private argument".
  
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• Two New Addington schools forced to close following 'emergency'

  17-03-2016 15:05
  
  Ryan Arde, headteacher of the junior school, said the decision to close had been taken "in light of the safety of the school", and contractors were on site investigating the issue this morning.
  
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• Saint Etienne, Edwyn Collins and Neneh Cherry added to OnBlackheath 2016 bill

  17-03-2016 14:46
  
  Croydon band Saint Etienne are among the new acts announced for this year’s OnBlackheath festival.
  
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• Mujaahid Wilson murder: Police bail two further suspects - Croydon Advertiser

  17-03-2016 14:14
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  Mujaahid Wilson murder: Police bail two further suspects
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  POLICE have bailed two suspects in their investigation into the murder of Thornton Heath 20-year-old. Mr Wilson was found stabbed in Thornton Heath High Street after a fight on Monday evening. Police, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance were called ...
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• Croydon unveils £250m housebuilding push - Building.co.uk

  17-03-2016 14:08
  Croydon unveils £250m housebuilding push
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  Croydon council's in-house development firm Brick by Brick has unveiled a target to deliver 1,000 homes across small sites in the south London suburb, worth a combined £250m over the next three years. Brick by Brick chief executive and Croydon council ...
  

• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 20 pictures of Sports Relief in Croydon

  17-03-2016 14:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Is there life on Mars? A Croydon scientist could help find the answer - Croydon Guardian

  17-03-2016 14:02
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  Is there life on Mars? A Croydon scientist could help find the answer
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  A star-gazing Croydon schoolboy turned space scientist could uncover if there is life on Mars after a probe he helped to design was launched into orbit this week. Dr Manish Patel, 39, who grew up in Sanderstead, created the ultraviolet ozone mapping ...and more »
  

• Is there life on Mars? A Croydon scientist could help find the answer

  17-03-2016 13:55
  
  Dr Manish Patel, 39, who grew up in Sanderstead, helped design a probe that will map methane gas emissions in the atmosphere to establish if there is life on the Red Planet.
  
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• Is there life on Mars? A Croydon scientist could be about to find the answer

  17-03-2016 13:55
  
  Dr Manish Patel, 39, who grew up in Sanderstead, helped design a probe that will map methane gas emissions in the atmosphere to establish if there is life on the Red Planet.
  
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• Mujaahid Wilson murder: Police bail two further suspects

  17-03-2016 12:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE have bailed two suspects in their investigation into the murder of Thornton Heath 20-year-old. Mr Wilson was found stabbed in Thornton Heath High Street after a fight 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 9.09pm. A post mortem confirmed he died of a single stab wound to the heart. A 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder near the scene was bailed to a date in...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 26 pictures of the 1988 Allders Fashion Show at...

  17-03-2016 12:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Croydon's Ambition festival set to return in the summer with Boxpark link-up - Croydon Guardian

  17-03-2016 12:27
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  Croydon's Ambition festival set to return in the summer with Boxpark link-up
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  Boxpark in East Croydon will play host to the two-day event, which will include a wide range of acts and events for all ages to enjoy. Last year's event brought music acts including Soul II Soul and Tinariwen as well as theatre, dance and art to town ...and more »
  

• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 28 pictures of Croydon people in 1994

  17-03-2016 12:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Two more suspects bailed in Mujaahid Wilson murder investigation

  17-03-2016 11:39
  
  Mr Wilson, known to friends as Tiny Sneaky or TS, died of a single stab wound to the heart following a fight outside Mamma's Pizza takeaway in Thornton Heath High Street
  
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• Sixteen reasons Crystal Palace are and always will remain a...

  17-03-2016 11:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• 'Closure could be on the cards' as council weighs up future of Croydon's libraries

  17-03-2016 10:50
  
  Councillor Timothy Godfrey denied there was a risk of libraries closing “at this stage” but could not guarantee services would stay open if funding cuts got “worse and worse”
  
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• Burst water pipe floods four floors of a Croydon apartment block

  17-03-2016 10:16
  
  Twelve flats were affected by the flood but no one was evacuated.
  
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• 2016 Budget: Key points you need to know - Croydon Guardian

  17-03-2016 10:01
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  2016 Budget: Key points you need to know
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  Announcing his eighth budget the chancellor said there will be an extra £3.5 billion of savings from departmental spending in 2019/20 to help achieve a surplus. Here are some of the key things you need to know: EDUCATION. All schools in the UK are to ...and more »
  

• Thornton Heath man who featured in Croydon's badvent calendar jailed for two years - Croydon Guardian

  17-03-2016 09:56
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  Thornton Heath man who featured in Croydon's badvent calendar jailed for two years
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  A Thornton Heath man who featured in the Croydon police badvent calendar has been jailed for a string of thefts committed over four months. Gordon Desborough, 34, of Beulah Crescent, was jailed for two years and four months and disqualified from ...and more »
  

• Thornton Heath man who featured in Croydon's badvent calendar jailed for two years

  17-03-2016 09:53
  
  Gordon Desborough, 34, of Beulah Crescent, was jailed for two years and four months and disqualified from driving for four years at Croydon Crown Court on March 11.
  
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• Prolific Thornton Heath criminal jailed after admitting 16 offences in four months

  17-03-2016 09:53
  
  Gordon Desborough, 34, of Beulah Crescent, was jailed for two years and four months and disqualified from driving for four years at Croydon Crown Court on March 11.
  
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• 2016 Budget: Key points you need to know

  17-03-2016 09:41
  
  Announcing his eighth budget chancellor George Osborne said a surplus will be delivered by 2019/20.
  
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• Disabled South Norwood man appealing for help to find his stolen...

  17-03-2016 08:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A DISABLED South Norwood man with a crippling back condition says his livelihood has been damaged after his mobility scooter was stolen.David McGimpsey, 63, is appealing for help to find his red vehicle stolen from outside South Norwood and Woodside Social Club, in Enmore Road, on Monday night.Mr McGimpsey's life was changed 16 years ago when an operation on his back was unsuccessful leaving him unable to walk far unaided.He is also diagnosed with diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary...
  
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• Bright and sunny spring day today - but don't expect to feel the sun's warmth just yet

  17-03-2016 08:29
  
  After a chilly, slightly windy start to this morning temperatures will hit 10 degrees.
  
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• 'Closure could be on the cards' as council weighs up up future of Croydon's libraries

  17-03-2016 06:00
  
  Councillor Timothy Godfrey denied there was a risk of libraries closing “at this stage” but could not guarantee services would stay open if funding cuts got “worse and worse”
  
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