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• 'Pack' of teenagers sentenced for lunchtime stabbing aboard number 60 bus - Croydon Advertiser

  21-03-2016 22:19
  'Pack' of teenagers sentenced for lunchtime stabbing aboard number 60 bus
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  FOUR teenagers have been sentenced after a man was stabbed in the buttocks during a violent brawl aboard a number 60 bus in Brighton Road. Jamarl Archer and Caine Payne, both 19, as well as two 17-year-olds, attacked the 21-year-old victim as a ...and more »
  

• Croydon Council's scrutiny committee to investigate police bashment ban after Advertiser revelations - Croydon Advertiser

  21-03-2016 22:19
  Croydon Council's scrutiny committee to investigate police bashment ban after Advertiser revelations
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  THE council is to formally investigate whether the police have banned nightclubs in Croydon from playing certain types of music, following revelations in the Advertiser. The Metropolitan Police was accused of racial profiling after it told a town ...
  

• 'Pack' of teenagers sentenced for lunchtime stabbing aboard...

  21-03-2016 21:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FOUR teenagers have been sentenced after a man was stabbed in the buttocks during a violent brawl aboard a number 60 bus in Brighton Road. Jamarl Archer and Caine Payne, both 19, as well as two 17-year-olds, attacked the 21-year-old victim as a "pack" aboard the bus on September 4 last year. The attack started at around midday that day after one of the 17-year-olds kicked the victim, sparking a fight which the other three joined. CCTV cameras on the bus caught Archer holding a...
  
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• Croydon Council's scrutiny committee to investigate police...

  21-03-2016 21:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE council is to formally investigate whether the police have banned nightclubs in Croydon from playing certain types of music, following revelations in the Advertiser. The Metropolitan Police was accused of racial profiling after it told a town centre venue that a form of Jamaican music was "unacceptable" in Croydon. Then the Advertiser revealed the same officer had been caught on tape telling Dice Bar owner Roy Seda to "change the music" he was playing, including drum and...
  
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• Teenagers jailed after passenger stabbed with 12-inch knife in unprovoked attack on Croydon bus

  21-03-2016 20:06
  
  Detectives said the victim was lucky to survive after being knifed in the buttocks with a 12-inch blade on a double-decker bus in South Croydon.
  
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• Croydon woman training to be children's nurse in memory of best friend to volunteer in Sri Lanka - Croydon Advertiser

  21-03-2016 19:26
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  Croydon woman training to be children's nurse in memory of best friend to volunteer in Sri Lanka
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  A CROYDON woman training to be a children's nurse in memory of her best friend will take her skills to Sri Lanka this summer. Sarah Savage, from Kenley, decided to study paediatric medicine after Chloë Drury lost her battle with a rare form of bone ...
  

• Croydon woman training to be children's nurse in memory of best...

  21-03-2016 19:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CROYDON woman training to be a children's nurse in memory of her best friend will take her skills to Sri Lanka this summer.Sarah Savage, from Kenley, decided to study paediatric medicine after Chloë Drury lost her battle with a rare form of bone cancer just one month after her 18th birthday in 2013.Now Sarah, 22, is in her second year at the University of Southampton. "I knew how the nurses helped her and her family," Sarah said. "If I can do that to help anyone else, I...
  
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• Tram works to disrupt Croydon services during Easter break - Croydon Advertiser

  21-03-2016 19:02
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  Tram works to disrupt Croydon services during Easter break
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  TRAM users should prepare for disruption over Easter as replacement works in Chruch Street will disrupt Croydon services. There will be no trams between Friday, March 25, and Saturday, April 2, with passengers advised to walk or catch the 410 bus instead.and more »
  

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• Mum of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp 'racially abused and punched shopper in row over parking space'

  21-03-2016 19:01
  Natalie Sharp, 34, is alleged to have shouted "you f***ing c***, go back to your own country" before punching a woman several times outside Lidl in Wallington.
  
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• Missing Croydon girl found safe and well, police confirm - Croydon Advertiser

  21-03-2016 18:48
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  Missing Croydon girl found safe and well, police confirm
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  A 16-year-old Croydon girl missing for more than a week has been found safe and well, according to police. Ella Paton was last seen leaving her home on 6pm on March 11. However, Croydon police confirmed on Twitter on Monday morning that she has ...
  

• Church nursery in Selsdon given 'good' rating by Ofsted - Croydon Advertiser

  21-03-2016 18:42
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  Church nursery in Selsdon given 'good' rating by Ofsted
  Croydon Advertiser
  Selsdon Baptist Church Pre-School, in Addington Road, has very good partnerships with parents and children are well-behaved, said a report this week. The education watchdog, which visited on February 26, also praised how training is used to bring about ...
  

• Public to be asked to run Croydon's parks as council says current system is 'unsustainable' - Croydon Advertiser

  21-03-2016 18:41
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  Public to be asked to run Croydon's parks as council says current system is 'unsustainable'
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  COMMUNITY groups could be asked to run some of Croydon's 127 parks and green spaces under major changes being proposed by the council. The current system, where maintenance is outsourced and then overseen by a small team of council officers, ...
  

• Tram works to disrupt Croydon services during Easter break

  21-03-2016 18:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TRAM users should prepare for disruption over Easter as replacement works in Chruch Street will disrupt Croydon services.There will be no trams between Friday, March 25, and Saturday, April 2, with passengers advised to walk or catch the 410 bus instead.Wimbledon trams will start and finish at Reeves Corner, and services from Beckenham and Elmers End will stop at East Croydon.Buses will accept tram tickets while the works take place and London Trams has advised passengers to allow an extra 15...
  
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• LETTERS: MP's 'hypocrisy', bus problems and why Croydon should be...

  21-03-2016 16:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Dear Editor,I BELIEVE that we should be afraid... very afraid for Fairfield's future – for they are having to sell the pianos to fund redundancy payments. There is a myriad of other material which will go under the hammer as well, costing several millions to replace. Add these to the costs of re-opening, the lost revenue and goodwill that Fairfield brings to Croydon and the decision to close Fairfield for at least two years lookslike an act of gross folly.Should we surprised?Labour-run...
  
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• PICTURES: Croydon gets active to raise thousands for Sport Relief - Croydon Guardian

  21-03-2016 16:38
  PICTURES: Croydon gets active to raise thousands for Sport Relief
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  Croydon reached for racquets, clambered up climbing walls and got pumped up by peddling to raise money for Sport Relief. People young and old worked up a sweat over the weekend to bring in thousands of pounds for charity. Nearly £57m was raised by ...and more »
  

• PICTURES: Croydon gets active to raise thousands for Sport Relief

  21-03-2016 16:28
  
  Croydon reached for racquets, clambered up climbing walls and got pumped up by peddling to raise thousands of pounds over the weekend.
  
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• #LoveTwitter? Look back at 10 years of landmark moments on Twitter

  21-03-2016 15:16
  
  Social networking site Twitter turns 10 today and, since there's some doubt over where it will be at its next major birthday, we’re looking back at some of its landmark moments so far.
  
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• Public to be asked to run Croydon's parks as council says current...

  21-03-2016 14:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  COMMUNITY groups could be asked to run some of Croydon's 127 parks and green spaces under major changes being proposed by the council. The current system, where maintenance is outsourced and then overseen by a small team of council officers, is unsustainable due to cuts in funding Government funding, says a report. It follows similar suggestions for the future of Croydon's libraries. Wide-ranging changes are being considered to how the borough's 1,000 hectares of parkland are used and...
  
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• Engineering works set to severely affect train services in...

  21-03-2016 13:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Engineering works are set to be carried out between London Victoria and Clapham Junction train stations this weekend, expected to have a profound effect on services through Croydon.All lines will be closed, with no Southern services travelling to or from London Victoria from Good Friday to East Monday inclusive.Replacement buses will run from London Victoria to Clapham Junction, with shuttle services operating between Clapham Junction and Epsom, Epsom Downs and Caterham.The Gatwick Express...
  
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• 15 reasons to go out in south London this week

  21-03-2016 13:30
  
  There's plenty to see and do this week - why not give one of these a try?
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 22 pictures from a sponsored bed push in South...

  21-03-2016 13:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Missing Croydon girl found safe and well, police confirm

  21-03-2016 12:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old Croydon girl missing for more than a week has been found safe and well, according to police.Ella Paton was last seen leaving her home on 6pm on March 11.However, Croydon police confirmed on Twitter on Monday morning that she has been found."We were appealing for help to find Ella Paton, 16 who went missing on 11 March. She has now been found safe and well. Thanks for retweets," the tweet from @MPSCroydon read.
  
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• Church nursery in Selsdon given 'good' rating by Ofsted

  21-03-2016 11:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A NURSERY based in a baptist church has been rated "good" by Ofsted.Selsdon Baptist Church Pre-School, in Addington Road, has very good partnerships with parents and children are well-behaved, said a report this week. The education watchdog, which visited on February 26, also praised how training is used to bring about improvements and recognised staff who "skilfully extend children's learning, encouraging them to think and to develop skills in solving problems". The...
  
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• Missing Croydon teenager found safe

  21-03-2016 11:35
  
  Police appealed last week for help to find Ella Paton, 16, who had been last seen on March 11. 
  
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• Crystal Palace one of London's best places to live

  21-03-2016 11:27
  
  Crystal Palace has been named one of the best places to live in London this year.
  
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• Sooty and Sweep to bring The Wizard of Oz to Croydon this Easter - Croydon Guardian

  21-03-2016 11:14
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  Sooty and Sweep to bring The Wizard of Oz to Croydon this Easter
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  Sooty, Sweep and Soo are heading down the yellow brick road to Croydon as Easter panto returns to Fairfield Halls. The CITV favourites and their chum Richard Cadell will star in The Wizard of Oz on Wednesday, March 30, and Thursday, March 31. Richard ...and more »
  

• Sooty and Sweep to bring The Wizard of Oz to Croydon this Easter

  21-03-2016 11:13
  
  Sooty, Sweep and Soo are heading down the yellow brick road to Croydon as Easter panto returns to Fairfield Halls.
  
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• Warm weather may finally be upon us ahead of a pleasant, dry spring week

  21-03-2016 08:51
  
  With a top temperature of around 13 degrees and a zero per cent chance of rain winter is firmly in the rear-view mirror and we may finally feel the sun on our collective faces
  
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• NHS apologises for delays to specialist care that left a Croydon woman unable to learn - Croydon Guardian

  21-03-2016 07:05
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  NHS apologises for delays to specialist care that left a Croydon woman unable to learn
  Croydon Guardian
  The NHS has apologised to an autistic woman left waiting six months for specialist care needed for her to cope with day-to-day life at college. Alana Monet-Telfer, 21, requires an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC) to be given to her tutors at South ...and more »
  

• NHS apologises for delays to specialist care that left a Croydon woman unable to learn

  21-03-2016 06:00
  
  Alana Monet-Telfer, 21, has been missing school because she is “not able to cope in the environment” without a specialist care plan
  
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