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• Saharan dust cloud causes pollution over London

  03-04-2016 15:41
  
  London could be hit by high pollution as Saharan dust is swept into the capital on what is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far.
  
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• Supermarket evacuated and controlled explosion carried out on suspicious package in ladies' toilet

  03-04-2016 12:02
  
  Police carried out a controlled explosion on the package, which was found in the ladies’ toilet.
  
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• Dry weather and mostly sunny spells across south London before showers tonight

  03-04-2016 11:26
  
  Dry weather and sunny spells are expected across London today and Monday.
  
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• Drink driver stopped by police during midnight food run loses license - Croydon Advertiser

  03-04-2016 11:18 via
  Drink driver stopped by police during midnight food run loses license
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  A WOMAN has lost her license for drink driving after she got up in the middle of the night to buy some food having been for drinks after work earlier that day. Daniella Jane Norman, of Bredon Road, Croydon pleaded guilty to being over the limit while ...
  

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• Croydon teenager to stand trial accused of allegedly attempting to harm a police officer - Croydon Advertiser

  03-04-2016 11:18 via
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  Croydon teenager to stand trial accused of allegedly attempting to harm a police officer
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  A CROYDON teenager is to stand trial accused of allegedly attempting to harm a police special constable in the town centre. Dominic Anning, 19, was Tasered and arrested in Katharine Street on February 26. He was charged with attempted grievous bodily ...
  

• Asda in Wallington evacuated after 'suspicious package' found - Croydon Advertiser

  03-04-2016 11:18 via
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  Asda in Wallington evacuated after 'suspicious package' found
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  POLICE carried out a controlled explosion on a 'suspicious package' in the women's toilets at Asda in Beddington Lane this afternoon - which turned out to be a box of ceramic tiles. Officers were called at about 4pm to a 'suspicious but not dangerous' ...and more »
  

• Croydon man, 18, impersonated police officer during 999 call - Croydon Advertiser

  03-04-2016 11:01 via
  Croydon man, 18, impersonated police officer during 999 call
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  AN 18-YEAR-OLD man who learnt police were looking for him impersonated an officer during a 999 call in a bid to find out why they wanted to speak to him. Charlie Burgess, of Christie Drive, Croydon, gave himself up to police after they traced him using ...
  

• Television drama filmed in Croydon set to be aired tonight

  03-04-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A DRAMA part-filmed in Croydon will air on television on Sunday night.Hurst Way in South Croydon was used as the set for The Durrells, an ITV drama set in the 1930s about a family who leave England for Corfu.The production crew filmed scenes for the drama in October. Filming also took place at Royal Russell School in South Croydon.Hurst Way will feature in the first episode, this Sunday (April 3) on ITV.
  
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• LOOKING BACK: Historian retraces the route on historic Croydon...

  03-04-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Local historian John Hickman discusses the fascinating history of the Croydon Canal...AT THE close of the 18th century a company of gentlemen, largely bankers, merchants and landowners formed a committee to construct a canal to run from Croydon to London.At the time Croydon flourished with a population ofmore than5,500.A canal would enhance trade and businesses would further thrive. Imported coal from London, given the vastly diminished resource of the Great North Wood, would be supplied...
  
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• High jumper 'within hair's breadth' of jail after stealing bank...

  03-04-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PROMISING athlete has been spared jail after stealing bank cards, driving licences and mobile phones at a Croydon nightclub.High jumper Mityrae Brooks, 18, was caught with the stolen items by door staff at Tiger Tiger in High Street, Croydon, on December 18, 2015. The athlete, a member of Croydon Harriers, was charged with three counts of theft to which he pleaded guilty on March 4. Speaking before he was sentenced at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, Brooks' solicitor said his client had
  
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• Drink driver stopped by police during midnight food run loses...

  03-04-2016 09:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN has lost her license for drink driving after she got up in the middle of the night to buy some food having been for drinks after work earlier that day.Daniella Jane Norman, of Bredon Road, Croydon pleaded guilty to being over the limit while driving in Penge Road on February 25 this year. The 22-year-old, who has no previous convictions, was stopped by police officers who spotted her driving erratically, Croydon Magistrates' Court heard on Friday (April 1). She had 51 microgrammes of...
  
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• Croydon man charged with murdering girlfriend

  03-04-2016 09:30
  
  Pawel Sroka, 33, of Meadvale Road, Addiscombe, has been charged with the murder of Joanna Trojniak.
  
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• Croydon man, 18, impersonated police officer during 999 call

  03-04-2016 09:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AN 18-YEAR-OLD man who learnt police were looking for him impersonated an officer during a 999 call in a bid to find out why they wanted to speak to him.Charlie Burgess, of Christie Drive, Croydon, gave himself up to police after they traced him using his phone number following the call on March 4, Croydon Magistrates' Court heard today. The teenager, who is in custody relating to another matter and appeared in court by video link, pleaded guilty to the offence, as well as being in possession of
  
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• Croydon Council to launch consultation on 20mph speed limits in Addiscombe - Your Local Guardian

  03-04-2016 06:15 via
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  Croydon Council to launch consultation on 20mph speed limits in Addiscombe
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  Croydon Council is to launch consultation on whether roads in the north-east of the borough should have speed restrictions of 20 miles per hour. In February the authority gave the green light for 20mph speed restrictions to be rolled out in Thornton ...and more »
  

• Croydon Council to launch consultation on 20mph speed limits in Addiscombe

  03-04-2016 06:00
  
  The council wants to know if people in Addiscombe to parts of South Norwood want their residential roads to be subject to the speed restrictions.
  
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