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• ​Driver crashes into post on Purley Way hoisting car into this...

  05-04-2016 20:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A DRIVER hit a post in a car park on Purley Way this evening, leaving his car this staggering position. The driver was at the scene shortly after the accident on the playing fields car park on the A23. He told the Advertiser the incident happened when his "car felt like it was braking on water" as he turned in, smashing into the post which hoisted the vehicle in the air.Thankfully, the man was not injured. However, the car may need a bit of help. This follows a two-car...
  
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• Case against alleged con artist Neelam Desai rescheduled for...

  05-04-2016 18:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE case against alleged con artist Neelam Desai has been rescheduled at Croydon Crown Court.Desai, 35, was due to appear at the court on Monday but the hearing has been rescheduled for April 12 after a judge accepted submissions from the defence stating "very good health reasons" would stop her from attending.The case against Desai, of Beulah Grove, Selhurst, was repeatedly adjourned since she was first summonsed to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on October 29 last year but did...
  
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• Driver taken to hospital as two-car crash closes Purley Way to rush hour traffic

  05-04-2016 18:38
  
  Emergency services were called to the site of the crash at the junction with Purley Way at 4.35pm, bringing rush hour traffic in the area to a standstill.
  
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• Addington Golf Club chairman 'honoured' to have had 'courteous...

  05-04-2016 18:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE CHAIRMAN of Addington Golf Club, where comedy legend Ronnie Corbett was a member, has paid tribute to the "lovely, courteous and kind" icon who passed away last week aged 85.Novello Noades, wife of late former Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades, remembers her times spent with Corbett who had a home overlooking the Shirley Church Road golf course. "One time when Ron, Ronnie and I were playing golf together, I had been offering advice on lines of putts, that they hadn't asked...
  
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• Croydon Cat Ripper strikes again: Evil pet killer attacks two more cherished pets - Express.co.uk

  05-04-2016 18:22 via express.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Cat Ripper strikes again: Evil pet killer attacks two more cherished pets
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  THE notorious Croydon Cat Ripper is feared to have carried out two more attacks on cherished pets. By Stuart Winter. PUBLISHED: 00:00, Tue, Apr 5, 2016 | UPDATED: 16:40, Tue, Apr 5, 2016. A man with a knife/the two cats that were murdered ...and more »
  
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• Purley Way closed at Fiveways after two-car collision

  05-04-2016 17:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  PURLEY Way was closed at Fiveways due to a two-car collision. Emergency services were called at 4.35pm after a car went into the back of another car near the traffic lights. A man in his 40s was cut out by fire crews and taken to hospital by ambulance with non-serious back injuries. Transport for London said the road was closed in both directions but was due to partly reopen by 5.30pm. Police in South Croydon said southbound traffic was being diverted into Denning Avenue. Purley...
  
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• Victim of fatal Caterham Bypass crash named

  05-04-2016 17:11
  
  Thomas Farr, 31, died after being struck by the Mercedes A Class on the A22 Caterham Bypass at about 11pm on Saturday, March 26.
  
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• Huge underground art gallery set to bring 'museum-standard' exhibitions to Croydon

  05-04-2016 16:47
  
  The 2,000sq ft subterranean space, in the bowels of a redeveloped Fairfield Halls, is planned to open in 2019.
  
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• George Galloway on combating extremism, banning trucks in London and his rival's "miserable" campaign

  05-04-2016 16:30
  
  In the seventh of our one-to-one interviews with London’s Mayoral candidates, reporter George Odling met with Respect Party leader and seasoned campaigner George Galloway in bustling Ladbroke Grove.
  
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• Teen denies possessing extreme porn depicting sex act between...

  05-04-2016 16:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER from Thornton Heath has appeared in court accused of possessing child pornography showing a sex act between a dog and a three-year-old boy.Ahmed Samir Bakr, 18, is also accused of sending an image of two adults performing oral sex to a 15-year-old girl for his own sexual gratification.Another 12 images he is charged with possessing are said to depict children engaged in sexual activity.Bakr, of Northwood Road, appeared at Croydon Crown Court via a video link from HMP Thameside on...
  
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• Sadiq Khan: "I slept in bunk beds until I was 24": Mayoral candidate pledges to tackle London's housing crisis in speech on Tooting estate

  05-04-2016 16:19
  
  Sadiq Khan's campaign for city hall came to the Henry Prince Estate in Tooting on Tuesday morning, a stone's throw from where he grew up
  
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• Police appeal for help to find missing girl, 14, last seen in...

  05-04-2016 16:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing 14-year-old girl last seen in Croydon.Muna Mohamud, from Merton, was reported missing on Thursday, March 31. Officers believe she was spotted in Croydon on Sunday, April 3.When Muna's family last saw her she was wearing a black dress, trousers, leather jacket and a hijab. She was carrying a blue Nike bag.Police said Muna is slim, 5ft 2ins tall and has dark brown hair and brown eyes.Anyone who knows of Muna's whereabouts is asked to contact officers
  
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• Man who died after being hit by car named as 31-year-old from...

  05-04-2016 13:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man who died in an road accident in Caterham on March 26 has been named as Thomas Farr.The 31-year-old from Caterham died on the A22 Caterham Bypass at around 11pm.A post-mortem has been carried out and his inquest is due to open tomorrow.Surrey Police said last week that they were linking the fatal incident with a stabbing minutes earlier in Croydon Road, Caterham, when a man in his 20s was injured.
  
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• Croydon grime star Stormzy overwhelmed with joy as Adele dedicates song to him in Greenwich

  05-04-2016 13:52
  
  Just when it seemed life couldn’t get any better for Stormzy right now, none other than Adele only went and dedicated a song to him her gig in Greenwich.
  
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• Volunteering won't fix Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  05-04-2016 13:00 via
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  Volunteering won't fix Croydon
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  Volunteering and active citizenship are key features of the vision for improving Croydon advocated by the Opportunity and Fairness Commission in its recent report. And, in his own way, this is also what Jonny Rose is advocating in this recent Croydon ...
  

• Croydon inventor's eFOLDi trike wins top award at Gadget Show...

  05-04-2016 12:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AN INNOVATIVE trike made by a Croydon inventor won a top prize at Gadget Show Live. Sumi Wang's eFOLDi was nominated for the British Inventors' Project at the exhibition in Birmingham and after being judged by industry professionals, beat 19 other entrepreneurial creations to the award. The invention hit headlines last month after asking Boris Johnson to consider it as another option for the capital's elderely alongside his 'Boris Bikes' at his last People's Question Time as Mayor of...
  
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• UPDATE: Metropolitan Police appeal for help to find 14-year-old girl missing from Merton for five days and last seen in Croydon

  05-04-2016 12:30
  
  Muna Mohamud has not been seen since Thursday, March 31
  
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• Man appears in court charged with possessing child pornography involving a dog

  05-04-2016 10:55
  
  Ahmed Samir Bakr, 18, is accused of a string of child sex offences said to have taken place in March and April last year.
  
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• Sadiq Khan's fare-freeze could derail plans to extend Croydon Tramlink to Sutton, Zac Goldsmith claims - Croydon Guardian

  05-04-2016 10:46 via
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  Sadiq Khan's fare-freeze could derail plans to extend Croydon Tramlink to Sutton, Zac Goldsmith claims
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  Plans to bring the tram network to Sutton could be derailed if travel fares are frozen across the capital, Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has claimed. His Labour rival Sadiq Khan has pledged to fund a four-year freeze across all Transport ...and more »
  

• ​Severe delays on London Overground services due to faulty train - Croydon Advertiser

  05-04-2016 09:51 via
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  ​Severe delays on London Overground services due to faulty train
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  Transport for London said there are severe delays between Highbury and Islington to Clapham Junction, West Croydon, Crystal Palace and New Cross due to repair work on a faulty train at Clapham Junction. There is no service from Wandsworth Road to ...
  

• First time buyers hoping to benefit from 'up and coming' Croydon at exhibition - Croydon Advertiser

  05-04-2016 09:51 via
  First time buyers hoping to benefit from 'up and coming' Croydon at exhibition
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  London First Time Buyer Home Show in October where over 2,000 visitors attended to find out ways to get onto the property ladder. VIEW GALLERY. First time buyers hoping to benefit from 'up and coming' Croydon at exhibition. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It ...
  

• New centres helping people in debt to open in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  05-04-2016 09:41 via
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  New centres helping people in debt to open in Croydon
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  PEOPLE struggling to make ends meet will soon be able to seek help from two new debt centres opening in Croydon this month. Charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has partnered with two churches for the centres which will provide face-to-face advice ...
  

• New centres helping people in debt to open in Croydon

  05-04-2016 09:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  PEOPLE struggling to make ends meet will soon be able to seek help from two new debt centres opening in Croydon this month.Charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has partnered with two churches for the centres which will provide face-to-face advice supporting people struggling with personal debt.The centres, which will open in Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church and New Life Croydon on April 18, will visit people in need of help in their homes as well as negotiating with creditors on their...
  
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• Enjoy the sun while you can: Met Office predicts HAIL for tomorrow

  05-04-2016 09:25
  
  South London will stay largely dry during the morning with light winds and some cloud that should thin during the afternoon.
  
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• ​Severe delays on London Overground services due to faulty train

  05-04-2016 09:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  COMMUTERS using the London Overground service should expect delays in Croydon this morning. Transport for London said there are severe delays between Highbury and Islington to Clapham Junction, West Croydon, Crystal Palace and New Cross due to repair work on a faulty train at Clapham Junction.
  There is no service from Wandsworth Road to Clapham JunctionThere is a good service on all other routes.
  Severe delays between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon / Clapham Junction due to an...
  
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• Teenage girl from Epsom missing for two days last seen in Tooting

  05-04-2016 08:59
  
  Police believe 14-year-old Martina Eastwood is still in the Tooting or South Norwood area.
  
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• Number of trams between Croydon and Wimbledon increases from eight to 12 an hour - Croydon Guardian

  05-04-2016 08:38 via
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  Number of trams between Croydon and Wimbledon increases from eight to 12 an hour
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  The move, part of the £30m Wimbledon Line Enhancement Programme was confirmed by Transport for London (Tfl) via Twitter. / George Odling, Reporter - Richmond + Twickenham / @odlinggeorge. Share: 0 comments. The number of trams connecting ...and more »
  

• Number of trams between Croydon and Wimbledon increases from eight to 12 an hour

  05-04-2016 08:32
  
  The number of trams connecting Croydon and Wimbledon rose from eight to 12 an hour as of today.
  
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• Dad caught by vigilantes trying to meet 14-year-old girl for sex walks free from court

  05-04-2016 00:30
  
  Married father-of-two Daniel Mullarkey exchanged two weeks of explicit online messages with 14-year-old “Hayley”, describing the sex acts he wanted to perform on her – not realizing he was speaking to a vigilante "paedophile hunter".
  
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