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• West Thornton by-election: Full list of candidates standing...

  12-04-2016 21:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE full list of candidates standing in the West Thornton by-election has been confirmed. Voters are due to cast their ballot in the Croydon Council by-election alongside the London mayoral and assembly elections on May 5. The by-election was prompted by the resignation of Labour's Emily Benn in March, who announced she was stepping down from the role to pursue a work opportunity in New York. A total of seven candidates are to stand.On Sunday the Conservatives announced Scott Roche would...
  
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• Detectives hunt man who 'followed a woman around Croydon' - Evening Standard

  12-04-2016 20:58 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Detectives hunt man who 'followed a woman around Croydon'
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  Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez or Dimitri Payet - Who should win the PFA Player of the Year award? This is the man detectives wish to speak to after a woman reported being followed around Croydon. The concerned woman, who is in her 30s, ...and more »
  
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• Alleged conwoman Neelam Desai denies defrauding three men of more...

  12-04-2016 20:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ALLEGED conwoman Neelam Desai has denied defrauding three men of more than £50,000 while 'posing as a pharmacist'.Desai, of Beulah Grove, Selhurst, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of fraud by false representation during a hearing at Croydon Croydon Crown Court this morning.The seven counts relate to three different alleged victims, who are said to have been defrauded of a total of £54,736.50, between December 15, 2012 and April 16, 2014.She is said to have taken £34,120.50..
  
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• Electrical problems at London Victoria station disrupt train...

  12-04-2016 18:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THERE are delays on trains travelling to and from London Victoria this evening due to an electrical supply problems. Southern said less trains are running and there is limited access to platforms because of the issue. Platform 14 is completely closed, it said on Twitter. It is not clear how long disruption is expected to last.⚠ We have limited platform access due to electrical supply problems at #Victoria, services are being reduce ⚠ https://t.co/RaIH9t3IZ3— SouthernRailUK...
  
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• 'Split from Cowell was numbers game' - X Factor's Ben Haenow on...

  12-04-2016 17:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  X FACTOR winner Ben Haenow said he was "disappointed" to be dropped from Simon Cowell's record label, but said it was a "numbers game"."We broke up! I can't sugar coat it, it wasn't what I wanted," the former van driver from Shirley said.The 31-year-old was cut loose from Cowell's label Syco in January, just a year after he took the X Factor crown and won a £1million record label.Ben said his second single, Slamming Doors, had not performed as well as Syco...
  
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• Police appeal after hit-and-run motorbike rider 'left seriously...

  12-04-2016 17:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE have made a fresh appeal for witnesses of a motorbike crash which left a 21-year-old with serious head injuries near Purley Way. Officers believe several people witnessed the crash between two bikes in Imperial Way shortly before 10pm last Wednesday, April 6. The victim, from Lewisham, is in a serious but stable condition at a south London hospital. Police are hunting a second rider who fled the scene, leaving the seriously injured 21-year-old in the road. An air ambulance and...
  
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• APPEAL: Lewisham biker left with head injuries after Croydon crash

  12-04-2016 16:51
  
  Witnesses to a motorcycle crash are being asked to come forward after a 21-year-old Lewisham man was left with serious head injuries.
  
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• Want to do well at work? Here's the food YOU should be eating based on your job

  12-04-2016 16:24
  
  How does what you do for a living alter what you should be eating? Now we have the answers.
  
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• Police hunting for three men after scratchcards stolen from...

  12-04-2016 16:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police in Croydon have released CCTV images of three men after scratchcards were stolen from a shop in the town centre.The men entered the My Local store in Lansdowne Road on March 16, with one man approaching a member of staff for assistance.A second man appeared to act as lookout, while another man leaps over the counter and takes a quantity of scratchcards.The incident happened around 3pm, and officers are keen to hear from anyone who may recognise the men shown in the images.Anyone with any.
  
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• Detectives hunt gang suspected of scratchcard robbery

  12-04-2016 15:24
  
  CCTV from the My Local store on Landsdowne Road showed the trio entering the shop shortly before 3pm on March 16.
  
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• Broken down train causes delays to Croydon services

  12-04-2016 14:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A BROKEN down train has caused delays of up to 15 minutes on trains through Croydon this afternoon. The engine became stranded at Selhurst earlier today but has since been removed, Southern said on Twitter today. There are still "residual" delays of 15 minutes, it said, but lines have been reopened and Southern is working to get trains running on time again.
  ⚠ We are working on recovering the service following an earlier broken down train at #Selhurst, delays of 15 mins ⚠...
  
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• Unsolved murders in south London and north Surrey: the deaths which still haunt families and drive police to hunt the killers

  12-04-2016 14:30
  
  One harks back to the Victorian era. Another is one of Britain's most notorious with allegations of police corruption and twisted detectives hampering the investigation from the inside.
  
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• Ronnie Corbett's funeral to take place at Croydon church near comedian's home - Croydon Advertiser

  12-04-2016 12:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Ronnie Corbett's funeral to take place at Croydon church near comedian's home
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  RONNIE Corbett's funeral will take place at a Croydon church near the comedian's home next week. The much loved entertainer and Shirley resident died on March 31 after battling suspected motor neurone disease. Corbett's funeral will take place at St ...and more »
  
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• Former council leader makes failed bid to return to front bench after secret pay rise scandal

  12-04-2016 12:09
  
  Mike Fisher was forced to step down in September 2014 after it emerged that he had authorised a personal expenses increase of almost £10,000 during his time as leader.
  
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• 'We're entitled to privacy': Croydon MP unconvinced prime...

  12-04-2016 11:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CHRIS Philp, Conservative MP for Croydon South, has questioned the need for the prime minister to publish his tax returns despite questions about his financial affairs. Mr Philp said MPs should be "entitled to some measure of privacy" and that financial transparency was not necessarily an indication of whether someone was trustworthy. He said: "Do you need to see someone's tax returns before you trust them? Do you trust your GP? Do you need to see his tax...
  
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• Your car could be removed: Follow these rules for when you can and can't park in front of someone's house

  12-04-2016 11:20
  
  Police are reminding motorists of the rules after an increase in the number of parking complaints.
  
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• You car could be removed: Follow these rules for when you can and can't park in front of someone's house

  12-04-2016 11:20
  
  Police are reminding motorists of the rules after an increase in the number of parking complaints.
  
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• Award winning Patrick Marber comedy Dealer's Choice heads to Croydon

  12-04-2016 11:14
  
  Award-winning playwright Patrick Marber’s comedy Dealer’s Choice is coming to Croydon with a cast full of TV regulars.
  
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• Ronnie Corbett's funeral to take place at Croydon church near...

  12-04-2016 11:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  RONNIE Corbett's funeral will take place at a Croydon church near the comedian's home next week.The much loved entertainer and Shirley resident died on March 31 after battling suspected motor neurone disease.Corbett's funeral will take place at St John the Evangelist Church in Shirley on Monday, April 18, the BBC reported. It will be followed by an invitation only service at Croydon Crematorium, and a wake at Addington Golf Club.Novello Noades, club chairman and wife of late former Crystal...
  
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• Croydon cricket club tweets support to family and friends of...

  12-04-2016 11:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CRICKET club has posted its support to the family and friends of a player killed in Trinidad in a suspected armed robbery. Adrian St John, 22, was reportedly attacked when he picked up two friends in a car, and was shot as he drove away after they had been robbed. It is understood he died on Sunday. A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to local media.
  Tributes have poured in for Mr St John, one being a message from the Southern Railway, Kenley and Selsdon...
  
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• Sunny start to the day before thundery showers this evening

  12-04-2016 09:47
  
  A sunny start to the day could lead to thundery showers across south London tonight, according to the Met Office.
  
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• WATCH: Police issue CCTV of man after woman 'was followed' in...

  12-04-2016 09:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating reports a woman was followed in Croydon, and have issued CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to.The woman, in her thirties, was approached by several customers in a town centre coffee shop on March 9, who told her a man, sitting nearby, had been watching her for 15 minutes. The same man was seen by the victim standing at a bus stop on Brighton Road. He was staring at her, making her feel uncomfortable. She reported the...
  
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• Police looking for man who 'followed and stared at woman' in Croydon

  12-04-2016 08:32
  
  Police want to speak with this man in connection with reports a woman was followed in Croydon.
  
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• £5000 reward offered for Croydon 'Cat Ripper' - Evening Standard

  12-04-2016 08:31 via standard.co.uk
  
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  £5000 reward offered for Croydon 'Cat Ripper'
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  An animal lover whose cat was found dead in south London with its tail lopped off today called on police to step up efforts to catch the “psychopath” thought to be responsible for up to 50 horrific pet slayings. At least four more animals have been ...
  Croydon Cat Killer 'strikes again' with fresh decapitationITV News
  Has 'Croydon cat ripper' struck again? Headless body of ginger cat found dumped i
  
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