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• Croydon cracks down on trade waste collection - letsrecycle.com

  21-04-2016 17:41 via letsrecycle.com
  
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  Croydon council is to expand a trial of a ban on the daytime collection of trade waste outside commercial properties in parts of the borough, in a bid to crack down on the illegal dumping of waste. In March, Croydon council officers imposed a daytime ...
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• Man and woman to appear in court charged with firearms possession

  21-04-2016 17:39
  
  Leon Agyako, 21, and Georgia Alleyne, 23, are accused of having a blank firing self-loading 8mm Italian pistol that had been converted into a live automatic weapon.
  
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• 'It is the way the world sees young black males': Graduate lodges complaint about police after being mistaken for gunman

  21-04-2016 16:15
  
  Aaron Grant was left "bewildered" and "in shock" after being surrounded by seven firearms and plain-clothed officers at East Croydon as he waited for his train home from work.
  
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• Croydon's 14th branch of Costa Coffee set to open in Norbury - Croydon Advertiser

  21-04-2016 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon's 14th branch of Costa Coffee set to open in Norbury
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  The coffee chain is set to welcome customers from early May to the new store in London Road, replacing the former C&C interiors on the corner of Semley Road. A spokeswoman for the firm said eight to ten jobs will be created and the store will be run as ...
  
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• Mum's warning after dad and daughter killed in Purley Way crash...

  21-04-2016 15:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A KENLEY mum has pleaded with drivers to realise that "speed kills" after her daughter and former husband were killed in a horrific crash.An inquest heard John Maguire, 53, was driving at "at least" twice the speed limit andon the wrong side of the road on Purley Way at 3pm on December 26, 2014, when his car crashed into another vehicle, causing it to flip and roll.The vehicle hit a lamppost as it flew through the air before landing on its roof, killing Mr Maguire and...
  
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• London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith pledges £1m for Purley's High Street - Croydon Advertiser

  21-04-2016 15:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith pledges £1m for Purley's High Street
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  Zac Goldsmith (centre) with (left to right) MP for Croydon South, Chris Philp, GLA member for Croydon Steve O'Connell,... SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in your message. PLEDGE: Zac Goldsmith (inset) has promised to give £1 million to Purley High ...
  
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• Croydon's 14th branch of Costa Coffee set to open in Norbury

  21-04-2016 15:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON's 14th branch of Costa Coffee is due to open in Norbury next month.The coffee chain is set to welcome customers from early May to the new store in London Road, replacing the former C&C interiors on the corner of Semley Road.A spokeswoman for the firm said eight to ten jobs will be created and the store will be run as a franchise.She said the franchisee would be "a local businessperson to the area who will do all that they can to integrate the new store with the local community,...
  
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• UPDATE: Man, 23, arrested on suspicion of GBH after two found with head injuries in Thornton Heath

  21-04-2016 14:20
  
  Two men, aged 23 and 28, suffered head injuries in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• UPDATE: Man, 23, arrested after two found with head injuries in Thornton Heath

  21-04-2016 14:20
  
  Two men, aged 23 and 28, suffered head injuries in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• Family and friends pay tribute to father-of-two and former coffee shop owner found dead

  21-04-2016 14:20
  
  Ahead of his son’s funeral today, his dad David Abberley Snr, 61, remembered him as “the most kind-hearted man in the world".
  
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• London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith pledges £1m for...

  21-04-2016 14:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CONSERVATIVE candidate for Mayor of London Zac Goldsmith said he would pledge £1 million to Purley's High Street if he is elected in May.The MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston announced the funding plan on a visit, saying high streets are "vital" for jobs and local economy.Management of the investment would be led by Purley BID, which is researching the best areas to spend the cash in High Street and Brighton Road, with many local businesses welcoming the news.Labour...
  
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• Former police officer and ex-Croydon Council worker deny data...

  21-04-2016 13:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A FORMER police sergeant and an ex-Croydon Council officer have denied breaching data protection laws after allegations they misused police computer systems to obtain private information.Paul Potter and Alan O'Brien appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to all charges.They will stand trial later this year.Potter, 38, is charged with one count of obtaining or disclosing personal data, in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 as well as four counts of...
  
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• Estate's £17m leisure centre 'could open by summer 2018'

  21-04-2016 13:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CENTRAL Parade's new £17 million leisure and community centre could be open by the summer of 2018.More detailed plans for the centre, as well as eight new houses in Chertsey Crescent, are due to be presented to the council's cabinet on Monday.The council says the new leisure and community centre will "transform" Central Parade and New Addington.The site of the proposed centre, between Chertsey Crescent and the parade, means the single-storey extensions at the back of the ACA...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 22 pictures of people in and around Croydon...

  21-04-2016 13:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We have pictures from celebrations in Central Parade, New Addington; Surrey Street Market and Morris dancing in Queens Square.Have a scroll through them and see if there is anyone you recognise. And don't forget to come back to our website every day, as we are regularly uploading new nostalgia galleries.Good Shepherd School - St George's PlaySt George's celebrations - Central ParadeSt George's celebrations - Central ParadeGALLERY: Parties, festivals and memories from South NorwoodSt George's...
  
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• Croydon Council rejects pleas for phased Fairfield Halls closure - BECTU Magazine

  21-04-2016 12:59 via bectu.org.uk
  Croydon Council rejects pleas for phased Fairfield Halls closure
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  Croydon Council has rejected pleas from community organisers for a phased closure of the Fairfield Halls site so that arts services can be retained during the planned redevelopment. Councillors backed complete closure of the site at a meeting held on ...
  
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• Celeb RIP roll call: 35 famous people we've sadly said goodbye to in 2016 so far

  21-04-2016 12:58
  
  The first four months of 2016 have been tragic in the world of entertainment, with the deaths of a raft of much-loved famous people.
  
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• 'I've got part of me back': Crystal Palace man reunited with photo album found in old armchair

  21-04-2016 12:20
  
  A Crystal Palace man has been reunited with a long lost photo album that contained all his childhood snaps and the only photos of his mother.
  
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• UPDATE: Man, 23, arrested after 'stabbing' in Thornton Heath

  21-04-2016 12:10
  
  Two men, aged 23 and 28, suffered head injuries in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• Jason Bourne: here’s the trailer for the new film shot in Woolwich and Croydon

  21-04-2016 12:05
  
  Matt Damon’s superspy with an identity crisis will crash back on to the big screen this summer – and now the first trailer for Jason Bourne has been released.
  
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• Man arrested for assault after pair found with head injuries in...

  21-04-2016 11:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been arrested for assault after officers found him and another man suffering head injuries in Thornton Heath this morning.Police were called to High Street, Thornton Heath, just before 5.30am by a member of the public who said a man had been assaulted.YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO READ: Driver arrested for drink driving after car crashes into tree slicing it in halfWhen officers got to the scene they found a 23-year-old who had suffered a head injury, a spokeswoman said.The man was taken to..
  
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• Man 'stabbed in home' in Thornton Heath

  21-04-2016 11:30
  
  The Croydon Guardian understands that a man in Gillet Road has been stabbed inside their home earlier today.
  
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• Queen’s 90th birthday: Can you spot yourself in these royal snaps taken across south west London and north Surrey?

  21-04-2016 11:22
  
  HRH Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday today (April 21) – making her Britain’s first ever nonagenarian sovereign.
  
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• Breaking: Reports that a Thornton Heath Resident has been stabbed

  21-04-2016 09:46
  
  The Croydon Guardian understands that a Gillet Road resident has been stabbed inside their home earlier today.
  
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• Weather: Sunny spells and the odd shower

  21-04-2016 08:26
  
  It may be warm out, but remember to take your waterproof coat out with you as some April showers are to be expected.
  
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• Plans for 'sunshine tax' softened in wake of business outcry

  21-04-2016 06:00
  
  In February Croydon Council launched a consultation on proposals to make traders pay for outside space by the square metre, to replace the annual £89 flat fee currently charged.
  
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