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• REACTION! CRYSTAL PALACE v WATFORD - Palace into the FA Cup final - Croydon Advertiser

  24-04-2016 19:37
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  REACTION! CRYSTAL PALACE v WATFORD - Palace into the FA Cup final
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  Palace are in the FA Cup final for the first time since 1990 after a 2-1 victory over Watford at Wembley. The Eagles were much the better team and led early on through Yannick Bolasie. But they were pegged back just after half-time when Troy Deeney ...and more »
  
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• PICTURES AND REACTION: Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup final

  24-04-2016 15:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Check out pictures and reaction as Crystal Palace reached the FA Cup final with victory over Watford this afternoon.
  
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• Crystal Palace v Watford: Palace reach the FA Cup final

  24-04-2016 15:05
  
  Follow the latest action from Crystal Palace's crunch FA Cup semi-final against Watford.
  
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• Crystal Palace v Watford: Live coverage of FA Cup semi-final

  24-04-2016 15:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest action from Crystal Palace's crunch FA Cup semi-final against Watford.
  
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• Budding filmmaker calls on New Addington to get behind community documentary

  24-04-2016 12:13
  
  Emma Robery, 20, wants to “show how people how strong our community is” by making the film, titled CR-Zero, about the place she grew up.
  
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• Thornton Heath man charged with rape in connection with sex...

  24-04-2016 11:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A THORNTON Heath man has been charged with rape and attempted rape after a string of sex attacks on lone women in Norbury and Streatham.Portuguese national Pedro Antonio Baptista Boieiro, of Brigstock Road, is charged with two counts of attempted rape and one count of rape.The first two counts relate to an alleged attacks in Challice Way, Streatham on December 20 last year and in Covington Way, Norbury on December 21.The third count related to another alleged attack in Granville Gardens, Norbury
  
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• Residents grill council development chief over future of Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  24-04-2016 11:07
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  Residents grill council development chief over future of Croydon
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  The borough's regeneration boss said the success of the town's regeneration will be measured by how happy current residents are when work is finished. On Thursday last week, residents grilled Jo Negrini, director of place at Croydon Council, and a ...
  
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• BREAKING VIEWS: Croydon needs to remain patient over Westfield/Hammerson development - Croydon Advertiser

  24-04-2016 10:58
  BREAKING VIEWS: Croydon needs to remain patient over Westfield/Hammerson development
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  THE careering juggernaut of the Westfield/Hammerson development has swerved in another surprising direction this week. A brand new Marks and Spencer, hundreds more homes, an IMAX cinema, and a revised cost of a mere £1.4 billion as opposed to ...
  
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• Ofsted praises 'highly inspirational' holiday camp in glowing report - Croydon Advertiser

  24-04-2016 10:57
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  Ofsted praises 'highly inspirational' holiday camp in glowing report
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  A HOLIDAY camp based at a private school in Croydon has been rated "outstanding" by Ofsted. Barracudas runs activities on weekdays during Easter and the summer holidays for children aged four to five years old. A report, published this week, described ...
  
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• Council agency workers contract set for second extension - Croydon Advertiser

  24-04-2016 10:52
  Council agency workers contract set for second extension
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  A CONTRACT with the company that provides agency workers for Croydon Council is due to be extended for the second time. The deal with Comensura began in July 2012 and expired in July 2015. It was then extended by the council for one year and is due ...
  
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• READERS' COMMENTS: Praise for the NHS, EU debate and responding...

  24-04-2016 09:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WITH all the complaints I've read about with the Croydon University Hospital, I thought you would like to know that I had to rush my grandson, age ten, into hospital last week, and the service he received from the ambulance crew, the emergency department and the ward teams were second to none. They could not do enough for him and before they did any tests, including a brain scan, they explained to him what it was all about. I must also state that, over the past several years, members of my...
  
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• Residents grill council development chief over future of Croydon

  24-04-2016 09:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The borough's regeneration boss said the success of the town's regeneration will be measured by how happy current residents are when work is finished.On Thursday last week, residents grilled Jo Negrini, director of place at Croydon Council, and a panel of influential people in Croydon on how the borough is changing.At the meeting hosted by South Croydon Community Association at, Croydon College Ms Negrini said Croydon is changing quicker than any other London borough."Residents and...
  
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• Council agency workers contract set for second extension

  24-04-2016 09:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CONTRACT with the company that provides agency workers for Croydon Council is due to be extended for the second time.The deal with Comensura began in July 2012 and expired in July 2015. It was then extended by the council for one year and is due to run out in less than three months time. On Monday cabinet members are expected to approve a further extension of two months, with an option for an extra three, at a maximum cost of £9 million. The council says the additional time will allow it
  
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• Ofsted praises 'highly inspirational' holiday camp in glowing...

  24-04-2016 09:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A HOLIDAY camp based at a private school in Croydon has been rated "outstanding" by Ofsted.Barracudas runs activities on weekdays during Easter and the summer holidays for children aged four to five years old. A report, published this week, described its management team as "highly inspirational" and said staff have an "excellent knowledge of what interests children". The club, which is based at Trinity School in Shirley, received the education watchdog's top grade...
  
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• 'Imaginative and exciting' South Norwood nursery rated 'outstandi...

  24-04-2016 09:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A SOUTH Norwood nursery has been given a glowing report by Ofsted.The Mulberry Kindergarten, in Howard Road, has been rated "outstanding" in a report published this week. Inspector Gillian Cubitt praised the nursery across the board, describing teaching as "imaginative and exciting" and praising the excellent progress children in all areas of their learning. The 50 children on roll at Mulberry Kindergarten receive "gentle support" to help them settle in from staff...
  
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• BREAKING VIEWS: Croydon needs to remain patient over Westfield/Ha...

  24-04-2016 09:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE careering juggernaut of the Westfield/Hammerson development has swerved in another surprising direction this week.A brand new Marks and Spencer, hundreds more homes, an IMAX cinema, and a revised cost of a mere £1.4 billion as opposed to £1.5bn were revealed ahead of a planning committee meeting to discuss the changes on April 28.After we posted the story on our Facebook site, a significant number of readers declared "we'll believe it when we see it", or words to that...
  
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• London Fire Brigade issues 'open water' warning, with 13 deaths in the capital in three years

  24-04-2016 05:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The brigade has warned people against going into water to attempt to rescue people if they come into trouble
  
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• London Fire Brigade issue "open water" warning, with 13 deaths in the capital in three years

  24-04-2016 05:30
  
  The brigade has warned people against going into water to attempt to rescue people if they come into trouble
  
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• Gang armed with beer bottles stormed birthday in Croydon North, allegedly assaulting patrons and security - Herald Sun

  24-04-2016 02:34
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  Gang armed with beer bottles stormed birthday in Croydon North, allegedly assaulting patrons and security
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  Dozens of teens crashed an 18th birthday party, running wild and and causing chaos. Courtesy: Seven News. April 24th 2016; 7 hours ago; /video/video.news.com.au/News/. A GANG of gatecrashers armed with beer bottles stormed an 18th birthday in ...
  
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