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• Police inspector drove van along pavement to force clubbers out of Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  27-04-2016 18:33
  
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  Police inspector drove van along pavement to force clubbers out of Croydon town centre
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  Chief Inspector Peter McGarry drove a police van along the pavement to force a small group of clubbers to vacate the... HSBC announces branch closure in Thornton Heath. 1 · Assembly candidate Marina Ahmad talks rivalry, election chances... Assembly ...and more »
  
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• Father accuses authorities of delaying inquest into son's police restraint death

  27-04-2016 18:29
  
  Olaseni Lewis, 23, never regained consciousness after being pinned down to the floor by 11 officers at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Beckenham in August 2010.
  
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• HSBC announces branch closure in Thornton Heath

  27-04-2016 17:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  HSBC in Thornton Heath has announced it will be closing this summer.The branch, in High Street, will close its doors on July 22 after the number of customers has fallen significantly, according to the bank.A spokeswoman said: "Unfortunately, with an increase in the use of online and telephone banking over the past few years use of our branch in Thornton Heath has fallen significantly, and we've had to take the difficult decision to close it."We will be working with customers who use...
  
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• Police inspector drove van along pavement to force clubbers out...

  27-04-2016 17:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CHIEF Inspector drove a police van on to the pavement and toward a small group of clubbers in order to force them out of the town centre. Photos passed to the Advertiser show the vehicle being used to herd eight people out of Croydon High Street after they left a nightclub in the early hours of the morning. The van is understood to have mounted the kerb near Lunar and, flanked by police officers, was driven about 130 feet along the pavement, forcing the clubbers away from the area. Chief...
  
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• Croydon Health Services NHS Trust borrowing money to mitigate £36m deficit - Croydon Guardian

  27-04-2016 16:21
  
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  Croydon Health Services NHS Trust borrowing money to mitigate £36m deficit
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news, straight to your inbox. Sign up. The NHS trust that runs Croydon University Hospital has revealed a £36 million deficit, more than £10 million more than it had forecast. Croydon Health Services NHS ...and more »
  
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• Five things we learned from Zac Goldsmith's Mumsnet webchat

  27-04-2016 16:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith fielded questions from Mumsnet users on Wednesday morning – and here are five things we learned about the Richmond Park MP
  
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• Croydon Health Services NHS Trust borrowing money to mitigate £36m deficit

  27-04-2016 16:16
  
  The trust has built up a backlog of creditors and has borrowed from the Department of Health to pay them back.
  
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• Assembly candidate Marina Ahmad talks rivalry, election chances...

  27-04-2016 14:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MARINA Ahmad has questioned her main rivals record and said if she is elected in Croydon residents will know her name and "for the right reasons".The Labour candidate said she has an "excellent chance" she could be elected regardless of the large majority currently held by opposition Steve O'Connell for the Croydon and Sutton seat in the Greater London Assembly.Ms Ahmad lost in the parliamentary race in Beckenham last year and failed to get elected as a Bromley...
  
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• Dagenham man Marius-Adrian Mirea stole from parking meters across...

  27-04-2016 13:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN from Dagenham is to be sentenced for stealing from parking meters across Croydon.Marius-Adrian Mirea, 29, stole cash from ticket machines in various streets between July 2015 and January 2016. He struck in Gloucester Road, Addiscombe, Cedar Road, East Croydon, and Gillet Road, Thornton Heath - taking unknown quantities of money on each occasion. Mirea, of Valence Circus, Dagenham, was convicted of nine counts of theft from a parking meter at Croydon Magistrates' Court on April 15 but the..
  
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• Council leader hits back at claims authority sent out 'politically biased' letters

  27-04-2016 13:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Labour authority spent £58,000 sending more than 139,000 letters blaming cuts in government funding for the introduction of charges for green waste collection
  
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• Croydon teenager, 15, to stand trial accused of intimidating...

  27-04-2016 12:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER is to stand trial accused of intimidating a witness in a criminal case.The 15-year-old is charged with posting messages - intending to obstruct or pervert an investigation - to his alleged victim via social media on April 4, 2016. The boy, from Croydon, is due to stand trial at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Thursday. He has already pleaded guilty to attacking the witness, and of possessing a kitchen knife, at Woodside tram stop on March 14.
  
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• We chatted to one of the World's greatest DJs - Andy C - about South West Four 2016

  27-04-2016 12:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Voted one of the greatest DJ’s of all time, Andy C will headline this summer’s South West Four on Clapham Common alongside the likes of Rudimental, Dizzee Rascal, Chemical Brothers and Carl Cox.
  
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• Mayor of London candidates talk Croydon: Sian Berry, Green Party - Croydon Advertiser

  27-04-2016 12:00
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  Mayor of London candidates talk Croydon: Sian Berry, Green Party
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  WITH the election for the next Mayor of London little more than a fortnight away, the Advertiser has asked the key candidates what they would do for Croydon. Here the Green Party's Sian Berry talks about the housing crisis, taking inspiration from ...and more »
  
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• Butcher faked five-star hygiene rating 'because he was sad that wife left him'

  27-04-2016 11:22
  
  Robert Punter tricked his clients into believing they were dealing with a tradesman with a "very good" rating from the Food Standards Agency, when in fact inspectors had never looked at his premises. 
  
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• Trinity School crowned Croydon Cup winners after beating Harris Academy Crystal Palace - Croydon Advertiser

  27-04-2016 11:19
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  Trinity School crowned Croydon Cup winners after beating Harris Academy Crystal Palace
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  Trinity School's U14 football team have been crowned champions after winning the Croydon Cup in a thrilling 3-1 victory over Harris Academy Crystal Palace. The match was played at the Croydon Arena, after Trinity earned their place in the Cup final ...
  
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• Mayor of London candidates talk Croydon: Sian Berry, Green Party

  27-04-2016 11:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WITH the election for the next Mayor of London little more than a fortnight away, the Advertiser has asked the key candidates what they would do for Croydon. Here the Green Party's Sian Berry talks about the housing crisis, taking inspiration from local campaigners and the Beddington Lane incinerator.The current mayor played helped bring Westfield and Hammerson together. As mayor what would you do to make sure the £1.4 billion fulfils its potential?Sian Berry (SB): "I know many...
  
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• EXPLAINED: Why children and young adults should get MMR jabs to combat a London measles 'outbreak'

  27-04-2016 10:47
  
  Health experts are urging the public to get young people and children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella, saying it’s never too late to get an MMR jab.
  
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• Children and young adults should get MMR jabs to combat a London measles 'outbreak'

  27-04-2016 10:47
  
  Health experts are urging the public to get young people and children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella, saying it’s never too late to get an MMR jab.
  
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• Junior doctors begin second all-out strike as four out of five take part on first day

  27-04-2016 09:41
  
  Medics walked out at 8am this morning for a second consecutive day of industrial action, which for the first time in NHS history includes the withdrawal of emergency and maternity care.
  
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• Brighton and Hove City Council plans to axe Croydon culture...

  27-04-2016 09:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A COUNCIL officer on secondment in Croydon - dubbed the town's 'culture tsar' - faces losing her permanent job.Paula Murray, the council's new creative director for regeneration, is currently on a six-month loan from the East Sussex authority, where she is assistant chief executive. However, the future of that role is in doubt with council bosses intent on scrapping the post to save money, Brighton and Hove News reports. Brighton and Hove City Council has put forward plans to shed one executive.
  
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• Football fan appears in court accused of trying to punch Crystal...

  27-04-2016 09:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A FOOTBALL fan has appeared in court accused of trying to punch Crystal Palace's bald eagle mascot Kayla.Daniel Boylett, 35, allegedly tried to attack Kayla during Palace's Capital One Cup match against rivals Charlton at Selhurst Park on September 23, 2015. The Addicks supporter was charged with attempted criminal damage to the value of approximately £20,000, which is how much the American Bald Eagle, owned by Chris Belsey, is thought to be worth.Boylett, of Altash Way, Eltham, south east
  
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• Westfield calls for residents' opinions on £1.4 billion...

  27-04-2016 09:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WESTFIELD and Hammerson want to hear resident's opinions on the £1.4 billion regeneration of Croydon town centre.The team behind the redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre want people who live and work in the borough to give their views on new plans to be released in May following last week's announcement that the development will be even bigger than first planned - including a new Marks & Spencer and IMAX cinema.Carolyn Kenney, from the Croydon Partnership (the joint venture between the
  
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• Westfield and Hammerson call for residents' views on £1.4...

  27-04-2016 09:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WESTFIELD and Hammerson want to hear resident's opinions on the £1.4 billion regeneration of Croydon town centre.The team behind the redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre want people who live and work in the borough to give their views on new plans to be released in May following last week's announcement that the development will be even bigger than first planned - including a new Marks & Spencer and IMAX cinema.Carolyn Kenney, from the Croydon Partnership (the joint venture between the
  
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• EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about new child car seat laws

  27-04-2016 09:05
  
  Rules around child car seats are about to change..
  
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• After snow comes sunshine - but there could be HAIL later

  27-04-2016 08:57
  
  Despite the Met Office promising spells of bright spring sunshine, there is also the chance of showers and even thunderstorms developing as the day goes on.
  
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• Commuters brace for second day of travel chaos as train conductor strike continues

  27-04-2016 08:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The walk-out began at 11am yesterday and saw cancellations, delays and queues at some of south London's busiest rail stations, including Clapham Junction. 
  
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