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• Three arrested after man, 23, stabbed in South Norwood

  29-04-2016 19:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Witnesses reported see blood in the road following the stabbing.
  
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• Councillors fear £1.4bn shopping mall could look too much like shopping mall - Croydon Guardian

  29-04-2016 18:41 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Councillors fear £1.4bn shopping mall could look too much like shopping mall
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  Croydon Council is concerned plans for a fully enclosed glass walkway in Westfield and Hammerson's new £1.4bn shopping centre will “close off” the town centre. The redevelopment of Whitgift Centre presented to the council's planning committee last ...
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• Councillors fear £1.4bn shopping mall could look too much like shopping mall

  29-04-2016 18:40
  
  The redevelopment of Whitgift Centre presented to the council’s planning committee last night could make the area less inviting, fear councillors.
  
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• WARNING: New scam hits the capital as victims stung with hefty phone bills - Croydon Guardian

  29-04-2016 18:11 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  WARNING: New scam hits the capital as victims stung with hefty phone bills
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  Beware the latest phone scam which could leave you hundreds of pounds out of pocket. Victims have been stung with charges of more than £300 for calls apparently lasting up to 12 hours, according to the Daily Mail. They reported receiving a call from an ...and more »
  
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• WARNING: New phone scam leaves victims stung with hefty bills

  29-04-2016 18:07
  
  Beware the latest phone scam which could leave you hundreds of pounds out of pocket.
  
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• Palace winger Bolasie dedicates semi final goal to late father - Croydon Advertiser

  29-04-2016 18:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Palace winger Bolasie dedicates semi final goal to late father
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  IT WAS a dream come true for Yannick Bolasie last Sunday when he scored at Wembley Stadium – just a few miles from his roots in Hillingdon. The winger opened the scoring for Palace against Watford in the FA Cup semi-final, and he was quick to dedicate ...and more »
  
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• ​Krispy Kreme opening new store in the Whitgift Centre - Croydon Advertiser

  29-04-2016 17:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  ​Krispy Kreme opening new store in the Whitgift Centre
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  KRISPY Kreme has announced it will be opening a new box store in Croydon this week. Doughnut lovers will be able to get their hands on the sweet treats when it opens on level 1 of the Whitgift at 10am on Tuesday, May 3. Sixteen types of doughnuts will ...and more »
  
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• Cumnor House School headmaster resigns due to personal reasons - Croydon Advertiser

  29-04-2016 17:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Cumnor House School headmaster resigns due to personal reasons
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  THE headmaster of Cumnor House School has resigned because of personal reasons, it has been announced. Peter Clare-Hunt stepped down today having joined the boys' school in 1998. Parents and staff have been informed of his resignation, ...
  
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• ​Krispy Kreme opening new store in the Whitgift Centre

  29-04-2016 16:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  KRISPY Kreme have announced they will be opening a new box store in Croydon this week.Doughnut lovers will be able to get their hands on the sweet treats when it opens on level 1 of the Whitgift at 10am on Tuesday, May 3.Sixteen types of doughnuts will be on salefrom the iconic green and dotty kiosk including the limited edition Lotus Biscoff Billionaire and Lotus White Chocolate and Raspberry doughnuts.Judith Denby, chief marketing officer at Krispy Kreme, said: "We are excited about...
  
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• Cumnor House School headmaster resigns due to personal reasons

  29-04-2016 16:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE headmaster of Cumnor House School has resigned because of personal reasons, it has been announced.Peter Clare-Hunt stepped down today having joined the boys' school in 1998. Parents and staff have been informed of his resignation, a spokeswoman for the school said.Cognita, which runs the school, has appointed former Saracens and England rugby player Floyd Steadman as Mr Clare-Hunt's permanent replacement. He will take over the school in September.Mr Steadman has worked in independent schools
  
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• Croydon's Labour and Conservative politicians make a lot of noise about who is more silent - Croydon Advertiser

  29-04-2016 16:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon's Labour and Conservative politicians make a lot of noise about who is more silent
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  POLITICIANS in Croydon are currently making a lot of noise on social media about which party is more silent. Conservatives, including Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell, want to know why Labour has yet to condemn a senior figure's support for Ken ...and more »
  
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• Westfield to help local people get jobs in Croydon scheme with...

  29-04-2016 16:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WESTFIELD will create a skills centre to help people from Croydon find work in the town centre's new shopping centre.John Burton, head of development at Westfield, said the centre will work with shops in the redevelopment to make jobs available to "those who need opportunities the most".Mr Burton made the announcement at a Croydon Council planning meeting last night where he presented new plans for the £1.4 billion redevelopment of the Whitgift centre to the planning committee.He...
  
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• Croydon's Labour and Conservative politicians make a lot of noise...

  29-04-2016 16:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLITICIANS in Croydon are currently making a lot of noise on social media about which party is more silent. Conservatives, including Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell, want to know why Labour has yet to condemn a senior figure's support for Ken Livingstone's comments about Adolf Hitler.In response, Labour politicians are questioning why Mr Barwell is himself avoiding questions about the police's conduct toward a Croydon nightclub. Not a hint of irony has been detected. In fact Mr...
  
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• Senior Croydon Council officer confirmed as temporary boss - Your Local Guardian

  29-04-2016 15:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Senior Croydon Council officer confirmed as temporary boss
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  One of Croydon Council's most senior officers has been confirmed as the authority's new temporary boss. Jo Negrini, currently the council's executive director of place, will take over as interim chief executive following Nathan Elvery's departure on ...
  
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• Senior Croydon Council officer confirmed as temporary boss

  29-04-2016 15:37
  
  Jo Negrini will start in June.
  
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• Westfield want to make Croydon the 'capital of south London' with...

  29-04-2016 15:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WESTFIELD said it wants to make Croydon the "capital of south London" as it presented updated plans for the £1.4 billion regeneration of the town centre to the council last night. It was revealed last week the scheme will be even bigger than first thought including a brand new Marks & Spencer as well as an IMAX cinema and 200 extra homes. Speaking to Croydon Council's planning committee John Burton, head of development at Westfield, said: "The vision of creating...
  
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• Bank worker stopped pensioner from handing thousands over to...

  29-04-2016 15:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A QUICK-thinking bank worker stopped an 86-year-old woman handing thousands of pounds in cash to conmen who were waiting for her at home.Joyce Boakye-Ansah, a cashier at the Selsdon Nationwide, thought something was wrong when the pensioner asked to withdraw £15,000 in March.Mrs Boakye-Ansah knew the customer and, concerned by the unusually large sum, asked what the money was for. The woman, who lives in Selsdon, told Mrs Boakye-Ansah she needed the cash to pay two men who had told her the
  
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• Police find £100k worth of cannabis in raid at Purley business - Croydon Advertiser

  29-04-2016 14:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Police find £100k worth of cannabis in raid at Purley business
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  POLICE found an estimated £100,000 worth of cannabis plants in a business premises in Purley this morning. Officers received information that drugs were being grown at an address in Godstone Road and executed a search warrant on the unnamed ...
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• Busted: Massive £100k cannabis factory uncovered after Purley drugs swoop

  29-04-2016 13:37
  
  Officers found an "expert" set-up of growing systems.
  
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• Newcastle United v Crystal Palace - exploding the Geordie Pardew myth - Croydon Advertiser

  29-04-2016 13:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Newcastle United v Crystal Palace - exploding the Geordie Pardew myth
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  You don't have to look at the fixture list to know when Crystal Palace are playing Newcastle United next. It is the one week where the people in the North East take notice of little old Crystal Palace, simply because of the bloke in charge. The ...and more »
  
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• Watch out world – Croydon's innovating! - The Croydon Citizen

  29-04-2016 13:00 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  Watch out world – Croydon's innovating!
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  The word 'innovation' is overused, writes John Coupland. But in Croydon, it's the perfect descriptor. Croydon rising. Photo author's own. Croydon – the big town that has the innovation to challenge any major UK city… and, come to think of it, many ...
  
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• Marks and Spencer 'at a loss' to explain how glass ended up in...

  29-04-2016 12:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  MARKS and Spencer is "at a loss" to explain how glass ended up in a bottle of orange juice at its Croydon town centre branch. Advertiser chief reporter Gareth Davies pulled the inch-long shard from his mouth after drinking from a bottle of '100% freshly squeezed orange juice' bought in a cafe at the North End store in March. He handed the object to a member of staff who sent it away to be analysed. In a letter to Mr Davies, a Marks and Spencer spokeswoman said this week that laboratory...
  
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• Stand and deliver: will standing up in the office revolutionise our work?

  29-04-2016 12:51
  
  Doubtless we have all seen the reports that say sitting all day makes us prone to all manner of physical and mental health risks. The solution, so say some people, is standing up at work.
  
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• Police find £100k worth of cannabis in raid at Purley...

  29-04-2016 12:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE found an estimated £100,000 yield worth of cannabis plants in a business premises in Purley this morning. Officers received information that drugs were being grown at an address in Godstone Road and executed a search warrant on the unnamed business. An expert set up of hydroponics – a method used to grow plants – linking a number of tents containing fully grown cannabis plants, according to a Metropolitan Police spokesman. The electricity had also been tampered...
  
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• Council names and shames ten more people who 'messed with Croydon' - Croydon Advertiser

  29-04-2016 11:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Council names and shames ten more people who 'messed with Croydon'
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  THE council has named and shamed the latest people to have been caught fly-tipping and littering on Croydon's streets. Croydon Council publishes the names of people convicted of offences such as fly-tipping, spitting and dropping cigarette butts in ...
  
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• Council names and shames ten more people who 'messed with...

  29-04-2016 11:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE council has named and shamed the latest people to have been caught fly-tipping and littering on Croydon's streets. Croydon Council publishes the names of people convicted of offences such as fly-tipping, spitting and dropping cigarette butts in public places.The policy is part of its high profile Don't Mess With Croydon campaign, which aims to clean up a borough blighted by carelessly or deliberately discarded rubbish. The latest people to be entered into the authority's hall of shame...
  
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• Conservative Mayoral hopeful pledges to look into Lee Valley Park tax on South West London boroughs

  29-04-2016 11:04
  
  In April, Your Local Guardian as well as the Richmond and Twickenham Times, relaunched its No to the Lee Valley tax campaign
  
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• Captain America: Civil War - all the highlights from the London press conference - Croydon Guardian

  29-04-2016 10:01 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Captain America: Civil War - all the highlights from the London press conference
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  The stars and directors of Captain America: Civil War, gathered at the London Press Conference this week to talk to the British press. Foker On Film was fortunate enough to be an invited to pose a few questions to the all-star line-up. Attending the ...and more »
  
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• Captain America: Civil War - all the highlights from the London press conference

  29-04-2016 09:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Who would Chris Evans side with in real life?
  
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• Fault at Selhurst will cause disruption and delays for trains all day

  29-04-2016 09:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The fault is on the line between Croydon and Selhurst and will stop some northbound trains from using the route which would normally be taken.
  
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• Liberal Democrats GLA candidate Amna Ahmad wants to 'break the...

  29-04-2016 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  LIBERAL Democrat Amna Ahmad decided to campaign for the party because of its opposition to the Iraq War.Ms Ahmad, who is standing for the party in the London Assembly elections on Thursday, grew up in south London after moving from Pakistan when she was one-year-old.Domestic violence in her own home when she was young mean she spent time in foster care and that her experiences dealing with the authorities encouraged her to get involved in politics. "Croydon residents say they're worried...
  
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• Weather: Sunshine for bank holiday weekend

  29-04-2016 08:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  After a week of mixed, but mostly chilly weather, the forecast is for a solid block of sunshine on Saturday, with clouds and sunshine on Sunday and Monday.
  
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