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• Woman arrested on suspicion of drink driving after Thornton Heath...

  07-05-2016 19:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman on suspicion of drink driving after a two-car crash in Thornton Heath.Officers were called out to the crash on Warwick Road, at 2.24am on Saturday morning.Photo: @MPSCroydonThree people were treated for minor injuries.The woman was taken to a south London police station, and remained in custody earlier today. Enquiries continue.Photo: @MPSCroydon
  
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• Did the Lib Dems deliberately help the Conservatives win Croydon and Sutton GLA seat? A Croydon councillor seems ... - Croydon Guardian

  07-05-2016 16:42 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Did the Lib Dems deliberately help the Conservatives win Croydon and Sutton GLA seat? A Croydon councillor seems ...
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. Is this a case of sour grapes or has a Croydon councillor blown the lid off an electoral conspiracy between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives? Yesterday the ...
  Conservatives hold Croydon and Sutton GLA seat with increased majorityYour Local Guardian
  
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• Did the Lib Dems deliberately help the Conservatives win Croydon and Sutton GLA seat? A Croydon councillor seems to think so...

  07-05-2016 16:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Croydon councillor has suggested the Lib Dems "saved" the Torys by selecting a candidate with the same last name as Labour's candidate.
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crash in Thornton Heath

  07-05-2016 14:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Three people were treated for minor injuries
  
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• Church provides food lifeline to Croydon locals - The Voice Online

  07-05-2016 13:08 via voice-online.co.uk
  
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  Church provides food lifeline to Croydon locals
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  One answer could be found in the congregation of Praise Gate Temple, based in West Croydon. The black majority church has taken hold of the Biblical message that “it is more blessed to give than to receive” and set up a food bank in the south London ...
  
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• Rail union postpones strike action despite breakdown in talks with Southern rail over future of conductor roles

  07-05-2016 11:46
  
  Southern conductors will now walk off the job for a full day on May 20.
  
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• Sadiq Khan pledges to be a 'mayor for all Londoners' after victory in City Hall

  07-05-2016 11:29 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Mr Khan was formally declared the new Mayor of London shortly after midnight at City Hall last night.
  
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• WEEKEND WEATHER: Temperatures expected to be hotter than Barcelona and California as summer sun hits London

  07-05-2016 09:52
  
  The weekend is set to be bright and sunny across south west London and north Surrey
  
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• US Ambassador quizzed by pupils during school visit

  07-05-2016 09:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  COULSDON secondary school pupils learnt about life over the pond with a visit from the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom.Year 11 students at Oasis Academy Coulsdon, in Homefield Road, enjoyed an hour with Matt Barzun giving a presentation on UK and US relations and a question and answer session on April 27.Ambassador Barzun was quizzed on a number of topics, from gun laws and the death penalty to equality and the notion of the 'American Dream'.Kezia Boateng, a Year 11 student, said:...
  
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• PICTURES: 11 photos of an absolutely stunning property in Purley,...

  07-05-2016 09:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  PHOTOS: 12 Pictures of a sleek, stylish home in Coulsdon, for just £1,295,000PICTURES: 23 photos of a stunning property in Woldingham worth £935,000PICTURES: 20 photos of a beautiful Kenley home worth £975,000The extensive accommodation is presented over three floors and includes an entrance porch, entrance hall with parquet wooden floor and a beautifully restored stained glass window to the side. The ground floor provides four reception rooms, including a front aspect family..
  
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• 12 things you might not know about South Norwood

  07-05-2016 09:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We just about know where Upper Norwood is, we have less interest in where West Norwood is, but we definitely know where South Norwood is. However, here are 12 things about the area you might not know. Let us know if there is anything we might have missed and make sure to return for similar articles like this. 1: Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used to live on Tennison Road. 2: The town is just down the road from the famous BRIT school that produced such artists as...
  
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• 'Good luck' ceremony held for new South Norwood school

  07-05-2016 09:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ASOUTH Norwood academy due to fully open in September held a 'topping out ceremony' last week.Oasis Academy Arena attracted controversy in the planning stages, asresidents opposed buildingthe 915-pupil secondary school in Albert Road.The Mayor of Croydon, Patricia Hay-Justice joined staff and the first Year 7 students as they marked the structural completion of the new school buildingon April 25.Salt, oil, and corn wassprinkled at the highest point of the building to bring luck to the...
  
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• UPDATED: Sadiq Khan beats Zac Goldsmith to become the new Mayor of London

  07-05-2016 01:30
  
  The Tooting MP was ahead throughout the whole count and in many polls during the campaign
  
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• Sadiq Khan set to lead majority Labour group as Ukip picks up first London Assembly seats in more than a decade

  07-05-2016 01:01
  
  The Labour Mayor will have 12 of the 25 members to back him in the chamber
  
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• Newsquest - publisher of this website - wins innovation award for digital advertising

  07-05-2016 00:56
  
  Newsquest Media Group, the leading local multi-media group in the UK, has been named 2016’s Most Innovative Publisher for its work on local digital advertising products.
  
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