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• Croydon Council to double number of signatures needed to trigger full town hall debate | Croydon Advertiser - Croydon Advertiser

  18-05-2016 20:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Croydon Council to double number of signatures needed to trigger full town hall debate | Croydon Advertiser
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  THE number of signatures needed to trigger a detailed debate at a meeting of Croydon Council is to double. Council leader Tony Newman had considered increasing the threshold from 1,000 to 5,000 but has now revised that figure to 2,000. He believes ...
  
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• Darth Vader spotted leading funeral procession in Croydon

  18-05-2016 18:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Fittingly, the Sith Lord was dressed in his famous all-black suit.
  
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• UPDATED: Agreement reached on junior doctors contracts after months of strike action and negotiation

  18-05-2016 18:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A deal has been struck between the junior doctors and the government, which will be put to the British Medical Association members
  
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• Agreement reached on junior doctors contracts after months of strike action and negotiation

  18-05-2016 18:04
  
  A deal has been struck between the junior doctors and the government, which will be put to the British Medical Association members
  
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• Network Rail said it is 'a serious concern' £100k of...

  18-05-2016 17:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Network Rail said it is "a matter of serious concern" trespassers may have broken into a derelict property they own in Purley and grown an estimated £100,000 worth of cannabis. The rail authority owns the former My Old China building in Godstone Road which officers stormed after a tip-off at the end of April. Inside, police found an "expert set-up" including a number of linked tents containing fully grown cannabis plants, according to a Metropolitan Police...
  
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• FA Cup Final: Meet the Crystal Palace and Manchester United WAGs

  18-05-2016 17:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  When Crystal Palace step on to the hallowed turf at Wembley on Saturday for the FA Cup final against Manchester United, it won't just be the players, manager Alan Pardew and supporters who will be feeling the nerves.Up in the VIP boxes at Wembley Stadium, drinking champers and mixing with the hoi polloi, will be the glamorous but amazingly supportive wives and girlfriends of both teams; their perfectly manicured nails bitten down to the wick. READ MORE: Check out these stunning Crystal...
  
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• Croydon Council to double number of signatures needed to trigger...

  18-05-2016 16:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE number of signatures needed to trigger a detailed debate at a meeting of Croydon Council is to double. Council leader Tony Newman had considered increasing the threshold from 1,000 to 5,000 but has now revised that figure to 2,000. He believes raising the limit - less than six months after it was lowered from 10,000 - will create a distinction between "borough-wide issues" worthy of in-depth discussion in the town hall and "local issues" that do not affect large parts of...
  
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• Winterborne Junior Girls' School making 'substantial' improvement...

  18-05-2016 16:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A SCHOOL asked to make improvements by Ofsted has taken "effective actions" to tackle areas of concern, the education watchdog has said. Winterbourne Junior Girls' School, in Thornton Heath, was rated as requires improvement following an inspection in October 2015. Ofsted said the school had failed to maintain the good standard of education reported since its last inspection and said changes needed to be made to pupils' behaviour. On April 29 the inspectorate conducted its first...
  
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• Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir set to perform at Wembley for FA Cup final

  18-05-2016 15:40
  
  The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir are set to perform at this Saturday’s FA Cup final at Wembley, when Crystal Palace and Manchester United go head to head for the title.
  
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• Has 'Croydon Cat Killer' moved area? Feline's mutilated body found in Kent park - Mirror.co.uk

  18-05-2016 14:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Has 'Croydon Cat Killer' moved area? Feline's mutilated body found in Kent park
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  A cat's torso has been found in a park in Kent, sparking fears that the notorious 'Croydon Cat Killer' has moved there to claim new victims. The feline's mutilated body was discovered in the St Mary's Green area of Biggin Hill this week, with its head ...
  
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• Croydon Council raises Crystal Palace flag from town hall ahead...

  18-05-2016 14:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON Council has nailed its colours to the mast ahead of the FA Cup final by flying a Crystal Palace flag from the town hall.The civic building in Katharine Street has also been decked out in red and blue bunting as well as a banner wishing the club luck ahead of the big day. The council has also changed its profile picture to the club's iconic badge.The flag was raised by Mayor of Croydon Patricia Hay-Justice, council leader Tony Newman and other senior councillors during a ceremony...
  
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• Eagles flag soars above town hall as Croydon gears up for FA Cup final

  18-05-2016 14:40
  
  Despite the damp and dreary conditions, council leader Tony Newman, an Eagles scarf draped around his neck, was in smiling spirits as the flag was hoisted into the air.
  
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• Croydon hospital stabbing: Patient to face murder trial after nurse knifed to death - Evening Standard

  18-05-2016 13:50 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Croydon hospital stabbing: Patient to face murder trial after nurse knifed to death
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  A patient accused of stabbing a nurse to death at a mental hospital in south London is to stand trial for murder. Semi-retired nurse Patrick Clarke, 68, suffered a number of knife wounds during the attack at the mental health facility in Croydon on May 12.and more »
  
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• LeeFest 2016's secret Kent location revealed

  18-05-2016 13:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The closely-guarded secret location of this summer’s 10th LeeFest festival has been revealed.
  
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• Hundreds of trains cancelled as Southern conductors stage second strike

  18-05-2016 11:37
  
  Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are staging a second day of industrial action in response to the company’s decision to transfer certain responsibilities from train conductors to drivers.
  
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• Police growing increasingly concerned for 'very thin and weak' woman missing since Friday

  18-05-2016 10:51
  
  Nadia Ali Moustapha, 39, has not been seen since May 13.
  
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• 34 potential headlines after Crystal Palace face Manchester...

  18-05-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CRYSTAL Palace fans across the world are dreaming of FA Cup final glory this Saturday and, ahead of the club's biggest match in 26 years, the Advertiser imagines what some of the headlines might be after a dramatic day at Wembley. SUPERPALACEGOBALLISTICUNITEDWEREATROCIOUSFans' dreams come true as Palace thrash United to lift the cup
  MILE HIGH CLUBLast minute Jedinak winner puts Palace on cloud nine
  THE ONE AND SPERONI Club legend given shock start and a string of saves helps Palace to...
  
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• The ​Crystal Palace fans travelling from around the world to be...

  18-05-2016 06:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Fans from across the world are arriving in Britain this week to support Crystal Palace as they face Machester United in the FA Cup final.We have spoken to some of those supporters travelling thousands of miles and spending thousands of pounds to make sure they don't miss the historic occasion.One Crystal Palace fan travelling from the other side of the world for the FA Cup final has spent more on his match ticket than the flight.Mick Mantell, 60, paid £900 for his Club Wembley seat -...
  
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• VIDEO: Croydon man 'wakes up' with Dorset accent - and now can't get rid of it

  18-05-2016 06:00
  
  Joe Webster, of Birdhurst Avenue, claims he went to sleep with a London accent and woke up talking like he was from the West Country.
  
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• VIDEO: Croydon man 'inexplicably wakes up with Dorset accent' - and now can't get rid of it

  18-05-2016 06:00
  
  Joe Webster, of Birdhurst Avenue, claims he went to sleep with a London accent and woke up talking like he was from the West Country.
  
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• Croydon man 'inexplicably wakes up with Dorset accent' - and now can't get rid of it

  18-05-2016 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Joe Webster, of Birdhurst Avenue, claims he went to sleep with a London accent and woke up talking like he was from the West Country.
  
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• May 18 Southern Rail conductors' strike - Everything you need to know - Croydon Advertiser

  18-05-2016 00:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  May 18 Southern Rail conductors' strike - Everything you need to know
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  Severe disruption is expected on Southern Rail services tomorrow with limited trains running through Croydon due to strike action by conductors. Members of the RMT union have voted to walk out again over proposed changes to the conductors' job role, ...
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