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• Former police sergeant and ​'Met heroine' Ethel Bush dies age 100

  22-05-2016 13:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 'heroine' former police sergeant of the Metropolitan Police Service who helped catch the man behind the string of sexual assaults in an alley in Croydon in 1954 and 1955 has passed away age 100.Tributes have been paid to Ethel Violet Bush, who lived in Norwood, who was one of the first women in the Met to be awarded the Medal for Bravery.Ethel celebrated her 100th birthday at her care home in West Sussex with a visit from Assistant Commissioner Helen King and one of the Met's youngest police..
  
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• Missing elderly man, 79, from Croydon found safe and well

  22-05-2016 11:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police were appealing to find a elderly man suffering with dementia who was missing from Croydon. Victor Riches, 79, was last seen on Friday morning in South Norwood and police were concerned for his wellbeing.Officers in Croydon confirmed he was found safe and well today.
  Police were appealing for help to findmissing Victor Riches, 79, from #Croydon. He was found safe and well today. Thanks for the RTs.— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) May 22, 2016
  
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• New cycling race route to avoid repeat of 'carnage' through...

  22-05-2016 10:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The new route for the return of an international cycle race to Croydon has been unveiled. The town centre was transformed into a race track last year for professional cyclists from around the world to do battle in the men's Pearl Izumo Tour Series and women's Matrix Fitness Grand Prix races. That first visit to the borough was dubbed "Croydon Carnage" by riders, after a number of crashes on the route's narrow turns through Drummond Road and Keeley Road off North End.The revised route...
  
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• Teenager missing from care home found safe and well

  22-05-2016 10:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police were appealing to find a missing teenager with links to Croydon. Katrina Grace, 16, left her care home in Sidcup, in Bexley, and was last seen at 5.15pm on Monday, May 16. She was known to have links to both Croydon, Lewisham and Milford Haven in Wales. Yesterday, police in Bexley confirmed she was found "safe and well".
  Happy to update that Katrina Grace, 16, from Bexley has now been found safe and well. Thanks for the retweets.— Bexley MPS (@MPSBexley) May 21, 2016
  
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• Elderly man with dementia missing from Croydon

  22-05-2016 09:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing to find an elderly man suffering with dementia.Officers are growing "increasingly concerned" for the wellbeing of Victor Riches, 79, who was last seen on Friday morning in South Norwood.He is described by police as a white male, 5ft 6ins tall, of slim build and has white hair. He is smartly dressed.Victor is known to travel on the buses and he may appear confused as he has dementia, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. Officers are increasingly concerned for his...
  
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• Schoolchildren's winning anti-dog poo posters to be displayed...

  22-05-2016 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Pupil's designs for anti-dog fouling posters will be displayed around Thornton Heath to take a stand against the mess.Isabella Brugnoli, a Year Four pupil from St James the Great Primary School, was among the three winners of the competition, organised by Thornton Heath Community Action Group (THCAT). Steve Reed, MP for Croydon North, presented the winners with their prizes of a £25 Amazon voucher and a set of books for the winning school.Andrea Perry, vice-chair of THCAT, said: "All...
  
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• Boy, 16, admits raping 12-year-old in Croydon classroom

  22-05-2016 06:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A schoolboy has admitted to raping another boy in a Croydon classroom.The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to making the boy, aged 12, perform oral sex on him.The teenager, who was 15 at the time of the incident, originally denied the charge in February, along with another charge of forcing the boy to perform a sex act on him.However, he changed his plea for rape at Croydon Youth Court on Thursday, and the second sexual activity charge was withdrawn by the..
  
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• Croydon Council to hire expert panel to review planning applications

  22-05-2016 06:00
  
  It will comprise of professionals with expertise in planning, landscape design, conservation, culture, urban design, architecture and engineering.
  
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