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• Moving tribute paid to former Addington High pupil after she dies...

  25-05-2016 22:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG woman who lost a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis had her final wish fulfilled last week when she was taken to her funeral in a leopard-print coffin. Amy Eades, from Godrick Cresent, New Addington, passed away on May 1 aged just 21. The former Addington High pupil has been fondly remembered this week by her mum as a "happy go lucky" and "crazy individual". At her funeral last Friday her friends and family each donned an item of leopard-print clothing at her...
  
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• Family told they can't move their furniture into council flat...

  25-05-2016 19:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A single mum has been forced to feed her five children off the floor after the council told her she could not take any furniture with her into her temporary new home.Croydon Council placed Natalie Evans in emergency accommodation after she was evicted from her previous home in South Norwood as the landlord wanted it back. The 31-year-old was found a home in Crown Point, Upper Norwood, but told she could not take her own furniture with her. She claims she was told by a council officer that the...
  
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• Strip rail operator of south London franchises immediately, says MP

  25-05-2016 19:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Chris Philp, MP for Croydon South, urged for plans for Transport for London to take over the franchise in 2021 to be brought forward.
  
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• South Norwood pianist in Britain's Got Talent semi-final

  25-05-2016 19:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Norwood man in the Britain's Got Talent semi-finals has come through thick and thin to lead a unique musical act. Pianist Nicholas Bryant, of Ross Road, is the face of The Collaborative Orchestra and Singers who wowed judges in the first round with a flash mob performing 'Don't Stop Me Know' on the ITV contest. The 66 musicians - from singers to violinists - will perform in tonight's semi-finals against eight other acts for two hotly contested spots for the grand final on...
  
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• Eddie Izzard says fellow Crystal Palace fan shouted homophobic...

  25-05-2016 18:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Comedian Eddie Izzard says he suffered homophobic abuse during the FA Cup final - from a fellow Crystal Palace fan. Izzard, who is transgender but not gay, praised other fans for their reaction to the abuse, according to BuzzFeed News. "I went to the Palace game against Manchester United and someone [verbally] attacked me and was exceedingly horrible," he told students during a Pro-EU tour in Birmingham on Monday. "He said I'm a disgrace to the Crystal Palace team. I was wearing a...
  
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• Croydon Council strikes £7.5m deal renting headquarters to multinational design company

  25-05-2016 17:35
  
  Arcadis will begin a 10-year lease of 19,000sq ft of office space in the summer.
  
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• WATCH: Want a Chewbacca mask like the one in that Facebook video? The Force is not with you ...

  25-05-2016 17:25
  
  A viral video of a laughing mum wearing a Chewbacca mask has made millions of people smile over the past few days.
  
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• ​Council to hold 'urgent' road safety meeting after death of Croydon cyclist - Croydon Advertiser

  25-05-2016 16:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Council to hold 'urgent' road safety meeting after death of Croydon cyclist
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  The council is to hold an "urgent" meeting about a Croydon road after a cyclist was killed there on Monday. Croydon Council's cabinet member for transport, Stuart King, has agreed to speak to campaigners and ward councillors about part of St James's ...
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• Passer-by comes to aid of mum and baby as armed robbers raid...

  25-05-2016 14:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has described how his first reaction was to help a mum and her baby during an armed robbery at Boots in Addiscombe.The brave man, who does not wish to be named, came out of Saucy Sausage, next door in Lower Addiscombe Road, to see a panicked woman, with her child in a pram, crying and out-of-breath outside the pharmacy store.A moment later, a man brandishing a "very big knife" darted out of Boots right past him towards Teevan Road - where with his accomplice he jumped in a car...
  
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• Roofer convicted of brutal attack on taxi driver bids to clear...

  25-05-2016 14:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A roofer who served a jail sentence after he was convicted of a brutal assault on a taxi driver has launched a Court of Appeal bid to clear his name.Alfie Good, 24, of Court Wood Lane, Forestdale, was accused of attacking the 65-year-old man after refusing to pay his fare in June 2014.The taxi driver was punched and repeatedly kicked in a violent altercation in Melville Avenue, South Croydon.Good was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and jailed for 18 months at Croydon Crown
  
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• ​Council to hold 'urgent' road safety meeting after death of...

  25-05-2016 13:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The council is to hold an "urgent" meeting about a Croydon road after a cyclist was killed there on Monday. Croydon Council's cabinet member for transport, Stuart King, has agreed to speak to campaigners and ward councillors about part of St James's Road where a 25-year-old woman died after being hit by a lorry. The lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene and was bailed until a date in mid-September. Austen...
  
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• VIDEO: Who's most likely to get rescued when their car breaks down - men or women?

  25-05-2016 13:20
  
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• Thornton Heath bouncer nicknamed Robocop launches appeal against...

  25-05-2016 13:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Thornton Heath man who has served a decade in jail for the murder of a prison officer was convicted on the back of the evidence of a "disgraced" solicitor.Mark Dorling, 48, was found guilty in 2006 of the murder of Aaron Chapman, who was stabbed at his home in Sutton in December 2002.The savage murder was alleged to have been a "contract killing", carried out amid a murky gangland war.But nightclub bouncer and former prison officer Dorling, formerly of Westminster Avenue,...
  
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• Increased migration putting pressure on Croydon health services, warns NHS report - Croydon Guardian

  25-05-2016 13:06 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Increased migration putting pressure on Croydon health services, warns NHS report
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  An influx of immigrants in Croydon, attributed in part to the borough hosting the UK's only asylum screening unit, is “adding a strain to the whole local health economy,” according to an NHS report. Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said many ...and more »
  
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• Increased migration putting pressure on Croydon health services, warns NHS report

  25-05-2016 13:00
  
  Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group said many migrants are not registered with a GP and were more likely to attend hospital if the are ill.
  
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• Police bail Reece Davis, 23, arrested on suspicion of attempted...

  25-05-2016 12:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have bailed a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a jogger was stabbed in Crystal Palace.Reece Davis, 23, went missing after escaping "through a window" at Croydon University Hospital while on escorted leave from Bethlem Road Hospital on May 5. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the Streatham Common area on May 10, the day after the stabbing.The jogger, a 32-year-old man, was repeatedly knifed near the junction of Belvedere Road and Hamlet Road...
  
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• Local dancer and Brit School pupil voted out of Britain's Got Talent semi-final

  25-05-2016 12:40
  
  Other acts last night featured drones, six massive polar bears, impressive pyrotechnics and cameos from pop stars One Direction.
  
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• EXPLAINED: Not got a fracking clue? We've extracted everything you need to know

  25-05-2016 12:10
  
  You’ve probably seen fracking has been in the news again, but you may not fully understand what all the fuss is about.
  
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• Former Croydon Council leader Val Shawcross appointed as London's...

  25-05-2016 12:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Val Shawcross, the former leader of Croydon Council, has been appointed as London's new deputy mayor for transport.Mrs Shawcross was elected as a councillor in New Addington in 1994 and, three years later, she became council leader. She was elected to the London Assembly in 2000 and went on to represent Lambeth and Southwark for 16 years. In 2012 she narrowly missed out on selection as Labour's candidate for the Croydon North by-election following the death of Malcolm Wicks.New Labour mayor...
  
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• Man, 23, bailed after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

  25-05-2016 12:02
  
  Police and paramedics were called to reports of stabbing in Belvedere Road at 9.20pm on May 9.
  
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• The reggae superstar who died at his Thornton Heath home 10 years...

  25-05-2016 11:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Thornton Heath isn't perhaps where you would expect to find one of the most famous musicians of their time. But that is exactly where reggae singer Desmond Dekker was living when he died of a heart attack, aged just 64, 10 years ago today. His death, when he collapsed at his home on May 25, 2006, was completely unexpected. At the time his manager and best friend Delroy Williams told how he had seen the celebrated singer the night before and he had seemed fine. He paid a warm tribute to...
  
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• 'Robocop' killer to fight murder conviction after Court of Appeal rules witness was unreliable

  25-05-2016 11:44
  
  Mark Dorling, 48, was found guilty in 2006 of the murder of Aaron Chapman, 23, who was stabbed at his home in Sutton in December 2002.
  
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• Outdoor London for the kids: 5 things to try this summer

  25-05-2016 10:59
  
  Summer is rapidly approaching, so we decided to take a look at some of the outdoor ‘must-do’ items currently available in London.
  
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• Did BRIT School dancers make it through to the final of Britain's...

  25-05-2016 10:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A dance troupe from The BRIT School impressed judges in the third semi-final of Britain's Got Talent last night. But despite receiving a standing ovation from David Walliams and Alesha Dixon for their performance to Run Boy Run, by Woodkid, Khronos Agoria missed out on a spot in the final.Amanda Holden had even told the group they are the best the show has seen."You are by far the best dance group that we've had," she said. "And I think for me it's the commitment and the passion...
  
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• Armed robbers threatened Boots staff with knife and hammer

  25-05-2016 09:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Masked robbers armed with a large knife and a hammer robbed thousands of pounds in cash from a Boots store in Addiscombe. Police were called to the pharmacy chain's branch in Lower Addiscombe Road on Monday at 9.15am. The men entered the store with their faces covered, armed with the weapons, and threatened staff. They stole £12,000 cash in a bag and made off into Teevan Road, said a Metropolitan Police spokesman.They were seen getting into a black Ford Focus. The suspects...
  
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• Croydon conman told me he was ex-special forces and helped people...

  25-05-2016 09:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A career con artist tried to ensnare a new victim using a scam that previously landed him in prison.Marc Marshall – also known as Mark Hill-Wood - told a woman he was a former special forces operative and could triple her money if she invested thousands of pounds in a business deal involving liquidated IT equipment. She had no idea that the con artist, then called Mark Castley, had been jailed for 44 months in 2008 after pleading guilty to identical frauds that cost his victims more than..
  
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• Do you have what it takes? Fire cadets schemes running for teenagers in Mitcham and Croydon

  25-05-2016 09:34
  
  Teenagers in Merton and Croydon can become fire cadets in schemes at the stations
  
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• "Choose a life, not a knife": Met police cadets campaign posters to appear across London to tackle knife crime

  25-05-2016 09:10
  
  The posters were launched at New Scotland Yard on May 24
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after morning robbery in Boots, Addiscombe

  25-05-2016 08:12
  
  The incident happened at 9.15am on Monday, May 23.
  
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• 8 things to look forward to in Croydon, Sutton and Epsom this bank holiday and half term

  25-05-2016 07:10
  
  Give one of these cool family-friendly events a go this half term…
  
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