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• DISMISSED: Racist police sergeant who 'deliberately ignored' reports of a fatal stabbing found guilty of misconduct

  27-05-2016 23:27
  
  Kirsten Treasure “chose not to react” despite PC Nathan Munday repeatedly warning her the stabbing was taking place just minutes away from Addington police station, the panel ruled.
  
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• Firefighters free man trapped in car which flipped on its side in...

  27-05-2016 20:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS had to free a man who was trapped in his car after it flipped on its side in a crash with a parked car in Shirley this afternoon.The 26-year-old man was taken to hospital after firefighters cut the roof off his black Hyundai following the collision at about 4.30pm in Shirley Church Road.It took 15 firefighters from Croydon and Addington stations 20 minutes to free the man who had suffered minor injuries, Addington green watch manager Stephan Mewett said."One person was trapped...
  
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• Tram services added to TfL tube map for first time - Croydon Guardian

  27-05-2016 18:21
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  Tram services added to TfL tube map for first time
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  Commuting in Croydon and Wimbledon just got easier with trams being added to Transport for London's (TfL) tube map for the first time. Tram services have been increase by 50 per cent between Wimbledon and Croydon after a new platform was built in ...and more »
  
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• Tram services added to TfL tube map for first time

  27-05-2016 18:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Tram services in Croydon and Wimbledon will be included in Transport for London tube maps.
  
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• Croydon Council appointed first openly gay mayor - EastLondonLines

  27-05-2016 18:04
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  Croydon Council appointed first openly gay mayor
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  Croydon Coucil has appointed its first openly gay mayor. Wayne Trakas-Lawlor was elected earlier this week with veteran councillor Toni Letts as his deputy. Croydon born and bred, Lawlor grew up in Waddon, went to Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School ...
  
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• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to bring spirit of the Proms to Croydon

  27-05-2016 18:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Get your Union Jacks ready for an evening of proms-inspired revelry at Fairfield Halls.
  
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• Euro 2016: Croydon police warn England football fans to behave as domestic abuse expected to spike - Croydon Advertiser

  27-05-2016 17:51
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  Euro 2016: Croydon police warn England football fans to behave as domestic abuse expected to spike
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  Police and Croydon Council have warned fans to behave during Euro 2016 and urged victims of domestic abuse to speak up as the crime is expected to spike during the tournament. With kick-off in just two weeks' time the Metropolitan Police Service has ...and more »
  
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• See Helen Mirren as the Queen again in The Audience on screen in Croydon

  27-05-2016 17:22
  
  Dame Helen Mirren’s multi-award winning stage interpretation of the Queen is returning for a one-off encore to mark Her Majesty’s 90th birthday.
  
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• Euro 2016: Croydon police warn England football fans to behave as...

  27-05-2016 16:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police and Croydon Council have warned fans to behave during Euro 2016 and urged victims of domestic abuse to speak up as the crime is expected to spike during the tournament.With kick-off in just two weeks' time the Metropolitan Police Service has also warned fans watching games to make sure the tournament is "enjoyable for everyone".Violent clashes took place between about 400 England fans and police in the town centre after England lost to France in Euro 2004.This year, extra...
  
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• Scorned lover cleared of pouring scalding coffee on ex boyfriend's face

  27-05-2016 16:19
  
  Dionne Knight, 48, of Thornton Heath allegedly threw the searing liquid over Ransford Bennett after he told her he was going to the Caribbean with another woman.
  
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• Croydon Council's half-term report - Labour gives itself a 'B'...

  27-05-2016 14:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE election manifesto published by Labour before the 2014 elections made a lot of promises in order to prove, as stated on the cover, that the party was Ambitious for Croydon. Two years since retaking control of the council – and two years before Croydon goes back to the polls - how many of those promises have been kept? In the spirit of next week's school holiday, the Advertiser looks at some of those pledges and, using a marking scale of A to F, gives Labour its half-term...
  
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• TRANSFER TALK: Crystal Palace, Everton and West Ham target Chelsea ace - Croydon Advertiser

  27-05-2016 14:35
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  TRANSFER TALK: Crystal Palace, Everton and West Ham target Chelsea ace
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  CRYSTAL Palace could launch a bid to sign Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic this summer, according to reports. The former Portsmouth and Stoke City custodian has been battling with Thibaut Courtois at Stamford Bridge this season for a place between ...
  
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• Former Riddlesdown High pupil Billy Lee who inspired hundreds has...

  27-05-2016 14:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A former Riddlesdown High pupil who inspired a monumental community effort to fund a new leg after he lost his to cancer has died.Billy Lee, who grew up in Sundale Avenue, Selsdon, captured hearts after he was diagnosed with an aggressive tumour in November 2014.He had to have his right leg amputated in lifesaving surgery in January 2015 and by April that year hundreds of people in Croydon and Cambridgeshire, where he moved with family aged 15, had raised £70,000 for a prosthetic...
  
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• RESULT! You can now stop cold calls to your mobile with a simple text message

  27-05-2016 13:56
  
  Mobile phone users can now send a text message to opt out of nuisance calls.
  
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• Croydon Council to 'urgently' look at road safety after death of cyclist - Croydon Guardian

  27-05-2016 13:38
  
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  Croydon Council to 'urgently' look at road safety after death of cyclist
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  Croydon Council will “urgently” look at ways to improve safety on a Croydon road after a cyclist was killed there on Monday. A 25-year-old woman was pronounced dead in St James's Road after she was hit by a lorry on the rail bridge, near the junction ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Council to 'urgently' look at road safety after death of cyclist

  27-05-2016 13:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Stuart King, cabinet member for transport and environment, is to speak to ward councillors and cycling campaigners about ways to improve safety on the road.
  
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• Crystal Palace star set to break club record - Croydon Advertiser

  27-05-2016 12:58
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  Crystal Palace star set to break club record
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  MILE JEDINAK is set to become Crystal Palace's leading outright international cap holder tonight (Friday) as his Australia side take on England at Sunderland's Stadium of Light. The Socceroos are due to face Roy Hodgson's men in an international ...and more »
  
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• Man arrested after Thornton Heath gun bust

  27-05-2016 11:56
  
  A handgun was found during a sweep of the property, police said.
  
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• Man arrested after police find handgun during raid of Thornton...

  27-05-2016 11:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after police found a handgun when they raided a Thornton Heath home yesterday.Officers from Croydon and detectives from Trident searched the Reservoir Close home with a firearms warrant yesterday morning. They found a handgun and one man was arrested for possession of a firearm, a police spokesman said.He was bailed to return to a south London police station at a later date. Police enquiries are ongoing.ALSO READ: Krept and Konan as you wouldn't expect to see them –
  
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• 1,442 convictions for drug driving after Advertiser campaign...

  27-05-2016 11:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE Ministry of Justice has published the first statistics showing the number of people convicted of drug driving under a law brought about by an Advertiser campaign.
  The Advertiser joined forces with the family of schoolgirl Lillian Groves in 2011 to call for a new drug-driving offence and roadside testing devices after the 14-year-old was knocked down out killed outside her home in New Addington by a speeding driver who had taken cannabis.
  More than 20,000 people signed a petition in support..
  
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• Use your own tips! Surrey residents told to stop dumping their...

  27-05-2016 11:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents from Surrey have been told to stop dumping their rubbish in Croydon after extra visitors at the Purley Oaks tip caused traffic chaos. In April an extra 200 tons of waste were dumped at Croydon's three recycling centres compared to the same month last year. Stuart Collins, the council cabinet member in charge of Clean Green Croydon, said the increase is down to closures and cuts by Surrey County Council. "The answer is that Surrey County Council need to tell their residents not to...
  
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• Crystal Palace co-owner: We have got to strengthen in summer - Croydon Advertiser

  27-05-2016 11:12
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  Crystal Palace co-owner: We have got to strengthen in summer
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  PALACE supremo Steve Parish says there is "a lot of work to do" this summer after a 15th-place finish in the Premier League and narrowly missing out on the FA Cup last weekend. It was a whirlwind journey in the world-famous cup competition for the ...and more »
  
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• Fires and fire deaths across London slightly up from last year

  27-05-2016 10:21
  
  ‘Deliberate fire deaths’ nearly quadrupled from three in 2014/15 to 11 last year.
  
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• ​Krept and Konan as you wouldn't expect to see them –...

  27-05-2016 09:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  They may be MOBO winners and international stars but Croydon rap duo Krept and Konan took time out of their schedule to have dinner with the mayor last night.The grime artists dedicated a few hours to visit the inaugural dinner at Fairfield Halls – even though they were catching an early morning flight to Greece for a show.Konan, from Thornton Heath, said Wayne Trakas-Lawlor's feat as the first openly gay mayor in the borough was "inspirational".The 26-year-old told the...
  
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• Traffic: Crash causes delays on London Road into Croydon - Croydon Guardian

  27-05-2016 09:09
  
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  Traffic: Crash causes delays on London Road into Croydon
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  The crash took place at the corner of London Road and Alma Place, Thornton Heath. 8 mins ago / Craig Richard, Reporter - Epsom + Ewell / @craig_ep. Share: 0 comments. A crash near Croydon University Hospital is causing delays on the A235 London ...and more »
  
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• Traffic: Crash causes delays on London Road into Croydon

  27-05-2016 09:02
  
  The crash took place at the corner of London Road and Alma Place, Thornton Heath.
  
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• Weather: Warm, sunny start to bank holiday weekend

  27-05-2016 08:34
  
  Sunshine is expected on Saturday and Sunday, but don’t bank on warm weather on Monday as forecasters predict heavy rain on the last day of the long weekend.
  
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• Doctors can withdraw life-sustaining treatment from 24-year-old dad in coma, judge rules

  27-05-2016 05:50
  
  Dad-of-two Marcus Campbell, of Thornton Heath, was struck with a rare disease two years ago.
  
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