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• Croydon Council's half-term report - Labour gives itself a 'B' but what do you think? - Croydon Advertiser

  28-05-2016 21:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon Council's half-term report - Labour gives itself a 'B' but what do you think?
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  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 ...
  
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• Racist Croydon police officer who ignored reports of stabbing sacked for gross misconduct - Croydon Advertiser

  28-05-2016 19:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Racist Croydon police officer who ignored reports of stabbing sacked for gross misconduct
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  A racist police sergeant who ignored reports of an ultimately fatal stabbing less than a mile away from the station she was in has been sacked for gross misconduct. Kirsten Treasure, 45, was told by a junior officer that the incident was a short ...
  Croydon police office sacked for 'ignoring' fatal stabbing of Andrew ElseMetroall 17 news articles »
  
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• Southern cancelling 83 trains a day after conductors take 1,000...

  28-05-2016 13:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern has warned passengers that disruption will continue after conductors have taken more than 1,000 days off sick in the last month, causing an average of 83 trains to be cancelled every day.The train operator said the rate of absence has more than doubled since the first conductors strike on April 26, a spokesman said.In the last 32 working days conductors have taken 1,066 days off work, with one in six calling sick.In the two weeks before the first strike 23 conductors on average were off
  
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• The 15-year-old girl from New Addington hoping to compete in the...

  28-05-2016 13:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 15-YEAR-OLD boxer preparing to fight for London in Sweden this week said she will compete in the Olympics one day.Louiza-Ann Graham, from New Addington, said she wants to show people "what we females can do" after waiting two years for a girl in her weight category to fight.Now Louiza, who is believed to be the first female boxer ever at New Addington Boxing Club to enter fights as well as train, has two matches in one week.ALSO READ: New Addington woman's final wish granted as she...
  
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• Stop cold calls with a text OR use our 11 funny ways to deal with them instead

  28-05-2016 13:00
  
  Don't get angry, get even - here are 11 funny ways to deal with annoying cold-callers.
  
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• Police searching for mental health absconder who vanished three...

  28-05-2016 12:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police searching for a man who has absconded from a hospital in Bromley have warned the public not to approach him.Paul Wallace was last seen when he left the Princess Royal Hospital at 3.30pm yesterday.He had been arrested three days beforehand on suspicion of assault. He was not charged but was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.A police spokesman appealed to the public for help to find the 50-year-old, but added: "If seen, the public are advised not to approach him, but to call...
  
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• SACKED: Racist police sergeant who 'deliberately ignored' reports of a fatal stabbing found guilty of misconduct

  28-05-2016 10:50
  
  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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• Racist Croydon police officer who ignored reports of stabbing...

  28-05-2016 08:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A racist police sergeant who ignored reports of an ultimately fatal stabbing less than a mile away from the station she was in has been sacked for gross misconduct. Kirsten Treasure, 45, was told by a junior officer that the incident was a short distance away from Addington Police Station but she chose to carry on doing paperwork. Meanwhile Andrew Else, 52, was being stabbed to death about 800 metres away in an alleyway off Selsdon Park Road, Selsdon. Chief Superintendent Matt Gardner said...
  
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• Family of former Riddlesdown High pupil Billy Lee pay heartfelt...

  28-05-2016 07:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Riddlesdown High pupil who lost his brave battle with cancer aged 21 has been remembered by his family as "the most caring, hard-working boy" who always put others first.Billy Lee, who grew up in Sundale Avenue, Selsdon, had to have his right leg amputated after he was diagnosed with an aggressive tumour 15 days before his 20th birthday in 2014.Hundreds of people rallied to raise £70,000 for a state-of-the-art prosthetic leg for Billy.But then one Friday morning after Billy had...
  
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• Two companies likely to provide waste collection in four boroughs - Croydon Guardian

  28-05-2016 06:05 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Two companies likely to provide waste collection in four boroughs
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. Two major environmental groups have emerged as preferred bidders to take on maintenance, bin collection and cleaning contracts in four south and south-west London boroughs.and more »
  
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• Two companies likely to provide waste collection in four boroughs

  28-05-2016 06:00
  
  Councils involved estimate the eight-year contracts will save more than the £30m target they had set themselves
  
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• Two companies likely to provide waste collection and maintenance in four boroughs

  28-05-2016 06:00
  
  Councils involved estimate the eight-year contracts will save more than the £30m target they had set themselves
  
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