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• New Addington schoolboy feels like he has a new body after...

  31-05-2016 23:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The family of New Addington schoolboy Malachi Reid say he is making remarkable progress one year on from life-changing surgery.Brave youngster Malachi, 11, underwent a specialist operation called selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) in the US after the local community helped raise £80,000 to pay for the surgery.Now, he is able to swim unaided, ride his bike more confidently and climb stairs holding onto the handrail - all on his way to being able to walk independently.His mum Coleen said the..
  
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• Why didn't council remove massive pile of rubbish and prevent...

  31-05-2016 19:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A neighbour living next door to an empty New Addington house where a huge pile of rubbish was set alight says the council could have stopped the terrifying fire from ever happening. Lisa Bani asked Croydon Council two months ago to remove the heap of junk dumped outside the property. Since February more and more people have been adding to the unsightly collection of rubbish in Uvedale Crescent - which was set on fire at 12.30am on Tuesday morning. Fortunately nobody was hurt but Lisa is angry...
  
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• 18 things you only know if you live in Croydon - Metro

  31-05-2016 18:48 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Hands up if every time you say you live in Croydon, you get a snide comment from someone in the office? Yep, thought as much. For us Croydon-ites, there is something rather magical about the place that makes us super proud to live there. We don't even ...
  
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• Southern Rail's train conductor sickness claims 'put workforce at...

  31-05-2016 18:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern Rail's claim that high levels of conductor sickness has led to delays and cancellations is putting the workforce at risk of attack by the public, the RMT union has said. Last week, Southern released figures which, it said, showed sickness among conductors had doubled since the start of an industrial dispute over changes to their jobs roles. The rail operator says 83 trains a day are being cancelled due to a shortage of conductors, and announced today that 19 services would be...
  
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• Girl, 8, rushed to hospital after falling three floors from...

  31-05-2016 16:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A little girl was rushed to hospital on Friday after falling three floors from the balcony of a flat in Crystal Palace.London Ambulance Service, the Air Ambulance and Police were called to a flat in Crystal Palace Park Road where a child was reported to have fallen three floors from a balcony at about 6.30pm.Paramedics were on the scene in four minutes and took the eight-year-old girl to a major trauma centre as a priority.A police spokesman said today that the girl is still in south London...
  
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• ​Police hunt thug who punched innocent train passenger in the...

  31-05-2016 13:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting an "aggressive" man who launched an unprovoked attack on an innocent train passenger.A man was walking through the carriage on a train travelling between Thornton Heath and Wandsworth Common when he was verbally abused and threatened by the thug shortly after 9pm on Saturday, April 23. A second member of the public overheard and, appalled at the suspect's behaviour, intervened with assistance from an off-duty British Transport Police (BTP) officer who were also...
  
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• UPDATE: Eight-year-old girl falls three floors from Crystal Palace balcony

  31-05-2016 13:26
  
  Police enquiries are ongoing after a child was rushed to hospital after falling three storeys from a balcony in Crystal Palace on Friday evening (May 27).
  
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• ​Croydon Council leader reveals musical act 'to open Fairfield Halls after refurbishment' - Croydon Advertiser

  31-05-2016 13:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Croydon Council leader reveals musical act 'to open Fairfield Halls after refurbishment'
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  A number of musical acts have link to Croydon but which one has been announced to be the opening act at Fairfield Halls in two years time? ​Croydon Council leader reveals musical act 'to open Fairfield Halls after refur... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It ...
  
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• Is this Croydon bridge one of London's best? The public think so

  31-05-2016 12:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Move over Tower Bridge, London Bridge, and even the Wobbly Bridge, the public have voted a Croydon bridge as one of the capital's best. Tennison Road Bridge, rebuilt last year, in South Norwood has been named as one of London's top engineering projects at the Institute of Civil Engineers' London Awards ceremony. More than 450 people voted for the £10m project to replace the existing South Norwood bridge over 10 railway lines, which was completed in June last year. Watch a time-lapse...
  
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• Police release CCTV image after man 'shamelessly' punched in head on train

  31-05-2016 12:08
  
  The assault happened after a passenger threatened and abused two other people travelling on a train between Thornton Heath and Wandsworth Common.
  
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• Police hunting man who punched train passenger after he intervened to stop abuse

  31-05-2016 12:08
  
  The assault happened after a passenger threatened and abused two other people travelling on a train between Thornton Heath and Wandsworth Common.
  
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• ​Croydon Council leader reveals musical act 'to open Fairfield...

  31-05-2016 12:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The leader of Croydon Council has announced the "opening act at Fairfield Halls" when it reopens after its two-year closure for a £30 million rebuild. Tony Newman has said Croydon rappers Krept and Konan will be the first to perform in the revamped theatre in 2018.The duo, who won a number of MOBOs in November, took time out their busy schedule touring the globe to attend the inaugural dinner for the new mayor of Croydon at the venue which closes on July 15.Making the...
  
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• Kettles, fridges and even frying pans – the innovative smart tech that could simplify our life

  31-05-2016 10:58
  
  With the arrival of the internet of things (IOT) came smart devices and gadgets. From door locks to smoke alarms everything seems to be getting smarter.
  
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• Firefighters called to sofa fire in New Addington

  31-05-2016 10:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to a sofa on fire in the front garden of a house in New Addington last night.Neighbours of the vacant property called the fire brigade after they spotted the sofa, along with other furniture and rubbish, had caught light at about 12.30am.Steve Mewett, green watch crew manager at Addington station, said although the police are investigating the incident firefighters could not find anything at the property which would have caused a fire."We would urge people not to...
  
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• Firefighters called to blazing sofa in New Addington

  31-05-2016 10:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to a sofa on fire in the front garden of a house in New Addington last night.Neighbours of the vacant property called the fire brigade after they spotted the sofa, along with other furniture and rubbish, had caught light at about 12.30am.Steve Mewett, green watch crew manager at Addington station, said although the police are investigating the incident firefighters could not find anything at the property which would have caused a fire."We would urge people not to...
  
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• Met Police says 'no public interest' in how much it spent on...

  31-05-2016 09:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police says it can see "no public interest" in revealing how much it spent on a hiring a barrister to help reduce the opening hours of a Croydon nightclub. The police were represented by experienced advocate James Rankin when they took Dice Bar to a licence review in April.He told Croydon Council's licensing committee the case against the High Street club was "overwhelmingly compelling".But the panel rejected the application and decided to take no action...
  
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• Paralympic double gold medal winner gives 'inspirational' talk in...

  31-05-2016 09:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A double gold medal winner at the 2012 London Paralympic Games gave an "inspirational" talk as part of Learning at Work Week.Natasha Baker MBE visited the Croydon head office of Allianz Global Assistance to talk about her achievements as a para-equestrian.Natasha, who suffers from a condition which causes severe weakness in the legs, met employees and business representatives at the event, in George Street, who asked her questions about her experiences.The Learning at Work Week aimed...
  
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• Pack a brolly: Wet and windy start to the day with outbreaks of drizzle throughout the afternoon

  31-05-2016 09:19
  
  A wet and windy start to the day, with heavy rain in places, will gradually ease away westwards through the morning, according to the Met Office.
  
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• Heathrow anti-expansion campaigners host mock 70th birthday celebrations for the airport

  31-05-2016 08:45
  
  Presents including a toy demolition truck and a Mr Noisy book were among those bought to a mock celebration of Heathrow’s 70th birthday yesterday.
  
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