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• A23 accident: Car crashes through central reservation barrier on Brighton Road - Croydon Advertiser

  01-06-2016 23:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A23 accident: Car crashes through central reservation barrier on Brighton Road
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  Ambulances and police were called to the scene of a crash on the A23 where a car ploughed through a central reservation barrier. One lane has been closed in each direction on the stretch of the dual carriageway, which is also known as Brighton Road, ...
  
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• A23 accident: Car crashes through central reservation barrier on...

  01-06-2016 22:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ambulances and police were called to the scene of a crash on the A23 where a car ploughed through a central reservation barrier. One lane has been closed in each direction on the stretch of the dual carriageway, which is also known as Brighton Road, between Coulsdon and Hooley. The crash was close to the junction of Hollymeoak Road.READ MORE: 'I lost my job because Southern Rail cancelled my train 3 days running'The occupant or occupants of the car were already out of the car by the...
  
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• Footballer 'kicked opponent unconcious after bad tackle' at...

  01-06-2016 19:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A footballer kicked an opponent unconscious, fracturing his cheekbone, in response to a bad tackle during a match at the Croydon Powerleague five-a-side centre, a court has heard. Edwin Moore, 27, is said to have kicked opponent Lee Deverill unconscious after Mr Deverill's tackle caught him on the ankle on April 7 last year. The kick caused Deverill to suffer a "tripod fracture" of his cheek bone, leaving him with vision problems, cuts to the face and headaches, it is...
  
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• Fears 'Croydon Cat Killer' has struck again after pet is found...

  01-06-2016 19:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Another animal is suspected to have fallen victim to the 'Croydon Cat Killer' after a pet was found beheaded this morning.South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty said in a post on Facebook today that the latest body was found Morden.ALSO READ: Croydon Cat Killer: Cat mutilations after accidental death are not animal cruelty crimes, police saySNARL volunteers went to the address in Canterbury Road with police officers and recovered the body.The cat was microchipped and the owners have been...
  
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• Broken down train causes delays from East Croydon

  01-06-2016 18:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters should expect delays this afternoon after a broken down train blocked the southbound line from East Croydon.Southern said on Twitter just before 5pm that the faulty motor had blocked the line between East Croydon and Oxted.It reopened at about 5.15pm, Southern said, but there will be delays of about 15 minutes.ALSO READ: Southern Rail's train conductor sickness claims 'put workforce at risk of attack'ALSO READ: Southern cancelling 83 trains a day after conductors take 1,000 days off...
  
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• 'I lost my job because Southern Rail cancelled my train 3 days...

  01-06-2016 17:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Coulsdon man claims Southern has cost him his job after he was dismissed for being late three days in a row.Lee Fenton was 30 minutes late on the first three days of a temporary placement with Merton Council after the 7.33am service from Coulsdon South was cancelled on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week (May 23, 24, and 25).The dismissal has left Mr Fenton with no income to support wife Charlotte and eight-year-old son Alex, or pay the mortgage of their Southlands Close home, he...
  
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• ​Falcon blown away during bird of prey display in Croydon

  01-06-2016 16:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A falcon was blown away in strong winds during a bird of prey display on Bank Holiday Monday.Sapphire, a two-year-old falcon, was flying at the Surrey Town and Country Show, in Lloyd Park, in South Croydon, when a gust of wind took the brown bird away at about 3.30pm.Angie and Rick Rooney, her owners and breeders, who are based in Colchester, in Essex, tried to find her using a tracking device on her leg but after several attempts to connect to the gadget realised it wasn't working.Now, they are
  
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• Mourners don leopard-print in honour of 'happy-go-lucky' New Addington woman

  01-06-2016 16:24
  
  Amy Eades, 21, lost her life long battle with cystic fibrosis on May 1.
  
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• IPCC writes to College of Policing for guidance on use of...

  01-06-2016 15:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The police watchdog has written to the College of Policing to ask how harassment allegations should be handled when made against journalists. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) agreed to request the guidance as part of a settlement with chief reporter Gareth Davies and Trinity Mirror, the publisher of the Croydon Advertiser. Mr Davies sought a judicial review after being issued with a Police Information Notice (PIN) - also known as a harassment warning - in March 2014 for...
  
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• Wickham Road, Shirley accident: Pictures from the scene

  01-06-2016 15:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have reopened Wickham Road, in Shirley, after a woman was hit by a car this morning (Wednesday).The woman was hit as she walked across a pedestrian crossing at about 9.30am this morning.Police closed the road near McDonald's and the grounds of Bethlam Royal Hospital after the incident, reopening it at midday.The woman was taken to a south London hospital. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing, police have said.She was suffering from chest, shoulder and back.
  
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• Dad who has spent two years in coma 'expected to pass away within...

  01-06-2016 14:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It has been announced that a young dad-of-two from Thornton Heath, who has been in a coma for two years, is expected to pass away within weeks. Former Stanley Tech pupil Marcus Campbell will stop receiving life-sustaining treatment despite the fact not all of his family have come to terms with the decision, an announcement on the Facebook and Twitter pages of the Please Save Marcus campaign said today (Wednesday). Marcus, 24, has been cared for at Croydon University Hospital (CUH) since he...
  
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• ​Police name cyclist who died after being hit by lorry in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  01-06-2016 13:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Police name cyclist who died after being hit by lorry in Croydon
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  Police have named the young cyclist killed in a fatal collision in Croydon last week. Magda Tadaj, 25, was struck by a lorry in St James's Road near The Windmill pub on the afternoon of Monday, May 23. Emergency services were called to the road, at the ...
  Cyclist killed by lorry was 'lovely, happy' young womanCroydon Guardianall 3 news articles »
  
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• Time is running out to save Croydon's only vegan café from...

  01-06-2016 13:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There is less than one week left to save Croydon's only vegan café from being forced out of the borough.Lauren Adderley, the South Norwood nurse who runs Buttercream Dreams, told the Croydon Advertiser this morning (Wednesday) that people have shown "amazing" support for the café since she appealed for help to find a new home on Saturday.But with just six days to go until the popular all-vegan café has to leave its current premises in Middle Street, off George...
  
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• ​Police name cyclist who died after being hit by lorry in Croydon

  01-06-2016 12:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have named the young cyclist killed in a fatal collision in Croydon last week.Magda Tadaj, 25, was struck by a lorry in St James's Road near The Windmill pub on the afternoon of Monday, May 23.Emergency services were called to the road, at the junction with Lansdowne Road, and paramedics and passers-by desperately tried to save her life.Ms Tadaj, from Streatham, was pronounced dead at the scene. Several bunches of colourful flowers have been left on the bridge in tribute to Ms Tadaj.One..
  
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• Woman rushed to hospital after being hit by car in Shirley

  01-06-2016 12:31
  
  A woman was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries after being hit by car in Shirley this morning.
  
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• Cyclist killed by lorry was 'lovely, happy' young woman

  01-06-2016 12:30
  
  Magda Tadaj died of multiple injuries after being struck in St James’s Road just after 1.30pm on Monday, May 23.
  
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• Racist police sergeant who ignored fatal stabbing received glowing references from senior officers - Croydon Guardian

  01-06-2016 11:57 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Racist police sergeant who ignored fatal stabbing received glowing references from senior officers
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  A “bullying and racist” police sergeant who deliberately ignored pleas to respond to a deadly knife attack received glowing character references from senior officers before being sacked for gross misconduct by a disciplinary panel. Kirsten Treasure ...and more »
  
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• Racist police sergeant who ignored fatal stabbing received glowing references from senior officers

  01-06-2016 11:55
  
  Kirsten Treasure, who boasted of being “untouchable” due to her close relationships with top-ranking Croydon cops, retained the support of superiors in spite of allegations of "appalling" behaviour made against her by junior officers.
  
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• Croydon stop-off for Grumpy Old Women

  01-06-2016 11:49
  
  They have been a hit in the West End and sold 180,000 tickets in the UK and Australia, and now the Grumpy Old Women are returning to Croydon.
  
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• 'Serious' collision closes Wickham Road, Shirley

  01-06-2016 11:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman has been taken to hospital suffering chest and back injuries after being hit by a car in Wickham Road, Shirley. London Ambulance Service (LAS) was called to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian at 9.35am. Paramedics treated a woman at the scene for shoulder, chest and back injuries and took her to a major trauma centre in south London as a priority.
  Croydon MPS said on Twitter at 10.30am that diversions were in place near McDonald's and the grounds of Bethlam Royal...
  
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• Chocolatier and celebrity chef team up for exclusive chocolate classes in south London

  01-06-2016 11:17
  
  It is a match made in culinary heaven – gourmet French chocolatier Valrhona has partnered with celebrity chef Eric Lanlard for exclusive chocolate classes in Wandsworth.
  
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• Poll: Politics and a pint? JD Wetherspoon pubs print Brexit beer mats

  01-06-2016 11:14
  
  Would you usually expect to be subjected to political campaigns in your local boozer?
  
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• ​'You were the greatest friend': Flower tributes to cyclist...

  01-06-2016 10:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Touching tributes have been left at the scene where a 25-year-old cyclist was fatally hit by a lorry.The woman, who is yet to be named by police, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics on Monday, May 23 after being struck by the vehicle in St James's Road. Several bunches of colourful flowers have been left on the bridge, near The Windmill pub, with one naming the woman as Magda.One note wrapped around a bouquet of flowers read: "You are the best person I met in my life. I will miss...
  
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• Judge rules Thornton Heath dad, 24, will stop receiving...

  01-06-2016 10:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It has been reported that doctors can now stop giving life-sustaining treatment to a 24-year-old dad who has been in a coma for two years.A judge ruled last Wednesday that Marcus Campbell, of Thornton Heath, can be moved onto a palliative care regime.The dad-of-two, who is being cared for at Croydon University Hospital (CUH), fell into a coma after suffering a rare inflammation of his brain stem in 2014.Family and friends staged two days of protest at CUH in October 2014 and launched a campaign.
  
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• Young boy taken to hospital after being hit by car in West Croydon

  01-06-2016 10:14
  
  Emergency services were called to Reeves Corner at about 6.50pm last night to reports of a car in collision with a pedestrian. 
  
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• Man caught after police chase had cocaine hidden in his...

  01-06-2016 10:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man who tried to outrun police after his car was stopped was caught and found to have £30,000 of cocaine on him.Marcus Blackwood, 36, from Albermarle Road, Beckenham, was jailed for four years yesterday (Tuesday) after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine).He was stopped in his car by City of London police officers and found with several wraps of cocaine. On Thursday, February 11 at approximately 9.15pm plain clothes officers stopped Blackwood in...
  
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• Man hit by car in West Croydon taken to hospital

  01-06-2016 09:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in Reeves Corner last night.Police closed Reeves Corner at the junction of Tamworth Road after the collision at about 6.50pm.Paramedics took the man to hospital and a police spokesman said his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening or changing.Officers re-opened the road at about 8.30pm and no arrests have been made.ALSO READ: Girl, 8, rushed to hospital after falling three floors from balcony of Crystal Palace flatALSO READ: Why...
  
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• M25 accident: 13 miles of traffic on Surrey stretch of motorway

  01-06-2016 09:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If you need to travel on the M25 this morning it might be wise to delay your journey as part of the motorway is gridlocked this morning. An earlier accident has caused 13 miles of tailbacks on the clockwise stretch of the motorway from Junction 11 (Chertsey) and Junction 9 (Leatherhead). The accident caused a fuel spillage and one lane of the motorway has been closed.
  Aaarrrggghhh...stupid bloody #M25 #traffic #AlwaysSoLame #waytoruinamorning pic.twitter.com/dBTj07OhXg— Adrien...
  
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• WEATHER: Don't bother going outside, it will be like this all day

  01-06-2016 08:50
  
  Welcome to June. Welcome to summer.
  
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