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• Teenager sentenced for possessing hundreds of child and animal porn images - Croydon Advertiser

  02-06-2016 23:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Teenager sentenced for possessing hundreds of child and animal porn images
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  An "ashamed" Croydon teenager who downloaded hundreds of indecent pornographic images, some showing children as young as three being raped, has been spared a custodial sentence. Dilruk Dias-Banbaranayake, 18, was convicted of downloading ...and more »
  
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• Teenager who downloaded hundreds of child and animal porn images spared jail

  02-06-2016 19:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A teenager who downloaded masses of horrific pornography involving children and animals has been spared jail - despite a judge rejecting his claim it had been "research" for a school project about sex.
  
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• ​BHS to wind down after attempts to rescue the company fail

  02-06-2016 19:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  BHS stores will begin to wind down after attempts to try and save the company collapsed.The department store group went into administration in April putting as many as 11,000 jobs at risk and 163 stores will now begin to go into "close down sale mode", including the shop in the East Arcade of the Whitgift Centre.Today, the administrators announced it had not been possible to agree a sale of the business.In a statement from the administrators Philip Duffy and Benjamin Wiles, it reads:...
  
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• Family find unexploded bomb in basement - then wait a day to tell police because they 'didn't want to wake the neighbours'

  02-06-2016 19:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Stephen Sin, 44, and wife Janice Hardy, 52, uncovered the 1930s incendiary device as they cleared out the cellar of their Crystal Palace house yesterday.
  
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• Teenager sentenced for possessing hundreds of child and animal...

  02-06-2016 18:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An "ashamed" Croydon teenager who downloaded hundreds of indecent pornographic images, some showing children as young as three being raped, has been spared a custodial sentence. Dilruk Dias-Banbaranayake, 18, was convicted of downloading more than 400 of the images in May and a number of videos, with one horrifying video showing a three-year-old crying while she was being raped.Today, before he was sentenced to a youth rehabilitation order, a court heard how he was...
  
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• BHS to close with the loss of 11,000 jobs, including stores in south west London

  02-06-2016 17:25 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The decision was made today after attempts to save BHS, with the department store having gone into administration in April.
  
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• Everything you need to know about mosquito bites and what to do about them

  02-06-2016 17:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Summer has arrived and mosquitoes will be coming out in force.
  
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• POLL: M&S to stop playing music in shops - should other stores do the same?

  02-06-2016 16:00
  
  Shopping in Marks & Spencer is about to get quieter as the retail giant has decided to switch off music in its stores.
  
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• How two Shirley nurseries achieved outstanding Ofsted reports

  02-06-2016 15:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two Shirley nurseries which received 'outstanding' Ofsted reports within months of each other said there is no "Play-Doh at dawn" between the rival businesses.In fact the friendship between Gosling's pre-school and Sparkles pre-school is part of the secret of their individual successes.Chris Marchant started Gosling's pre-school in Elstan Way in 2001 with Kim Benham, from Sparkles, as her deputy manager.Within three weeks she had 25 children enrolled and a year later Gosling's was in...
  
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• Rare Star Wars items - used to create Yoda, Chewbacca and the...

  02-06-2016 14:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Rare Star Wars memorabilia from the collection of a make-up artist who created some of the saga's most enduring characters is to go up for auction in Croydon next week. Stuart Freeborn, dubbed the "grandfather of modern make-up design", worked to create the looks of the iconic Yoda, Chewbacca and the Ewoks - which included Warwick Davies's Wicket. A collection of items that once belonged to Freeborn, who passed away in 2013 at the age of 98, are to go under the hammer at Farleigh...
  
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• Headless pet found on pavement sparks fears 'Croydon cat killer' has struck again - Evening Standard

  02-06-2016 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Headless pet found on pavement sparks fears 'Croydon cat killer' has struck again
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  A City worker has told of her horror after she found a headless feline on her way to work - sparking fears the so-called Croydon cat killer has struck again. Banking officer Anna Wojtowicz, 36, of Rose Hill, was walking to Morden station on Wednesday ...
  Fears 'Croydon Cat Killer' has claimed 100th victim after headless feline found dumped on side of roadMirror.co.uk
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• Cat found with no head or tail in Coulsdon feared to be victim of...

  02-06-2016 14:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A cat found with no head or tail in Coulsdon is thought to be another victim of the 'Croydon Cat Killer'.South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) were alerted to the death of Tinker by the pet's owners in the early hours of Tuesday morning.Tinker was discovered with no head or tail by neighbours at 1.45am and a post on the SNARL Facebook page said volunteers collected the body a few hours later.ALSO READ: MAP: Where bodies of dead 'mutilated' cats have been found across Croydon"His...
  
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• Village to get new play park after friends group secures...

  02-06-2016 13:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Old Coulsdon is to get a brand new play area after campaigners successfully raised £100,000.The Friends of Grange Park have hit their target, meaning work could now start on the state-of-the-art playground before the end of July.The campaign was launched two years ago after parents became fed up with the rundown equipment in the park, with the lofty goal of raising £100,000 set so that a complete revamp of the park could be undertaken and equipment installed which would be suitable..
  
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• 14 green spaces in south London to explore for Open Garden Squares 2016

  02-06-2016 12:23
  
  London’s most exclusive and fascinating gardens – some of which are not usually open to the public – will be opened up this month.
  
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• Cat found beheaded in Coulsdon - has the Croydon cat killer struck again?

  02-06-2016 12:03
  
  Brown-and-white moggy Tinker was found also missing his tail and front legs on Tollers Lane.
  
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• Negotiators called in after man climbs onto Home Office roof - Croydon Advertiser

  02-06-2016 10:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Negotiators called in after man climbs onto Home Office roof
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  A man who had to be negotiated down from one of the roofs of the Home Office building in Croydon has been arrested. Police were called to reports of a man on the roof of Lunar House in Wellesley Road at 8am today. When they got to the scene they found ...and more »
  
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• Broken down train at London Bridge causes delays for Croydon...

  02-06-2016 10:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A broken down train at London Bridge has caused delays to services running through Purley this morning. Southern said on Twitter at 9am that delays of up to 20 minutes were expected because of the broken down motor. Services from London Bridge to Caterham and Tattenham corner have been affected by the disruption.
  ⚠ There are delays through #Purley of up to 20 minutes due to an earlier broken down train. ⚠— SouthernRailUK (@SouthernRailUK) June 2, 2016The delays follow a notice
  
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• Negotiators called in after man climbs onto Home Office roof

  02-06-2016 09:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man who had to be negotiated down from one of the roofs of the Home Office building in Croydon has been arrested. Police were called to reports of a man on the roof of Lunar House in Wellesley Road at 8am today. When they got to the scene they found a 20-year-old on the low section of roof.
  Multiple units responding to a male on the low roof at Lunar House. 20 year man arrested at the scene #Croydoncops pic.twitter.com/ez20pXHOXO— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) June 2, 2016London Fire...
  
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• Man arrested for wasting police time after climbing onto roof of Lunar House

  02-06-2016 09:36
  
  After a a short negotiation the man climbed down on his own accord.
  
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• Man arrested after climbing onto roof of Home Office building

  02-06-2016 09:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  After a short negotiation the man climbed down on his own accord.
  
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• South Croydon couple claim they are 'struggling to make ends meet' on £200000 a year - Daily Mail

  02-06-2016 09:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  South Croydon couple claim they are 'struggling to make ends meet' on £200000 a year
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  An executive who earns £200,000 a year with her husband has caused uproar after claiming they are struggling to get by. Nisha Sharma, 45, lives in a £700,000 house in Croydon with Ashish, 49, and their four-year-old daughter. But the marketing manager ...and more »
  
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• New Lidl to open in Croydon creating 40 jobs - Croydon Advertiser

  02-06-2016 09:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  New Lidl to open in Croydon creating 40 jobs
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  Controversial plans to build a new discount supermarket in Upper Norwood have been approved by the Planning Inspectorate. Croydon Council's planning committee refused planning application for the Lidl twice over fears of the impact it would have on the ...
  
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• ​Delays and disruption to Southern train services through Croydon

  02-06-2016 08:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters are warned to expect delays and disruption to train services this morning.There is a reduced service running between London Victoria and Brighton because a high level of conductor and driver sickness.This is leading to a reduced service on a number of routes, Southern Rail said in a statement on their website. Also train services running to and from Brighton may be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes due to a derailment within the depot.Southern Rail said that a non passenger...
  
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• Metropolitan Police spends £621,000 on scheme aiming to cut costs

  02-06-2016 08:33
  
  London's Metropolitan Police spent more than £600,000 on a programme which aims to make huge funding cuts, new figures show.
  
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• Met Police spend £621,000 on scheme aiming to cut costs

  02-06-2016 08:33 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  London's Met Police spent more than £600,000 on a programme which aims to make huge funding cuts, new figures show.
  
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• New Lidl to open in Croydon creating 40 jobs

  02-06-2016 08:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Controversial plans to build a new discount supermarket in Upper Norwood have been approved by the Planning Inspectorate. Croydon Council's planning committee refused planning application for the Lidl twice over fears of the impact it would have on the local conservation area. However, an appeal to the planning authority has been successful and as well as the supermarket the firm will be allowed to build nine flats on the site of the former S. G. Smith car dealership and garage. Many residents..
  
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• WEATHER: Miserable, grey weather continues today

  02-06-2016 08:20
  
  Today will be another cloudy, drizzly day.
  
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