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• Croydon women awarded Queen's birthday honours - Croydon Guardian

  10-06-2016 23:34 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon women awarded Queen's birthday honours
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  Joana Smith, from Thornton Heath, received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her work in childcare and June Ross, of Croydon, was awarded a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for services to disadvantaged people. Honours are awarded for the Queen's ...and more »
  
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• Croydon women awarded Queen's birthday honours

  10-06-2016 23:30
  
  Two Croydon women have been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honour.
  
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• Experienced defensive trio exit Crystal Palace - Croydon Advertiser

  10-06-2016 18:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Experienced defensive trio exit Crystal Palace
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  DEFENDERS Adrian Mariappa, Brede Hangeland and Paddy McCarthy are among 15 professionals that have been released by Crystal Palace. Mariappa, who joined the Eagles from Reading in 2013, made his final appearance for the club as a substitute in ...and more »
  
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• Police launch operation to reassure 'intimidated' public after aspiring rapper's killing

  10-06-2016 18:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Officers probing the fatal stabbing of Mujaahid Wilson in March faced a “wall of silence” with potential witnesses reluctant to speak out.
  
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• Former police officer charged with indecent assault

  10-06-2016 18:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A former detective inspector is to appear in court charged with indecently assaulting a woman while on duty.
  
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• The Croydon nurse behind a group helping children with cancer and their families to cope - Croydon Advertiser

  10-06-2016 18:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The Croydon nurse behind a group helping children with cancer and their families to cope
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  Alice Howard, who came up with the idea for the Croydon group, and Dylan Clements (top right) and Joshua Garwood at the... Croydon Cycle Race: Tour hailed as a triumph by council. 1 · Will there be a big screen in Croydon for England's Euro 2016.
  
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• Will there be a big screen in Croydon for England's Euro 2016 games? - Croydon Advertiser

  10-06-2016 17:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Will there be a big screen in Croydon for England's Euro 2016 games?
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  Croydon, and the nation, is on tenterhooks ahead of the start of Euro 2016, which kicks off tonight with home nation France taking on Romania. But will Croydon's authorities erect a big screen for the big matches in the next few weeks? In short, fans ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Cycle Race: Tour hailed as a triumph by council - Croydon Advertiser

  10-06-2016 17:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  PROFESSIONAL cycling returned to Croydon this week, with spectators treated to the men's Pearl Izumi Tour Series and the women's Matrix Fitness Grand Prix through the town centre. The penultimate round of the men's race saw the lead change several ...
  
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• Croydon Cycle Race: Tour hailed as a triumph by council

  10-06-2016 17:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  PROFESSIONAL cycling returned to Croydon this week, with spectators treated to themen's Pearl Izumi Tour Series and the women's Matrix Fitness Grand Prix through the town centre.The penultimate round of the men's race saw the lead change several times but ultimately Jon Mould, from team JLT Condor, claimed a sixth race victory in this year's tour series.Thousands of people lined the courseaccording to the council, which endorsed the event.Council leader Tony Newman presented Mould with...
  
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• Will there be a big screen in Croydon for England's Euro 2016...

  10-06-2016 17:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon, and the nation, is on tenterhooks ahead of the start of Euro 2016, which kicks off tonight with home nation France taking on Romania.But will Croydon's authorities erect a big screen for the big matches in the next few weeks?In short, fans hoping for a big screen experience are in for a disappointment. There are no plans for Croydon Council to erect a screen to show any of the Euro 2016 matches.NOW READ: Who are Croydon's MEPs and what do they actually do?Croydon Business Improvement...
  
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• The Croydon nurse behind a group helping children with cancer and...

  10-06-2016 17:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon nurse started Croydon's first support group for children with cancer and their families after realising they had nowhere to turn.Alice Howard set about creating the new group after parents of the children she cares for told her they didn't know who to talk to because they did not know many other people in the same position.Alice cares for children with cancer as part of the Children's Hospital at Home team with Croydon Health Services, which runs Croydon University Hospital.Determined.
  
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• Croydon Labour Group brands Tory MPs' elected mayor campaign as 'self-serving and anti-women' - Croydon Advertiser

  10-06-2016 15:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon Labour Group brands Tory MPs' elected mayor campaign as 'self-serving and anti-women'
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  LABOUR has described the Tory-led petition calling for Croydon to have a directly elected mayor as 'cynical, self-serving and undemocratic'. Conservative MPs Gavin Barwell and Chris Philp, backed by 10 residents' groups, want the borough to have an ...
  
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• Croydon Council leader labels campaign for directly elected mayor an 'attack on democracy' - Croydon Guardian

  10-06-2016 15:41 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Council leader labels campaign for directly elected mayor an 'attack on democracy'
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  Croydon's Council leader has claimed a campaign calling for the borough to be run by a directly elected mayor is an “attack on local democracy” and is based on an “entirely false premise”. Yesterday Gavin Barwell, MP for Croydon Central and Chris Philp ...
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• Croydon Council leader labels campaign for directly elected mayor an 'attack on democracy'

  10-06-2016 15:17
  
  Croydon’s Council leader has claimed a campaign calling for the borough to be run by a directly elected mayor is an “attack on local democracy” and is based on an “entirely false premise”.
  
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• Council leader labels campaign for directly elected mayor an 'attack' on democracy

  10-06-2016 15:17
  
  Croydon’s Council leader has claimed a campaign calling for the borough to be run by a directly elected mayor is an “attack on local democracy” and is based on an “entirely false premise”.
  
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• Helen Croydon pits Amazon Fresh's new delivery service against Tesco - Daily Mail

  10-06-2016 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Helen Croydon pits Amazon Fresh's new delivery service against Tesco
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  It's 8am and a text arrives from Amazon. My delivery 'is close'. Time to get up then. I'm not waiting for a new iPad, or a DVD boxset, or any other home ware item associated with the online retail giant. I'm waiting for my weekly groceries. Having ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Labour Group brands Tory MPs' elected mayor campaign as...

  10-06-2016 14:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  LABOUR has described the Tory-led petition calling for Croydon to have a directly elected mayor as 'cynical, self-serving and undemocratic'. Conservative MPs Gavin Barwell and Chris Philp, backed by 10 residents' groups, want the borough to have an elected mayor, like London. They say it would prevent the ruling party favouring one half of the borough over the other. The petition would force a referendum on the subject if it is signed by five per cent of the population - about 12,500...
  
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• Date set for murder trial of teen accused of killing Thornton...

  10-06-2016 14:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A date has been set for the murder trial of the teeanger accused of killing Thornton Heath 20-year-old Mujaahid Wilson.A 17-year-old boy appeared at the Old Bailey in London yesterday accused of murdering Mr Wilson , who died in Thornton Heath High Street on March 14.ALSO READ: Man stabbed to death in Thornton Heath fight was 20-year-old Mujaahid Wilson A post-mortem examination confirmed Mr Wilson had suffered a single stab wound to the heart.Police charged the teenager, who cannot be named for
  
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• Trains delayed through Croydon due to broken down freight train...

  10-06-2016 14:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A broken down freight train in is causing delays of up to 30 minutes through Croydon until at least 2pm.
  Due to the disruption caused by the train, which broke down at Redhill, Thameslink services towards London will be unable to stop at Redhill, Merstham and Coulsdon South.⚠️ the broken down train at #Redhill is on the move, however residual delays will still occur as we recover the service. ⚠️— Southern Railway (@SouthernRailUK) June 10, 2016Those who have exper
  
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• Police wake up man napping in car - and find 'large quantity' of drugs

  10-06-2016 14:26
  
  Officers were called to reports of a “suspicious male” asleep in a parked car in Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath this morning.
  
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• Police interrupt man's nap and arrest him for drug offences

  10-06-2016 14:26 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to reports of a “suspicious male” asleep in a parked car in Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath this morning.
  
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• Government rejects calls for formal review of Southern's rail franchise

  10-06-2016 13:50
  
  The petition had been signed 12,466 times before it was closed on Tuesday, May 28.
  
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• Heartless crook posed as carer of bedbound man before burgling...

  10-06-2016 13:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A heartless crook posed as the carer of a bedbound man in Croydon and removed the victim's mobile phone out of reach before he burgled his home. Career criminal Martin Maughan, 38, has been jailed for more than four years for the latest burglaries after a spree of offences targeting elderly and vulnerable victims since 1988. Maughan - who had recently been let out of jail for another burglary - called at the Addiscombe address of the bed ridden man and pretended to be one his regular carers...
  
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• Crystal Palace striker tipped for loan move - Croydon Advertiser

  10-06-2016 13:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace striker tipped for loan move
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  CRYSTAL Palace striker Keshi Anderson has been linked with another loan move to Doncaster Rovers. Anderson, who joined the Eagles from Barton Rovers in 2015, spent time on loan at Doncaster last season, scoring three goals for the League One side.and more »
  
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• Should Croydon Council have painted over 'subversive' posters? - Croydon Advertiser

  10-06-2016 13:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Should Croydon Council have painted over 'subversive' posters?
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  Posters critical of council and police policy in Croydon have been painted over by the local authority. The posters in St George's Walk referenced the town's lack of culture and the police banning a High Street nightclub from playing certain types of ...
  
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• Career criminal who posed as carer to steal from bedridden victims jailed

  10-06-2016 12:52
  
  A career criminal who posed as a carer to steal from vulnerable victims has been jailed for more than four years.
  
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• Police appeal after man steals purse and uses bank card to buy...

  10-06-2016 12:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after a man stole a purse and used the bank cards in McDonald's in Croydon. A man entered an office in Lower Addiscombe Road, in Addsicombe, and stole the purse and mobile phone - belonging to two separate victims - at some point during the day on May 24. A number of contactless purchases were made using the bank cards at various locations in the George Street area, including at McDonald's. Officers have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to...
  
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• This is the best wine in the world – and here's where you can buy it

  10-06-2016 12:22
  
  A cheap bottle of red wine has been voted the best in the world by experts, and you can buy it from Asda for just £4.37.
  
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• Best wine in the world costs less than a fiver – and here's where you can buy it

  10-06-2016 12:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A cheap bottle of red wine has been voted the best in the world by experts, and you can buy it from Asda for just £4.37.
  
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• Police arrest 'suspicious sleeping man' after finding drugs in...

  10-06-2016 12:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man is in custody after police found drugs in his car in Thornton Heath. Officers were called to Brigstock Road at 9.50am this morning after receiving reports of a suspicious man asleep in a parked vehicle. Police searched the car and uncovered six packages of a class B drug, believed to be cannabis. A 47-year-old man was arrested at the scene for possession with intent to supply a class B drug. He has been taken to a south London police station and enquiries continue.
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• Should Croydon Council have painted over 'subversive' posters?

  10-06-2016 12:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Posters critical of council and police policy in Croydon have been painted over by the local authority. The posters in St George's Walk referenced the town's lack of culture and the police banning a High Street nightclub from playing certain types of music. They were put up by an anonymous designer along a stretch of the ageing shopping precinct used as a graffiti wall. The posters have now been obscured but the graffiti has not been removed. The council said it painted over the posters...
  
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• Police hunting hungry thief who bought McDonald's meal with stolen bank card

  10-06-2016 12:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The man stole the purse and a mobile phone from two separate victims in an office in Lower Addiscombe Road on May 24.
  
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• Croydon Conservative MPs and residents launch campaign for town...

  10-06-2016 09:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Conservative MPs Gavin Barwell and Chris Philp have launched a campaign for Croydon to have a directly elected mayor.The politicians have joined forces with 10 residents' associations - all from Tory controlled wards - to launch a petition they hope will force a referendum that could change the way the council is led.They want to see the leader of the council - currently Labour's Tony Newman - replaced by a mayor who is elected by residents in a similar way to the Mayor of London.Mr Barwell, MP.
  
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• Croydon tram drivers announce strike dates in row over pay - Croydon Guardian

  10-06-2016 09:14 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. Drivers on the Croydon Tramlink are to strike for two days later this month in a row over pay. Members of the Aslef union voted unanimously in favour of the walkout last ...
  
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• Croydon police chief refuses to answer key questions on officers' conduct in Dice Bar licence review - Croydon Guardian

  10-06-2016 09:14 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon police chief refuses to answer key questions on officers' conduct in Dice Bar licence review
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. Croydon police are refusing to answer questions about allegations they unlawfully shut down a town-centre nightclub and ordered the venue not to admit black customers.
  
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• Weather: Chance of showers interrupting dry, bright morning

  10-06-2016 08:25
  
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• ​Elderly man found injured in Old Coulsdon reunited with carer

  10-06-2016 08:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An elderly man found injured on a road in Old Coulsdon has been reunited with his carer. Police in South Croydon put out an appeal through Twitter at about 4.30pm yesterday asking for the public's help to identify the 70-year-old man.He was found in Coulsdon Road with a head injury and officers believed he could have been called Anthony. At about 8.30pm police said the elderly man had been reunited with his carer.
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