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• Man taken to hospital after crash in Croydon

  14-06-2016 21:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man was taken to hospital after a crash in Croydon on Tuesday afternoon. Police were called out to the crash on Roman Way at 3.45pm. Officers closed the northbound lane of the road for two hours. London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service also attended the scene.
  1 lane closed northbound on Roman Way, Croydon due to a road traffic collision. Traffic is slow #Croydoncops pic.twitter.com/41tnn0kusn— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) June 14, 2016A Metropolitan Police spokesman said:...
  
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• Croydon bashment music 'ban' sparks council investigation - Evening Standard

  14-06-2016 19:53 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Croydon bashment music 'ban' sparks council investigation
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  A race row over claims a south London bar was banned from playing Jamaican music by the police has sparked a council investigation. Roy Seda, who runs Croydon's Dice Bar, alleged earlier this year that police had told him to stop playing bashment – a ...
  EVENT: #Croydon #TechCity 2016 Town Hall, Tuesday 21st June at 2pm @CroydonCC #LDNTechWeekThe Croydon Citizenall 2 news articles »
  
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• Police called to fight between '50 youths' in South Norwood

  14-06-2016 19:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police were called to a fight involving a large group of youths in South Norwood this afternoon.Officers responded to reports of up to 50 people fighting in High Street, South Norwood, at 5pm.A Metropolitan Police spokesman said those involved in the altercation had left the scene by the time officers had arrived. It is not thought anyone was seriously injured during the incident. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.Did you see what happened? Contact...
  
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• Police called to brawl between '100 youths' in South Norwood

  14-06-2016 18:57
  
  Police have been called to a fight "reminiscent of the riots" outside a barber shop in South Norwood.
  
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• Crystal Palace LGBT group urges people to recognise Orlando...

  14-06-2016 18:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Crystal Palace supporters' LGBT group has spoken out in solidarity with Orlando and urged people to recognise Sunday morning's mass shooting as motivated by homophobia.Proud and Palace criticised the media for failing to recognise the tragedy as an attack on the LGBT community in a blog post published yesterday.Today Emma Wright, co-chairman of Proud and Palace, said the group has "no doubt" the shooting, which killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, was motivated by...
  
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• Southern Rail workers 'will strike next week' over ongoing...

  14-06-2016 18:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The union representing train conductors plans to hold a one-day strike next week after an ongoing dispute over conductors' working conditions. Southern Rail announced on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon that the union for rail, maritime and transport workers (RMT) will strike on Tuesday June 21. The move is the latest in a bitter dispute between the train company and the union over the role of conductors on Southern trains.
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• Police release new CCTV image of missing Upper Norwood Library...

  14-06-2016 17:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released another picture of missing library campaigner Robert Gibson.Mr Gibson, 45, went missing on Monday afternoon when he left his Gipsy Hill home to go for a walk. A CCTV still shows Mr Gibson in the Co-op store in Central Hill at about 3pm shortly after he left his house. Police and his family are growing increasingly concerned for his safety and wellbeing, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.Mr Gibson has worked over several years on the future of Upper Norwood Library and...
  
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• Law firm used by Croydon Council boasts of 'great win' over...

  14-06-2016 15:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A LEGAL firm used by the council to contest claims for children with special educational needs has apologised after boasting online about a "great win" over parents. Baker Small prompted fury after posting on social media that its latest victory had "sent some parents into a storm!". Another tweet bragged about defeating an attempt by parents to get support for an autistic child. It said: "Interesting to see how parents continue to persist with it. Funny thing is,...
  
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• Community group fights plans to bulldoze Victorian church

  14-06-2016 15:09
  
  A community group is fighting plans to bulldoze a historic church to build flats.
  
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• Gavin Barwell brands Croydon council 'tin pot dictatorship' in...

  14-06-2016 14:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Gavin Barwell MP has branded Croydon Council a "tin pot dictatorship" after it said it would not accept an online petition calling for a referendum on whether the town should have a directly elected mayor – despite previously saying it would do. Mr Barwell and Chris Philp, Conservative MPs for Croydon Central and Croydon South, have launched a campaign, backed by ten residents' groups, calling for the borough to have an elected mayor like London. They believe the system would...
  
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• Croydon school children join Queen's 90th birthday parade

  14-06-2016 14:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon school children helped Queen Elizabeth celebrate her 90th birthday on Sunday.Year 6 children from Royal Russell School joined the Queen's parade down The Mall and were invited to the Patron's lunch.The school has had royal patronage since it was founded in 1853 and pupils and staff were invited to join the Queen on Sunday to thank her for her support.A team of 30 pupils and nine teachers and parents travelled the length of The Mall with the parade.Although it rained for the first length.
  
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• Pedestrian and motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash in...

  14-06-2016 14:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A pedestrian and a motorcyclist were taken to hospital after a crash in Norbury last night.Police and paramedics were called to London Road to a collision between the woman and the motorcyclist at about 9pm.The woman was treated at the scene for a back injury and the male motorcyclist was treated for dizziness, a London Ambulance Service (LAS) spokesman said.Both were taken to a south London hospital by LAS.Did you see what happened? Email [email protected] or call 01737...
  
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• Man jailed after smashing police dog handler over head with brick

  14-06-2016 14:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A moped rider who sprayed a police car with a fire extinguisher and smashed an officer over the head with a brick has been jailed for five years.Frederick Mark Shelley, 22 was convicted of ABH on a police officer, assault by beating, robbery, criminal damage to two vehicles, one of them a police car, and dangerous driving.Police were sent to Carshalton on Saturday February 20 after receiving several reports of a moped being ridden dangerously through the streets. Officers found Shelley riding...
  
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• 'Wife selling my business one of the best things that happened'...

  14-06-2016 13:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A husband said his wife and daughter closing his business behind his back is one of his favourite memories of 60 years of marriage.Olive Simpson, 82, and daughter Della put machinery from husband George's printing business up for sale without telling him about ten years ago - but he doesn't begrudge them for it."One of my favourite memories is you and Della closing down the printing company," George said."I was struggling to get the business and it was the right thing to do. You...
  
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• Croydon's secret abandoned railway line which looks more like a...

  14-06-2016 12:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A railway footbridge on a disused railway line has been reclaimed by nature after more than a hundred years of neglect.The site off a footpath in Spencer Road, South Croydon, looks more like a scene from a jungle than a fully functional footbridge and remains one of the area's best kept secrets.It was called the Spencer Road Halt, on the now disused Woodside & South Croydon Joint Railway, and was, according to a local historian a "desperate throw of the dice" by Edwardian railway...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: more pictures of Croydon people taken in 1998

  14-06-2016 12:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We have pictures from Half Term Activities at the Drummond Centre, Pupils from Davidson Junior School, pupils from Park Hill Junior School at Advertiser House, Pupils from Purley Oaks School, pupils from Whitehorse Manor Infants & Junior School, and Spring Park Bowling Club Have a scroll through them and see if there is anyone you recognise. And don't forget to come back to our website every day, as we are regularly uploading new nostalgia galleries. If you have any old pictures of...
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' for welfare of missing Upper...

  14-06-2016 10:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police and the family of a missing Norwood man are "increasingly concerned" for his welfare after he went missing on Monday afternoon.Robert Gibson, 45, was last seen at 3pm when he left his Gipsy Hill home to go for a walk.Mr Gibson has campaigned to secure the future of Upper Norwood library over several years.He is described as white, 6ft tall with a slim build, with grey/silver hair and wearing black rimmed Prada glassesHe is possibly wearing a blue or grey T-shirt with green/brown...
  
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• Concern for missing Upper Norwood library campaigner

  14-06-2016 10:52
  
  Robert Gibson, known for his tireless work to safeguard the future of the Upper Norwood Joint Library, has not been seen since leaving his Gipsy Hill home at 3pm yesterday.
  
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• UPDATE: Man fighting for life after being attacked in Croydon town centre

  14-06-2016 10:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a fight in Croydon town centre this morning.
  
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• Man suffers serious injuries after fight in Croydon town centre

  14-06-2016 10:49
  
  A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a fight in Croydon town centre this morning.
  
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• Man seriously injured after fight in Croydon town centre

  14-06-2016 10:49
  
  A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a fight in Croydon town centre this morning.
  
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• Firefighters called to rescue stranded pigeons from 30m Croydon...

  14-06-2016 10:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters had to call in specialist equipment for two rescue missions to retrieve pigeons from the pumping station on two occasions yesterday.A 32 metre ladder from Clapham Station came to the assistance of crews trying to free three of the feathered friends after they became tangled in netting in the turret of the historic building.Firefighters from Croydon were called to the scene by the RSPCA at 8.55am yesterday after a member of the public spotted a pigeon had become stuck.But Croydon's..
  
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• This giant 42oz steak is now on sale at Croydon's Morrisons

  14-06-2016 10:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Morrisons has laid a Father's Day challenge to dads in Croydon and throughout the country by putting a monster 42oz steak on its shelves.The Tomahawk steak is named so because it resembles a large, native American axe, and is six times larger than the average cut.The £15 steak goes on sale on Thursday at the store in Purley Way, and will remain available until Sunday. A similar-sized steak at a posh London restaurant would cost up to five times as much.Morrisons butchery expert Darren...
  
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• Man taken to hospital with 'serious' head injury after early...

  14-06-2016 10:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been taken to hospital with a serious head injury after being attacked in Croydon town centre. The Metropolitan Police has yet to confirm many details of the incident but a spokesman said officers were called to a 'gang of youths fighting' in Mint Walk at 6.18am. When paramedics arrived at the scene they found a man suffering from a serious head injury. The man, who was understood to have been on his way to work at the time, has been taken to hospital as a priority. His daughter told..
  
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• WEATHER WATCH: More thundery showers possible for Croydon today

  14-06-2016 10:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The wet weather is becoming an all-too familiar story in the last week or so for people in Croydon.Yet again, the Met Office is warning of the risk of thundery showers in the area and throughout London by this afternoon.Heavy rain and thunderstorms has caused flash flooding in the borough on several occasions in the last week.Firefighters have rescued stranded people from their cars, others are have been flooded out of their homes and lightning has hit buildings in the borough.The muggy...
  
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• South London and north Surrey to labour under yet another muggy, cloudy day

  14-06-2016 09:29
  
  And hanging above our heads like the Sword of Damocles is the prospect of showers, which could come and go at any time between 12pm and 8pm
  
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• Union Aslef postpones Croydon Tramlink strike after improved pay...

  14-06-2016 09:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 48 hour strike by tram drivers planned for later this week has been suspended after staff were made an improved pay offer. Members of union Aslef were due to strike on Wednesday and Thursday in a dispute over pay. FirstGroup, which operates Tramlink on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), has now increased its offer. The industrial action has been suspended while staff consider the revised proposals. A source told the Advertiser the union was "very pleased" with the deal on the...
  
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• Two-day Croydon tram drivers' strike suspended

  14-06-2016 09:04
  
  Aslef, the train drivers' union, had earlier this month announced a walkout for Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16
  
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• Tram fault causes delays for Croydon passengers

  14-06-2016 09:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A failed tram between Woodside and Arena stations caused delays on the tram network in Croydon this morning. According the the official Tramlink Twitter feed, no service operated between Addiscombe, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction due to the fault, which has since been rectified. Messages posted since on the feed indicate the service has now resumed, but the service warned the trams would be busier due to the earlier fault. No service btn Addiscombe, Elmers End & Beckenham Junction,...
  
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• Severely autistic boy, 16, found after 'urgent' police search

  14-06-2016 08:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old boy who went missing from Norbury on Monday afternoon has been found. James Norris, who is severely autistic, went missing shortly after 4pm yesterday, prompting the Metropolitan Police to issue an "urgent" search for the youngster. A police statement has since confirmed he has been found safe and well.
  James Norris has been found safe and well. Thank you for your retweets and calling in sightings - it really does help! #Croydoncops— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon)...
  
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• Severely autistic boy found after 'urgent' search

  14-06-2016 08:10
  
  James Norris, 16, went missing from his home in Norbury Crescent at 4pm yesterday
  
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