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• Man seriously hurt after challenging group who were damaging...

  15-06-2016 18:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN who suffered serious head injuries in Croydon town centre on Tuesday morning was attacked after challenging a group of people damaging a shop. The man, in his 50s, was on his way to work at 6.18am when he saw the group causing damage to Sweet Shop in High Street, Croydon. When he confronted them they attacked and left him seriously injured in the street. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said officers were called to reports of a "gang of youths fighting" in Mint Walk - opposite the...
  
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• Ambulance and car collide in Purley

  15-06-2016 17:13
  
  A car and an ambulance collided in Purley this afternoon.
  
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• Play about Croydon teenager's ecstasy death accepted by Harry...

  15-06-2016 17:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A play commissioned by the family of a Croydon teenager who died after taking ecstasy on his way to an illegal rave is to be released by the publisher behind the Harry Potter series. I Love You Mum, I Promise I won't Die - named after Daniel Spargo-Mabbs' final words to his mother - tells the story of the Addiscombe 16-year-old's life and the events leading up to his tragic death in January 2014. The play, which premiered at the BRIT School in March, is made up entirely of testimonies given to..
  
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• Man assaulted woman on train travelling to East Croydon station

  15-06-2016 16:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man is reported to have punched a woman and attacked other commuters on an early morning train today. The man launched the assault while the train leaving Redhill station before pulling the emergency lever and jumping off at East Croydon. A commuter on the same train tweeted her concerns to the Southern Rail account after the incident and told the company that she plans to write a letter of complaint after a conductor reportedly did not apprehend the man at the station.
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• Your Euro 2016 photos – see the pictures we've had so far and show us how you're joining in

  15-06-2016 16:30
  
  Euro 2016 is now in full swing and so we’re appealing for your pictures again, whether you’ve been in France enjoying the action or celebrating closer to home.
  
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• Two men 'armed with a knife' make get away on moped from fight in...

  15-06-2016 15:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two men reportedly armed with a knife were chased by police following a fight between youths in South Norwood yesterday. Police had numerous calls to High Street at about 5pm on Tuesday to reports of a "disturbance" involving about 50 youths fighting. Calls had indicated two suspects were on a moped armed with a knife, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. Officers attended and a number of people dispersed upon police arrival. No one was found injured at the location and the...
  
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• Firefighters and RSPCA in third pigeon rescue mission at 30m...

  15-06-2016 15:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters and RSPCA workers were called to free pigeons tangled in netting at the top of the pumping station in Exchange Square for a third time this week.Crews from Croydon station along with an especially high ladder from Clapham freed three birds from the 30 metre tower in two incidents on Monday.But yesterday afternoon they were called back again to help a fourth bird which had become caught by its neck in netting on the building's turrets.An RSPCA officer and a firefighter were raised to
  
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• WATCH: One week on - families still feeling effect of sewage...

  15-06-2016 15:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents have expressed their anger and disbelief at a two-decade long battle for a long term solution to flooding in Old Coulsdon following last week's storm. Several families had to move out of their homes at the bottom of Caterham Drive when knee deep water and raw sewage ran like a river down the street in torrential downpours last week.
  Some are still living in hotels and dozens of sentimental and valuable possessions were damaged, including home family videos, flies are hovering around...
  
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• Gang crime pulls two thirds of police officers out of Croydon town centre

  15-06-2016 15:00
  
  The number of police officers patrolling Croydon town centre has dwindled by two thirds as resources are moved elsewhere to tackle serious violence and gang crime.
  
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• Mass brawl ends in police chase through Croydon town centre

  15-06-2016 12:31
  
  A stolen moped was used as a getaway vehicle after a mass brawl yesterday, sparking a police chase through Croydon town centre.
  
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• Croydon Council suspends use of legal firm Baker Small after 'highly inappropriate' tweets - Croydon Advertiser

  15-06-2016 12:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon Council suspends use of legal firm Baker Small after 'highly inappropriate' tweets
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  Croydon Council has suspended use of a legal firm that boasted on social media about a "great win" over parents of vulnerable children. At least eight local authorities have cancelled or reviewed ties with Baker Small after managing director Mark Small ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Council suspends use of legal firm Baker Small after...

  15-06-2016 11:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council has suspended use of a legal firm that boasted on social media about a "great win" over parents of vulnerable children.At least eight local authorities have cancelled or reviewed ties with Baker Small after managing director Mark Small posted a series of gloating messages on Twitter. Croydon said on Tuesday it would raise the matter at its next meeting with the company but has now reviewed its position. "We are suspending any work with the company with immediate...
  
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• Boss of Croydon's main train operator takes home £2.1m paycheck amid calls for company to be stripped of its franchise

  15-06-2016 11:38
  
  The boss of Croydon’s main train operator and Britain’s worst rail company has been awarded a £2.1m paycheck amid demands that it be stripped of its south London franchises as punishment for “abject failure”.
  
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• Boss of Croydon's main train operator awarded £2.1m pay packet despite fury over 'abject failure'

  15-06-2016 11:38
  
  The boss of Croydon’s main train operator and Britain’s worst rail company has been awarded a £2.1m paycheck amid demands that it be stripped of its south London franchises as punishment for “abject failure”.
  
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• Boss of Croydon's main train operator award £2.1m pay packet despite fury over 'abject failure'

  15-06-2016 11:38
  
  The boss of Croydon’s main train operator and Britain’s worst rail company has been awarded a £2.1m paycheck amid demands that it be stripped of its south London franchises as punishment for “abject failure”.
  
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• Hungry? Check out this HUGE 42oz steak you can buy for £15 - and where you can get it

  15-06-2016 11:33
  
  Supermarket Morrisons is launching a huge 42oz steak that you can tuck into for £15.
  
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• ​Decision date for Croydon's first BMX track pushed back

  15-06-2016 11:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The decision on a BMX track proposed to be built in Norbury has been delayed. Plans for the scheme in Norbury Park were due to be heard in front of Croydon Council's planning committee on Thursday. However, it has been pushed back until June 30 to make sure ward councillors' comments can be incorporated into the report, a council spokesman said. A group of residents held a protest earlier this month against the proposals by the council and Access Sport, a charity of which Olympic...
  
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• Van driver rescues tiny Chihuahua spotted running between traffic...

  15-06-2016 10:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A tiny Chihuahua who ran off into oncoming traffic in Wellesley Road was saved by a kind van driver.Spencer, the eight-month-old pup, was out with his dog walker near Saffron Square when he spotted a fox and made chase, pulling his lead from the walker hand.Tatiana Krstic, Spencer's owner, said what followed was the "biggest adventure in Spencer's short life".ALSO READ: Firefighters called to rescue stranded pigeons from 30m Croydon tower twice in one dayAfter sprinting past the square...
  
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• Appeal for volunteers to hand out leaflets to help find missing...

  15-06-2016 10:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Friends of a missing Upper Norwood Library campaigner are asking for volunteers to help distribute leaflets, in the hope of someone finding him. Robert Gibson, 45, did not return to his Gipsy Hill home after he left to go for a walk on Monday. Police released a CCTV image of Mr Gibson in a nearby Co-op store in Central Hill at about 3pm that day, shortly after leaving his home. Friends said police have informed them Mr Gibson was seen in the East Croydon area at 3.20pm on Monday and he...
  
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• Train strikes set to cause commuting chaos next week

  15-06-2016 09:55
  
  The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union has announced further strike action on Tuesday, June 21 over proposed job changes.
  
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• Police appeal over train station fight on Epsom Derby Day

  15-06-2016 09:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released images of two men they want to speak to after a fight outside a train station last week. Officers believe the men have information regarding the fight outside Sutton train station on June 4.
  The trouble took place on Epsom Derby Day, at which eleven people were arrested following a fracas which saw bottles being hurled and a police officer having a tooth knocked out.Police appeal over fight outside Sutton train station https://t.co/iWCdbJmi9n...
  
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• Police appeal for help to find man who escaped mental health unit

  15-06-2016 09:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police searching for a man who escaped from a mental health unit have warned the public not to approach him.Officers have appealed for help to find Daniel Henry, who was last seen at the unit in Lewisham at about 4pm last Friday (June 10).The 33-year-old is described as a light skinned black man, 5ft 10ins tall and of skinny build with short black dreadlocks"Members of the public are advised not approach him but to call 999 immediately," a police spokesman said.Anyone who sees Daniel...
  
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• WEATHER WATCH: Is today the day heavy rain stays off in Croydon?

  15-06-2016 09:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents have woken to a fine and sunny morning, as has most of the UK.However, does this mean the wet weather, which caused so many problems around the borough in the last week, is finally behind us for one day?Well, the heavy downpours and thundery showers are still a strong possibility.The Met Office has issued weather warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout much of the UK today, with Croydon and the south east expected to see slow moving downpours by...
  
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• Severe weather warnings for heavy rain still in place

  15-06-2016 08:52
  
  A yellow warning, meaning be prepared, has been issued because of heavy rain expected this afternoon.
  
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