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• 1000 hours of police time has been spent investigating the 'Croydon Cat Killer' - Croydon Advertiser

  22-06-2016 23:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  1000 hours of police time has been spent investigating the 'Croydon Cat Killer'
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  The crime squad leading the "Croydon Cat Killer" investigation has spent six weeks' of police time on the operation since it launched, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Since the operation started in December, approximately 1,020 hours ...
  
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• 1,000 hours of police time has been spent investigating the...

  22-06-2016 19:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The crime squad leading the "Croydon Cat Killer" investigation has spent six weeks' of police time on the operation since it launched, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.Since the operation started in December, approximately 1,020 hours have gone into investigating who or what is behind dead cats being found strewn across London, many with their heads and tails removed. Police previously said they were unable to find evidence the cats were being deliberately killed by a...
  
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• WEATHER WARNING: Thunderstorms and flash floods could be about to hit south east

  22-06-2016 17:55
  
  Thunderous storms and flooding are expected, and communities have been urged to prepare for the imminent downpours.
  
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• Urgent safety measures planned for Croydon road after cyclist death - Croydon Guardian

  22-06-2016 17:18 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Urgent safety measures planned for Croydon road after cyclist death
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  Urgent safety measures are set to be introduced on a Croydon road following the death of cyclist there last month. Croydon Council said it would “urgently” look into improving safety in St James's Road after 25-year-old Magda Tadaj was struck by a ...and more »
  
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• Urgent safety measures planned for Croydon road after cyclist death

  22-06-2016 17:17
  
  Urgent safety measures are set to be introduced on a Croydon road following the death of cyclist there last month.
  
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• Traffic chaos after bus crashes into lamppost - Croydon Guardian

  22-06-2016 15:06 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Traffic chaos after bus crashes into lamppost
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  Police have closed part of Purley Way after a lorry collided with a lamppost. Picture: Croydon MPS. / Andrea Downey, Reporter - Croydon. Share: 2 comments. A bus crashed into a fallen lamppost this morning causing traffic misery through Purley. Police ...
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• Charity appeals for help to find missing 13-year-old boy from New...

  22-06-2016 14:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A charity has appealed for help to find a missing 13-year-old boy from New Addington.Casey Rooney has not been seen since June 6, Missing People said no its website.The charity has appealed for Casey or anyone who knows of his whereabouts to get in touch.If you have seen Casey call Missing People on 116 000 quoting reference number 15-008538.ALSO READ: #FindRobbie: Police say community man Robert Gibson may have travelled to Hampshire or Isle of WightALSO READ: Appeal launched for missing...
  
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• Bus hit lamppost 'knocked down by lorry' in Purley Way

  22-06-2016 14:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A bus collided with a street light in Purley Way this afternoon. Police were called to reports of a lorry hitting the lamppost at 11.34am and then shortly after the London Fire Brigade were called to a bus that had collided with the post, knocked down by the lorry. The Transport for London route 410 bus was damaged but there was no reported injuries at the scene and no passengers on board when police arrived.The road was closed in both directions to safely remove the bus from the A23, at...
  
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• TfL removes knitting which was brightening up Norbury as it...

  22-06-2016 14:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Street cleaners were ordered to bin knitted decorations scattered around Norbury's high street - which would have gone on to be donated to homeless people - because Transport for London claimed they could distract drivers. Knitting Norbury Together, a "guerrilla knitting club" whose members don't reveal their identities, decided they would mark the Queen's 90th birthday by brightening up London Road. They hoped the secret mission would put a smile on residents' faces, so wrapped...
  
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• Police hunting thugs who attacked two Crystal Palace fans at FA Cup final

  22-06-2016 14:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a group of thugs who launched a "nasty, unprovoked" attack on two Crystal Palace fans after the FA Cup final.
  
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• Are Tesco's Purley Extra and Elmers End stores reducing their...

  22-06-2016 13:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tesco bosses have announced plans to cut their round-the-clock opening hours in 20 stores across the country in an effort to cut spiralling costs.The supermarket giant's stores in Purley Way, Purley, and Croydon Road, Beckenham, are both currently open 24 hours a day. The chain is hoping the move will help improve its financial outlook, after it reported a £6.4 billion pre-tax loss last year.The shake-up will affect more than 2,000 shop-floor workers who may face having their hours...
  
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• Traffic chaos after bus crashes into lamppost

  22-06-2016 13:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A bus crashed into a lamppost this morning causing traffic misery through Purley.
  
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• Road closed after lorry crashes into lamppost

  22-06-2016 13:45
  
  A lorry has collided with a lamppost this morning causing traffic misery through Purley.
  
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• Tories blast council for keeping 'secret list' of housing development sites - Croydon Guardian

  22-06-2016 13:35 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Tories blast council for keeping 'secret list' of housing development sites
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  Croydon's Labour administration has come under fire from Conservatives for refusing to publish a list of publicly owned sites it has slated for development. Earlier this month the council launched its own development company, Brick by Brick, with the ...and more »
  
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• Purley Way part blocked by collision

  22-06-2016 13:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Purley Way was part closed due to a road traffic collision.
  Emergency services were call to the incident at 11.37am to a bus in collision with a lamp post, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. Police tweeted just before 12.30pm saying that one lane was closed north and southbound at the junction of Waddon Road due to the accident.No one was injured and it was a damage only collision, the spokesman added.Transport for London said traffic was slow in the area and bus routes 407, 410, 455 were...
  
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• Paedophile who abused vulnerable boy at care home has sentenced reduced

  22-06-2016 13:33
  
  A convicted paedophile who sexually abused a vulnerable boy in his care has had his sentence reduced on appeal.
  
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• Tories blast council for keeping 'secret list' of housing development sites

  22-06-2016 13:31
  
  Croydon’s Labour administration has come under fire from Conservatives for refusing to publish a list of publicly owned sites it has slated for development.
  
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• Ex-Crystal Palace and Charlton star fined for possessing cocaine at Chessington World of Adventures

  22-06-2016 13:22
  
  Former footballer Marcus Bent has been fined after being found in possession of cocaine at Chessington World of Adventures.
  
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• ​Police hunting thugs who attacked Crystal Palace fans at FA Cup...

  22-06-2016 13:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for a gang of thugs who launched a brutal, unprovoked attack on a pair of Crystal Palace fans at the FA Cup final at Wembley.A woman was left in hospital with a dislocated foot after she fell to the floor and was kicked repeatedly by the gang less than an hour before the match kicked off on Saturday, May 21.The woman, who is in her 40s, was outside Wembley Stadium train station with her partner when the attack was launched at 4.40pm – just 50 minutes before the 5.30pm.
  
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• Council names and shames the latest litter louts and fly-tippers...

  22-06-2016 12:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council has released the latest list of people prosecuted for being caught littering in the borough.The council's Don't Mess With Croydon campaign has taken 107 people to court for offences such as fly-tipping, spitting and dropping cigarette butts in public places.Magistrates ordered the 11 latest culprits to pay a total of £4,335 in fines and court costs on Tuesday.The campaign launched two years ago to combine enforcement with encouraging over 300 local people to lead litter...
  
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• Weather warning issued as atrocious weather heads Croydon's way - Croydon Advertiser

  22-06-2016 11:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Weather warning issued as atrocious weather heads Croydon's way
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  A weather warning has been issued for Croydon, with heavy rain and thunderstorms potentially bringing more misery to residents who have already endured flash floods this month. The yellow weather warning from the Met Office is currently in place from ...
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• Orchestra company tries to see the bright side of life after Fairfield Halls

  22-06-2016 11:47
  
  One orchestra company is trying to see the positive side of life after the theatre complex.
  
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• Paedophile who abused young boy at children's home has jail term...

  22-06-2016 11:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A child sex offender who was jailed for abusing a resident at the Kenley boys' home where he worked has had his prison term slashed by appeal judges.Phillip Collins, 70, subjected the "emotionally vulnerable" youngster to degrading sexual abuse while at Malvern House in the 1970s.The crimes did not come to light until years later and married dad Collins, of Worcester Road, Sutton, vehemently denied the allegations.He was convicted of five indecent assaults at Croydon Crown Court and...
  
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• Croydon man, 23, repeatedly had unprotected sex with 14-year-old...

  22-06-2016 10:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon man who repeatedly had unprotected sex with a 14-year-old girl has been told by judges that his two-year sentence was not a day too long. Salman Shihid, 23, had full sex with the youngster four times, without using a condom and exposing her to the risk of pregnancy.He also abused the girl in the presence of a five-year old child, London's Appeal Court heard.Shihid, of Addington Road, Selsdon, was jailed at Inner London Crown Court in January.He pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual.
  
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• Thornton Heath criminal caught being given £160,000 claimed...

  22-06-2016 10:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A criminal caught in a side street collecting more than £160,000 in a suitcase claimed he was not laundering drugs money - just conducting business the Albanian way.Eduart Gjurra, 24, of Lyndhurst Road, Thornton Heath, was watched by police taking delivery of the suitcase in a quiet road in Kilburn in November 2014.When officers stopped him, they found the bag in his VW van. Inside was almost £150,000 in sterling and almost 25,000 euros (about £19,000).Elsewhere in the van,...
  
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• Weather warning issued as atrocious weather heads Croydon's way

  22-06-2016 10:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A weather warning has been issued for Croydon, with heavy rain and thunderstorms potentially bringing more misery to residents who have already endured flash floods this month. The yellow weather warning from the Met Office is currently in place from 6pm tonight (Wednesday) all the way through to 4am on Friday morning. Tomorrow looks like being a particularly miserable day, with heavy showers forecast throughout the day. Scattered and potentially intense thundery downpours are expected to hit...
  
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• Man accused of possessing kitchen knife in Norbury restaurant

  22-06-2016 10:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with an incident in which a group of hooded youths burst into a Norbury restaurant and attacked a customer. A video of the incident at Steakout, on London Road, showed frightened diners fleeing as the violence broke out. Wayne Holness, of Cheltenham Road, Peckham, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court yesterday (Tuesday) accused of possessing a kitchen knife while at the restaurant. He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth.He is..
  
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• More than 30 firefighters battle flames at abandoned Addiscombe office block

  22-06-2016 10:14
  
  More than 30 firefighters battled a fire at an abandoned office block in Addiscombe this morning.
  
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• Fire at abandoned Addiscombe office block

  22-06-2016 10:14
  
  More than 30 firefighters battled a fire at an abandoned office block in Addiscombe this morning.
  
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• Firefighters called to empty office block in Addiscombe

  22-06-2016 09:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called toreports of smoke coming an empty office block in Addiscombe this morning. Crews from Woodside station were called to six storey block Rees House in Morland Road at 6am, a firefighter from the station said. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers were called to a fire the block. Crews from Woodside, Croydon, Norbury and Beckenham fire stations had flames under control by 7.15am, an LFB spokeswoman said. Part of the...
  
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• Former Crystal Palace star caught with cocaine at Chessington...

  22-06-2016 09:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Former Crystal Palace striker Marcus Bent has been fined after being caught with cocaine on him at Chessington World of Adventures. The retired footballer, who also played for Everton, Charlton Athletic, Leicester City, Ipswich Town, Birmingham City and Middlesbrough during a 17-year career, appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court yesterday (Tuesday). The 38-year-old had been charged with possession of a Class A substance and held in custody overnight.READ MORE: Crystal Palace co-owner slams...
  
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• Residents tell Westfield and Hammerson what they think of plans for Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  22-06-2016 09:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Residents tell Westfield and Hammerson what they think of plans for Croydon town centre
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  Croydon residents have told Westfield and Hammerson what they think of the planned £1.4 billion redevelopment of the Whitgift shopping centre. More than 90 per cent of residents who took part in a public consultation last month said they were ...
  
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• TRAVEL: Southern Rail services 'may be cancelled or delayed' despite strike ending

  22-06-2016 08:45
  
  Southern Rail tweeted this morning that services across the network “may be cancelled or delayed due to train crew shortages”.
  
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• WEATHER: Cloudy day with 'potentially intense thundery downpours' ahead - Croydon Guardian

  22-06-2016 08:24 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  WEATHER: Cloudy day with 'potentially intense thundery downpours' ahead
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. It's another cloudy day in south west London, though residents would be best advised to pack their umbrellas with thunderstorms possibly arriving this evening. The Met ...and more »
  
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• WEATHER: Cloudy day with 'potentially intense thundery downpours' ahead

  22-06-2016 08:15
  
  The Met Office predicts temperatures to reach a high of 22 Celsius throughout the day with some spells of sunshine to break up the clouds
  
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• Residents tell Westfield and Hammerson what they think of plans...

  22-06-2016 08:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents have told Westfield and Hammerson what they think of the planned £1.4 billion redevelopment of the Whitgift shopping centre.More than 90 per cent of residents who took part in a public consultation last month said they were 'supportive' or 'very supportive' of updated plans for the town centre.The plans included a walkway between North End and Wellesley Road which will be encased in glass, as well as space for an IMAX cinema and a brand new Marks and Spencer store. There.
  
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• Residents give Westfield and Hammerson's plans for Croydon town...

  22-06-2016 08:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents have given their backing to Westfield and Hammerson's £1.4 billion redevelopment of the Whitgift shopping centre.More than 90 per cent of residents who took part in a public consultation last month said they were 'supportive' or 'very supportive' of updated plans for the town centre.The plans included a walkway between North End and Wellesley Road which will be encased in glass, as well as space for an IMAX cinema and a brand new Marks and Spencer store. There will also..
  
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