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• Man, 19, rushed to hospital after stabbing in South Norwood - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 23:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man, 19, rushed to hospital after stabbing in South Norwood
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  A 19-year-old man who was stabbed in South Norwood has been rushed to hospital. Police were called to report of a man who had been stabbed in Church Road at 5.30pm today. Officers found the man with a stab wound and paramedics rushed him to a ...
  
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• Man, 19, rushed to hospital after stabbing in South Norwood

  23-06-2016 22:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man who was stabbed in South Norwood has been rushed to hospital.Police were called to report of a man who had been stabbed in Church Road at 5.30pmtoday.Officers found the man with a stab wound and paramedics rushed him to a south London hospital as a priority.A Croydon Metropolitan Police Service spokesman said his injuries are not thought to be life changing or threatening.Noone has been arrested and police are investigating what happened. The spokesman said Croydon MPS have...
  
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• Crystal Palace's released stars hailed as model pros - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 19:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace's released stars hailed as model pros
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  BREDE HANGELAND, Paddy McCarthy and Adrian Mariappa have been hailed as "model professionals" after their release from Crystal Palace. The experienced defensive trio were among six senior players released by the club earlier this month, alongside ...and more »
  
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• New 'vegan restaurant' set to open in exact same spot where Croydon's vegan café used to be - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 19:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  New 'vegan restaurant' set to open in exact same spot where Croydon's vegan café used to be
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  A new restaurant specialising in vegetarian and vegan food is set to open in the space vacated by Croydon's only vegan café earlier this month. Buttercream Dreams left its shop in Project B, in Croydon town centre, on June 7 after the building's ...
  
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• New 'vegan restaurant' set to open in exact same spot where...

  23-06-2016 19:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new restaurant specialising in vegetarian and vegan food is set to open in the space vacated by Croydon's only vegan café earlier this month. Buttercream Dreams left its shop in Project B, in Croydon town centre, on June 7 after the building's landlords asked the business to move out.Owner Lauren Adderley didn't want to leave and she has been left fuming after finding out last Friday that a new restaurant with a very similar unique selling point is set to move in, in its place. The new.
  
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• Then and now: Croydon's 'reality' stars and what they are doing in 2016 - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 18:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Then and now: Croydon's 'reality' stars and what they are doing in 2016
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  The celebrity lifestyle can be such a fickle existence. One minute you are flavour of the month, then next you may struggle to book gigs at your local pub. We've delved into our archives at The Croydon Advertiser to seek out some old, and not so old ...
  
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• Wembley trip spurs on Crystal Palace new boy - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 18:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Wembley trip spurs on Crystal Palace new boy
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  FREDDIE LADAPO started last season's FA Cup at Potters Bar Town and ended it at Wembley. And he admits having a taste of the big time has made him all the more determined to succeed at Crystal Palace. Ladapo moved from Margate to Palace in March ...and more »
  
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• Tributes paid to 'positive and cheerful' pensioner Shirley Clayton killed after she was knocked down by a motorbike

  23-06-2016 17:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Neighbours have paid tribute to a “lovely” 81-year-old woman who died after being knocked down by a motorbike, saying she would be remembered for “always smiling”.
  
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• WEATHER LATEST: More rain on the way - what you need to know about getting home

  23-06-2016 17:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Bad news for anyone travelling this evening as more heavy rainfall looks set to place even more strain on London’s roads and rail services already severely affected by flooding.
  
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• Warning of more rain to come as transport across capital struggles to cope with flooding

  23-06-2016 17:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Bad news for anyone travelling this evening as more heavy rainfall looks set to place even more strain on London’s roads and rail services already severely affected by flooding.
  
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• More rain expected after people battle to get home in travel chaos caused by flooding

  23-06-2016 17:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  More heavy rainfall looks set to place even more strain on London’s roads and rail services already severely affected by flooding.
  
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• EU Referendum: When will we know how Croydon, and the UK, have voted? - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 17:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  EU Referendum: When will we know how Croydon, and the UK, have voted?
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  Croydon, alongside the rest of the UK, is going to the polls today in a historic vote on the country's membership of the European Union. But what time will we know how Croydon voted? And when will we know the overall result? According to the Press ...and more »
  
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• EU Referendum: When will we know how Croydon, and the UK, have...

  23-06-2016 16:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon, alongside the rest of the UK, is going to the polls today in a historic vote on the country's membership of the European Union.But what time will we know how Croydon voted? And when will we know the overall result?According to the Press Association's estimated declaration times, the borough's results are expected at about 4am on Friday, about six hours after the polls close at 10am tonight.The count is due to take place at Trinity School in Shirley.RELATED: Not sure where to vote? Check
  
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• Croydon cafe Smoothbean to serve up craft beers for after work crowd - Croydon Guardian

  23-06-2016 16:29 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon cafe Smoothbean to serve up craft beers for after work crowd
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  A Croydon coffee shop is extending its opening hours and serving up craft beers as it aims to become the town's new destination for after-work drinks. Independent café Smoothbean, which has been in Dingwall Road near East Croydon station for two years, ...
  
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• Croydon cafe Smoothbean to serve up craft beers for after work crowd

  23-06-2016 16:24
  
  A Croydon coffee shop is extending its opening hours and serving up craft beers as it aims to become the town’s new destination for after-work drinks.
  
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• Nurses take 'too long' to respond to basic needs of elderly, warns patients group - Croydon Guardian

  23-06-2016 15:31 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Nurses take 'too long' to respond to basic needs of elderly, warns patients group
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  Patient support at Croydon University Hospital is “sometimes lacking” with nurses taking “too long” to respond to elderly patients basic needs, a patient group has warned. A Healthwatch Croydon analysis of nursing at the hospital found older people's ...and more »
  
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• Nurses take 'too long' to respond to basic needs of elderly, warns patients group

  23-06-2016 15:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Patient support at Croydon University Hospital is “sometimes lacking” with nurses taking “too long” to respond to elderly patients basic needs, a patient group has warned.
  
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• ​Flooding will severely disrupt Southern train services for rest...

  23-06-2016 15:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern services are expected to be disrupted all day after torrential downpours flooded tracks. Almost a month's worth of rain fell on London last night and as a result there will continue to be widespread cancellations on services running through East Croydon. At 1pm two of the four tracks between Balham and Clapham Junction were still blocked with water being pumped out at Wandsworth Common. Victoria station was also blocked by floods this morning. Trains are passing through West...
  
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• WARNING: Ikea recalls safety gates after reports of children falling down stairs

  23-06-2016 14:43 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A line of safety gates have been recalled by Swedish furniture retailer Ikea following reports that children have fallen down stairs after they opened unexpectedly.
  
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• EU referendum in Croydon - live coverage

  23-06-2016 14:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents will head to polling stations today to have their say in the biggest vote in a generation – whether The United Kingdom should remain in the EU or opt to leave. About 100 polling station across Croydon opened across the borough at 7am this morning with people able to cast their vote until 10pm tonight. Click here to find your nearest station. Voters will need to answer this tricky question: "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave...
  
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• The women trying to make gay and lesbian Crystal Palace fans feel...

  23-06-2016 14:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The only abuse most Crystal Palace fans expect to be subjected to when they visit Selhurst Park is a bit of harmless banter from visiting fans in the away stand.But for many members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community perceptions of the way they might be treated at a game - even by their own fans - are so bad visiting the ground is not considered an option.This is something Crystal Palace's LGBT group, "Proud and Palace", wants to change."We want to say...
  
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• Urine for it: Two men fined for publicly relieving themselves

  23-06-2016 14:15
  
  Forget spending a penny - two Croydon men caught urinating in the street have been slapped with fines of more than £400.
  
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• ​EU Referendum: Where is my nearest polling station in Croydon...

  23-06-2016 13:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than 100 polling stations will be open in Croydon today for residents to cast their vote in the European Union referendum.Voters will be asked to mark a box as to whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the EU or leave the EU.The polls opened at 7am and will be open until 10pm tonight.Follow the latest on the referendum on our live blogResidents will have been designated a polling station after registering to vote. It is printed on the white, polling card received in the...
  
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• Watch as drivers take on floods in Wallington and Croydon once again - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 13:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Watch as drivers take on floods in Wallington and Croydon once again
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  Drivers did not let the heavy storms stop them from tackling the floods in Wallington and Selhurst. Tony Dee filmed cars driving through huge puddles in Selhurst Road in the early hours of this morning. He posted the footage on Twitter saying "Selhurst ...
  
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• Teenager stabbed in back near troubled Thornton Heath nightspot Club 791 - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 13:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Teenager stabbed in back near troubled Thornton Heath nightspot Club 791
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  A TEENAGER was stabbed outside a troubled Thornton Heath club the night it reopened for the first time since having its licence restricted. Club 791, in London Road, had its licence suspended in February after police said there was a "significant risk ...
  
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• PICTURES: Stunning photos of last night's storm and the flooding aftermath in Coulsdon

  23-06-2016 12:56
  
  Parts of Coulsdon were flooded yet again over night as heavy rains and storms battered the area.
  
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• PICTURES AND VIDEO: Stunning photos of last night's storm and the flooding aftermath in Coulsdon

  23-06-2016 12:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Parts of Coulsdon were flooded yet again over night as heavy rains and storms battered the area.
  
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• Watch as drivers take on floods in Wallington and Croydon once...

  23-06-2016 12:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Drivers did not let the heavy storms stop them from tackling the floods in Wallington and Selhurst. Tony Dee filmed cars driving through huge puddles in Selhurst Road in the early hours of this morning. He posted the footage on Twitter saying "Selhurst under water lol".Jessie Watkins witnessed a car try to take on the notorious flooding under the railway bridge in Wallington at about 2.15am. The same stretch of Manor Road saw three vehicles...
  
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• Teenager stabbed in back near troubled Thornton Heath nightspot...

  23-06-2016 12:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER was stabbed outside a troubled Thornton Heath club the night it reopened for the first time since having its licence restricted. Club 791, in London Road, had its licence suspended in February after police said there was a "significant risk that serious crime" would occur at the venue. A Croydon Council committee imposed a number of measures including preventing re-entry to the premises beyond midnight but stopped short of closing the club. Owner Fred Kyeyune, who described...
  
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• Police name woman, 81, who died after Croydon motorcycle crash - Evening Standard

  23-06-2016 11:51 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Police name woman, 81, who died after Croydon motorcycle crash
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  An elderly woman who died after being hit by a motorcycle in south London has been named. Shirley Clayton, 81, was found in St James's Road, Croydon, with serious injuries after the collision on June 5. Police, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance ...
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• Police name elderly lady who died after being hit by motorbike

  23-06-2016 11:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have named an 81-year-old woman who died after being hit by a motorbike in St James's Road. Shirley Clayton, from Croydon, passed away in hospital on Wednesday, June 15, after she was left in a critical condition by the collision on June 5. Floral tributes to Mrs Clayton have been left at the scene of the incident, with a card reading "thinking of you".Officers say Mrs Clayton's next of kin have been informed, and a post-mortem is due to take place. The motorbike...
  
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• Pensioner killed after being knocked down by motorbike in Croydon named as Shirley Clayton

  23-06-2016 11:29 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An 81-year-old woman who died after she was knocked down by motorbike in Croydon has been named by police.
  
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• 5 apps for Android to make the most of the tennis at Wimbledon

  23-06-2016 10:57
  
  We gave five of the best tennis apps on the Google app store a go on our Android phone to help you make the most of Wimbledon fever.
  
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• Crystal Palace star wanted by Burnley - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 10:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace star wanted by Burnley
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  Crystal Palace midfielder Joe Ledley is reportedly a target for Premier League new boys Burnley. The 29-year-old has made the headlines in the past month following his miraculous recovery from a broken leg that has seen him play a big part in Wales ...and more »
  
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• In or Out? Polls open in historic referendum to decide Britain's EU fate

  23-06-2016 10:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Voters will go to ballot box today in a historic referendum to decide whether Britain should remain within the European Union.
  
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• Healthy summer cooking tips from the brains behind HelloFresh

  23-06-2016 09:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Summertime for some is filled with barbecues and ice creams and the opportunity to sink a few cold ones in a beer garden but apparently you can also eat healthily at this time of year too.
  
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• Guess which Wallington road has flooded again after a night of...

  23-06-2016 09:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters had to retrieve a car which became stuck in flood water underneath the bridge in Wallington last night.Manor Road flooded again during last night's heavy rain and a crew from Wallington station was called to the road at 3am.Noone was trapped in the car but firefighters cordoned off the road and called a rescue truck to tow it from the water.Just two weeks ago firefighters had to rescue a man who became stranded with his car in flood water under the bridge after heavy rain and storms
  
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• PICTURES: Flash floods and thunderstorms hit south west London and north Surrey

  23-06-2016 09:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Storms and torrential rain have caused flooding across south west London and north Surrey overnight after more than a months worth of rain fell in a matter of hours.
  
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• Severe rail disruption through East and West Croydon after flooding on line to London Victoria - Croydon Advertiser

  23-06-2016 09:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Severe rail disruption through East and West Croydon after flooding on line to London Victoria
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  There are widespread cancellations and services that are running are severely delayed due to heavy flooding between East Croydon and London Victoria, after heavy rainfall overnight. Southern, Abellio Greater Anglia, Gatwick Express, South West Trains ...and more »
  
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• TRAVEL: Flooding and heavy rain causes travel mayhem

  23-06-2016 09:04
  
  Flooding has caused travel mayhem this morning with train stations closed and services disrupted  throughout south west London and north Surrey.
  
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• Severe rail disruption through East and West Croydon after...

  23-06-2016 09:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Train services through Croydon are being severely affected by heavy flooding this morning. There are widespread cancellations and services that are running are severely delayed due to heavy flooding between East Croydon and London Victoria, after heavy rainfall overnight. Southern, Abellio Greater Anglia, Gatwick Express, South West Trains and the London Overground are all affected. ⚠️ #PoorWeatherSouth - All lines blocked between East Croydon & London Victoria due to heavy floo
  
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