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• Road closed after vehicle crashes into house in Waddon

  24-06-2016 19:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A car has collided with a house in Croydon.
  Police, paramedics and fire crews were called at about 4.30pm to Epsom Road at the junction with Warrington Road, in Waddon, to a car which had hit another car. The second car then swerved and crashed into a house.There were no injuries but a surveyor has declared the house - which was empty at the time of the crash - as a "dangerous building" and structurally unsafe.A Metropolitan Police spokesman said Croydon Council would make the house...
  
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• Transfer talk: Crystal Palace and Celtic target is 'not for sale' - Croydon Advertiser

  24-06-2016 18:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Transfer talk: Crystal Palace and Celtic target is 'not for sale'
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  CRYSTAL Palace have reportedly been linked with a move for Nigerian striker Fanendo Adi, but have been warned that he is not for sale. The Portland Timbers striker is understood to have attracted attention for his performances in Major League Soccer ...and more »
  
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• #FindRobbie: Friends of missing Robert Gibson travel to Isle of...

  24-06-2016 16:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Friends of much-loved community champion Robert Gibson travelled to the Isle of Wight, where he was last seen, in a bid to find him.Robert, a fundamental campaigner in Crystal Palace, left his home on Monday, June 13 to go for a walk and was seen on CCTV in a nearby Co-op store in Central Hill shortly after, at about 3pm.It is believed he was in the East Croydon area at about 3.20pm.Police have been informed Robert, 45, was seen at 6.45pm that day catching the catamaran from Portsmouth to Ryde..
  
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• ​Man, 42, dies after collapsing in Iceland car park - Croydon Advertiser

  24-06-2016 16:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Man, 42, dies after collapsing in Iceland car park
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  A man has died after he was found suffering a cardiac arrest in the car park of Iceland in Thornton Heath. Police and paramedics were called to reports of a man collapsed in the Brigstock Road car park just after 12.30pm on Saturday. The 42-year-old ...
  
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• ​Man, 42, dies after collapsing in Iceland car park

  24-06-2016 15:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has died after he was found suffering a cardiac arrest in the car park of Iceland in Thornton Heath.Police and paramedics were called to reports of a man collapsed in the Brigstock Road car park just after 12.30pm on Saturday.The 42-year-old man was taken to a south London hospital in a critical condition and he died on Wednesday.His death is not being treated as suspicious and a post-mortem found his death was related to cardiac arrest, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said today. On...
  
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• 'Stunning complacency': Croydon Council leader slams Brexit campaigner for reaction to market turmoil

  24-06-2016 15:21
  
  The leader of Croydon Council has accused the borough's leading Brexit campaigner of "stunning complacency" for his reaction to economic turmoil in the wake of yesterday's referendum result.
  
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• UKIP chairman says less immigrants in Croydon will improve...

  24-06-2016 15:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The chairman of Croydon UKIP has said a Brexit will improve the quality of life in the borough because there will be less immigrants.Peter Staveley said the UK's vote to leave the EU is a "triumph for democracy" which will have "no impact on Croydon at all" immediately. "It was all loads of scare mongering," he said. "For the first few years, particularly while we are negotiating to leave, we won't really notice any difference at all."But once the two-year...
  
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• 'It rarely felt like work': departing Advertiser journalist...

  24-06-2016 14:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  After almost eight years with the Croydon Advertiser, award-winning chief reporter Gareth Davies leaves the paper this week. Here he takes a look back at his time with the paper... My abiding memory of covering Croydon will be of seeing the best of people at the worst of times. During my first weekend on call, in September 2008, 19-year-old Oliver Kingonzila was stabbed to death outside a nightclub in South Croydon. His mother, Caroline, still reeling from the loss of her eldest son, who had...
  
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• What you need to know about Pride in London this weekend

  24-06-2016 13:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  One of the world’s biggest gay pride events will bring life to the centre of London this weekend as the two-week Pride Festival concludes with mass events in the capital.
  
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• Companies in India and China 'more likely' to trade in Croydon...

  24-06-2016 12:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon's most high profile Leave campaigner says Brexit could open up new trade opportunities for the borough's businesses.Steve O'Connell, a Conservative councillor and London Assembly member, dismissed council leader Tony Newman's fears that leaving the European Union could discourage investment in the town. "I don't think it makes a blind bit of difference," he said."I think it's palpably wrong and I disagree with that completely. The country as a whole will be able to trade...
  
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• Brexit: Steve Reed warns of economic 'crisis' as Croydon MPs react to historic vote

  24-06-2016 12:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Britain is in the midst of a "political, economic, and constitutional crisis" after voting to leave the European Union, Croydon's only Labour MP has warned.
  
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• MP fears Brexit vote could cause rise in unemployment in Croydon

  24-06-2016 12:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The MP for Croydon North said he fears the vote for Britain to leave the European Union could cause to a rise in employment in Croydon. Steve Reed, who had campaigned to remain in the EU said he was "sad" about the result of the referendum, but was pleased that London and Croydon had voted to remain. But he also said the country must now "respect the democratic decision of the whole of the United Kingdom to leave". "We now have to make the best of that...
  
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• Croydon Council to seek assurances from Westfield and Hammerson...

  24-06-2016 11:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The leader of the council is to seek assurances from Westfield and Hammerson about the companies' commitment to Croydon following the result of the EU referendum.Tony Newman told the Advertiser he believed the economic uncertainty following victory for the Leave campaign could affect the flagship £1.4 billion redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre, hailed as key to the town's future prosperity. He said he is "optimistic" Brexit will not lead businesses to pull out of Croydon but...
  
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• Husband pays tribute to 'brilliant' wife who died after being hit...

  24-06-2016 11:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The husband of a woman who died after being hit by a motorbike yards from the couple's Croydon home has said her mantra in life was "live life as you want to".Dennis-Frank Clayton, 86, has paid tribute to his "brilliant" 81-year-old wife Shirley, who he was married to for more than 50 years.Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision to come forward. Mrs Clayton was left in a critical condition after she was hit by the motorbike in St James's Road - less than 50 yards...
  
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• David Cameron to RESIGN as Britain votes to leave European Union

  24-06-2016 09:29
  
  The Prime Minister has announced he will resign after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after stabbing in Upper Norwood

  24-06-2016 08:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in Upper Norwood.
  
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• Weekend weather: Stormy Saturday but sunny Sunday across south west London and north Surrey

  24-06-2016 08:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A warm and sunny Friday will lead into a mixed bag of weather this weekend in southwest London and north Surrey.
  
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• EU Referendum 2016: As Britain votes to leave, how did your borough vote in south west London and north Surrey?

  24-06-2016 07:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Britain has voted to leave the European Union.
  
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• EU referendum: Twitter reacts to Croydon backing remain

  24-06-2016 06:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ON a momentous night as the United Kingdom heads for Brexit, Croydon has voted in favour of European Union membership. But how have people reacted to Croydon bucking the nationwide trend? It's safe to say senior politicians on the remain side have been left dismayed by the overall result, including Council leader Tony Newman: Proud that Croydon voted #Remain deeply worried for our countries future— Tony Newman (@CllrTony) June 24, 2016 Deputy leader Alison Butler echoed...
  
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• Croydon votes to remain part of the EU but UK heads towards Brexit door - Croydon Advertiser

  24-06-2016 06:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon votes to remain part of the EU but UK heads towards Brexit door
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  Croydon has voted to remain part of the European Union but the UK as a whole has chosen to leave. The country voted 52% to 48% in favour of ending Britain's 43-year membership of the EU. Croydon, like large parts of London, bucked the national trend, ...and more »
  
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• Croydon votes to remain part of the EU but UK heads towards...

  24-06-2016 05:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon has voted to remain part of the European Union but the UK as a whole has chosen to leave. The country voted 52% to 48% in favour of ending Britain's 43-year membership of the EU. Croydon, like large parts of London, bucked the national trend, with 93,913 (54.3%) supporting continued membership of the EU and 78,221 (45.7%) wanting to leave. The turnout was 69.9% per cent, lower than expected, with some experts pointing to bad weather in the capital as a possible factor. The turnout...
  
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