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• Man on the run after house burglary in Purley

  26-06-2016 18:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting the suspect of a burglary in a Purley home.Officers were called to the house in Brighton Road at 3.05pm to reports of the burglary in process.Multiple local police units, a dog support unit and the National Police Air Service went to the scene, but the male suspect had made off before they arrived.No arrests have been made and enquiries continue, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.The spokesman added there were no details on whether any items were taken. Police are appealing
  
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• Crystal Palace face Cabaye Conundrum before new Premier League season starts - Croydon Advertiser

  26-06-2016 14:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace face Cabaye Conundrum before new Premier League season starts
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  Crystal Palace fan Michael Smith looks at the challenges that Yohan Cabaye presents this summer. When Palace signed Yohan Cabaye from Paris Saint-Germain last summer not only were the club signing a superb player with excellent technique and a ...
  
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• Drivers injured in early morning crash in South Norwood - Croydon Advertiser

  26-06-2016 12:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Drivers injured in early morning crash in South Norwood
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  Police were called at around 4.40am to a van and car in collision on South Norwood Hill at the junction with High Street. A man driving the van and a woman driving the car had minor injuries and no arrests were made, said a Metropolitan Police spokesman.
  
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• Drivers injured in early morning crash in South Norwood

  26-06-2016 11:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two drivers were injured in an early morning crash in South Norwood. Police were called at around 4.40am to a van and car in collision on South Norwood Hill at the junction with High Street. A man driving the van and a woman driving the car had minor injuries and no arrests were made, said a Metropolitan Police spokesman. The road was blocked as emergency services dealt with the incident.
  A215 South Norwood Hill / A213 High Street South Norwood - All lanes have now re-opened following an...
  
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• Grab your skates: Croydon Roller Derby on the look out for new members - Croydon Advertiser

  26-06-2016 10:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Grab your skates: Croydon Roller Derby on the look out for new members
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  The borough's roller derby team is appealing for new members to try out for the team. Croydon Roller Derby is holding a recruitment day on July 15 for skaters, referees and non-skating officials to join the league. Advertiser reporter Samantha Booth ...
  
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• Grab your skates: Croydon Roller Derby on the look out for new...

  26-06-2016 10:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The borough's roller derby team is appealing for new members to try out for the team.Croydon Roller Derby is holding a recruitment day on July 15 for skaters, referees and non-skating officials to join the league.Advertiser reporter Samantha Booth tried out the sport earlier this year to find out more about the fast-growing sport.The session, which welcomes all abilities, will be held at Pulse Fitness in Nightingale Road, Carshalton at 6.45pm until 9pm. To confirm attendance and for more...
  
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• The woman who has been preventing elderly people from going into...

  26-06-2016 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  For many elderly people getting help when they are unwell can be confusing with the possibility of being admitted to hospital a very real and scary prospect. But in Croydon people over 65 don't have to face the system alone as the borough was one of the first in the country to introduce health visitors for elderly people 20 years ago.Gill Vincent-Clayden was the first in Croydon to take on the important role. She now leads a team of 15 staff who visit older people in the own homes and help them.
  
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• Steam trains, parrots and family fun as Old Coulsdon Village Fair...

  26-06-2016 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE Old Coulsdon Village Fair will celebrate its 20th anniversary on July 2.The family event, held in Grange Park, will see the return of the steam railway rides and more than 90 stalls with a variety of activities.Birdline Parrot Rescue will offer residents the chance to meet and learn more about the exotic birds at the fair organised by Coulsdon Manor Rotary Club.About 50 classic cars are expected to be shown and Mayor of Croydon Wayne Trakas-Lawlor will open the event, which runs from noon...
  
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• Pensioner who lost touch with most of his family is searching for...

  26-06-2016 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An elderly man who has lost touch with almost all of his family is searching for one of his long-lost cousins to bring everyone together again.Barrie Chiverton, 81, and wife Gillian, 78, are searching for Christine Sexton (nee Carpenter) who they believe married Douglas Sexton in Croydon in 1965.Barrie's father, William Henry Chiverton, was one of five boys and two girls. Yet despite this Barrie lost touch with all of his cousins, leaving him with no family until ten years ago.An appeal in a...
  
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• Croydon MP Steve Reed to take part in bake-off competition

  26-06-2016 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon North MP Steve Reed will put politics to one side and show off his catering skills in a bake-off next month.Mr Reed will be the first to hand over his bake as part of a Friends of Grangewood Park event on July 10.He will battle it out against other residents in an attempt to be crowned the best baker and all entries will raise money for future events.The event is part of Picnic in the Park held in the Thornton Heath park between 1pm and 5pm.There will also be a string quartet...
  
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• Croydon Council to outsource adult education services in face of Government cuts - Croydon Guardian

  26-06-2016 06:33 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Council to outsource adult education services in face of Government cuts
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  Croydon Council is to outsource its adult education services ahead of funding cuts from the Government. The authority is set to lose £600,00 of Skills Funding Agency money, which pays for community learning and adult education services (CALAT), from ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Council to outsource adult education services in face of Government cuts

  26-06-2016 06:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council is to outsource its adult education services ahead of funding cuts from the Government.
  
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