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• Human Resources Team Assistant, Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  04-07-2016 23:30 via jobs.croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Human Resources Team Assistant, Croydon
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  This is a busy time for the People and Culture team. We're looking for a HR Team Assistant to support the team and help with increased workload as we implement an organisation wide change programme. If you're: Highly organised; Able to work confidently ...and more »
  
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• Fairfield Halls nets lottery funding to preserve venue's heritage - Croydon Advertiser

  04-07-2016 22:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Fairfield Halls nets lottery funding to preserve venue's heritage
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  The halls has teamed up with the Museum of Croydon to put together the Fairfield Collection - an interactive project that celebrates the 54-year history of the famous venue. The project, which will amass stories and notable performances from the centre ...
  
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• Fairfield Halls nets lottery funding to preserve venue's heritage

  04-07-2016 21:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new project is under way to preserve the history of Fairfield Halls while it undergoes its two-year closure for redevelopment.The halls has teamed up with the Museum of Croydon to put together the Fairfield Collection - an interactive project that celebrates the 54-year history of the famous venue.The project, which will amass stories and notable performances from the centre's history, is being supported by a £81,200 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), and will culminate in a...
  
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• POLL: Is Southern's plans to axe '350 trains per day' a good...

  04-07-2016 21:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters have suffered a torrid time on the trains in recent months, with the ongoing dispute between Southern and the RMT union resulting in many delays and cancellations.
  The RMT believes trains will be less safe if Southern goes ahead with plans to change conductors' roles to "on-board supervisors".Services have been severely disrupted as a result of RMT strike action, as well as high levels of staff sickness.Now, in a bid to halt congestion and restore a level of order to its...
  
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• Dozens of Croydon schools to shut doors as teachers strike - Croydon Guardian

  04-07-2016 19:50 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Dozens of Croydon schools to shut doors as teachers strike
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  Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over Government education funding and negotiations on teachers' contracts. Education secretary Nicky Morgan described the nationwide walk-out as ...
  
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• Dozens of Croydon schools to shut doors as teachers strike

  04-07-2016 19:46
  
  About 100 Croydon schools will be closed or part-closed tomorrow as teachers strike.
  
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• David Darko murder trial: Tearful witness describes moment she found stabbing victim as he lay dying in South Norwood park

  04-07-2016 18:57 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A tearful mother has told an Old Bailey jury of the moment she came across a young man as he lay dying after being stabbed in a South Norwood park.
  
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• Croydon Council releases new information on 'secret list' of housing development sites - Croydon Guardian

  04-07-2016 17:47 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Council releases new information on 'secret list' of housing development sites
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  Croydon Council has published further details of publicly owned land slated for housing developments after claims it was compiling a “secret list” of sites identified as suitable for building. The Labour-led administration came under fire from the ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Council releases new information on 'secret list' of housing development sites

  04-07-2016 17:43
  
  Croydon Council has published further details of publicly owned land slated for housing developments after claims it was compiling a “secret list” of sites identified as suitable for building.
  
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• Man, 55, charged with robbing Coulsdon bank - Croydon Advertiser

  04-07-2016 17:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man, 55, charged with robbing Coulsdon bank
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  Darryle Kerley, 55, is accused of robbery and possession of an imitation firearm at Lloyds Bank in Brighton Road on Thursday, June 30. Kerley, of no fixed address, appeared in Thames Magistrates' Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody until a ...
  
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• WEATHER WATCH: Will the sunshine and warm temperatures last? - Croydon Advertiser

  04-07-2016 16:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  WEATHER WATCH: Will the sunshine and warm temperatures last?
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  Summer looks like it has finally arrived, with Croydon residents waking up to a warm and sunny Monday morning. Much of the UK experienced a glorious start to the week, with temperatures hitting 22 degrees celsius later in the day, despite the skies ...and more »
  
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• Acclaimed musical The Clockmaker's Daughter comes to open air theatre in Croydon - Croydon Guardian

  04-07-2016 16:54 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Acclaimed musical The Clockmaker's Daughter comes to open air theatre in Croydon
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  It was nominated for ten awards and wowed sell-out crowds on its debut professional run in the West End last year and a Croydon am-dram group will be hoping their version of a musical fairytale goes like clockwork too. Mitre Players will take to the ...and more »
  
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• New Addington nan knits hats for premature babies in hospital...

  04-07-2016 16:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington grandmother has devoted decades knitting tiny hats for premature babies after the death of her own daughter 31 years ago.Granny Sue, as she is known on the estate, donates the bonnets to the Special Care Baby Unit at Croydon University Hospital to help families who may struggle to find small clothes after seeing how tiny her own 24-week-old daughter was.Now, alongside 13 other knitters at the Knit and Stitch Group in New Addington Library, she creates and sends clothing for...
  
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• Acclaimed musical The Clockmaker's Daughter comes to open air theatre in Croydon

  04-07-2016 16:52
  
  It was nominated for ten awards and wowed sell-out crowds on its debut professional run in the West End last year and a Croydon am-dram group will be hoping their version of a musical fairytale goes like clockwork too.
  
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• WEATHER WATCH: Will the sunshine and warm temperatures last?

  04-07-2016 16:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Summer looks like it has finally arrived, with Croydon residents waking up to a warm and sunny Monday morning.Much of the UK experienced a glorious start to the week, with temperatures hitting 22 degrees celsius later in the day, despite the skies clouding over.So, is Croydon finally in for a prolonged spell of decent weather, after weeks of people dodging the torrential showers that have blighted early summer?The signs are positive. The Met Office is forecasting similar conditions to today...
  
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• 'Terrifying ordeal' for woman after burglars in balaclavas target her home - Croydon Advertiser

  04-07-2016 15:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  'Terrifying ordeal' for woman after burglars in balaclavas target her home
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  A woman was subjected to a frightening ordeal after confronting two balaclava-clad burglars in her home. The two men broke into the woman's home, on Sandy Lane South, Wallington, at around 2.45pm on Wednesday June 29. The 24-year-old victim was ...
  
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• Transfer talk: West Ham and Everton target Crystal Palace star - Croydon Advertiser

  04-07-2016 15:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Transfer talk: West Ham and Everton target Crystal Palace star
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  CRYSTAL Palace winger Yannick Bolasie is a reported transfer target for Premier League rivals West Ham and Everton this summer. The winger has been linked with a move away from the club in the past, with Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and ...and more »
  
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• Restoring paw and order: Training police dogs is a lot harder than you think

  04-07-2016 15:00
  
  Police dogs trained by Surrey and Sussex Police are trained to hunt out narcotics, explosives and evidence. Reporter Rachel Dickerson bravely decided to help them out
  
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• PICTURES: 5 things we learnt from the weekend's British Summer Time festival

  04-07-2016 14:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Kicking off this weekend, even torrential rain could not put a dampener on the atmosphere with sets from the likes of Jamie XX, Kendrick Lamar and Florence and the Machine wowing crowds.
  
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• 'Terrifying ordeal' for woman after burglars in balaclavas target...

  04-07-2016 14:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman was subjected to a frightening ordeal after confronting two balaclava-clad burglars in her home.The two men broke into the woman's home, on Sandy Lane South, Wallington, at around 2.45pm on Wednesday June 29.The 24-year-old victim was asleep upstairs at the time, but was woken up by the disturbance.She called police, but the intruders heard her and snatched her phone. There was no other physical contact between the burglars and the victim, and no weapons were seen.NOW READ: Charity slams
  
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• Southern to axe 350 trains a day in emergency rail timetable,...

  04-07-2016 13:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern has been given permission to axe 350 trains a day as part of an emergency timetable which will be brought in later this month.Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) - which operates Southern Rail, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services - is going to announce a greatly reduced timetable after admitting "the present level of service has not been acceptable" but the RMT Union has blasted the latest move as a "savage attack" on passengers.Commuters have been caught up in a...
  
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• ​Police appeal after attack involving an American Mastiff-type...

  04-07-2016 13:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A person was hurt in an attack involving a man and an American Mastiff-type dog in Thornton Heath.Police are appealing for help in identifying the man involved, after he walked away from the scene without helping the injured person, on June 18 at about 3pm.Officers said this is one of a number of "dog-related incidents" that have occurred in Thornton Heath Recreation Ground during the last several weeks.The dog is described as being a large American Mastiff-type, ginger or brown in...
  
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• In defence of Croydon's street preachers - The Croydon Citizen

  04-07-2016 13:01 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  In defence of Croydon's street preachers
  The Croydon Citizen
  From the simpering Jehovah's Witnesses to the exotic Muslims to the dancing pentecostals, a Saturday amble down Croydon High Street brings you into contact with a frenetic spectrum of street preachers. Whether they sing it, shout it, or shamefacedly ...
  
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• Southern set to axe 350 trains a day under new timetable

  04-07-2016 12:15
  
  Much-maligned rail operator Southern is to cut 350 trains a day in its new timetable, a union has claimed.
  
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• South Croydon mum who had cancer while pregnant to open Lloyd Park Race for Life - Croydon Advertiser

  04-07-2016 12:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  South Croydon mum who had cancer while pregnant to open Lloyd Park Race for Life
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  A South Croydon mum-of-two who was diagnosed with cancer while she was 12 weeks pregnant will be guest of honour at Croydon Race for Life on Sunday. Angie Kopka, 38, was told she had a form of tongue cancer called squamous cell carcinoma while ...
  
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• Tiny kitten rescued by plumber after getting trapped behind hot water cylinder

  04-07-2016 11:50
  
  A family went “absolutely nuts” when they realised their 10-week-old kitten was trapped behind their hot water cylinder.
  
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• 'I've taken my country back, now I want my life back': Nigel Farage stands down as Ukip leader

  04-07-2016 11:50
  
  Ukip leader Nigel Farage has stepped down after last month's Brexit vote.
  
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• Missing teenage boy with autism found safe and well

  04-07-2016 11:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Norwood boy with autism who went missing on Sunday morning has been found safe and well. Matthew Oshodi, 16, was reported missing at 9.40am, when he left his Woodside Green home, but was found safe and well in East Croydon at about 3pm. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the news on the official Croydon MPS Twitter account.
  Matthew Oshodi, 16, missing from South #Norwood found safe and well in East #Croydon.— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) July 3, 2016Follow us on Facebook and...
  
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• South Croydon mum who had cancer while pregnant to open Lloyd...

  04-07-2016 11:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Croydon mum-of-two who was diagnosed with cancer while she was 12 weeks pregnant will be guest of honour at Croydon Race for Life on Sunday.Angie Kopka, 38, was told she had a form of tongue cancer called squamous cell carcinoma while she was expecting her second child Alex. She was referred to Croydon University Hospital after a big lump developed on the side of her tongue. Doctors said she would have to wait a month until she was able to have surgery as it was safest to have an...
  
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• Fire rips through ground floor of derelict Croydon building

  04-07-2016 11:15
  
  A fire tore through a derelict building in Croydon yesterday.
  
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• Fire rips through derelict Waddon building

  04-07-2016 11:15
  
  A fire tore through a derelict building in Croydon yesterday.
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze in derelict Croydon building - Croydon Advertiser

  04-07-2016 11:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Firefighters tackle blaze in derelict Croydon building
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  Four fire engines and 21 firefighters and officers dealt with the blaze in the building on Waddon Marsh Way. Part of the ground floor of the three-storey property was damaged, but no one was injured. Firefighters from Croydon, Norbury, Sutton and West ...and more »
  
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• ​Man left with life-changing injuries after car hits tree in...

  04-07-2016 11:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has been left with life-changing injuries after the car he was driving hit a tree.Police and paramedics and London's Air Ambulance were called to Cheyne Walk, near Addiscombe Recreation Ground, at 9.22am on Sunday.A man was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition. He remains in hospital and his injuries are no longer life-threatening but are life-changing, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said on Monday.The spokesman was not able to provide details on the man's age.No arrests have
  
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• APPEAL: Bromley man missing from Beckenham psychiatric hospital - Croydon Guardian

  04-07-2016 10:55 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  APPEAL: Bromley man missing from Beckenham psychiatric hospital
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  Police have issued a CCTV image of Idris Mohammad, 24, who was last seen at around 5pm on July 1 at Wickham Road near the junction with Monks Orchard Road. It is believed he was heading towards the Croydon area. The image was taken on the day ...
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• Kitten 'in grave danger' trapped behind hot water cylinder rescued by plumber

  04-07-2016 10:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A family went “absolutely nuts” when they realised their 10-week-old kitten was trapped behind their hot water cylinder.
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze in derelict Croydon building

  04-07-2016 10:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fire tore through a derelict building in Croydon on Sunday.Four fire engines and 21 firefighters and officers dealt with the blaze in the building on Waddon Marsh Way.Part of the ground floor of the three-storey property was damaged, but no one was injured.Firefighters from Croydon, Norbury, Sutton and West Norwood were called at 3.47pm, and had the fire under control by 6.01pm. The cause of the fire is under investigation.NOW READ: Emergency services called to WW2 bomb in Purley garden...
  
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• CCTV image released of missing mental health patient seen heading...

  04-07-2016 10:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released a CCTV image of a mental health patient who went missing from a psychiatric hospital on Friday.Idris Mohammad, 24, was last seen at 5pm on Wickham Road, near the junction of Monks Orchard Road in Beckenham.He is currently a patient at the Royal Bethlem Hospital, and was on escorted leave when he went missing.Officers are worried that he may try to harm himself.The image was taken on the day he went missing, and shows Idris in the clothes he was wearing at the time he went...
  
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• Man, 55, charged with robbing Coulsdon bank

  04-07-2016 10:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged after a robbery at a Coulsdon bank.Darryle Kerley, 55, is accused of robbery and possession of an imitation firearm at Lloyds Bank in Brighton Road on Thursday, June 30.Kerley, of no fixed address, appeared in Thames Magistrates' Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody until a hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court on July 29. One member of staff from the Vapepit tobacconist nearby said on Thursday: "There was three police cars and two police vans. It's quite...
  
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• Multiple Southern Rail services through Croydon cancelled as...

  04-07-2016 09:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Multiple rush hour train services have been disrupted this morning due to problems with ongoing crew shortages.A total of five Southern Rail and Thameslink services from Three Bridges to London, Bedford and Brighton, all of which call through stations in Croydon, have been cancelled with two more delayed.The trains affected are as follows:7.25 Three Bridges to London Bridge - Cancelled7.29 Three Bridges to London Victoria - Delayed7.32 Three Bridges to Bedford - Delayed7.45 Three Bridges to...
  
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• APPEAL: Bromley man missing from Beckenham psychiatric hospital

  04-07-2016 09:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Bromley man with self-harming tendancies is missing from a psychiatric hospital.
  
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• WEATHER: Bright and sunny day across south west London

  04-07-2016 09:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Met Office predicts temperatures to reach a high of 22 Celsius throughout the day with some light winds in what will otherwise be a “warm and muggy” day.
  
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• Croydon Council appoints first female chief executive - Croydon Guardian

  04-07-2016 05:56 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Council appoints first female chief executive
  Croydon Guardian
  Jo Negrini, the first woman to hold the top job, will be formally confirmed in the position at a full council meeting on July 18 after spending three months as interim chief executive. RELATED: Senior Croydon Council officer Jo Negrini set to become ...
  
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