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• Sunday market selling street food and vintage clothes set for...

  05-07-2016 20:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon will soon have a Sunday market selling street food, artisan produce and vintage clothes as the council prepares to extend trading hours in Surrey Street.Traders and entertainers have been urged to sign up for pitches in a new regular Sunday market which will start this September in Surrey Street.The council is extending market trading to seven days a week as part of its plans to improve the area, with a focus on street food, homemade and artisan produce, arts and crafts, vintage and...
  
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• Moment binman reverses into the back of £30000 Lexus in Croydon street - Evening Standard

  05-07-2016 19:01 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Moment binman reverses into the back of £30000 Lexus in Croydon street
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  This is the shocking moment a council rubbish truck driver reversed into a £30,000 Lexus while making a collection in south London. College principal Pathmamohan Muhilan, 31, said he was “horrified” when he watched the CCTV footage of his car being ...
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• New exciting pictures emerge as Advertiser goes behind the scenes...

  05-07-2016 18:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Work has started to construct the giant jigsaw puzzle of shipping containers which will eventually form Boxpark Croydon.The distinctive black metal structures have transported onto the land next to East Croydon one by one since the beginning of June, with the first signs of the new food and drink destination just starting to poke its head above the hoardings."Shipping containers are having a moment," Boxpark's development director Matthew McMillan said when the Advertiser visited him...
  
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• Two lanes closed on M23 near Gatwick Airport after three-vehicle...

  05-07-2016 18:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two lanes have been closed on the M23 due to a crash involving three vehicles near Gatwick Airport.One person is being treated at the scene for a neck injury.Police have closed the northbound carriageway at Junction 9 (Gatwick) while emergency services deal with the incident.
  A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said: "The incident looks like it is involving three vehicles on the M23. There is one reported casualty with minor injuries and there are two outside lanes which have been...
  
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• Blackburn Rovers eye move for Crystal Palace defender - Croydon Advertiser

  05-07-2016 18:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Blackburn Rovers eye move for Crystal Palace defender
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  The Championship side are looking at taking the Eagles forgotten man and give him so valuable minutes. Fryers signed for Palace nearly two years ago but has hardly featured due to injuries and unable to oust Pape Soaure, Martin Kelly and Joel Ward in ...and more »
  
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• ​Full investigation launched into why binman reversed truck into...

  05-07-2016 18:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A full investigation has been launched into why a binman reversed into a Croydon principal's car. Croydon Council contractor Veolia said they will be looking into footage showing a truck driver backing up into a black Lexus in Parker Road, off South End, on Monday. The council has said it expects "high standards" from the contractors and they ordered the full investigation into the incident. In the footage, the driver can be seen hitting the Lexus, bought six years ago for...
  
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• Tributes pour in for 3-week-old girl killed in South Croydon...

  05-07-2016 16:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in for a baby girl who died after her family were involved in a horrific crash between a car and a lorry in Coombe Lane last week.The three-week-old was rushed to hospital last Thursday after the crash at about 12.30pm. She died on July 1, a Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed to the Advertiser today.The baby's parents were also taken to hospital, but have since been discharged.As news of the little girl's death broke today Advertiser readers were quick to express...
  
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• Watch shocking footage of binman reversing truck into back of...

  05-07-2016 16:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  This is the moment a driver is caught on camera reversing a rubbish truck into the back of a college principal's car. CCTV shows the purple Veolia truck, contracted by Croydon Council, hitting the back of the parked black Lexus IS 250 car before stopping, then continuing to back-up, and pushing the car into another vehicle in Parker Road off South End.Pathmamohan Muhilan, principal at Croydon Metropolitan College, said he had come out of work on Monday evening to find his car, bought six...
  
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• WATCH: Croydon Council rubbish truck driver reverses into £30,000 Lexus

  05-07-2016 15:41
  
  A dozy council rubbish truck driver has been caught on camera reversing into a £30,000 Lexus parked in the street.
  
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• Junior doctors reject new Government contract - Croydon Advertiser

  05-07-2016 15:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Junior doctors reject new Government contract
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  Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) voted 58 per cent to 42 per cent in favour of rejecting the terms offered to them. Croydon medics joined other junior doctors around the country in protest on five separate occasions this year. The ...and more »
  
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• Junior doctors reject new Government contract

  05-07-2016 14:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Junior doctors have voted to rejected offer of a new contract by the Government. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) voted 58 per cent to 42 per cent in favour of rejecting the terms offered to them. Croydon medics joined other junior doctors around the country in protest on five separate occasions this year. The latest industrial action was an all-out strike, with medics not even providing emergency care, as the had on previous occasions. BMA junior doctors committee chair...
  
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• POLL RESULT: Who does Croydon want to see as the next Prime...

  05-07-2016 13:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  After the Conservatives announced their shortlist of five candidates to become the next leader of the party - and the next Prime Minister - we have been polling readers to gauge who they would like to see in the role.David Cameron announced he was to step down as premier after the result of the European Union Referendum, in which 52 per cent of the UK voted to leave the EU. Mr Cameron had been the leading campaigner for the Remain cause.Theresa May, Michael Gove, Andrea Leasdom, Steven Crabb and
  
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• 3-week-old baby girl dies after horrific South Croydon crash - Croydon Advertiser

  05-07-2016 13:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  3-week-old baby girl dies after horrific South Croydon crash
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  The road was closed from the Ballards Way junction in Coombe Lane on Thursday as emergency services dealt with the... Sunday market selling street food and vintage clothes set for... Sunday market selling street food and vintage clothes set... 1.
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• Three-week-old baby girl dies after car crashes with lorry in South Croydon

  05-07-2016 12:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A baby girl has died after a car crashed with a lorry in South Croydon.
  
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• 3-week-old baby girl dies after horrific South Croydon crash

  05-07-2016 12:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A three-week-old baby has died after a car and a lorry were involved in a crash in South Croydon.The baby girl in the car was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Thursday (June 30) after police came across the collision in Coombe Lane at about 12.30pm.The child's parents, a man and woman in their twenties who were in the car at the time of the collision, were taken to hospital in a serious condition. They have since been discharged.The baby died in hospital on Friday, July 1, a.
  
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• Southern announces emergency timetable will cut 341 trains a day

  05-07-2016 11:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern has announced it will cut 341 trains a day as part of an emergency timetable to cope with current disruption to its services.Rail union RMT accused the train operator of being in "terminal meltdown" as the announcement was made this morning.Meanwhile Alex Foulds, Southern passenger services director, said he is "sincerely sorry" for the daily disruption passengers are experiencing.The temporary timetable is intended to make it easier for passengers to plan their...
  
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• Rail operator Southern confirms plans to axe 341 trains a day

  05-07-2016 11:11
  
  Passengers will face more disruptions to their travel arrangements after Southern confirmed it will cancel 341 trains a day under a new temporary timetable.
  
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• The Croydon schools closed during the NUT teachers' strike - Croydon Advertiser

  05-07-2016 11:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The Croydon schools closed during the NUT teachers' strike
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  As teachers walk out of class on strike today many schools across Croydon are set to be closed or part closed. The industrial action by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) is in protest over pay and working conditions with the Government accused of ...
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• The Croydon schools closed during the NUT teachers' strike

  05-07-2016 10:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  As teachers walk out of class on strike today many schools across Croydon are set to be closed or part closed.The industrial action by the National Union of Teachers (NUT)is in protest over pay and working conditions with the Government accused of cutting school budgets "to the bone".Kevin Courtney, the acting general secretary of the NUT has written to the Government's Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan, saying: "No teacher finds taking strike action easy but the...
  
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• Southern Rail and RMT Union to face questions from MPs as service...

  05-07-2016 09:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Bosses from warring rail operator Southern and union RMT will face questions from MPs on the Transport Select Committee later this morning.The grilling comes as Southern announces plans to introduce an emergency timetable to cope with ongoing cancellations and delays.RMT has predicted about 350 trains a day will be cut in the timetable.A spokesman for Southern said the current service is "not acceptable" and the new service will "aim to give passengers a more predictable...
  
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• Cloudy start to the day followed by sunny spells (finally)

  05-07-2016 08:53
  
  A cloudy and drizzly start to the morning will become dry with sunny spells and a maximum temperature of 22C.
  
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• RECAP: Teachers' strike - which Croydon schools are closed? - Croydon Advertiser

  05-07-2016 08:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  RECAP: Teachers' strike - which Croydon schools are closed?
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  Many Croydon schools are set to be closed or part closed today as a result of the teachers' strike. Last month, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action in protest over pay and working conditions. In a ...
  Dozens of Croydon schools to shut doors as teachers strikeCroydon Guardianall 472 news articles »
  
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• RECAP: Teachers' strike - which Croydon schools are closed?

  05-07-2016 07:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Many Croydon schools are set to be closed or part closed today as a result of the teachers' strike. Last month, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action in protest over pay and working conditions. In a letter to Kevin Courtney, the acting general secretary of the NUT, the Government's Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan, called the strikes "unnecessary" and "regrettable". "To suggest we aren't prioritising...
  
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• LIVE: Teachers' strike - which Croydon schools are closed?

  05-07-2016 07:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Many Croydon schools are set to be closed or part closed today as a result of the teachers' strike. Last month, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action in protest over pay and working conditions. In a letter to Kevin Courtney, the acting general secretary of the NUT, the Government's Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan, called the strikes "unnecessary" and "regrettable". "To suggest we aren't prioritising...
  
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