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• These are the online scams con artists are trying in Croydon that you need to know about - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 20:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  These are the online scams con artists are trying in Croydon that you need to know about
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  These are the online scams con artists are trying in Croydon that you need to... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. Look out for the online scams highlighted by the council. Dilapidated Purley multi-story car park ...and more »
  
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• Dilapidated Purley multi-storey car park set for £200000 makeover - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 19:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Dilapidated Purley multi-storey car park set for £200000 makeover
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  Purley's notoriously run down multi-storey car park is set to get a £200,000 face lift from the council. Residents and businesses in Purley have long complained of the car park's dilapidated state with the situation coming to a head in August last year ...
  
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• Christian Benteke's agent plays down Crystal Palace link away from Liverpool - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 18:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Christian Benteke's agent plays down Crystal Palace link away from Liverpool
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  Christian Benteke's agent Kismet Eris has played down reports that his client has agreed terms with Crystal Palace. The representative has told Sky Sports News that the 25-year-old has just returned from holiday and that there is "nothing" in national ...and more »
  
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• These are the online scams con artists are trying in Croydon that...

  11-07-2016 18:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Fraudsters are trying to catch out Croydon residents with scams involving iTunes and the Rio Olympic Games, according to the council's Trading Standards team.Information on two of the latest scams con artists are resorting to, which have led to victims in the borough, has been released as part of Scams Awareness Month.One is the so-called 'iTunes scam', where fraudsters claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) contact victims and trick them into paying bogus.The scammers, claiming to be
  
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• Dilapidated Purley multi-story car park set for £200,000...

  11-07-2016 18:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Purley's notoriously run down multi-storey car park is set to get a £200,000 face lift from the council.Residents and businesses in Purley have long complained of the car park's dilapidated state with the situation coming to a head in August last year when the faulty lifts were taken out of service.But in September Croydon Council will start work on a £200,000 investment.The announcement follows a great deal of hard work from Purley Business Improvement District (BID) which has been.
  
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• Dilapidated Purley multi-storey car park set for £200,000...

  11-07-2016 18:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Purley's notoriously run down multi-storey car park is set to get a £200,000 face lift from the council.Residents and businesses in Purley have long complained of the car park's dilapidated state with the situation coming to a head in August last year when the faulty lifts were taken out of service.But in September Croydon Council will start work on a £200,000 investment.The announcement follows a great deal of hard work from Purley Business Improvement District (BID) which has been.
  
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• Southern passengers still experiencing delays on first day of...

  11-07-2016 18:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern passengers were left delayed and disgruntled today despite the introduction of a temporary timetable meant to improve services. Today was the first day of Southern's weekday timetable with 341 trains cancelled a day in a bid to make disruption a little more predictable for commuters. However despite the company initially reporting the changes were working well electrical supply problems and safety inspections later in the morning still caused upset for passengers at East...
  
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• Croydon sexual health worker honoured for efforts to reduce HIV stigma - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 18:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon sexual health worker honoured for efforts to reduce HIV stigma
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  A sexual health worker has earned a prestigious award for his work to reduce stigma around HIV. Fred Semugera, the council's lead sexual health promotion officer, was honoured at the Excellence in Public Health and Wellbeing awards at Portcullis House ...
  
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• Croydon children get surprise Gruffalo visit - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 18:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon children get surprise Gruffalo visit
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  Croydon youngsters got a scary surprise this weekend when family favourite The Gruffalo made a special appearance at the borough's Valley Retail and Leisure Park. The star of Julia Donaldson's picture books visited the park, on Purley Way, on Saturday.
  
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• Croydon sexual health worker honoured for efforts to reduce HIV...

  11-07-2016 17:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A sexual health worker has earned a prestigious award for his work to reduce stigma around HIV.Fred Semugera, the council's lead sexual health promotion officer, was honoured at the Excellence in Public Health and Wellbeing awards at Portcullis House in Westminster on Tuesday, June 28.The event recognised people who are leading initiatives to improve the nation's health and wellbeing by going above and beyond to make such schemes a success. "I've been doing outreach work with the black...
  
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• Croydon children get surprise Gruffalo visit

  11-07-2016 17:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon youngsters got a scary surprise this weekend when family favourite The Gruffalo made a special appearance at the borough's Valley Retail and Leisure Park.The star of Julia Donaldson's picture books visited the park, on Purley Way, on Saturday..Facilities manager Anna Fionda said the family favourite proved a huge hit with youngsters. "The Gruffalo is extremely popular with an entire generation of young children and their parents," she said. "Everyone here was so excited to...
  
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• What is Pokémon Go and why are people catching imaginary...

  11-07-2016 17:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new mobile phone video game, Pokémon GO, is taking the world by storm and people in Croydon are searching high and low for the digital creatures.But what on earth is it? And why are people exploring the borough for the sake of a mobile phone app? Pokémon GO, an augmented reality game, is basically a real life treasure hunt game designed to get players out of the house. It's based on Nintendo's popular video and card game series Pokémon.The idea is to capture...
  
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• Tributes paid to 'kind and genuine' father-to-be killed in Croydon motorcycle crash

  11-07-2016 17:00
  
  Tributes have poured in for a young father-to-be killed in a motorcycle crash in Croydon.
  
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• Croydon Underpass reopens after giant hole forced four-day closure - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 16:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon Underpass reopens after giant hole forced four-day closure
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  Croydon Underpass has reopened, four days after it was forced to close northbound due to a giant hole opening up in the road. The hole, which was 11.5 feet wide and five feet deep, materialised on Wednesday near a disused tram line. On Friday the ...
  Exit the 'void': Croydon Underpass reopens after mystery hole causes days of traffic chaosCroydon Guardianall 2 news articles »
  
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• Want to catch 'em all now? Pokemon Go explained - including how to play it in the UK

  11-07-2016 16:54
  
  Augmented reality mobile app Pokemon Go appears to have taken over the world in just a few days.
  
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• Biker killed in Croydon crash named locally as Carl Simpson who was about to become a dad - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 16:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Biker killed in Croydon crash named locally as Carl Simpson who was about to become a dad
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  The man killed in a motorbike collision on Sunday afternoon has been named locally as Carl Simpson. The 27-year-old was killed after two motorbikes collided in Imperial Way, Croydon, yesterday (Sunday) evening. Police were called out to the scene at ...
  Motorcyclist, 27, dies after crash with second biker in CroydonCroydon Guardianall 5 news articles »
  
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• Biker killed in Croydon crash named locally as Carl Simpson who...

  11-07-2016 15:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man killed in a motorbike collision on Sunday afternoon has been named locally as Carl Simpson. The 27-year-old was killed after two motorbikes collided in Imperial Way, Croydon, yesterday (Sunday) evening. Police were called out to the scene at 4.53pm, but one man, believed to be Mr Simpson, was pronounced dead at the scene an hour later. Kent Air Ambulance also attended the incident.A T-shirt tribute left at the scene of the crash has messages of condolence written on it such as...
  
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• Croydon Underpass reopens after giant hole forced four-day...

  11-07-2016 15:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Underpass has reopened, four days after it was forced to close northbound due to a giant hole opening up in the road. The hole, which was 11.5 feet wide and five feet deep, materialised on Wednesday near a disused tram line. On Friday the council anticipated the closure could last until the end of this week, but it seems the problem has been solved sooner, much to the relief of town centre drivers. A council spokeswoman said workers toiled "round the clock" at the weekend...
  
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• PICTURES: Celebrities contribute to BFG trails around London

  11-07-2016 15:23
  
  Celebrities have shared their dreams for public art trails around the capital to mark the release of The BFG at cinemas and one hundred years since the birth of Bexley’s Roald Dahl.
  
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• Motorcyclist suffers broken leg in crash with car in South Croydon - Croydon Guardian

  11-07-2016 14:09 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Motorcyclist suffers broken leg in crash with car in South Croydon
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  A motorcyclist has suffered a broken leg following a crash with a car in South Croydon. Police cordoned off the Brighton Road, near the junction with Churchill Road, in the wake of the crash and advised drivers to avoid the area. Witnesses reported ...and more »
  
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• Exit the 'void': Croydon Underpass reopens after mystery hole causes days of traffic chaos

  11-07-2016 13:25
  
  A mystery "void" that caused days of traffic chaos for drivers in Croydon town centre has finally been filled.
  
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• Motorcyclist suffers broken leg in crash with car in South Croydon

  11-07-2016 13:20
  
  A crash has closed Brighton Road in both directions.
  
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• VIDEO AND PICTURES: Giant Ghostbusters' Stay Puft stuns commuters at Waterloo

  11-07-2016 13:18
  
  Lots of us would claim we ain’t afraid of no ghost, but that was put to the test for commuters at Waterloo station this morning.
  
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• RECAP: Biker taken to hospital with broken leg after Brighton...

  11-07-2016 12:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are at the scene of a collision in Brighton Road, which has closed the road in both directions. The road, according to the official Twitter feed of the Met Police's Croydon branch, is shut in both directions near Sanderstead Hill, which becomes Sanderstead Road at the junction of Brighton Road. According to Transport for London, diversions are in place for bus routes 60, 166, 407 and 466 are in place. It is not clear at this stage if anyone is injured, or if any arrests have been...
  
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• 15 south London sports and athletics clubs that trained Olympic athletes

  11-07-2016 12:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  South London has a proud record of training some of the world’s best elite athletes. And as some of them prepare to do the nation proud at the Rio Olympics this summer, we looked at the local clubs where they learned their trade.
  
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• 'Another shambolic morning': Commuters vent frustration as Southern's new reduced timetable comes into force

  11-07-2016 12:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  South London commuters faced delays on Southern's network on the first day of the train company's new reduced timetable.
  
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• Fire crews battle blaze at terraced house in Addiscombe - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 11:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Fire crews battle blaze at terraced house in Addiscombe
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  Fire crews from Woodside and Croydon watches tackled the blaze at a terraced house in Sherwood Road in Addiscombe. A resident spotted smoke billowing from the property, and firefighters attended the scene at 8.30pm. No one was inside the house at the ...and more »
  
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• Fire crews battle blaze at terraced house in Addiscombe

  11-07-2016 11:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fire tore through the front bedroom of a Croydon home on Sunday night.Fire crews from Woodside and Croydon watches tackled the blaze at a terraced house in Sherwood Road in Addiscombe.A resident spotted smoke billowing from the property, and firefighters attended the scene at 8.30pm.No one was inside the house at the time, and no injuries have been reported, according to London Fire Brigade.The fire brigade confirmed the damage was largely confined to the front bedroom of the property,...
  
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• Fire rips through bedroom of empty Addiscombe house

  11-07-2016 11:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A fire tore through the bedroom of an empty house in Addiscombe last night.
  
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• Missing pensioner found safe and well

  11-07-2016 11:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A pensioner who went missing last week has been found.
  
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• Electrical supply problem causes train chaos for Croydon commuters - Croydon Advertiser

  11-07-2016 10:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Electrical supply problem causes train chaos for Croydon commuters
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  Passengers faced Monday morning travel woes as an electrical supply problem caused severe delays between East Croydon and London Victoria. Delays were reported earlier after a safety inspection, and Southern confirmed on Twitter that the cabling issue ...
  Angry commuters stage train station protest over Southern's 'absolute shambles'Croydon Guardianall 114 news articles »
  
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• Watch as these bungling burglars are caught unawares by CCTV...

  11-07-2016 10:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  These brazen burglars were caught on camera by a CCTV system they stole from a house in Sutton. Detectives have released the footage the camera captured in an attempt to find the two men, who broke into a house in St. Clair Drive, Worcester Park on the night of July 2. As well as taking jewellery and cash, the pair stole a mobile CCTV recording system which they were unaware had activated, recorded them and sent the footage to its owner via an online cloud storage system. Watch the video...
  
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• Electrical supply problem causes train chaos for Croydon...

  11-07-2016 10:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Passengers faced Monday morning travel woes as an electrical supply problem caused severe delays between East Croydon and London Victoria. Delays were reported earlier after a safety inspection, and Southern confirmed on Twitter that the cabling issue was causing delays of up to 25 minutes between Croydon and London. The delays coincide with a new emergency timetable, where 341 trains per day are being cut from Southern's network as a result of the ongoing row between the company and...
  
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• Missing New Addington pensioner found safe and well

  11-07-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington pensioner who went missing last week has been found safe and well. Martin Henry, 69, was reported missing from New Addington on Wednesday, with police issuing an appeal for his safe return the following day. A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman confirmed to the Advertiser this morning that he has been found. He was located safe and well in the early hours of Saturday, the spokeswoman added. Missing man Martin Henry, 69, from #NewAddington has been found safe and well. Thanks...
  
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• The 5 best moments as Stevie Wonder headlines the last day of the British Summer Time Festival

  11-07-2016 09:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  BST ended on Sunday night with sets from the likes of Pharrell Williams, Charlie Wilson and Stevie Wonder.
  
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• What's On: 11 reasons to go out this week in south London

  11-07-2016 07:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  With bands like The Corrs and Simply Red, children's show Lazy Town and star comedians previewing their new Edinburgh shows, there is so much to enjoy in south London this week.
  
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