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• Here's how engineering works will affect trains between Croydon and Clapham Junction on Sunday - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2016 18:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Here's how engineering works will affect trains between Croydon and Clapham Junction on Sunday
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  Southern trains are set to be disrupted tomorrow due to planned engineering works between Norwood Junction and Balham. The day of work means services will be amended between Balham and West Croydon, via Crystal Palace, because some lines will ...and more »
  
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• Here's how engineering works will affect trains between Croydon...

  23-07-2016 18:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern trains are set to be disrupted tomorrow due to planned engineering works between Norwood Junction and Balham.The day of work means services will be amended between Balham and West Croydon, via Crystal Palace, because some lines will be closed.Buses will replace trains between Balham and West Croydon, calling at Streatham Hill, Tulse Hill, West Norwood, Gipsy Hill, Crystal Palace, Norwood Junction, Selhurst and West Croydon.A replacement bus service will be in place transporting...
  
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• Amy Winehouse died five years ago today - this is how Croydon's Brit School helped her become a star - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2016 18:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Amy Winehouse died five years ago today - this is how Croydon's Brit School helped her become a star
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  Today is the fifth anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse, one of the most gifted singers in the British music scene in modern times who was guided to stardom by staff at The Brit School. The multi-award winner unbelievably, had just two albums ...and more »
  
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• Amy Winehouse died five years ago today - this is how Croydon's...

  23-07-2016 17:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Today is the fifth anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse, one of the most gifted singers in the British music scene in modern times who was guided to stardom by staff at The Brit School. The multi-award winner unbelievably, had just two albums under her belt - Frank and Back To Black - when she died of alcohol poisoning at her London home on July 23, 2011. We have taken a look back at the time she spent at the Selhurst performing arts school in 2001, aged 18, and how staff were...
  
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• ​#FindRobbie: Police release new CCTV of man they believe could...

  23-07-2016 11:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police seeking to trace missing Croydon community champion Robert Gibson have released brand new images of a man who they believe could be Robert on the the Isle of Wight less than two weeks ago.Almost six weeks have now passed since Robert left his Gipsy Hill home on June 13 to go for a walkA powerful community effort has been set up by concerned friends and family who have been rallying support on social media to #FindRobbie.Now officers leading the case have published new CCTV stills from...
  
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• Crystal Palace still lead the chase for Liverpool's Benteke - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2016 08:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace still lead the chase for Liverpool's Benteke
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  Liverpool's Christian Benteke is still destined to be a Crystal Palace player - if the latest odds are anything to go by. The Belgium striker has been heavily linked with move to Selhurst Park all summer, with his time at Liverpool appearing to be ...and more »
  
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• Campaigners welcome news a pool for Purley is included in Croydon...

  23-07-2016 07:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Campaigners who fought to save Purley Pool have welcomed news that the council has plans to keep a swimming pool in the town centre.The latest proposals for Croydon Council's 20-year master-plan fort the borough outline space for "new leisure facilities, including a swimming pool" on the site of Purley Leisure Centre and car park in High Street.Fred Wallis, who spearheaded the Save Purley Pool campaign, said the commitment is "very good news".In December 2014 the council...
  
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• Sadiq Khan promises 24 extra police officers for Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2016 06:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Sadiq Khan promises 24 extra police officers for Croydon
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  London mayor Sadiq Khan has promised to put a new police constable in every Croydon ward by the end of 2017. All 24 of the borough's wards will receive an extra dedicated officer, in a bid to strengthen relations between Londoners and their police ...and more »
  
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• Sadiq Khan promises 24 extra police officers for Croydon

  23-07-2016 06:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  London mayor Sadiq Khan has promised to put a new police constable in every Croydon ward by the end of 2017. All 24 of the borough's wards will receive an extra dedicated officer, in a bid to strengthen relations between Londoners and their police officers. At the moment there is just one dedicated PC and one dedicated PCSO in most wards. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: "As Mayor, the safety and security of all Londoners is my first priority and this starts with real...
  
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• Heartless scammers posing as psychics targeting vulnerable people

  23-07-2016 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Heartless scammers claiming to be psychics, clairvoyants and fortune tellers promising great fortune for a small price are using personalised letters to target vulnerable people.
  
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• ​Husband says wife is "heroic" for chasing car with her...

  23-07-2016 06:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The husband of a mum hit by her own car said she was "heroic" in chasing after the vehicle to save her child.Minal Patel, 40, suffered a serious pelvic injury after the silver Honda Civic rolled off her driveway and hit her on Thursday.Mrs Patel had put her youngest child, seven-year-old Kian, in the car before it moved off the family's drive in The Vale, Coulsdon, and into the street.Her husband Ritesh said she put her own life first in chasing the car to try to protect her son, but...
  
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• 'I made tea for Alf Ramsey': 50 years since England won the World Cup, we take a look at ordinary Londoners who played their part

  23-07-2016 05:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Next week will mark 50 years since a Geoff Hurst missile nearly burst through the roof of the net at Wembley and Bobby Moore held the Jules Rimet aloft.
  
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