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• How to make sure you don't fall victim to doorstep scammers in...

  27-07-2016 21:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Friendly workmen who ring doorbells in Croydon offering to carry out work are likely to be heartless scammers, the council's trading standards team has warned.Residents have been warned to watch out for conmen who come across as "friendly, polite and trustworthy" after a number of residents have lost thousands of pounds to doorstep scams.Scammers target residents based on the condition of their home or their demeanour, the council has warned, meaning the most vulnerable individuals...
  
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• Teenage boy rushed to hospital after stabbing near Valley Park...

  27-07-2016 20:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been rushed to hospital after a stabbing near Valley Park shopping centre.The Metropolitan Police Service were called to reports of the stabbing at 6.04pm in Maxwell Close, off the main entrance to the retail park.Police and paramedics attended the scene, and officers have cordoned off part of the road.Pictures from the scene show detectives working inside the cordon near a residential address, while a witness said a block of flats and the surrounding area were inside the cordon.A
  
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• Southampton target not involved for Crystal Palace at AFC Wimbledon - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2016 19:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Southampton target not involved for Crystal Palace at AFC Wimbledon
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  Crystal Palace goalkeeper Alex McCarthy is not part of the first team squad facing AFC Wimbledon this evening, amid reports he could be on his way to Southampton. It was reported today in the national press that the shot-stopper was a target for the ...and more »
  
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• Coulsdon man named as victim of fatal shooting at pool party in Surrey

  27-07-2016 19:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Coulsdon man has been named as the victim of a fatal shooting at a party in Surrey.
  
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• Union says Fairfield Halls staff have been treated with 'utter contempt' - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2016 19:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Union says Fairfield Halls staff have been treated with 'utter contempt'
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  A union representing staff at Fairfield Halls has said they have been shown "utter contempt" after it emerged the body which ran the halls could not afford to pay staff redundancy. The GMB said it had contacted the Fairfield board of directors, of ...
  
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• Man shot dead at Headley pool party identified as 34-year-old...

  27-07-2016 19:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man shot dead at a pool party in Surrey has been identified as 34-year-old Ricardo Hunter from Coulsdon. Mr Hunter died in the early hours of Monday morning at the private party in Headley. A post-mortem has since confirmed the cause of death as a single gunshot wound. Two other people were injured in the shooting, a woman, who reportedly suffered gunshot wounds to the leg, was taken to hospital following the shooting, while a man suffered minor shoulder injuries.A...
  
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• Union says Fairfield Halls staff have been treated with 'utter...

  27-07-2016 18:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A union representing staff at Fairfield Halls has said they have been shown "utter contempt" after it emerged the body which ran the halls could not afford to pay staff redundancy. The GMB said it had contacted the Fairfield board of directors, of charitable trust Fairfield (Croydon) Ltd on June 27 to ask for assurances that staff would get their redundancy packages, since the council had given the trust a £750,000 grant. But staff have been left waiting on whether they will...
  
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• Maidstone: Decapitated cat in Maidstone could be work of Croydon Cat Killer - Kent Online

  27-07-2016 18:19 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Maidstone: Decapitated cat in Maidstone could be work of Croydon Cat Killer
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  Pet owners are being warned to be on high alert after a cat was found decapitated in Maidstone - thought to have been a victim of the so-called Croydon Cat Killer. Police are searching for a single person believed to be responsible for the deaths and ...
  
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• Owen Smith promises to build homes and tackle low wages on visit...

  27-07-2016 17:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man hoping to take Jeremy Corbyn's job visited Croydon yesterday and promised to build affordable homes and tackle low wages. Owen Smith said on the visit that although London is a "fantastic city, but too many people feel it just doesn't work for them". Mr Smith, who is challenging Mr Corbyn in the upcoming Labour leader election, made the statement on a visit to Croydon tech company dotmailer in their 50p building offices on Wednesday morning. But despite saying he was...
  
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• WATCH: Can you spot the crime? Video shows devious bank machine scam sweeping UK

  27-07-2016 17:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Bank machine customers are falling foul of a devious new scam – prompting Barclays to issue a video on how to avoid becoming a victim.
  
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• 9 secrets you won't have known about Croydon's old Blockbuster video stores - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2016 16:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  9 secrets you won't have known about Croydon's old Blockbuster video stores
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  The demise of Blockbuster video spelled the end of an era for millions of people who will fondly remember heading down to their local branch to pick up the latest releases on a Friday or Saturday night. Once the go-to place to rent a film, the chain ...
  
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• 9 secrets you won't have known about Croydon's old Blockbuster...

  27-07-2016 16:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The demise of Blockbuster video spelled the end of an era for millions of people who will fondly remember heading down to their local branch to pick up the latest releases on a Friday or Saturday night. Once the go-to place to rent a film, the chain had stores in almost every major town including several around the Croydon area. And no matter how regular a customer you were there will be a few things you will not know about Croydon's stores. Dave Comeau, who worked in the East Croydon,...
  
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• Mother of murdered David Darko speaks of 'inexplicable pain'...

  27-07-2016 15:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The mother of David Darko has spoken of the trauma of seeing her son's body in a South Norwood park after he was stabbed to death.In a statement read out at the Old Bailey today Ivy Darko expressed the despair she feels knowing her 21-year-old son died alone in South Norwood Recreation Ground – 12 minutes from the family's home."We despair about how he must have felt and the fear he must have experienced just before he was stabbed, and how distressed he must have been feeling,"...
  
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• Couple admit using Croydon town centre pub as a front to sell...

  27-07-2016 15:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A couple have pleaded guilty to using a Croydon town centre pub as a front to sell drugs.Police said Toni Sheard and John Robinson used the Tamworth Arms to supply class B drugs after cannabis and white powder was found in the cellar during a raid last year.At Croydon Crown Court on Monday, Sheard, the pub's 29-year-old general manager, and Robinson, 49, both admitted supplying Class B drugs from the premises in Tamworth Road.Detective Constable Tom Sole, of the borough's Crime Squad, said:...
  
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• Trespassing on Croydon's railways doubles as police warn of 'deadly game' - Croydon Guardian

  27-07-2016 14:26 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Trespassing on Croydon's railways doubles as police warn of 'deadly game'
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  The number of people trespassing on Croydon's railways has almost doubled in the past two years, according to new statistics. Last year British Transport Police (BTP) recorded 66 trespass offences in Croydon, a increase of 32 from the previous year.and more »
  
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• Trespassing on Croydon's railways doubles as police warn of 'deadly game'

  27-07-2016 14:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon’s transport inspector has warned young people that trespassing on railway tracks is “a deadly game” that should not be toyed with this summer.
  
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• Trespassing a 'deadly game' not to be played, warns Croydon's transport cop

  27-07-2016 14:15
  
  Croydon’s transport inspector has warned young people that trespassing on railway tracks is “a deadly game” that should not be toyed with this summer.
  
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• David Darko murder: Teenager jailed for minimum of 19 years for fatal stabbing in South Norwood park

  27-07-2016 12:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A teenager who stabbed a young man to death in a South Norwood park has been jailed for life.
  
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• Teenager jailed for life for murder of David Darko in South...

  27-07-2016 11:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man convicted of murdering David Darko was jailed for life today.A judge at the Old Bailey sentenced Darnell Martin, who knifed Mr Darko in South Norwood Recreation Ground on January 23, to a minimum term of 19 years, after finding him guilty of murder.Fellow defendant Joshua Asante, of Attlee Close in Thornton Heath, was cleared of murder and manslaughter charges against him by a jury on Tuesday.Martin, of the Fitze Millennium Centre in Sylvan Hill, had admitted stabbing Mr Darko before the
  
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• Ale Mary: Croydon Minster to revive medieval tradition of blessing beer - Croydon Guardian

  27-07-2016 11:22 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
  Ale Mary: Croydon Minster to revive medieval tradition of blessing beer
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  For those of us who gratefully pile into the pub after a long, stressful day at work, that first sip of a frothy pint can almost feel like a…and more »
  
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• Ale Mary: Croydon Minster to revive medieval tradition of blessing beer

  27-07-2016 11:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  For those of us who gratefully pile into the pub after a long, stressful day at work, that first sip of a frothy pint can almost feel like a religious experience.
  
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• Watch Piers Morgan urge people to sign petition to get him sacked...

  27-07-2016 11:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Piers Morgan has responded to a mum who set up a petition to get him sacked from Good Morning Britain - by endorsing it and encouraging as many people as possible to sign it.Mum-of-two Abigail Pedrick, from Caterham, launched a petition calings for the presenter to be taken off the ITV morning TV show due to his "misogynistic" behaviour.The former Britain's Got Talent judge spoke about the petition as the show began at 6am today and now more than 1,000 people have signed the...
  
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• Heroic 9-year-old Selsdon girl remains calm to save mum who was...

  27-07-2016 10:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A heroic little girl sprang to the rescue of her mum, who suffered a serious head injury after a pole fell on her.Grace Rackauskas, 9, was at home on July 11 when her mum Mary staggered into the family home in Selsdon, covered in blood.Mary, 42, had been cleaning out the shed when an acrow prop, a support bar used in construction, became dislodged after she used it to wedge the door open. It fell towards her, its sharp edge slamming down deep into her skull.Mary went into the house with blood...
  
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• British Transport Police warn London's young people about dangers of rail trespass amid summer spike

  27-07-2016 09:44 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  British Transport Police (BTP) said there has been a 17 per cent increase over the summer
  
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• Govia Thameslink rail workers to ballot for industrial action over ticket office closure dispute

  27-07-2016 09:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) confirmed on Wednesday workers staff across Govia Thameslink Railways (GTR) would be given the option to either strike or undertake industrial action short of striking
  
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• Pete's Dragon (PG) review: Disney remake is an enjoyable, timeless adventure

  27-07-2016 08:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  I don’t think the Disney Corporation have ever heard of the phrase ‘If it ain’t broke…don’t fix it!’. They seem to be on a quest to try and improve on perfection by employing the use of that very modern (sometimes overused) digital wizardry called CGI.
  
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