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• Croydon road closed due to oil spill

  02-08-2016 22:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon road is closed following a large oil spill. Police were called to Croham Road at about 7.30pm following reports of an issue in the area.Officers from the London Fire Brigade were already in attendance. Officers decided the road was too dangerous for vehicles and have close the eastbound carriageway, which is expected to remain shut until the early hours of the morning. The road is closed from the junction of Croham Manor Road up to Ballards Farm Road.London Highways...
  
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• Train delays to and from East Croydon due to signalling problems

  02-08-2016 20:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  UPDATE: At 7.40pm Southern confirmed all lines are not reopen, tickets are still valid on busesA signalling problem at Purley is causing delays across the Southern Rail network this evening.Network Rail engineers are currently on site trying to resolve the issue. Shortly before 6.30pm Southern Rail posted a message on Twitter saying fewer services would run between East Croydon and Gatwick due to the issues.
  Also read: What could the impending Southern strikes mean for your trains?A later...
  
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• Coulsdon man denies defrauding homeowner by carrying out 'cowboy...

  02-08-2016 20:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Coulsdon builder has denied defrauding a Sanderstead homeowner by charging him £121,000 for works worth just £7,000.Stuart Ackerley, 54, is said to have acted as a so-called cowboy builder with his business Northern Builders by carrying out the "severely substandard … poor quality and slowly executed" work, as well as defrauding the owner of tens of thousands of pounds.At Croydon Magistrates' Court today he pleaded not guilty to a total of 21 charges relating to...
  
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• Exclusive: Children from Croydon school 'ran riot' spitting on animals on school trip to London Zoo - Croydon Advertiser

  02-08-2016 18:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Exclusive: Children from Croydon school 'ran riot' spitting on animals on school trip to London Zoo
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  Pupils from a Croydon school spat on animals and a student knocked a fellow pupil unconscious during a shameful end-of-term trip to London Zoo. Year 7 students from St Andrew's Church of England High School were seen "running riot" in the zoo, with ...and more »
  
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• Exclusive: Children from Croydon school 'ran riot' spitting on...

  02-08-2016 16:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Pupils from a Croydon school spat on animals and a student knocked a fellow pupil unconscious during a shameful end-of-term trip to London Zoo.Year 7 students from St Andrew's Church of England High School were seen "running riot" in the zoo, with members of the public lodging complaints about the children's "abusive behaviour".A senior staff member from the Regent's Park zoo sent a strongly worded email to head teacher Kerry Targett, listing four incidents involving pupils...
  
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• Fire breaks out in Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  02-08-2016 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Fire breaks out in Croydon town centre
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  At least three police vehicles and several fire engines attended the scene on North End, near Pandora and Admiral. There were also reports of a "big bang" being heard on the street, about 11.20am, and emergency services taped off a derelict shop on the ...
  
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• Fire breaks out in Croydon town centre - live updates

  02-08-2016 12:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fire has broken out in Croydon town centre, with emergency services on the scene. Eyewitnesses are reporting tat least three police vehicles and several fire engines on North End, reportedly near Pandora and Admiral.There were also reports of a "big bang" being heard on the street, and emergency services are reported to have taped off a derelict shop on the street. The Advertiser has contacted the Metropolitan Police for comment. London Fire Brigade confirmed engines from...
  
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• Fire breaks out in Croydon town centre

  02-08-2016 12:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fire broke out in Croydon town centre on Tuesday afternoon.At least three police vehicles and several fire engines attended the scene on North End, near Pandora and Admiral.There were also reports of a "big bang" being heard on the street, about 11.20am, and emergency services taped off a derelict shop on the street.
  Twenty people were evacuated from the area of the street where the fire, which started underneath the pavement, broke out.No one was injured and no arrests have been...
  
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• ​Tributes pour in for 'gentle giant' Crystal Palace security...

  02-08-2016 12:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in remembering a much-loved security guard at Crystal Palace who died in South Norwood on Saturday.Dave Phillips died suddenly after he fell ill and stopped breathing in High Street on Saturday at about 11am.Paramedics tried desperately to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His death is not being treated as suspicious, a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman confirmed.Mr Phillips, a lifelong Palace fan, worked as a security guard on match days at the club's..
  
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• Croydon party guests wanted by police after man stabbed in London...

  02-08-2016 12:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police in London want to speak to a group of Croydon party guests after a 26-year-old man was stabbed in the city last week.An fight involving several people flared up on Threadneedle Street, near Bank tube station, in the early hours of Sunday July 24, before the man was stabbed.The fight is believed to have started in the Anthologist bar on Gresham Street and carried through to Threadneedle Street.The victim was taken to a local hospital by London Ambulance Service with serious injuries to his
  
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• ​The real reason mystery cameras appeared outside homes in New...

  02-08-2016 11:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  About a dozen small black cameras appeared outside homes in New Addington last month.Residents expressed their concerns claiming no information has been given to them about why the cameras, attached to poles against lampposts, had been erected.Ben Shirley, of Chertsey Crescent, told the Advertiser at the time: "I've got nothing to hide but I do not like the idea of something recording my property, without me knowing what it's for."It's just common courtesy to let the residents know...
  
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• Police appeal to find Croydon partygoers who may have witnessed fight that led to stabbing

  02-08-2016 11:44
  
  Police are searching for a group of partygoers from Croydon who are thought to have witnessed a fight in a central London bar that led to a 26-year-old man being stabbed.
  
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• What you need to know about change to TV licences coming on September 1

  02-08-2016 11:31
  
  A change to TV licensing is coming on September 1 and you need to know about it if you’re a fan of iPlayer.
  
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• Croydon Aldi stores selling 'world's priciest burgers' for...

  02-08-2016 10:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Meat lovers can snap up the "world's most expensive burgers" at a bargain basement price at Aldi this week.The Wagyu steak burgers hit the shelves of the German supermarket chain on Thursday, priced at just £2.99.Aldi has stores in Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Addington Road, Selsdon and Station Road, South Norwood.The supermarket is also selling Wagyu's British Cajun Pork Leg Steaks for £2.49.Earlier this year, shoppers were sent into a frenzy after Aldi announced it was...
  
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• Croydon primary school told for second time by Ofsted to improve...

  02-08-2016 09:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon primary school has been told to improve how pupils behave after a visit from the education watchdog.Woodside Primary School was given a 'requires improvement' rating from Ofsted inspectors again, after receiving the same standard in June 2014.Inspectors found the school, in Morland Road, had exclusions which "remain higher than average" and one pupil, when asked what would make his learning better, replied "a quiet atmosphere".The report said: "This remark was...
  
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• Driver in stable condition after ploughing into lamppost in Purley

  02-08-2016 09:41
  
  A driver who suffered life-threatening injuries after ploughing into a lamppost in Purley is in a stable condition, police have said.
  
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• Lidl is recalling packets of peanuts because it doesn't say...

  02-08-2016 08:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Supermarket chain Lidl is recalling a brand of peanuts from its shelves - because the product's packaging does not say it contains peanuts.The German shopping giant, which has stores in New Addington, Thornton Heath, Norbury and two in Croydon town centre, has put out the warning for Alesto Honey Peanuts with a best before end date of February 2017. The chain said that it does not say that the packet contains peanuts anywhere on the label, leading to possible health risks for anyone with allergy
  
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