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• Talks to stop Southern strikes are adjourned with no resolution...

  04-08-2016 21:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Talks between RMT, the rail union, and Southern have been adjourned until noon tomorrow as no resolution has been found.Despite two days of discussion - mediated by Acas - the two bodies have not yet come to an agreement to prevent a planned five-day strike from starting next week.Strike action by members of the union is set to start on Monday and continue until August 12.The union has been embroiled in an ongoing bitter dispute with Southern and its parent company Govia Thameslink Railway...
  
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• Who has David Cameron named in his last honours list? - Croydon Advertiser

  04-08-2016 21:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Former Chancellor George Osborne and former Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin are among those rewarded in the latest honours list. This round of awards, given to mark the departure of former Prime Minister David Cameron, has been mired with ...and more »
  
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• Who has David Cameron named in his last honours list?

  04-08-2016 21:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Former Chancellor George Osborne and former Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin are among those rewarded in the latest honours list. This round of awards, given to mark the departure of former Prime Minister David Cameron, has been mired with controversy over claims Mr Cameron would use it to thank his friends and supporters. Former chancellor George Osborne appears on the list, he was appointed Companion of Honour for his services to politics and public service.Mr McLoughlin, who...
  
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• Prime Minister Theresa May visits New Addington factory

  04-08-2016 17:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Theresa May laid out plans to help small businesses take advantage of Brexit during a visit to New Addington.
  
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• Who is Jamie Woon? Former Croydon student up for Mercury Prize ... - Croydon Advertiser

  04-08-2016 16:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Who is Jamie Woon? Former Croydon student up for Mercury Prize ...
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  Former Croydon student Jamie Woon is on the shortlist for this year's Mercury Prize. The 33-year-old, who graduated from The Brit School the year after Amy ...and more »
  
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• Croydon police step up patrols after Russell Square knife attacks - Croydon Guardian

  04-08-2016 15:45 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Police in Croydon have stepped up patrols after a woman was killed and five other people were injured in a knife attack in central London. Twenty-five extra officers have been sent onto the streets in the busiest parts of the borough to reassure the ...and more »
  
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• Croydon police step up patrols after Russell Square knife attacks

  04-08-2016 15:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police in Croydon have stepped up patrols after a woman was killed and five other people were injured in a knife attack in central London.
  
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• Croydon riots 'could happen again' says victim whose laundrette was destroyed - Croydon Advertiser

  04-08-2016 14:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon riots 'could happen again' says victim whose laundrette was destroyed
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  A businesswoman whose family laundrette was burned down in the Croydon riots fears that they could happen again. Bushra Ahmed has spent the last five years campaigning on behalf of people who, like her, saw their livelihoods destroyed in the space of a ...
  
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• Stabbings show Croydon still faces tough battle against knife...

  04-08-2016 14:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Recent stabbings in the Croydon borough are a grim reminder that its problems around knife crime are far from over. James Booker urges young people to take note of the consequences of carrying a knife.There were several grim reminders of the problems police face when tackling knife crime in the borough recently.David Darko's killer, Darnell Martin, was jailed for life last Wednesday afterstabbing the former to death in a South Norwood park in January. Two weeks ago, two more young men, in...
  
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• BREAKING VIEWS: Stabbings shows Croydon still faces tough battle...

  04-08-2016 14:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There were several grim reminders of the problems police face when tackling knife crime in the borough recently.David Darko's killer, Darnell Martin, was jailed for life last Wednesday afterstabbing the former to death in a South Norwood park in January. Two weeks ago, two more young men, in Thornton Heath and New Addington, were rushed to hospital within hours of each other with serious injuries after knife assaults in the borough.A teenager was also knifed in an incident last Wednesday night..
  
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• Croydon riots 'could happen again', says victim whose laundrette...

  04-08-2016 14:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A businesswoman whose family laundrette was burned down in the Croydon riots fears that they could happen again. Bushra Ahmed has spent the last five years campaigning on behalf of people who, like her, saw their livelihoods destroyed in the space of a few hours.Her Crystal Clean business was one of many on London Road destroyed during what has been described as Croydon's darkest night. And, speaking ahead of the fifth anniversary of the riots on Monday, she fears the anarchy of August 8, 2011..
  
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• What we know about Robert Gibson's disappearance and how you can...

  04-08-2016 13:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Community champion Robert Gibson left his home nearly two months ago on June 13. He told his family he was going for a walk but when he failed to return home that evening, the alarm was raised with police and a missing persons investigation was launched. Officers, his family and friends are growingly increasingly concerned for his welfare as each day passes. Those close to him describe his disappearance as "very out of character".This is the timeline of events that we know so...
  
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• Murder accused sent to Broadmoor after failing to appear in court...

  04-08-2016 13:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man accused of murdering a nurse at a mental health hospital in South Croydon did not appear in court this week as he was "too unwell".Jimi Jedson, 40, is charged with stabbing Patrick Clarke to death at the Southleigh Community Hospital in Brighton Road on May 13.Jedson did not appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday as he was too unwell to attend, according to his legal team.He has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and taken to psychiatric hospital Broadmoor in...
  
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• Jimi Jedson fails to appear in court over alleged murder of nurse...

  04-08-2016 13:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man accused of murdering a nurse at a mental health hospital in South Croydon did not appear in court this week as he was "too unwell".Jimi Jedson, 40, is charged with stabbing Patrick Clarke to death at the Southleigh Community Hospital in Brighton Road on May 13.Jedson did not appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday as he was too unwell to attend, according to his legal team.He has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and taken to psychiatric hospital Broadmoor in...
  
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• Police no longer believe man in CCTV is missing Robbie Gibson as search enters ninth week

  04-08-2016 13:44
  
  Images released in the search for a library campaigner missing for eight weeks turned out to be a “man of similar appearance”, police have determined.
  
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• Animal charity offers free duvets for every house on 'cruelly named' Croydon road - if council agrees to name change

  04-08-2016 13:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An animal welfare charity has made a kooky pitch to Croydon Council by asking the authority to rename one of the borough’s roads – in return for everyone living on it receiving a free duvet.
  
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• Hole under tracks in Forest Hill gets its own Twitter account

  04-08-2016 12:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It may have only been in existence for a few hours but the new Forest Hill hole has its own Twitter account - and it's got into a row with the original Forest Hill 'sinkhole'.Larry the Downing Street cat has his own account, as does a cat that walked onto the pitch at Anfield during one of Liverpool FC's matches.Even the iconic bell in the Elizabeth Tower at Parliament, Big Ben, has one along with the Curiosity Rover on Mars which keeps in touch with its friends on Earth via the social...
  
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• Hole that has opened up under tracks at Forest Hill may not be...

  04-08-2016 12:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The train line under which a new hole has opened in Forest Hill this morning may not be open by the end of today, Network Rail have said.The line between East Croydon and London Bridge was shut following the discovery of the 30cm wide hole at about 3am.The company believes that the new hole causing widespread disruption on the rail network has not been caused by the same collapsed sewer as the previous four foot deep hole repaired in July.Instead they think that the new hole has been caused by..
  
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• ​#FindRobbie: Search continues as police establish man in CCTV is...

  04-08-2016 12:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have established the man seen on CCTV on the Isle of Wight is not missing community champion Robert Gibson.Robert, 45, was last known to be on the Isle of Wight seen leaving a Co-op store. He has been missing for nearly two months since leaving his Gipsy Hill home on June 13.Officers investigating his disappearance appealed to speak to a man seen walking down the street who had a similar appearance to Robert.However, after making contact with the man pictured it was established not to be.
  
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• Motorcyclist suffers leg injuries in Coulsdon crash

  04-08-2016 10:52 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A motorcylist suffered leg injuries after a crash in Coulsdon this morning.
  
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• UPDATE: Murder suspect arrested after Russell Square knife attack as terror motive is probed

  04-08-2016 10:30
  
  More armed officers are on the streets of London as police try to reassure the public following last night's deadly knife attack in Russell Square.
  
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• UPDATE: Murder suspect arrested after Russell Square knife attack as more armed police are put on London streets

  04-08-2016 10:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  More armed officers are on the streets of London as police try to reassure the public following last night's deadly knife attack in Russell Square.
  
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• Buddhist temple pleads with Home Office to let only nun remain in the UK

  04-08-2016 10:30
  
  Buddhist worshippers in Upper Norwood are pleading with the Home Office to grant their temple's only nun permission to remain in the UK, amid fears she may be deported back to Vietnam.
  
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• Southern and RMT union to continue crunch talks with time running out to avert train worker strike

  04-08-2016 10:23
  
  Talks aimed at heading off a crippling strike by workers at rail operator Southern are due to resume today, with time running out for a deal.
  
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• Chaos as another hole closes lines between East Croydon and London Bridge - recap - Croydon Advertiser

  04-08-2016 09:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Chaos as another hole closes lines between East Croydon and London Bridge - recap
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  Another hole opened up at Forest Hill just over two weeks after a similar incident caused chaos for Croydon commuters. The lines from Norwood Junction to London Bridge were closed after the hole was discovered at about 3am this morning. Network Rail ...
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• Live: Chaos as another hole closes lines between East Croydon and...

  04-08-2016 08:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Another hole has opened up at Forest Hill just over two weeks after a similar incident caused chaos for Croydon commuters. The lines from Norwood Junction to London Bridge are closed after the hole was discovered at about 3am this morning. Network Rail has said the hole was "small" at about 30cm wide. The hole is opposite where the sinkhole opened up a few weeks ago. Disruption is expected between East Croydon and London Bridge expected until 6pm. A spokesman for Southern Rail...
  
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• Chaos as another hole closes lines between East Croydon and...

  04-08-2016 08:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Another hole opened up at Forest Hill just over two weeks after a similar incident caused chaos for Croydon commuters.The lines from Norwood Junction to London Bridge were closed after the hole was discovered at about 3am this morning.Network Rail said the hole was "small" at about 30cm wide. The hole is opposite where the sinkhole opened up a few weeks ago.Disruption was expected between East Croydon and London Bridge expected until 6pm.A spokesman for Southern Rail...
  
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• Train delays expected ALL DAY after hole opens up on train tracks at Forest Hill AGAIN

  04-08-2016 08:52 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  There will be train delays through the Forest Hill area all day (August 4) after another hole opened up on the tracks.
  
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• Train delays expected ALL DAY after hole opens up on tracks at Forest Hill AGAIN

  04-08-2016 08:52
  
  There will be train delays through the Forest Hill area all day (August 4) after another hole opened up on the tracks.
  
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• Russell Square knife attack: Terror motive probed as police and London Mayor urge calm after multiple stabbings

  04-08-2016 08:14
  
  Londoners woke up this morning to more armed officers on the streets of the capital as police try to reassure the public following last night's deadly knife attack in Russell Square.
  
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• Russell Square knife attack: Londoners wake up to more armed officers on streets of the capital

  04-08-2016 08:14
  
  Londoners will wake up this morning to more armed officers on the streets of the capital as police try to reassure the public following last night's deadly knife attack in Russell Square.
  
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• All-day train delays for Croydon commuters after ANOTHER hole...

  04-08-2016 08:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Another hole has opened up at Forest Hill just over two weeks after a similar incident caused chaos for Croydon commuters. The lines from Norwood Junction to London Bridge are closed after the hole was discovered at about 3am this morning. Network Rail has said the hole was "small" at about 30cm wide. The hole is opposite where the sinkhole opened up a few weeks ago.Disruption is expected between East Croydon and London Bridge expected until 6pm. A spokesman for Southern Rail...
  
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