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• 39 pictures that sum up the delight at Harris Academy Crystal...

  18-08-2016 22:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  After two years of hard work and a summer of waiting pupils from across Croydon collected their A-level results this morning. Some teachers are warning this year's results could be the most volatile ever after changes made by exams regulator Ofqual. But according to Mary Curnock Cook who is the head of UCAS, a record number of pupils will be offered their first or second choice of place at university. She told the Radio 4's Today programme: "It's 424,000 placed – the highest...
  
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• Night Tube map and everything you need to know ahead of service...

  18-08-2016 21:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The first Night Tube services are finally launching on Friday following months of delays.Night-time workers and those enjoying the capital's night life will soon benefit from a 24-hour London Underground service on Fridays and Saturdays for the first time.Here's a breakdown of what you need to know if you're planning on using it during the inaugural weekend:What lines will it be running on?Tube trains will run on the Central and Victoria lines, with Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines to...
  
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• Nando's in Croydon handing out free chicken to A-level students - Croydon Advertiser

  18-08-2016 20:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Nando's in Croydon handing out free chicken to A-level students
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  To celebrate A-level results Nando's are offering free chicken for anyone who has collected their certificates today. All you need is your certificate and ID and you can get a free quarter chicken or an 'Appeteaser' free of charge as a way of ...and more »
  
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• 39 pictures that show the excitement of A-level results day at...

  18-08-2016 20:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Coloma Convent Girls' School is celebrating an overall pass rate of 100 per cent and 32 per cent of grades being A* or A in today's A-level results. The school in Upper Shirley Road also achieved 67 per cent of all grades being A* to B and more than 90 per cent were A* to C.Students who have done particularly well include: Caroline Wroblewska, Isabel Oliver, Sarah Limb and Elizabeth Cole, each of whom achieved two or more A* grades at A-level.Meanwhile, 25 individual students achieved at...
  
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• Now there is a street food map of London

  18-08-2016 18:10
  
  Street food is more popular than ever at the moment and south London has some amazing places to find al fresco cuisine from all over the world – and now there’s a handy map to help you find it.
  
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• Jaffna Boys gang member from Waddon who murdered rival has jail...

  18-08-2016 18:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon member of a Tamil gang given a life sentence for his part in the fatal stabbing of a man during a violent feud will get out of jail sooner after having his murder sentence cut by judges.Kirush Nanthakumar, now 26, was one of a group of Jaffna Boys who travelled to Tooting to attack members of Tooting Tamil in 2007.He was one of four men who chased three other men into a Chicken Cottage in Upper Tooting Road, where Prabaskaran Kannan, 28, was stabbed to death. He suffered 31 knife...
  
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• Croydon duo among four charged with gun offences after car is stopped in Herne Hill - Croydon Advertiser

  18-08-2016 16:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon duo among four charged with gun offences after car is stopped in Herne Hill
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  Metropolitan Police officers stopped a car on Norwoood Road, Herne Hill, at about 6pm on Tuesday as part of an intelligence-led operation headed by Trident and the Area Crime Command. Four people were arrested and charged with a series of offences.
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• Moment taxi driver's windscreen smashed in terrifying ambush as he stops at Croydon junction - Evening Standard

  18-08-2016 16:23 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Moment taxi driver's windscreen smashed in terrifying ambush as he stops at Croydon junction
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  This is the terrifying moment a taxi driver was ambushed by two moped riders who smashed his windscreen with a baseball bat as he stopped at a junction. Cab driver Igor, who did not feel safe giving his full name, had dropped his last passenger off and ...
  
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• Chatham teenager Andre Aderemi 'murdered' in Heather Way, South Croydon, London - Kent Online

  18-08-2016 16:15 via kentonline.co.uk
  
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  Chatham teenager Andre Aderemi 'murdered' in Heather Way, South Croydon, London
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  A teenager from Chatham was stabbed to death in south London, it has been revealed. Officers from the Met Police were called to reports of a man injured in Heather Way, South Croydon on Tuesday at 7.40pm. London Ambulance Service and London's Air ...
  Police make third arrest in Andre Aderemi murder investigationCroydon Advertiser
  Croydon stabbing: Teenager stabbed to death in Selsdon in
  
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• Third teenager arrested in Andre Aderemi murder investigation

  18-08-2016 15:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A third teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 19-year-old in South Croydon.
  
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• Nando's in Croydon handing out free chicken to A-level students

  18-08-2016 15:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  To celebrate A-level results Nando's are offering free chicken for anyone who has collected their certificates today.All you need is your certificate and ID and you can get a free quarter chicken or an 'Appeteaser' free of charge as a way of congratulating you on your results.You can grab some Piri Piri chicken in High Street, Valley Park Leisure Park and Beckenham.Check out our live blog with A Level results throughout the day.A spokesman for Nando's said: "To celebrate and wave the stress...
  
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• Police make third arrest in Andre Aderemi murder investigation

  18-08-2016 15:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A third man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the murder of Andre Aderemi in Selsdon.Police were called to Heather Way on the Monks Hill estate on Tuesday evening where they found the 19-year-old suffering from multiple stab wounds.Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the teenager sadly died from his injuries.A murder investigation was launched by the Metropolitan Police and in the early hours of Wednesday morning two 19 year olds were arrested on the...
  
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• Why Crystal Palace move for Chelsea striker is the wrong one - Croydon Advertiser

  18-08-2016 13:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Why Crystal Palace move for Chelsea striker is the wrong one
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  With the Christian Benteke deal going quiet, Palace are suddenly being linked with a move for Loic Remy. It's a rumour that has history. Back in January, Palace were interested in the Chelsea forward and Steve Parish confirmed it. "He's a very, very ...
  Christian Benteke: Crystal Palace reach agreement for Liverpool strikerBBC Sport
  Chelsea transfer news: Crystal Palace enter race for Loic Remy as
  
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• HSBC bank branch manager denies multiple fraud charges

  18-08-2016 13:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A bank branch manager has denied a string of fraud charges stretching over a period of more than 10 years.
  
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• Commuters hit as roof of Southern train collapses en route to...

  18-08-2016 12:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A roof collapsed on passengers on a Southern commuter train this morning.Two people were hit when the panel fell from the roof of a London Victoria service.The pair got off at East Croydon where they were seen by medical personnel.According to witnesses the roof panel collapsed onto the passengers below.Photos taken at the scene a posted on social media show the large panel lying in the aisle of the carriage.Also read: Train station staff vote to strikeKate Baxter posted on...
  
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• ‘Fame is not something I have ever wanted’ – why shyness is not holding singer Birdy back as she heads out on tour

  18-08-2016 12:18 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Imagine sitting in a cinema watching a weepy movie and just as it reaches its saddest point your song comes on. A certain amount of artists would be chuffed, but Birdy couldn’t help be distracted.
  
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• 'We all looked up to him' says sister of Andre Aderemi after...

  18-08-2016 12:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The sister of Andre Aderemi has shared a photo of the older brother she "looked up to" after he was stabbed to death in Selsdon on Tuesday evening. Emergency services were called to the Monks Hill estate at 7.40 pm after receiving reports of a man being injured on Heather Way. The injured man turned out to be 19 year old Andre Aderemi, who had suffered stab wounds and sadly later diedin hospital. His sister Sheniqua has told the Advertiser that she didn't like her older brother...
  
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• Two girls 'injured' as ceiling panel FALLS on passengers on Southern train

  18-08-2016 11:52 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Southern trains are literally falling apart.
  
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• LIVE: A-level results day for Croydon and Sutton - Croydon Guardian

  18-08-2016 10:10 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
  LIVE: A-level results day for Croydon and Sutton
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  Live coverage of A-level results day in Croydon and Sutton; Record number of A-level students have achieved a place at university; Have you received your results today? Send your news and pictures to [email protected]. 9:02am.
  
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• LIVE: A-level results day for Croydon and Sutton

  18-08-2016 09:59
  
  Follow our live coverage as students in Croydon and Sutton get their A-level results.
  
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• As it happened: A-level results day 2016 in Croydon and Sutton

  18-08-2016 09:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Looking back at our live coverage as students in Croydon and Sutton get their A-level results.
  
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• Croydon pair Donovan Parker-Gordon and Delicia Sykes among four charged with firearm offences after Metropolitan ... - Your Local Guardian

  18-08-2016 09:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon pair Donovan Parker-Gordon and Delicia Sykes among four charged with firearm offences after Metropolitan ...
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  The car the four were travelling in was stopped by police officers in West Norwood at about 6pm on Tuesday (August 16). / Craig Richard, Reporter - Epsom + Ewell / @craig_ep. 0 comments. A Croydon man and woman pulled over this week have been ...
  
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• Croydon pair among four charged with firearm offences after police stop car

  18-08-2016 09:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The car the four were travelling in was stopped by police officers in West Norwood at about 6pm on Tuesday (August 16).
  
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• Croydon pair among four charged with firearm offences after police intelligence operation

  18-08-2016 09:03
  
  The car the four were travelling in was stopped by police officers in West Norwood at about 6pm on Tuesday (August 16).
  
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• Croydon duo among four charged with gun offences after car is...

  18-08-2016 08:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two people from Croydon are among four who have been charged with weapons offences.Metropolitan Police officers stopped a car on Norwoood Road, West Norwood, at about 6pm on Tuesday as part of an intelligence-led operation headed by Trident and the Area Crime Command.Four people were arrested and charged with a series of offences.Also read: Andre Aderemi's mum pays heartbreaking tribute to himDonovan Parker-Gordon, 23, of Teevan Close, Croydon, was charged with possession of a firearm with...
  
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• Crystal Palace star 'out for weeks' confirmation after heavy challenge - Croydon Advertiser

  18-08-2016 08:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace star 'out for weeks' confirmation after heavy challenge
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  Crystal Palace fan favourite Jonny Williams will be out of action until September, it has been confirmed. The Wales international was injured after a hefty challenge from a Farnborough player nearly two weeks ago in a pre-season friendly, and Palace ...
  
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• LIVE: A level results day in Croydon

  18-08-2016 08:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Today thousands of A level students will get their results. After two years of work and a summer of waiting, it is finally the moment of truth.Some teacher are warning this year's results could be the most volatile ever after changes made by exams regulator Ofqual. We will be bringing you all the latest from schools across the area as we get it. Key points Top tips for students on results dayWhat is next after you get your results?All you need to know about going through clearing
  
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• A-Level results day: Thousands of nervous students collect their results today

  18-08-2016 08:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Thousands of nervous students will be collecting their results today.
  
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