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• 15 photos that sum up how much fun Croydon PrideFest was - Croydon Advertiser

  30-08-2016 23:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  15 photos that sum up how much fun Croydon PrideFest was
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  More than 3,000 people attended Croydon's first gay pride festival in over 20 years on Sunday - with some declaring it the best event they have ever seen in Croydon. A parade, which started at North End and made its way to Surrey Street, was led by ...
  
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• 15 photos that sum up how much fun Croydon PrideFest was

  30-08-2016 22:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than 3,000 people attended Croydon's first gay pride festival in over 20 years on Sunday - with some declaring it the best event they have ever seen in Croydon. A parade, which started at North End and made its way to Surrey Street, was led by Wayne Trakas-Lawlor, Croydon's first openly gay mayor.He was joined by representatives of dozens of LGBT organisations from Croydon and the surrounding area, including Rainbows Across Borders, Croydon Unitarians, Out & Proud Diamond Group, The...
  
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• South Norwood doctors' surgery placed into special measures - Croydon Advertiser

  30-08-2016 20:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  South Norwood doctors' surgery placed into special measures
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  A South Norwood doctors' surgery has been placed into special measures following a damning inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). South Norwood Hill Medical Centre was given an overall rating of "inadequate" after its assessment. The report ...
  
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• South Norwood doctors' surgery placed into special measures

  30-08-2016 19:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Norwood doctors' surgery has been placed into special measures following a damning inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).South Norwood Hill Medical Centre was given an overall rating of "inadequate" after its assessment. The report told how there was no evidence that clinical equipment was routinely cleaned, even after use, and that considerable quantities of out-of-date sterile equipment were found in a room used for minor surgery, including insulin that had expired...
  
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• Fears 'Croydon Cat Killer' has struck again as Addiscombe pet...

  30-08-2016 18:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A further cat death has been linked to the "Croydon Cat Killer", according to the animal charity helping to investigate a string of suspected attacks on pets. South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) told how Pebbles was attacked in Addiscombe and came home missing one leg in the early hours of Saturday morning. Despite being rushed to hospital, she did not survive. It was thought at first that it could be an animal attack, but investigations suggested otherwise and it is now...
  
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• 'He needs someone to talk to': The problems with Croydon mental...

  30-08-2016 17:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  People who use Croydon's mental health services have given personal accounts of their struggles and experiences in trying to access the borough's mental health services.The anonymous accounts were published as part of a new report into the borough's mental health services by Healthwatch Croydon.The report found that people in Croydon face waiting lists that are too long, are not listened to and are too often being prescribed medication instead of other therapies.One person describes how their...
  
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• Croydon dubbed 'Silicon Valley of South London' as economy grows...

  30-08-2016 17:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon has been dubbed the 'Silicon Valley of South London' as a report by a group of chartered accountants has revealed it to be the fastest growing economy in the country, thanks partly to a surge in the number of technology companies based there. Research conducted by UHY Hacker Young, a group of chartered accountants and business advisors, shows Croydon to have risen the most in the 2015 calendar year - the most recent data available - compared to the previous year, growing by 9.3% in Gross
  
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• Mental health waiting lists in Croydon are too long, report finds

  30-08-2016 17:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Mentally ill people in Croydon face waiting lists that are too long, are not listened to, and are too often being prescribed medication instead of other therapies, a new report says. Healthwatch Croydon has called on the authorities to do more to support people with mental health problems in the borough and provide stronger support services after it published a report into the state of the borough's mental health services.One in six people in the borough - about 67,000 people - are suffering...
  
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• Festival scientifically-proven to entertain young minds

  30-08-2016 15:47
  
  A south London festival is scientifically-proven to entertain young minds.
  
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• Mechanic who 'lost everything' in Norbury fire pleads for council help

  30-08-2016 15:45
  
  Friends of a Norbury mechanic left homeless after a devastating fire burned his caravan to the ground have pleaded with Croydon Council to help rehouse him.
  
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• Incredible mural of Winston Churchill appears in Croydon town...

  30-08-2016 15:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  This amazing mural depicting wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill has appeared in Croydon town centre.The masterpiece was created by David Hollier who flew in from Brooklyn, New York to put the piece together on the side of a building in Park Street on Friday night.Last year, he famously painted a mural of local hero Amy Johnson – a pioneering pilot who broke world records while flying to and from Croydon Airport. But after the piece was defaced a number of times, meaning it needed to.
  
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• Pet pugs reunited with owners after thief 'flung them out of...

  30-08-2016 14:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two pooches have been reunited with their owners thanks to a kind stranger who rescued the pair after they were spotted being flung out of a moving van in New Addington.The pugs were among six small dogs stolen by a "gang" of five men who followed a dog walker home and took them when her back was turned.Pia, a black pug, and a fawn pug called Erol, were missing for four days before they were abandoned in Dunsfold Way, in New Addington.A kind stranger found them and took the dogs to...
  
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• Police appeal for missing pensioner from South Croydon who needs...

  30-08-2016 14:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for help to find a missing pensioner from South Croydon who needs medication. Maureen Grastey, 78, was last seen two days ago, on August 28, according to charity Missing Persons. According to the charity, Maureen may be wearing a yellow and blue-green checked coat and black leggings.
  Help us find Maureen Grastey, 78 from #Croydon who requires medication and an inhaler. Call 101 pic.twitter.com/h9FvBqMytv— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) August 29, 2016Croydon's...
  
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• Crystal Palace receive shock enquiry for striker from West Bromwich Albion - Croydon Advertiser

  30-08-2016 13:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace receive shock enquiry for striker from West Bromwich Albion
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  Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham is rumoured to have been the subject of an enquiry from West Bromwich Albion. Wickham had an up and down first season at Selhurst Park last year, but boss Alan Pardew was hoping to get the best out of him this year ...and more »
  
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• New bid to build over 100 homes on site of Croydon driving range

  30-08-2016 13:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A developer has announced new plans to build 129 homes, a community centre and a public park on the site of a well-used driving range and crazy golf course.The Hyde Group housing association wants to transform Croydon World of Golf and the 18-hole Dragon Quest Adventure Golf course, in Long Lane, Addiscombe, into a large housing development with green space.Initial proposals to demolish the facility to provide extra housing in the area were announced at the start of this year but Hyde's...
  
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• How you can help Evolve Housing to end homelessness in Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  30-08-2016 13:01 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  How you can help Evolve Housing to end homelessness in Croydon
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  Whilst it's highly-fashionable in the capital to clutch our pearls about extortionate rents and house prices, Croydon's biggest issue – as I suggested last year – is homelessness. Too many homeless people in Croydon are having the door slammed in their ...
  
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• This is why Crystal Palace should NOT sack boss Alan Pardew - Croydon Advertiser

  30-08-2016 12:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  This is why Crystal Palace should NOT sack boss Alan Pardew
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  Crystal Palace fan columnist for the Advertiser, Michael Smith, argues that it would be wrong to sack manager Alan Pardew. Keep Calm and Back Pardew. It may be early in the season but there is already a fair bit of discontent around Selhurst Park ...and more »
  
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• Croydon named as having the fastest growing economy in the UK

  30-08-2016 12:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon is cementing its place as the Silicon Valley of the south London as new figures reveal it has the fastest growing economy in the UK.
  
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• Appeal to find missing Croydon pensioner with health issues

  30-08-2016 12:26
  
  Police are appealing for help to find an elderly woman missing from Croydon.
  
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• Crystal Palace linked with surprise swoop for England midfielder - Croydon Advertiser

  30-08-2016 09:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace linked with surprise swoop for England midfielder
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  Crystal Palace are among the favourites to sign Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere on loan, according to bookmakers. The Arsenal star is expected to leave the Emirates Stadium in a short-term switch, after being made available for loan by the ...and more »
  
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• Croydon man facing jail for 'horrendous' stabbing attack that left man ... - Croydon Guardian

  30-08-2016 09:20 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon man facing jail for 'horrendous' stabbing attack that left man ...
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  The victim, a 28-year-old man with learning difficulties, was left fighting for his life after the “horrendous” attack, which took place in…and more »
  
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• Croydon man facing jail for 'horrendous' stabbing attack that left man with learning difficulties fighting for his life

  30-08-2016 09:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The victim, a 28-year-old man with learning difficulties, was left fighting for his life after the “horrendous” attack, which took place in his own home in Camberwell on Monday, December 28.
  
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• WEATHER: Warm temperatures set to continue as summer comes to an end

  30-08-2016 08:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Met Office predicts that temperatures will reach as high as 25 Celsius today and stay above 20 Celsius for the rest of the week.
  
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• Croydon 'has fastest-growing economy' - AOL Money UK - AOL Money UK

  30-08-2016 08:16 via money.aol.co.uk
  
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  Croydon 'has fastest-growing economy' - AOL Money UK
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  The London Borough of Croydon has been named as having the UK's fastest-growing economy, attracting growing numbers of technology companies.A report ...
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