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• Crystal Palace defender joins Southend United on loan - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2016 21:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace defender joins Southend United on loan
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  Crystal Palace defender Ryan Inniss has become the latest Eagle to leave the club on loan after joining Southend United. Inniss has completed a season-long loan deal to join the League Two side, becoming the fifth young player to leave Crystal Palace ...and more »
  
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• New Italian restaurant opens in Croydon selling authentic pizzas - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2016 21:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  New Italian restaurant opens in Croydon selling authentic pizzas
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  If you're suffering from a bout of post-holiday blues then a new Italian restaurant in Croydon is hoping it can revive some fond Mediterranean memories. Bianco43, in South End, is the latest eatery to open in the town's Restaurant Quarter, and started ...and more »
  
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• Hidden community of 200 Croydon traveller families 'deny their ethnicity to avoid abuse' - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2016 18:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Hidden community of 200 Croydon traveller families 'deny their ethnicity to avoid abuse'
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  A 'hidden community' of 200 traveller families in Croydon face social exclusion as well as mental health problems and deny their ethnicity to avoid discrimination and abuse, a report into their welfare has found. Councillor Andrew Rendle launched an ...
  
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• New Addington mum's heartache at being wrongly accused of harming...

  31-08-2016 18:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A mum has spoken of her heartache at being wrongly accused of harming her daughter who suffers from a horrific condition that causes her to regularly bleed out of almost every part of her body.Nine-year-old Melody Driscoll, from The Lindens in New Addington, suffers from a number of complex medical problems, one of which is undiagnosed and causes sporadic bouts of severe internal and external bleeding.Medics stumbled across a method of managing the bleeds with a mixture of morphine and ketamine.
  
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• Crystal Palace midfielder leaves for League One loan at Bristol Rovers - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2016 18:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace midfielder leaves for League One loan at Bristol Rovers
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  Manager Darrell Clarke told Rovers' official website: "I am delighted to be able to welcome Hiram to Bristol Rovers and wish him every success whilst he is with us. "I would like to thank the club's owner and directors for making this signing possible ...and more »
  
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• Hidden community of 200 Croydon traveller families 'deny their...

  31-08-2016 17:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 'hidden community' of 200 traveller families in Croydon face social exclusion as well as mental health problems and deny their ethnicity to avoid discrimination and abuse, a report into their welfare has found.Councillor Andrew Rendle launched an investigation after there were two high-profile unlawful encampments in his Ashburton ward earlier this year.His report is due to be considered by the council's scrutiny committee on Tuesday. "It became apparent as the review progressed that the...
  
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• Man 'tried to force schoolgirl into car' in Croydon 'kidnap'...

  31-08-2016 17:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl is being investigated by police in Croydon.Police were called to Longheath Gardens, off Long Lane, at 11.50am today to reports of a man approaching the girl and trying to pull the teenager into a car.READ MORE: Kidnapper who ambushed and pistol-whipped his captive in South Norwood is jailedThe girl managed to return home unharmed, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.READ MORE: A gardener has a bizarre theory about why eggs are being left in flower...
  
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• Man 'tries to pull teenage girl into his car' in suspected abduction attempt

  31-08-2016 17:17
  
  A man tried to pull a teenage girl into his car in a suspected abduction attempt in Woodside.
  
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• Two dead in Penge after car being chased by police crashes into...

  31-08-2016 16:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two people have died after a car being chased by police collided with members of the public in Penge earlier this afternoon. Police officers were pursuing the vehicle in Lennard Road before it collided with the two people at about 2.05pm. Paramedics and London's Air Ambulance were called. The suspected driver of the car has been arrested and remains in custody at a south London police station, while an investigation into the collision continues.
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• Man charged with making hoax bomb threats in West Croydon

  31-08-2016 16:08
  
  A man is due to appear in court tomorrow accused of making hoax bomb threats in West Croydon.
  
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• Convicted thief missing from mental health hospital in Anerley...

  31-08-2016 15:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man who went missing from a mental health hospital last week has been spotted in Beckenham and Bromley this morning.Henry Agyekum, 35, has been missing since about 9am last Wednesday after leaving Ivy Willis House in George Groves Road.He has been detained under a hospital order after being convicted of theft but failed to return and is known to frequent areas of central London including Soho, Camden, Charing Cross and Euston station. However the Met Police are investigating the reported...
  
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• Croydon Radio finding a new home after four years at Matthews...

  31-08-2016 14:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Radio will be relocating their studio due to rent increases at Matthews Yard.The community radio station will have no live broadcasts until at least mid-September as it sets up in a temporary home.Tracey Rabbetts, co-founder of the station alongside Tim Longhurst in 2012, said the station was "proud" to have been one of the first founding members at Matthews Yard.However, due to the community space off Surrey Street having to increase the rent price from £200 to...
  
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• Is the Croydon cat killer an alien? RSPCA reveals 'bizarre' theories for moggie murders

  31-08-2016 14:19
  
  Alien activity, a fetish for cat whiskers and revenge on an ex-lover are just some of the bizarre reports wasting investigators time in the hunt for the vicious Croydon cat killer.
  
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• Bus catches fire in Selsdon - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2016 14:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Bus catches fire in Selsdon
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  Part of Addington Road was blocked after fire crews hosed down the route 64 double-decker bus at about 12pm on Wednesday. A spokesman from Croydon MPS confirmed there were no casualties in the fire, which happened opposite the Aldi store.
  
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• Bus fire causes traffic delays in Selsdon

  31-08-2016 13:54
  
  A bus caught fire in Selsdon this afternoon.
  
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• Bus fire causes traffic delays in New Addington

  31-08-2016 13:54
  
  A bus caught fire in New Addington this afternoon.
  
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• A gardener has a bizarre theory about why eggs are being left in...

  31-08-2016 13:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Eggs have mysteriously been appearing all over Wandle Park for the past six months and its head gardener has come up with a slightly off-the-wall theory as to why.Both boiled and raw eggs keep turning up in the flower beds at the park, off Cornwall Road in Waddon, and have been doing so since February.Andy Dickinson, a community gardener for Croydon Council who is in charge of maintaining the park, is perplexed as to why the fry-up favourite keeps appearing, but he has two theories - one that...
  
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• Southern Rail re-introduces 119 trains but further strike action...

  31-08-2016 13:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  All inner-London metro services as well as services between Sutton and Streatham and from London Bridge to Beckenham Junction are to be re-instated by Southern Rail.The rail firm is resuming 119 of the 341 trains that were cancelled on July 11 as part of an emergency timetable following what Southern claimed were "unprecedented sickness levels" by staff. This includes services between Guildford and Leatherhead and Sutton and Streatham via Wimbledon as well as returning peak services...
  
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• Croydon man arrested after 'climbing over fence at Buckingham...

  31-08-2016 13:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon man arrested after he allegedly climbed the fence at Buckingham Palace has been rebailed by police.The 22-year-old was arrested on August 9 at 4.15am after he was apparently seen on CCTV hitching himself over the security fence.He was arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site, contrary to section 128 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. No access was made to the palace.A Met spokesman said the would "not discuss" where exactly the incident...
  
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• Former Arsenal forward spotted at Crystal Palace training ground - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2016 13:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Former Arsenal forward spotted at Crystal Palace training ground
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  Crystal Palace may not have signed anyone yet on transfer deadline day, but there has been a former striker spotted at the club's Beckenham training ground. Former Arsenal forward Marouane Chamakh was pictured on Sky Sports News earlier as they ...
  
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• 'He lived his life to the full': Tributes to Croydon biker who died after being 'hit by a pigeon' - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2016 13:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  'He lived his life to the full': Tributes to Croydon biker who died after being 'hit by a pigeon'
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  'He lived his life to the full': Tributes to Croydon biker who died after being... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. Ashar Niazi with his dream bike, a Yamaha R1M. New Addington mum's heartache at being wrongly ...and more »
  
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• Bus catches fire in Selsdon

  31-08-2016 13:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters battled a bus on fire in Selsdon this afternoon. Part of Addington Road was blocked after fire crews hosed down the route 64 double-decker bus at about 12pm on Wednesday. A spokesman from Croydon MPS confirmed there were no casualties in the fire, which happened opposite the Aldi store.
  ✅ ADDINGTON ROAD is now flowing both ways. Slight delays in the area whilst traffic clears ✅ #Croydoncops pic.twitter.com/XDxW1QUeUd— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) August 31, 2016An...
  
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• Tombstone smashed into pieces in Croydon graveyard

  31-08-2016 13:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A tombstone has been discovered "smashed up" in a Croydon graveyard. Simon Marshall, of Edward Road, was visiting his family's graves at Mitcham Road Cemetery (which is often called Croydon Cemetery) when he spotted pieces of stone in a bush. Mr Marshall said: "I was visiting the family grave to see my mum, dad, aunt and gran's graves and then when I was leaving I walked past and thought 'What's that over there?'. "I saw lots of bits of a gravestone all over the place...
  
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• 'He lived his life to the full': Tributes to Croydon biker who...

  31-08-2016 12:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Croydon father killed in an A22 motorbike crash after he was hit by a pigeon was "the perfect role model" for everyone that knew him," according to friends.Ashar Niazi, 35, died in a "freak accident" on August 14 in Godstone during an early morning journey with three friends, riding his "dream bike", a Yahama R1M.Tragically, he lost his life the day before his daughter's sixth birthday and he was due to celebrate the occasion with his family on the day...
  
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• Theatre review: Branagh's a showstopper in The Entertainer in the West End

  31-08-2016 10:25
  
  Sir Kenneth Branagh is a showstopper as a music hall act whose days are numbered in The Entertainer, a West End show written in the 1950s that has a surprising amount to say about life in Britain today.
  
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• 'Nobody listens': Report warns of challenges faced by mental health patients and carers

  31-08-2016 10:08
  
  Lengthy waiting lists, a feeling that “nobody listens” and a lack of hospital beds is impacting the quality of care people with mental health conditions in Croydon receive, according to a patient watchdog.
  
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• Croydon dubbed 'Silicon Valley of South London' as economy grows faster than any other in UK - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2016 09:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon dubbed 'Silicon Valley of South London' as economy grows faster than any other in UK
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  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.
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• Southern set to reintroduce a third of axed trains

  31-08-2016 09:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  More than 100 Southern train services are set to be reinstated next week as the struggling operator seeks to return to a full timetable.
  
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• ​Man gets hit by a bus outside East Croydon station - suffers a...

  31-08-2016 08:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man escaped with minor injuries after he was hit by a bus outside East Croydon station.Emergency services were called to the station at about 1pm yesterday (Tuesday) to tend to the injured 20-year-old pedestrian. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the young man suffered a "sore neck and scratches including to his arm". The man was also treated for shock and taken to hospital as a precaution by London Ambulance Service.A witness took a picture of the incident outside the station...
  
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• August is nearly over, but we're not done with the warm weather yet

  31-08-2016 08:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  It's the last day of August, which means the summer is all but over.
  
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• ​Man 'threatened to jump onto railway tracks' in Kenley

  31-08-2016 08:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man threatened to jump onto railway tracks behind a warehouse in Kenley last night, according to a firefighter who attended the incident.Emergency services were called to the Jewson warehouse in Godstone Road at 9.30pm.Watch manager Ian Day, from Purley Fire Station, said visibility was poor but the 20-year-old man was standing either on the roof of the warehouse or on a gantry bridge above the railway tracks.Firefighters helped police gain access to the building so they could negotiate with..
  
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