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• Delays on A23 at Coulsdon following collision - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 20:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Delays on A23 at Coulsdon following collision
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  A motorbike has been involved in a "collision" on the A23 just outside Coulsdon creating long delays for drivers heading home this evening. Traffic is moving at about 5 miles per hour in the area heading north from the junction with the A23 and ...and more »
  
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• Delays on A23 at Coulsdon following collision

  02-09-2016 19:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A motorbike has been involved in a "collision" on the A23 just outside Coulsdon creating long delays for drivers heading home this evening.Traffic is moving at about 5 miles per hour in the area heading north from the junction with the A23 and southbound queues are already stretching back to the roundabout junction with the A237.The incident, which some witnesses are reporting as a collision between a bike and a car, took place just north of the junction with Netherene Drive.Also read:...
  
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• RSPCA slams London residents who mistreat their pet MONKEYS - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 18:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  RSPCA slams London residents who mistreat their pet MONKEYS
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  The RSPCA says it is getting an alarming number of calls about pet MONKEYS being mistreated by their owners. Greater London is one of ten hotspots for monkey welfare concerns according to the RSPCA​​. The charity says roughly 5,000 primates are ...and more »
  
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• ​Former Selsdon Primary School head teacher arrested for alleged child grooming - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 18:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Former Selsdon Primary School head teacher arrested for alleged child grooming
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  A former head teacher of Selsdon Primary School has been arrested for allegedly grooming who he thought to be an underage boy. Nicholas Wollaston, 48, allegedly drove to a street in Kent thinking he was going to meet a 15-year-old boy but was instead ...
  
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• Drug dealer who sold cannabis out of girlfriend's pub jailed for two years

  02-09-2016 18:12
  
  A serial drug dealer who plotted to sell £1,000 worth of cannabis from the Croydon pub his girlfriend managed has been jailed for two years.
  
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• Judge tells manager of historic Croydon pub who lost her job for selling drugs: 'Serves you right' - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 18:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Judge tells manager of historic Croydon pub who lost her job for selling drugs: 'Serves you right'
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  A couple who dealt drugs from a historic Croydon pub have been sentenced, with the judge telling one of them who lost their job it "serves you right". John Robinson and Toni Sheard used the Tamworth Arms as a front to deal cannabis, police said ...
  
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• Judge tells manager of historic Croydon pub who lost her job for ... - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 18:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A couple who dealt drugs from a historic Croydon pub have been sentenced, with the judge telling one of them who lost their job it "serves you right".
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• RSPCA slams London residents who mistreat their pet MONKEYS

  02-09-2016 17:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA says it is getting an alarming number of calls about pet MONKEYS being mistreated by their owners. Greater London is one of ten hotspots for monkey welfare concerns according to the RSPCA​​.The charity says roughly 5,000 primates are being kept as pets in the UK and it is concerned new data suggests many are suffering. In severe cases, its inspectors have found monkeys stuck in bird cages being fed fast food and sugary drinks.Marmosets, capuchi
  
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• Judge tells manager of historic Croydon pub who lost her job for...

  02-09-2016 17:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A couple who dealt drugs from a historic Croydon pub have been sentenced, with the judge telling one of them who lost their job it "serves you right".John Robinson and Toni Sheard used the Tamworth Arms as a front to deal cannabis, police said.Robinson, 49, was jailed for 20 months by Judge Nicholas Ainley at Croydon Crown Court today.Sheard, Robinson's partner and the former manager of the pub, was given a 16-month jail term, though the 29-year-old's sentence was suspended for...
  
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• ​Former Selsdon Primary School head teacher arrested for alleged...

  02-09-2016 16:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A former head teacher of Selsdon Primary School has been arrested for allegedly grooming who he thought to be an underage boy. Nicholas Wollaston, 48, allegedly drove to Kent thinking he was going to meet a 15-year-old boy but was instead confronted by members of a community action group, called the Internet Interceptors.
  READ MORE: Train hits 'obstruction' at West Croydon station causing severe delaysMr Wollaston, who left Selsdon Primary School in 2013, was...
  
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• West Croydon man got drunk and told police there was a bomb in a shop - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 16:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  West Croydon man got drunk and told police there was a bomb in a shop
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  ​A West Croydon man told police when he was drunk there was a bomb in an off licence – and then claimed he didn't remember doing it. Kugathas Navratnam, 52, had already called police when he phoned again asking them to come to the shop in London ...
  
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• West Croydon man got drunk and told police there was a bomb in a...

  02-09-2016 14:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ​A West Croydon man told police when he was drunk there was a bomb in an off licence – and then claimed he didn't remember doing it. Kugathas Navratnam, 52, had already called police when he phoned again asking them to come to the shop in London Road as he claimed a child was working there. Police told Navratnam that they were aware of his previous call and that he didn't need to call again. He became "angry" and told the police there was a...
  
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• Croydon teenager 'embarrassed' after dropping imitation gun outside Croydon chicken shop - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 13:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon teenager 'embarrassed' after dropping imitation gun outside Croydon chicken shop
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  A teenager was left feeling "embarrassed" after he dropped a BB gun which looked like a real firearm outside a chicken shop in Croydon and ended up in court. Reece Bickers, 18, had his family home raided by armed police after he was seen carrying the ...
  
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• Southern owners make £100m profit despite months of misery...

  02-09-2016 13:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The firm which runs Southern Rail has posted profits of almost £100 million- despite months of misery for commuters.Go-Ahead owns Govia Thameslink (GTR) which runs Southern. Today it announced revenue is up 4.5 per cent across its whole business, which includes bus companies such as Brighton and Hove and Metrobus and rail firms Govia Thameslink and Southeastern.The rise revenue equates to £146 million increase on last year's total, taking the firm's total revenue to £3.3..
  
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• Southern owners make £100m profit despite months of misery for commuters - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 13:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Southern owners make £100m profit despite months of misery for commuters
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  The firm which runs Southern Rail has posted profits of almost £100 million- despite months of misery for commuters. Go-Ahead owns Govia Thameslink (GTR) which runs Southern. Today it announced revenue is up 4.5 per cent across its whole business, ...
  Southern set to reintroduce a third of axed trainsCroydon Guardianall 185 news articles »
  
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• Crystal Palace make move for former AC Milan and Arsenal midfielder - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 13:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace make move for former AC Milan and Arsenal midfielder
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  ​Crystal Palace are reportedly in talks to sign free agent Mathieu Flamini to bolster their midfield. According to The Guardian and The Telegraph this lunchtime, the Eagles are one of four clubs who have made contact with the player's representatives.and more »
  
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• Train hits 'obstruction' at West Croydon station causing severe delays - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 13:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Train hits 'obstruction' at West Croydon station causing severe delays
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  The southbound line out of West Croydon was blocked at lunchtime after a train hit a piece of metal. A spokeswoman for Network Rail said the London Overground train running from Highbury and Islington to West Croydon ran over the metal at West Croydon ...
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• Severe delays after train hits piece of metal on the tracks at West Croydon

  02-09-2016 13:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A London Overground train has hit an "obstruction" on the tracks at West Croydon station, causing severe delays on the network. 
  
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• More than £1,000 of goods stolen from charity

  02-09-2016 12:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A horse trailer filled with more than £1,000 worth of charity goods has been stolen from an animal rescue centre in Warlingham. Val Phillips, the founder of Valgrays Border Collie and Animal Rescue Centre, is devastated after waking up on Thursday morning to find that all the equipment for a charity event had been pinched the night before. She and her husband Keith were first alerted to a problem when they noticed on Wednesday night one of their horses - which...
  
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• Croydon teenager 'embarrassed' after dropping imitation gun...

  02-09-2016 12:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenager was left feeling "embarrassed" after he dropped a BB gun which looked like a real firearm outside a chicken shop in Croydon and ended up in court.Reece Bickers, 18, had his family home raided by armed police after he was seen carrying the imitation firearm – which looked like a black hand gun – by Morley's chicken shop in Mitcham Road on August 1.Bickers was outside the takeaway with a friend when he was seen on CCTV playing around with the...
  
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• Train hits 'obstruction' at West Croydon station causing severe...

  02-09-2016 12:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The southbound line out of West Croydon was blocked at lunchtime after a train hit a piece of metal.A spokeswoman for Network Rail said the London Overground train running from Highbury and Islington to West Croydon ran over the metal at West Croydon station.As a precaution, the line was closed and Network Rail officers were sent to the incident.There was "no apparent damage" and it's not known how the metal ended up on the track, but it could have been...
  
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• Southern rail owner posts nearly £100m in profits - less than 24 hours after £20m Government handout

  02-09-2016 12:08 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The owner of the beleaguered Southern rail franchise has posted full-year profits of nearly £100m, less than 24 hours after the Government announced a £20m cash injection to save the troubled network.
  
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• Warning issued about con-man in Caterham pretending his car has...

  02-09-2016 10:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents are being warned about a man knocking on doors asking for money to repair his car. Tandridge District Council and Surrey Police are warning residents about the scam, which involves a man claiming a tree branch has fallen on his car. The man has been seen knocking on people's doors and claiming his car has been damaged and asking for money to repair it. Read more: Loose Women panelist falls victim to fraudsters at Croydon bankKind Caterham residents have...
  
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• Woman rescued from burning house by neighbours with ladder

  02-09-2016 10:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A woman escaped from a burning house in South Norwood after neighbours used a ladder to rescue her from the flames.
  
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• ​Woman and dog rescued from house fire in South Norwood - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 10:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Woman and dog rescued from house fire in South Norwood
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  A woman and her dog were rescued from a blazing house fire in South Norwood just after midnight this morning. More than 20 firefighters battled the fire on Canham Road after after billows of black smoke could be seen coming from the home at 12.20am.and more »
  
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• Penge crash deaths: Victim support fund raises £4700 in one day - Croydon Advertiser

  02-09-2016 10:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Penge crash deaths: Victim support fund raises £4700 in one day
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  ​A support fund for the family of the Penge crash victims has raised more then £4,700 within a day of being set up. News of the deaths of 10-year-old child actor Makayah McDermott and his aunt Rosie Cooper broke the hearts of people living in Penge and ...and more »
  
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• Fire crews use driver's dog as 'calming measure' to help rescue...

  02-09-2016 09:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A driver clipped a parked vehicle and flipped her own car onto its side in Croydon last night. Emergency services were called to Priory Road at about 7pm after a blue Nissan Micra flipped with a disabled woman trapped inside. Her Jack Russell dog, which had been travelling in the car, had jumped out after the crash before being taken in by a resident. Fire crews used the dog to calm the woman, who is in her 60s, down as they had to lift her from the vehicle which had rolled over from the...
  
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• Penge crash deaths: Victim support fund raises £4,700 in...

  02-09-2016 09:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ​A support fund for the family of the Penge crash victims has raised more then £4,700 within a day of being set up.News of the deaths of 10-year-old child actor Makayah McDermott and his aunt Rosie Cooper broke the hearts of people living in Penge and the surrounding areas with the scene where they died being flooded with floral tributes and messages of condolence.They died on Wednesday afternoon after a black car flipped and landed on them in Lennard Road at about 2.05pm,
  
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• ​Woman and dog rescued from house fire in South Norwood

  02-09-2016 09:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman and her dog were rescued from a blazing house fire in South Norwood just after midnight this morning.More than 20 firefighters battled the fire on Canham Road after after billows of black smoke could be seen coming from the home at 12.20am.Quick-thinking neighbours grabbed a set of ladders to rescue the woman, in her 40s, from the first floor, as the fire raged on the ground floor at the back of the house.She alerted fire crews that her dog, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was still inside
  
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• 15-year-old girl known to spend time in Lewisham has not been...

  02-09-2016 08:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ​Police are appealing for help to find a missing teenager.Jade Cleveland, 15, is known to frequent Lewisham, Downham and Deptford, and was last seen at 6.45pm on Wednesday, August 24 in Horley, Surrey.She is described by police as a white female, 5ft 3ins tall of slim build with ginger hair.Officers are increasingly concerned for her wellbeing and would urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to call police on 101 or Missing People on 116000.Read more: Penge crash: C
  
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• ​Penge crash: Man charged with causing deaths of boy and his aunt...

  02-09-2016 08:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man will appear in court today charged with causing the death of a 10-year-old boy and his aunt by dangerous driving after a car flipped and landed on a crowd of people following a police chase.Makayah McDermott and his aunt Rosie Cooper died in the crash in Lennard Road, Penge, on Wednesday and it is understood that three more of Makayah's relatives were injured including 13-year-old twins Niyah and Yayhla Cooper, and their cousin.Flowers, candles and a teddy bear have been left close to
  
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