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• Faulty product used in firework display caused injuries at Croydon Christmas light switch-on - Croydon Advertiser

  06-09-2016 22:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Faulty product used in firework display caused injuries at Croydon Christmas light switch-on
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  A fault during a fireworks display at last year's Croydon Christmas lights switch-on led to dozens of families receiving burns and blistering as pieces of "hot rocks" fell from the sky, an investigation has found. Hundreds gathered in North End on ...
  
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• 'These changes could save lives' - Sanderstead widow hails...

  06-09-2016 21:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ​A Sanderstead woman has welcomed a 'significant' change in dental guidelines, after her husband died from an infection following a scale and polish appointmentAsh Frisby has worked closely with Croydon South MP Chris Philp to lobby the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to bring about changes to rules issued to dentists who deal with high risk patients.The pair, along with leading industry professors, campaigned tirelessly after Mrs Frisby's husband Myles d
  
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• 17 signs you are seriously obsessed with Crystal Palace - Croydon Advertiser

  06-09-2016 21:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  17 signs you are seriously obsessed with Crystal Palace
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  From the colourful and dynamic designs of banners and displays in the Holmesdale Stand to the deafening rendition of Glad All Over every time Palace come out on a matchday, the Eagles fans have built up a fine reputation in the Premier League. SHARE ...and more »
  
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• Faulty product used in firework display caused injuries at...

  06-09-2016 21:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fault during a fireworks display at last year's Croydon Christmas lights switch-on led to dozens of families receiving burns and blistering as pieces of "hot rocks" fell from the sky, an investigation has found. Hundreds gathered in North End on November 12, 2015 to watch the borough's annual festival event organised by Croydon Business Improvement District (BID). But as the rooftop firework display began to go off, scorching debris showered crowds, including young children,...
  
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• South Norwood man 'told girl, 12, he could take her virginity',...

  06-09-2016 19:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ​A South Norwood man groomed who he thought was a 12-year-old girl over the internet telling her he could take her virginity, a court has heard.Mohammed Hussein, 30, went to a hotel after allegedly messaging the underage "girl" but instead he was met by members of a "paedophile hunting" group.Hussein, of Market Parade, started messaging the "girl" on chat dating app Waplog asking her to be his girlfriend and discussing how they could have sex, a jury at...
  
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• 'Generous' former Croydon primary school caretaker and charity champion dies - Croydon Advertiser

  06-09-2016 19:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  'Generous' former Croydon primary school caretaker and charity champion dies
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  Stephen Thurlow, who was caretaker at Croydon Parish Church Primary School for three decades, gave up a promising football career in the 1940s to join up to fight in the Second World War. Later in his life he was president of the Royal British Legion ...
  
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• Coulsdon business closes after more than 40 years following death...

  06-09-2016 18:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  From the overhead projector to the interactive whiteboard, one business in Coulsdon has been kitting out classrooms across the country for more than 40 years.But, a year after the death of its founder, Selectasize Visual Aids, in Brighton Road, will no longer be selling classroom equipment.Sam Livermore died last September at the age of 85 and his wife Norma has been running the business on her own without him. However, she has now had to reluctantly accept it is time for the
  
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• And here's a picture of a squirrel eating an ice cream in Crystal...

  06-09-2016 17:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One man's trash is another man's treasure and it seems that one person's discarded ice cream is a squirrels afternoon treat.Perched just on the inside of a bin in Crystal Palace Park merrily licking a 99, this sweet-toothed squirrel clearly struck gold when having a rummage for anything decent to eat. The flavour of the ice cream is unknown but our money is on it having had some nuts sprinkled on it.James Balston was on his travels and was walking through the park at 7pm yesterday when he..
  
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• First day of school 2016: Send us your pictures

  06-09-2016 15:33
  
  It’s the first day of school for many children across south London and Surrey this week – and we want to join with proud parents to mark the momentous occasion.
  
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• Council chamber to get dramatic makeover for playwriting festival

  06-09-2016 15:13
  
  As William Shakespeare himself once wrote: "All the world's a stage."
  
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• Trial date set for Croydon man accused of murdering his...

  06-09-2016 14:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man will go on trial on Monday accused of murdering his girlfriend at the home they shared in Addiscombe.Pawel Sroka, 34, appeared at the Old Bailey today (Tuesday) charged with the murder of Joanne Trojniak. He is accused of stabbing to death 29-year-old Ms Trojniak in Meadvale Road, where the couple lived, on March 23. Sroka appeared in court in person, and wearing a Ralph Lauren polo shirt and denim jeans. He had previously pleaded not guilty to one charge
  
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• Man appears in court after stabbing outside New Addington pub ... - Croydon Advertiser

  06-09-2016 12:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man appears in court after stabbing outside New Addington pub ...
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  A man has appeared in court charged with GBH after a fight outside a New Addington pub left a man with three stab wounds. Metropolitan Police officers were ...
  Car 'driven into crowd' after stabbings outside Croydon pubMorningAdvertiser.co.ukall 2 news articles »
  
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• 'Generous' former Croydon primary school caretaker and charity...

  06-09-2016 11:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A "generous" family man and one of Croydon's charity champions has died aged 94.Stephen Thurlow, who was caretaker at Croydon Parish Church Primary School for three decades, gave up a promising football career in the 1940s to join up to fight in the Second World War.Later in his life he was president of the Royal British Legion in West Croydon, raising about £200,000 in 30 years. He died on August 23, just three months shy of...
  
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• Former Croydon headteacher arrested on suspicion of grooming after sting by vigilante paedophile hunters

  06-09-2016 11:38
  
  A former Croydon headteacher has been arrested on suspicion of grooming after a sting operation by a group of vigilante paedophile hunters.
  
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• Man appears in court after stabbing outside New Addington pub

  06-09-2016 11:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with GBH after a fight outside a New Addington pub left a man with three stab wounds.Metropolitan Police officers were called to outside the Man on the Moon pub, in Headley Drive, to reports of a fight at the location and a large crowd gathering at 1.10am on Sunday.Officers were initially told multiple people had suffered stab injuries but on arrival found a man with three stab wounds. His injuries were not life threatening and he was taken to a
  
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• More than £7,000 raised by Southern commuters for legal...

  06-09-2016 10:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters are taking matters into their own hands after more than a year of frustration over delayed and cancelled trains across the Southern Rail network by attempting to launch a judicial review into the government's handling of Southern Rail.The Association of British Commuters has set up a crowdfunding campaign to fund the legal action, setting an initial target of £10,000 to get things moving. The cost of the review's initial stages is estimated to be...
  
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• Mitcham woman jailed after AK47 assault rifle and 400 ammo found...

  06-09-2016 10:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A young woman has been jailed after detectives found a Kalashnikov AK47 assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition hidden in her bedroom in Mitcham.Lynn Tetteh was sentenced to five years in prison at the Inner London Crown Court on Thursday, 1 September after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life at an earlier hearing.The court heard that at about 5.30pm on April 29 officers from Trident executed a firearms warrant at Tetteh's home...
  
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• How Croydon residents could get millions of bus and tram journeys for FREE from Monday - Croydon Advertiser

  06-09-2016 09:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  How Croydon residents could get millions of bus and tram journeys for FREE from Monday
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  ​Millions of bus journeys will become free on Monday thanks to the new "Hopper" ticket introduced by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The new ticket provides two journeys for the price of one within an hour on the bus or tram across London. In effect ...and more »
  
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• RideLondon cyclist dies in hospital three weeks after crashing into tree

  06-09-2016 08:58
  
  A cyclist who crashed into a tree during this year's RideLondon event has died following a coma.
  
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• How Croydon residents could get millions of bus and tram journeys...

  06-09-2016 08:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ​Millions of bus journeys will become free on Monday thanks to the new "Hopper" ticket introduced by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.The new ticket provides two journeys for the price of one within an hour on the bus or tram across London.In effect, it is estimated about 30 million bus journeys –which currently cost £1.50 – will become free when the scheme comes into force on September 12.The way it works is that if travellers paying for their bus or tram journey...
  
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• Disruption expected as Southern services are hit by MORE strikes and engineering works

  06-09-2016 08:28
  
  Southern Trains are once again expecting delays to their services this week, due to engineering works and another strike by conductors. 
  
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• 'Hidden community' of travellers face social exclusion, report finds

  06-09-2016 06:00
  
  A “hidden community” of hundreds of gypsies and travellers living in Croydon is at significant risk of social exclusion, with many denying their ethnicity for fear of abuse, a report has found.
  
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