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• Crystal Palace defender jailed for 14 weeks for assault in bar - Croydon Advertiser

  09-09-2016 18:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Crystal Palace defender jailed for 14 weeks for assault in bar
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  Crystal Palace defender Ryan Inniss has been jailed for 14 weeks after pleading guilty to assault by beating. Inniss, 21, was given the prison sentence at Bexley Magistrates' Court, in relation to an incident on May 27 at Time Bar. He was sentenced on ...and more »
  
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• Three-week-old baby girl who died after South Croydon crash named - Croydon Advertiser

  09-09-2016 17:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Three-week-old baby girl who died after South Croydon crash named
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  A three-week-old baby girl who died after a car crash in the summer has been named after an inquest was opened into her death. Ruth Kareem-Komolafe died in hospital the day after a lorry and the car she was travelling in with her parents crashed in ...
  
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• PHOTOS: School's in - kids are back for first day of new term

  09-09-2016 17:24
  
  It’s not just parents who are thrilled when school starts up again – just look at the happy and excited faces on these children too!
  
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• Three-week-old baby girl who died after South Croydon crash named

  09-09-2016 16:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A three-week-old baby girl who died after a car crash in the summer has been named after an inquest was opened into her death.Ruth Kareem-Komolafe died in hospital the day after a lorry and the car she was travelling in with her parents crashed in Coombe Lane, in South Croydon, on June 30.Her parents, both in their 20s, were taken to hospital in a serious condition. Both were discharged in the days following the collision.Ruth was born in Croydon and lived in New Addington.An inquest into her...
  
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• Trio who smuggled £10m of cocaine and heroin in court in Croydon today - Croydon Advertiser

  09-09-2016 16:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Trio who smuggled £10m of cocaine and heroin in court in Croydon today
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  A trio of men who smuggled millions of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine into the UK using a helicopter are set to be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court today. Two Dutchmen - Niels Wartenbergh, aged 27, and Ricardo Vorstenbosch, aged 26 - and Joe ...and more »
  
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• Trio who smuggled £10m of cocaine and heroin in court in...

  09-09-2016 16:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A trio of men who smuggled millions of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine into the UK using a helicopter are set to be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court today. Two Dutchmen - Niels Wartenbergh, aged 27, and Ricardo Vorstenbosch, aged 26 - and Joe Peel, aged 38, from London, were charged with conspiracy to import class A drugs following their arrests on April 21. Wartenbergh and Vorstenbosch had flown a helicopter from Belgium into Britain and deposited the drugs. Peel was subsequently...
  
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• Croydon High School's new head says girls will receive more help...

  09-09-2016 16:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The new head teacher of Croydon High has announced plans for a new approach to A-levels where students are given more guidance to get the career they want.Emma Pattison took over at the school on Old Farleigh Road this term and, in an interview with the Advertiser, said she wants to introduce a scheme called the Pathways Programme.This offers girls in year 13 and 14 help to choose the right combination of subjects and work experience to ensure they get the job they are aiming for.Mrs Pattison,..
  
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• Council threatens bailiffs on Purley Way travellers - Croydon Advertiser

  09-09-2016 14:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Council threatens bailiffs on Purley Way travellers
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  A group of travellers who have moved onto Purley Way Playing Fields overnight have been told to move on by Saturday or they will be evicted by bailiffs. Croydon Council has given notice to the travellers, who moved onto the site overnight between ...and more »
  
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• Council threatens bailiffs on Purley Way travellers

  09-09-2016 14:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A group of travellers who have moved onto Purley Way Playing Fields overnight have been told to move on by Saturday or they will be evicted by bailiffs.Croydon Council has given notice to the travellers, who moved onto the site overnight between Thursday and Friday to move on by the end of Saturday. Around eight caravans and several other vehicles have been reported on the recreational ground on the southbound side of the A23 and Croydon Council have threatened the use of bailiffs to remove...
  
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• Goalkeeper situation is tough for Crystal Palace boss - Croydon Advertiser

  09-09-2016 13:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Goalkeeper situation is tough for Crystal Palace boss
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  Steve Mandanda is 'in the box seat' to play in goal for Crystal Palace against Middlesbrough, despite the return from injury of Wayne Hennessey. However, Palace boss Alan Pardew insists picking a goalkeeper is one of the toughest decisions he has to ...and more »
  
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• Did Crystal Palace miss out on a 'world class' midfielder? - Croydon Advertiser

  09-09-2016 13:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Did Crystal Palace miss out on a 'world class' midfielder?
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  Crystal Palace missed out on the loan signing of Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere on transfer deadline day, but did they miss out on a 'world class' player? According to Wilshere's club boss Arsene Wenger, they did. The saga involving ...
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• Teen accused of murdering Mujaahid Wilson appears at the Old Bailey - Croydon Advertiser

  09-09-2016 12:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Teen accused of murdering Mujaahid Wilson appears at the Old Bailey
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  The teenager accused of stabbing a promising Thornton Heath urban musician to death has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murder. The 17-year-old from Leatherhead, Surrey, who cannot be named because of his age, allegedly knifed Mujaahid ...and more »
  
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• Fitness gurus behind Cheerobics and Zumba Riot team up for new project

  09-09-2016 12:40
  
  Two of London’s leading fitness pioneers have joined forces to form new kind of ‘active entertainment’ company in the capital.
  
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• Nando's in Croydon is looking for an assistant manager and the perks are impressive - Croydon Advertiser

  09-09-2016 12:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Nando's in Croydon is looking for an assistant manager and the perks are impressive
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  Trips abroad, free food and a four-week sabbatical every five years - believe it or not these are all perks of the job at Nando's. And chicken fanatics (and for HR purposes probably those who hate chicken too!) are being invited to apply for an ...
  
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• Tributes pour in after New Addington actor dies days after release of latest film

  09-09-2016 11:56
  
  An actor from New Addington has died days after the release of his latest film.
  
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• Nando's in Croydon is looking for an assistant manager and the...

  09-09-2016 11:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Trips abroad, free food and a four-week sabbatical every five years - believe it or not these are all perks of the job at Nando's. And chicken fanatics (and for HR purposes probably those who hate chicken too!) are being invited to apply for an assistant manager's job at the popular chain's Croydon branch. The job at the restaurant offers a far from shoddy wage of between £26,000 and £30,500 a year plus bonuses. The successful candidate for the role
  
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• Teen accused of murdering Mujaahid Wilson appears at the Old...

  09-09-2016 11:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The teenager accused of stabbing a promising Thornton Heath urban musician to death has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murder.The 17-year-old from Leatherhead, Surrey, who cannot be named because of his age, allegedly knifed Mujaahid Wilson in Thornton Heath's High Street on March 14.Mr Wilson, known by friends as "Tiny Sneaky", died of a single stab wound to the heart following a fight outside a pizza take away.The victim was attacked following an argument that began when he...
  
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• PANTOMIMES 2016: What's on and who is starring near you this Christmas in south London, Kent and Surrey?

  09-09-2016 11:07
  
  Evenings may still just about be light, the kids are only just back at school and we’ve not even had Halloween but it is already nearly time for panto…oh yes it is.
  
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• Moving memorial service held in New Addington after sudden death...

  09-09-2016 10:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A moving memorial service has been held in New Addington after the sudden death of a talented actor. Aaron 'Yogi' Eaton passed away this week and hundreds attended a candlelit vigil in Central Parade on Wednesday to remember the young man. Aaron stars as Teardrop in the recently released film Brotherhood, which came out in cinemas in August, and he had been nominated for best actor at the London-based International Achievement Awards for his role in the film AWOL – Absent Without...
  
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• Nearly one in ten trains run by operator of troubled Southern rail franchise is delayed

  09-09-2016 10:38
  
  Nearly one in 10 trains were cancelled or severely delayed over a three-month period on rail networks run by the operator of the troubled Southern franchise, according to new figures.
  
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• Police growing increasingly concerned for missing diabetic man...

  09-09-2016 10:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A missing diabetic man who has not been seen for nearly two weeks could be extremely unwell and vulnerable, say police.Officers are growing increasingly concerned about the welfare of Sutton man Nigel Armstrong, 58, who was last seen by his 75-year-old mother on August 27.The Metropolitan Police say Nigel's family are extremely concerned because he has recently been behaving out of character.READ NOW: Croydon's parks could face a very different future - this is your chance to do something about.
  
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• Caravans spotted on Purley Way Playing Fields this morning

  09-09-2016 09:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A group of caravans have moved onto Purley Way Playing Fields this morning - a month after a group of travellers left dirty nappies and broken glass after a stay at the same site.Around eight caravans and several other vehicles have been reported on the recreation ground on the southbound side of the A23. Now Read: Dirty nappies and waste left by travellers in Purley Way as more camp up in WaddonThey are believed to have moved in overnight between Thursday and Friday.A group of travellers moved.
  
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