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• Council 'has a word' with call handlers on fly-tip hotline after...

  14-09-2016 22:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents have been told they will be able to report fly-tipping by phone despite being told to inform the council about dumped rubbish online.The council's chief for 'Clean Green Croydon', Stuart Collins, has promised to ensure call handlers on the fly-tipping hotline take calls about waste left in the street.
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• Croydon Council waiting to hear if it can send asylum seeking...

  14-09-2016 22:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council is waiting to hear if some of the asylum seeking children in its care can be sent to other areas to ease the pressure as a report outlines the "considerable drain" on resources by those who go missing.In total, 84 unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) who are in the care of Croydon Council went missing between April 2015 and March this year.The Croydon Council report states that police and council resources are being strained by asylum seeking children in its...
  
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• Drug runners jailed for 52 yeas after smuggling £12m haul - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 21:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Three men who smuggled around £12 million worth of Class A drugs into the country were jailed for more than 50 years. Niels Wartenbergh, 28, and Ricardo Vorstenbosch, 27, of Endhoven in the Netherlands were each sentenced at Croydon Crown Court to ...
  
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• Drug runners jailed for 52 yeas after smuggling £12m haul

  14-09-2016 21:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Three men who smuggled around £12 million worth of Class A drugs into the country were jailed for more than 50 years.Niels Wartenbergh, 28, and Ricardo Vorstenbosch, 27, of Endhoven in the Netherlands were each sentenced at Croydon Crown Court to 18 years in prison for conspiring to import class A drugs . Joe Peel, 39, from North Kensington was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the same charge.Watch more: Footage of lightning above Redhill Aerodrome Wartenbergh was taking...
  
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• Drug runners jailed for 52 years after smuggling £12m haul

  14-09-2016 21:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Three men who smuggled around £12 million worth of Class A drugs into the country were jailed for more than 50 years.Niels Wartenbergh, 28, and Ricardo Vorstenbosch, 27, of Endhoven in the Netherlands were each sentenced at Croydon Crown Court to 18 years in prison for conspiring to import class A drugs . Joe Peel, 39, from North Kensington was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the same charge.Watch more: Footage of lightning above Redhill Aerodrome Wartenbergh was taking...
  
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• Murderer told police he stabbed victim 'over and over' in...

  14-09-2016 20:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man previously convicted of smashing a police car in Croydon with a hammer has been jailed for life after stabbing another man to death in a "frienzied" attack.Richard Taylor, 21, of no fixed abode, murdered Joe McMinn in Dorking, Surrey, on March 28 after the pair had an argument which escalated into a physical confrontation. After the attack he dumped Mr McMinn's body in a wood.Today a judge told him he will spend at least 20 years in prison.Taylor, who was living with his aunt...
  
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• Pictures of crew filming Hollywood movie in Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 19:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Streets around Croydon were abuzz with action as day two of filming started for a Hollywood movie. Cameras began rolling in St George's Walk yesterday for the film The Long Walk, based on a bestselling novel, set in Istanbul, Turkey. An Advertiser ...
  
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• Exclusive: Fairfield Halls' former operator owes creditors nearly £750000 - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 19:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Exclusive: Fairfield Halls' former operator owes creditors nearly £750000
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  Management of the charity which ran Fairfield Halls had concerns about the company's financial position months before they filed for administration, documents have revealed. Fairfield (Croydon) Ltd owes nearly £750,000 to about 90 creditors including ...
  
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• TfL pours £7.6m into upgrading transport around Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 19:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  TfL pours £7.6m into upgrading transport around Croydon
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  Transport for London (TfL) is set to pour millions into Croydon Council's ongoing transport infrastructure regeneration in 2017/18. The projects set to benefit include expanding the 20mph limit and schemes to install better pedestrian crossings and ...
  
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• Descendant of Red Baron will visit Croydon to meet relatives of two men killed by German pilot - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 19:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Descendant of Red Baron will visit Croydon to meet relatives of two men killed by German pilot
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  A descendant of the First World War's most famous fighter ace is to meet in Croydon with relatives of the two men who became his first 'kills' on the 100th anniversary of their death. Manfred von Richthofen, more widely-known as the Red Baron, shot ...
  
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• TfL pours £7.6m into upgrading transport around Croydon

  14-09-2016 18:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Plans to upgrade travel around Croydon are set to get a £7.6 million boost.Transport for London (TfL) is set to pour millions into Croydon Council's ongoing transport infrastructure regeneration in 2017/18. The projects set to benefit include expanding the 20mph limit and schemes to install better pedestrian crossings and improve air quality.The investment is broken down into specific pots of cash for certain projects.The current regeneration of South Norwood will receive £750,000...
  
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• Elderly and vulnerable told to stay vigilant as doorstep crime...

  14-09-2016 18:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents have been told to be vigilant of "fraudsters and distraction burglars" as doorstep crime increases across the borough.The council's trading standards team are receiving daily reports of the crime, with people reportedly being taken for tens of thousands of pounds. With elderly and vulnerable people being targeted, cases include roof repairs, washing or applying weather-proof coatings to the roof tiles and instances in which cold callers have claimed that the...
  
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• Descendant of Red Baron will visit Croydon to meet relatives of...

  14-09-2016 18:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A descendant of the First World War's most famous fighter ace is to meet in Croydon with relatives of the two men who became his first 'kills' on the 100th anniversary of their death.Manfred von Richthofen, more widely-known as the Red Baron, shot down the first of at least 80 planes on September 17, 1916, during the battle of the Somme.The pilot of that plane was 19-year-old former Whitgift School pupil 2nd Lieutenant Lionel Morris, who died alongside his observer Captain Tom Rees.Exactly 100..
  
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• Pictures of crew filming Hollywood movie in Croydon town centre

  14-09-2016 18:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Streets around Croydon were abuzz with action as day two of filming started for a Hollywood movie.Cameras began rolling in St George's Walk yesterday for the film The Long Walk, based on a bestselling novel, set in Istanbul, Turkey.An Advertiser photographer went down to the scene this morning to catch a glimpse of the action.The film tells the story of a young man recruited by a CIA black ops unit who is trained by a hardened Cold War Veteran, played by Michael Keaton – best known for his
  
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• Crystal Palace winger offers potential value for fantasy football managers - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 17:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace winger offers potential value for fantasy football managers
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  Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha underlined his appeal as a 'potential value' option for fantasy football managers this week. And according to the 'scout' for the Premier League game, he could be a popular pick for managers this week as they look to ...and more »
  
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• Warning of thunderstorms in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 17:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  After the record heatwave that has seen temperatures hit nearly 90F (32F) in Croydon, a band of thundery rain may spread eastwards tomorrow afternoon and evening. The Met Office forecast, issued early this afternoon, says: "Slow-moving, thundery ...
  
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• Exclusive: Fairfield Halls' former operator owes creditors nearly...

  14-09-2016 16:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Management of the charity which ran Fairfield Halls had concerns about the company's financial position months before they filed for administration, documents have revealed. Fairfield (Croydon) Ltd owes nearly £750,000 to about 90 creditors including thousands to HMRC and a number of local groups who performed at the hall before the July 15 closure date. The charity filed for administration three days after Croydon Council took the keys back to allow for a two-year £30m...
  
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• Warning of thunderstorms in Croydon

  14-09-2016 16:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a severe warning of thunderstorms in Surrey tomorrow (Thursday).After the record heatwave that has seen temperatures hit nearly 90F (32F) in Croydon, a band of thundery rain may spread eastwards tomorrow afternoon and evening.The Met Office forecast, issued early this afternoon, says: "Slow-moving, thundery showers may lead to locally torrential downpours across the area, with the risk of frequent lightning."Please be aware that whilst many places will miss...
  
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• Croydon schools 'unofficially' removing pupils ahead of Ofsted inspections to improve ratings - Croydon Guardian

  14-09-2016 16:15 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Schools in Croydon have been quietly removing pupils ahead of upcoming Ofsted inspections to improve their ratings, it has been claimed. Some “challenging” teenagers only receive “part-time schooling” while others disappear from schools' rolls in the ...and more »
  
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• Croydon schools 'unofficially' removing pupils ahead of Ofsted ... - Croydon Guardian

  14-09-2016 16:15 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Schools in Croydon have been quietly removing pupils ahead of upcoming Ofsted inspections to improve their ratings, it has been claimed.and more »
  
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• Croydon schools 'unofficially' removing pupils ahead of Ofsted inspections to improve ratings - Your Local Guardian

  14-09-2016 16:14 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Schools in Croydon have been quietly removing pupils ahead of upcoming Ofsted inspections to improve their ratings, it has been claimed. Some “challenging” teenagers only receive “part-time schooling” while others disappear from schools' rolls in the ...
  
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• Croydon schools 'unofficially' removing pupils ahead of Ofsted inspections to improve ratings

  14-09-2016 16:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Schools in Croydon have been quietly removing pupils ahead of upcoming Ofsted inspections to improve their ratings, it has been claimed.
  
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• 'We were not lovers', says friend of woman killed by 'jealous'...

  14-09-2016 15:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A friend of a woman stabbed to death in Addiscombe by her boyfriend says the pair "were not in a romantic relationship", a court heard today.Paulius Simmas was a friend of Joanna Trojniak, who was killed on March 23 at her home on Meadvale Road in Addiscombe.Ms Trojniak's boyfriend Pawel Sroka, 34, is accused of murdering the 29-year-old.The Old Bailey heard today that Ms Trojniak was "growing close" to Mr Simmas before her death, but he told the jury the pair were not...
  
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• Reigate Hill crash: road closed and lorry driver in hospital with...

  14-09-2016 15:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man was rushed to hospital with "serious injuries" after a crash between a lorry and an ambulance minibus on Reigate Hill. Emergency services are currently at the scene of the collision that involved a lorry and an ambulance transport minibus at the roundabout junction on the A217 above the M25. Firefighters from Reigate and Salfords, Surrey Police officers and paramedics are at the scene, having been called shortly after it happened at around 11.40am.
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• Former Crystal Palace striker makes early impression at Newcastle United - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 15:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Former Crystal Palace striker makes early impression at Newcastle United
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  Former Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gayle has made an early impression at Newcastle United after scoring four goals in his first six games for the club. And now he has won the Championship goal of the month, for his stunning free kick against Reading ...
  
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• ​Croydon's Martyn Rooney set to win Olympic bronze medal 8 years after finishing race - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 15:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Croydon's Martyn Rooney set to win Olympic bronze medal 8 years after finishing race
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  Martyn Rooney is set to receive a bronze medal after a Russian athlete was disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for... Murderer told police he stabbed victim 'over and over' in... 1 · TfL pours £7.6m into upgrading transport around Croydon. TfL pours £7 ...and more »
  
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• ​Croydon's Martyn Rooney set to win Olympic bronze medal 8 ... - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 15:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon's Martyn Rooney is set to be awarded an Olympic bronze medal - eight years after the race for which he will win it. He is one of several British athletes ...and more »
  
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• Met police officers 'expect to be victimised' for reporting...

  14-09-2016 14:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Metropolitan Police officers "expect to be victimised" if they report discrimination, according to a report prompted by the case of a former officer from Purley who won an employment tribunal against the force.The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said the force had significant weaknesses in its handling of discrimination complaints and was reluctant to admit mistakes.The EHRC was tasked with investigating how the Met treats ethnic minority, gay and female officers and...
  
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• ​Croydon's Martyn Rooney set to win Olympic bronze medal 8 years...

  14-09-2016 14:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon's Martyn Rooney is set to be awarded an Olympic bronze medal - eight years after the race for which he will win it.He is one of several British athletes set to be awarded medals from the 2008 Beijing Games after re-analysis of samples from Russian athletes tested positive for a banned drug.Men's 4x400m relay runner Denis Alexeev, 28, tested positive for the prohibited substance turinabol, violating anti-doping rules, meaning his team have been disqualified from coming third in...
  
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• Former Selhurst landlord could be forced to close Surrey pub on...

  14-09-2016 13:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The former landlord of a Selhurst pub popular with Crystal Palace fans says he could be forced to close his current pub in Redhill pub because Surrey Police has objected to an application to transfer the licence to a new person.The Eagles Nest pub, on the corner of the High Street and the A25, has been run as an independent free house by Danny Foley since January 2015 but the premises licence is still held by Marston's brewery.Martson's wanted to close the pub down in May, according to Mr Foley,
  
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• Old Coulsdon Village Fair's 20th anniversary was 'an amazing day'...

  14-09-2016 13:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A dog show, steam railway rides and about 90 stalls were part of the rearranged Old Coulsdon Village Fair on Saturday as it celebrated its 20th anniversary. More than 2,000 people attended the annual family event, held in Grange Park and organised by Coulsdon Manor Rotary Club, had an arena where dance, gymnastics and army cadet shows entertained spectators. There was also a dog show with a finale in the arena, about 90 stalls with a variety of activities, inflatable rides and a host of classic.
  
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• The Edwardian library legacy of an Anglo-Pole - The Croydon Citizen

  14-09-2016 13:00 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  “He saw libraries as a nerve center for the development of communities. His ideas may be a century old, but some things remain the same, even as we move ahead.” Unrecognised here in Croydon, this is the assessment of its energetic innovator Chief ...
  
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• Former Crystal Palace winger returns to south London | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 12:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Former Crystal Palace winger Kieran Allen-Djilali made his debut for Dulwich Hamlet last night. The 25-year-old has signed for the Champion Hill side, and ...and more »
  
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• Former Crystal Palace winger returns to south London - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 12:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Former Crystal Palace winger Kieran Allen-Djilali made his debut for Dulwich Hamlet last night. The 25-year-old has signed for the Champion Hill side, and made his Dulwich bow as a second half substitute in Gavin Rose's side's 4-0 win against Grays ...and more »
  
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• Boy, 16, charged with stabbing pensioner at Thornton Heath train station - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 12:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Boy, 16, charged with stabbing pensioner at Thornton Heath train station
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  A 16-year-old boy will appear in court this week after a pensioner was stabbed at Thornton Heath train station. The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is charged with grievous bodily harm and attempted robbery after the incident on the ...and more »
  
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• Boy, 16, charged with stabbing pensioner at Thornton Heath train ... - Croydon Advertiser

  14-09-2016 12:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  A 16-year-old boy will appear in court this week after a pensioner was stabbed at Thornton Heath train station. The boy, who cannot be identified for legal ...and more »
  
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• New Addington mum felt 'treated like a criminal' after false allegations she abused her seriously ill daughter

  14-09-2016 11:39
  
  A mother who was wrongly accused of child abuse by a charity after giving her seriously ill daughter prescribed medication has said she felt “treated like a criminal”.
  
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• Mum 'treated like a criminal' after hospice wrongly alleged she abused her seriously ill daughter

  14-09-2016 11:39
  
  A mother who was wrongly accused of child abuse by a charity after giving her seriously ill daughter prescribed medication has said she felt “treated like a criminal”.
  
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• Teenager charged after a pensioner was stabbed at Thornton Heath station

  14-09-2016 11:28
  
  A teenager has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and attempted robbery after a pensioner was stabbed at Thornton Heath rail station.
  
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• Boy, 16, charged with stabbing pensioner at Thornton Heath station

  14-09-2016 11:28 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and attempted robbery after a pensioner was stabbed at Thornton Heath rail station.
  
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• Teenager sentenced for stealing car at knifepoint in Croydon - South West Londoner

  14-09-2016 11:20 via swlondoner.co.uk
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  A 15-year-old boy who stole a car at knifepoint in Croydon in February received a custodial sentence on Monday. The youth had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to robbery and threatening a member of the public with a knife. He was sentenced at ...and more »
  
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• Boy, 16, charged with stabbing pensioner at Thornton Heath train...

  14-09-2016 11:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old boy will appear in court this week after a pensioner was stabbed at Thornton Heath train station.The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is charged with grievous bodily harm and attempted robbery after the incident on the evening of August 29.British Transport Police had issued an appeal for information on the assault, but has now ended the appeal after the boy's arrest.Investigating officer Detective Constable Michael Stephenson said: "Luckily the victim only...
  
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• Croydon Central remains marginal seat in proposed boundary changes - Croydon Guardian

  14-09-2016 11:05 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Central remains marginal seat in proposed boundary changes
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  The story was based on data from Electoral Calculus, which provides electoral forecasts for wards and constituencies based on previous election results and recent opinion polls. This has now been amended and replaced with data from UK Polling Report ...
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• 15-year-old given three-year sentence for stealing car at...

  14-09-2016 08:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy will spend three years in a young offenders institution for stealing a car at knifepoint in Croydon.The youth had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to robbery and threatening a member of the public with a knife, when he appeared at Southampton Crown Court for sentencing on Monday.At around 9.30pm on February 8, the youth threatened the female driver of a silver Peugeot 307 as she was making a manoeuvre in Elmwood Road, Croydon.He stole the car and drove it to Haslemere Road,
  
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• Teen locked up for carjacking a woman at knifepoint then crashing her Peugeot in Croydon

  14-09-2016 08:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The boy stole the silver Peugeot 307 in February, pouncing as the female driver was performing a manoeuvre in Elmwood Road
  
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