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• Woman, 85, suffers 'life-changing injuries' in Croydon robbery - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 20:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Woman, 85, suffers 'life-changing injuries' in Croydon robbery
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  A teenage boy has been arrested after a pensioner was robbed and left with "life-changing injuries" in Croydon on Saturday afternoon. Police were called to Dennett Road at 4pm after it was reported that the 85-year-old woman had been robbed of her bag.
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• Croydon man charged with attempting to meet '13-year-old' following grooming - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 20:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon man charged with attempting to meet '13-year-old' following grooming
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  A Croydon man has been charged with attempting to meet somebody who he thought to be an underage girl at East Croydon station. Adrian Stroe, 28, allegedly thought he was meeting a 13-year-old girl at the station on September 3 but was instead met by ...
  
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• Woman, 85, suffers 'life-changing injuries' in Croydon robbery

  03-10-2016 19:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy has been arrested after a pensioner was robbed and left with "life-changing injuries" in Croydon on Saturday afternoon.Police were called to Dennett Road at 4pm after it was reported that the 85-year-old woman had been robbed of her bag.Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and found the victim who was injured. She was taken to a south London hospital where she still remains with injuries that have been described by the Metropolitan Police as "life...
  
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• ​Kate Moss's brother's restaurant no longer in Boxpark Croydon line up - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 19:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Kate Moss's brother's restaurant no longer in Boxpark Croydon line up
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  Kate Moss's brother's food company will no longer feature in the Boxpark Croydon traders line up. It was announced last year that Croydon-born Nick Moss was due to open his first permanent restaurant serving the sort of food cooked up by his street van ...
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• Croydon weatherman pours cold water on forecast of 'four months of snow' - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 18:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon weatherman pours cold water on forecast of 'four months of snow'
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  A foot of snow at the White Hart, Chipstead, on February 2, 2009. Photo by Steven Currie. Croydon weatherman pours cold water on forecast of 'four months of snow'. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE.
  
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• ​Kate Moss's brother's restaurant no longer in Boxpark Croydon...

  03-10-2016 18:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Kate Moss's brother's food company will no longer feature in the Boxpark Croydon traders line up.It was announced last year that Croydon-born Nick Moss was due to open his first permanent restaurant serving the sort of food cooked up by his street van business Vietvan. However, when Boxpark released its final list of food and drink outlets today, Vietvan was not included. Speaking to the Advertiser in December, Nick said it was a "no brainer" to decide to open in the venue, which is...
  
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• Croydon weatherman pours cold water on forecast of 'four months...

  03-10-2016 18:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon weather expert Ian Currie has dismissed a prediction by another forecaster that there could be prolonged periods of snow and ice this winter - lasting more than three months.Mr Currie, who has kept readings at his weather station in Coulsdon since 1979 and made weather forecasts for more than 40 years, said there were no clues that this winter would be anything other than normal."I cannot see a clear cut indication of a severe winter. The infamous cold and snowy 1947 winter was...
  
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• Crystal Palace star receives England call-up from Gareth Southgate - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 18:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace star receives England call-up from Gareth Southgate
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  The summer signing has been drafted in to replaced Raheem Sterling, who has pulled out through injury, and will be in the squad to face Malta and Slovenia. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in your message. Townsend has previously played for his ...
  
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• Croydon man charged with attempting to meet '13-year-old'...

  03-10-2016 18:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon man has been charged with attempting to meet somebody who he thought to be an underage girl at East Croydon station.Adrian Stroe, 28, allegedly thought he was meeting a 13-year-old girl at the station on September 3 but was instead met by members of The Hunted One.He was charged with attempting to meet a girl under 15 years of age following grooming.He also faces charges of possessing a weapon for discharge of a noxious liquid and an electronic incapacitation device.READ MORE: Revealed
  
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• Why X Factor rapper Honey G had a sleepover in New Addington

  03-10-2016 17:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon X Factor hopeful says she is delighted that rapper Honey G has controversially made it through to the talent contest's live shows - after the two bonded during a sleepover in New Addington.Leah McKenzie, 32, failed to make it past the show's boot camp stage this year despite her audition getting more than 600,000 views on YouTube. Honey G made it into judge Sharon Osbourne's final three in the over 25 category in Sunday's episode, which sparked outrage among fans of the show. Leah, who
  
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• Man admits stabbing during fight outside New Addington pub - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 17:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man admits stabbing during fight outside New Addington pub
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  A man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a man during an early morning fight outside a New Addington pub. The victim was left with three stab wounds after 21-year-old Abel Kinganga stabbed him outside the Man on the Moon pub in Headley Drive in the early ...
  
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• Man admits stabbing during fight outside New Addington pub

  03-10-2016 15:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a man during an early morning fight outside a New Addington pub.The victim was left with three stab wounds after 21-year-old Abel Kinganga stabbed him outside the Man on the Moon pub in Headley Drive in the early hours of Sunday, September 4. Officers were initially called to reports of a fight outside the pub with multiple people injured however they only found the one stab victim who was rushed to a London trauma centre. Thankfully, his injuries were not...
  
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• Man due in court charged with entering restricted area at...

  03-10-2016 15:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon man is due to appear in court after being charged with entering a restricted area near the pitch during a Crystal Palace Premier League game at Selhurst Park.Tudor Ilie, 28, is said to have entered the area next to the pitch during Palace's 1-0 loss to West Bromwich Albion on August 13, the opening day of the season.Ilie, of Neville Road, is due to answer the charge at Croydon Magistrates' Court tomorrow.READ NEXT: The Football Association have disgraced Crystal Palace again with their
  
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• Watch CCTV footage of man robbed at gunpoint in South Norwood - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 15:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Watch CCTV footage of man robbed at gunpoint in South Norwood
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  Police have released CCTV footage of a man they are hunting in connection with a robbery at gunpoint in South Norwood. The footage, which appeared on Crimewatch on September 26, shows a man being grabbed from behind by his attacked after leaving ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Council says Purley pub has done nothing wrong despite...

  03-10-2016 15:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council have said there are no plans to review a Purley pub's music licence after a "series of complaints" over noise because they have not done anything wrong.A petition was recently set up on the website www.change.org to show support for the continuation of live music at The Jolly Farmers after several complaints from a neighbour.The petition, set up by pub manager David Jones, suggested the venue's music licence was under threat but he has explained that it was set up...
  
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• Police still hunting for man accused of stealing charity box from...

  03-10-2016 15:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed they are still searching for a man they believe stole a charity box from a New Addington shop in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers confirmed at the weekend that they were looking into the incident happened which happened shortly after 6am at the McColl's off-licence on Central Parade. Hours after the Make The Smile charity box went missing CCTV images were given to the Advertiser and they showed the suspected thief, who was wearing denim jeans and a black...
  
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• Watch CCTV footage of man robbed at gunpoint in South Norwood

  03-10-2016 14:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV footage of a man they are hunting in connection with a robbery at gunpoint in South Norwood. The footage, which appeared on Crimewatch on September 26, shows a man being grabbed from behind by his attacked after leaving an off licence in Ferndale Road on May 26. The 41-year-old victim was returning home shortly after midnight after playing in a band, and had gone to the shop to buy cigarettes. After leaving the off licence he turned in to Ferndale Road, South...
  
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• 20-year-old man charged with raping a woman in Thornton Heath

  03-10-2016 14:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A young man has been charged with raping a woman in Thornton Heath and is due to appear in court.Rhys Ferguson, 20, is accused of attacking the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in Parchmore Road on September 5 last year.He is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court tomorrow.READ NEXT: Man arrested in connection with Selhurst rape has been released on bailFerguson, of Thornton Road in Streatham Hill, also faces a charge of possessing a knife and the theft of an iPhone.Both...
  
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• VIDEO: Musician robbed at gunpoint in South Norwood on way home from gig

  03-10-2016 13:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An armed robber held a gun to a musician's head and forced him to hand over his gear as he travelled home from a gig.
  
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• Momentum is key for Crystal Palace defender after draw at Everton - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 13:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Momentum is key for Crystal Palace defender after draw at Everton
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  Martin Kelly says it was vital to go into the international break off the back of a positive result after Crystal Palace drew at Everton on Friday. Eagles striker Christian Benteke cancelled out Romelu Lukaku's first half opener for Everton, and it ...and more »
  
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• ​Boxpark 'part of bid to transform Croydon into space age city'

  03-10-2016 12:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The arrival of Boxpark in Croydon will play a role in transforming the town into a "space age city", according to developers.The claim was made by the company behind the ongoing Ruskin Square development, as it was announced big businesses would support a seventh Develop Croydon conference.Under the heading 'Placemaking Croydon – Space Age City', this year's summit, which will debate and showcase Croydon's business development, is being hosted by broadcaster and journalist Mark...
  
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• Man arrested in connection with Selhurst rape released on bail

  03-10-2016 12:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man arrested in connection with an incident where a woman was threatened at knifepoint and raped in Selhurst has been bailed, police have confirmed.Officers were called to a house in Northbrook Road on Thursday morning after the woman, in her thirties, reported that she had been attacked.Police were called at 10.45am on Thursday after a woman was threatened by a man with a knife and forced her into the house before she was raped.The woman suffered cuts to her arms in the incident and was taken
  
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• Man, 20, charged with raping woman in Thornton Heath

  03-10-2016 12:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A 20-year-old man has been charged with raping a woman in Thornton Heath while armed with a knife.
  
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• Croydon nightlife photos – Luna Nightclub - Saturday ...

  03-10-2016 12:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The team at Luna Nightclub have sent us a gallery of photos taken October 1.IF you were out celebrating the start of the weekend in Croydon Saturday the chances are you had your picture taken as you made your way to the dance floor. Have a scroll through the gallery to see if you can spot yourself and don't forget to share them with anyone you know who features in one of the pictures.If you have any pictures of Croydon or events in the town which you would like to share with our readers e-mail..
  
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• Southern rail conductors offered £2,000 in bid to end...

  03-10-2016 11:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Rail operator Southern have offered their conductors a lump sum of £2,000 in a bid to bring a bitter industrial dispute to an end - but the RMT Union have said that jobs and safety aren't for sale.Parent company Govia Thameslink Railway, who also run Thameslink and the Gatwick Express, has also set the RMT Union a deadline of midday on Thursday to settle the disruption which has hit services for the past ten months.The dispute has been triggered by the RMT's refusal to accept GTR's new...
  
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• Deadly lungworm parasite that causes dogs to have fits and bleed...

  03-10-2016 11:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A deadly parasite that can cause dogs to have fits and haemorrhaging is spreading across Croydon with dozens of cases recorded in the borough to date.The lungworm parasite needs dogs and foxes in order to survive and when an infected dog or fox passes it through its faeces, this is then commonly eaten by snails and slugs. If a dog then ingests their slime, either by eating the molluscs or, for instance, picking up a stick with it on, they swallow the parasite. It can be deadly to dogs and in...
  
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• Southern Rail under fire after encouraging commuters to tweet RMT sparks backlash

  03-10-2016 11:21
  
  Southern Rail has come under fire after a tweet encouraging passengers to tell the RMT union how they feel about strikes backfired.
  
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• Untrained receptionists 'making clinical decisions about patient care at Croydon GP surgeries' - Croydon Guardian

  03-10-2016 11:15 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Untrained receptionists 'making clinical decisions about patient care at Croydon GP surgeries'
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  Dr Agnelo Fernandes, a GP and assistant clinical chair of Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group, admitted the report showed care was "variable". 1 day ago / Andrea Downey, Reporter - Croydon. 9 comments ...and more »
  
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• Trams suspended after taxi becomes stuck on tracks

  03-10-2016 11:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Tram services were severely disrupted through Croydon last night after a taxi was driven onto the tracks.
  
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• Southern Rail asked Twitter to complain over rail strikes - but...

  03-10-2016 10:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There may be a few red faces in Southern Rail's PR team this morning after a Twitter PR move went spectacularly wrong, earning them unfavourable comparisons with Darth Vader. Under the banner 'Let's Strike Back' the beleaguered rail operator asked people on the social network to tweet the RMT Union, to "tell them how rail strikes make you feel". Members of the RMT are due to stage 14 days of strikes over the coming weeks, the latest in an industrial dispute that has been rumbling...
  
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• London Underground: Renewed strike threat as rail union plans to ballot

  03-10-2016 09:05
  
  London Underground is facing a renewed strike threat after the biggest rail union announced plans to ballot workers.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of raping woman at knifepoint in Selhurst

  03-10-2016 08:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The man was arrested on suspicion of rape on Saturday, October 1. He remains at a south London custody suite.
  
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• Trams severely disrupted after taxi gets stuck on lines

  03-10-2016 08:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Trams between South Croydon and New Addington were severely disrupted last night (Sunday) after a taxi became stuck on the lines. Police were flagged down by residents at about 8.25pm after the vehicle became stuck near Coombe Road, severing important wiring in the system. The incident meant no trams were running between Lloyd Park and New Addington while the incident was dealt with. No one was injured.
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• ​REVEALED: The full list of food and drink outlets at Boxpark Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 02:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The full line up of food and drink outlets that will be at Boxpark Croydon has been revealed. The hotly anticipated venue next to East Croydon station will be open to the public from breakfast until the late hours when it launches at the end of the month.
  
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• ​REVEALED: The full list of food and drink outlets at Boxpark ... - Croydon Advertiser

  03-10-2016 02:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The full line up of food and drink outlets that will be at Boxpark Croydon has been revealed. The hotly anticipated venue next to East Croydon station will be ...and more »
  
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• ​REVEALED: The full list of food and drink outlets at Boxpark...

  03-10-2016 01:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The full line up of food and drink outlets that will be at Boxpark Croydon has been revealed. The hotly anticipated venue next to East Croydon station will be open to the public from breakfast until the late hours when it launches at the end of the month.In the run up to the launch, the Advertiser has been providing updates on some of the latest restaurants to have signed up and now Boxpark has unveiled the 35 traders which will be spread out over two floors in shipping containers.The 2,000...
  
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