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• 'Full investigation' to take place after 'terrifying' crash...

  06-10-2016 20:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport for London has confirmed that a full investigation will take place after a tram and a car crashed in Croydon.The collision, which took place near Sandilands tram stop at 4.53pm, left the car stranded across the tracks, blocking the A232 eastbound. One passenger on board the tram told the Advertiser it was a "terrifying" experience.Metropolitan Police officers attended the incident, which caused delays on all tram lines and led to the closure of the A232 towards Shirley.A...
  
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• Beaver Water World needs to raise £500,000 to save more...

  06-10-2016 20:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Beaver Water World has launched a campaign to raise £500,000 as it battles to find a new home for its more than 400 animals.It was revealed last month that the charity, currently based at Waylands Farm, just south of the border in Tatsfield, is to be evicted by landlords Beaver Branch Enterprises and will need to leave its home of 36 years by December 15.Initially, it was feared that the eviction could lead to some animals being put down. But, after offers of help flooded in, they are no..
  
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• Car and tram crash at Sandilands in Croydon | Croydon Advertiser - Croydon Advertiser

  06-10-2016 18:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A car and a tram have collided near to Sandilands tram stop in Croydon. The crash, which is believed to have taken place in the last few minutes, has left the car ...
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• Car and tram crash at Sandilands in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  06-10-2016 18:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Car and tram crash at Sandilands in Croydon
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  The crash, which is believed to have taken place in the last few minutes, has left the car stranded across the tram tracks. The A232 eastbound is also blocked as a result. A spokesman for Transport for London has confirmed they are aware of the ...
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• Car and tram crash at Sandilands in Croydon

  06-10-2016 18:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A car and a tram have collided near to Sandilands tram stop in Croydon. The crash, which is believed to have taken place in the last few minutes, has left the car stranded across the tram tracks.The A232 eastbound is also blocked as a result.A spokesman for Transport for London has confirmed they are aware of the incident but do not have an official update at this time. The Trams London Twitter account has also confirmed that delays are being caused by the incident.
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• Tram and car in rush-hour crash

  06-10-2016 18:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A car and a tram have crashed in Croydon town centre during the rush hour.
  
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• Croydon MP defends comments over 'rabbit hutch' housing - Croydon Guardian

  06-10-2016 18:02 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon MP defends comments over 'rabbit hutch' housing
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  Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has defended comments that have been interpreted as support for the building of cramped, "rabbit-hutch" houses in an attempt to get young people on the property ladder. / Daniel O'Mahony, Reporter - Croydon / ...
  
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• Croydon MP defends comments over 'rabbit hutch' housing

  06-10-2016 17:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has defended comments that have been interpreted as support for the building of cramped, "rabbit-hutch" houses in an attempt to get young people on the property ladder.
  
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• Police believe missing teenager with "strong links" to...

  06-10-2016 17:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for a teenager who went missing from his home a week ago and is know to have "strong links" to the Syrian community in Croydon.Officers are concerned for the safety of Omar Seif Mohammed Bakr, who has not been seen or heard from since the evening of last Friday (September 30).This was when the 17-year-old Syrian national was last seen at his home in Langley Green, Crawley, West Sussex.READ MORE: Police officers appeal for dog walkers who may have seen man 'waving...
  
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• Police officers appeal for dog walkers who may have seen man...

  06-10-2016 17:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police officers believe a man who 'waved a knife' while approaching a girl near Warlingham School may have been seen by a couple walking their dog.Surrey Police are keen to speak to the pair, who were walking through nearby Whyteleafe Recreation Ground shortly before the incident yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, October 5), which involved a man walking past a child and asking her name. He was allegedly "brandishing" a knife.The girl ran away and the man left the scene. It took place in...
  
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• Named and shamed: 9 more convicted of fly-tipping and littering...

  06-10-2016 16:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Nine more fly-tippers and litterers from around Croydon have been convicted as part of a borough wide crackdown.The offences include dumping of furniture and household waste and dropping cigarette butts left the perpetrators with fines and costs totalling £2,865 after they were convicted at Croydon Magistrates' Court.The council has now prosecuted 123 people in the two years since launching its Don't Mess with Croydon campaign, which also focuses on recycling and changing behaviour....
  
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• Who will be crowned Croydon Business of the Year? - Croydon Advertiser

  06-10-2016 16:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Rise Gallery founder Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison with the council's former cabinet member for business Toni Letts at the... 'Full investigation' to take place after 'terrifying' crash... 'Full investigation' to take place after 'terrifying'... 1 · Beaver ...
  
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• Amazing pictures of Croydon skyline from Saffron Square skyscraper - Croydon Advertiser

  06-10-2016 16:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Amazing pictures of Croydon skyline from Saffron Square skyscraper
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  These are the stunning views you can experience from the top of the Saffron Square tower in Croydon town centre. And the Advertiser has also obtained pictures from inside the plusher suites of the accommodation. The 43-storey building, built by ...
  
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• Outsourcing plans for adult education services on hold after council discovers £500,000 budget hole

  06-10-2016 15:56
  
  Plans to outsource Croydon's under-threat adult education services have been put on hold after council officials realised the move would lead to a more than half a million pound budget shortfall.
  
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• Who will be crowned Croydon Business of the Year?

  06-10-2016 15:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon's business of the year will be crowned at a glittering black tie gala dinner and charity ball this Thursday.Some 85 finalists across 15 categories will find out whether they have been honoured when the Croydon Business Excellence Awards, in association with Gatwick Airport, is held at the Grand Sapphire.The winner of the top prize last year was Rise Gallery, which also scooped the Best New Business prize."It was a real honour to be recognised for the contribution we've put into...
  
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• Amazing pictures of Croydon skyline from Saffron Square...

  06-10-2016 15:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  These are the stunning views you can experience from the top of the Saffron Square tower in Croydon town centre.And the Advertiser has also obtained pictures from inside the plusher suites of the accommodation.The 43-storey building, built by Berkeley Homes, measures up at just under 500 feet and is Croydon's tallest building.Construction on the red and mauve coloured tower, situated on Wellesley Road, started in 2011 and was completed earlier this year, after the site had lain fallow for more..
  
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• Beware energy firm falsely claiming to be 'working with the...

  06-10-2016 14:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An energy firm is falsely claiming to be working with Croydon Council in an attempt to trick residents into changing suppliers.A man claiming to be a representative of Coventry-based Economy Energy, which has previously been fined by the industry watchdog, has been knocking on doors in New Addington and Fieldway over the last week.Croydon Council's trading standards team has had a number of complaints regarding a man knocking on doors and claiming he needs to read the meter. He then asks which..
  
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• Croydon primary school which takes pupils to Cambridge rated...

  06-10-2016 14:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A primary school which takes its students to Cambridge University and on annual trips to France has received a rating of 'good' in its latest Ofsted report.Aerodrome Primary Academy was given the same rating in all five areas assessed, as it did in 2012. The Goodwin Road school was also praised for its school council, where pupils relay the opinions of other students to teachers, after they helped in the development of a café-style dining culture at lunchtime and designing the...
  
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• The Croydon beauty salon owner who has just won a gold medal at the Olympics for nail technicians - Croydon Advertiser

  06-10-2016 14:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The Croydon beauty salon owner who has just won a gold medal at the Olympics for nail technicians
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  Amanda and the other competitors had one hour to complete their designs. Inset: The gold medal and her certificates. The Croydon beauty salon owner who has just won a gold medal at the Olympics for... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to ...
  
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• Exclusive: Alan Pardew on Crystal Palace's start and current ... - Croydon Advertiser

  06-10-2016 13:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Exclusive: Alan Pardew on Crystal Palace's start and current ...
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  Reflecting on the opening several weeks of the new Premier League season, Alan Pardew is delighted with the 11 points his Crystal Palace side find ...and more »
  
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• The Croydon beauty salon owner who has just won a gold medal at...

  06-10-2016 12:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  When it comes to having your nails done Amanda Graves from Addiscombe is clearly the woman to go to, as she has just won a gold medal at the equivalent of the Olympics for nail technicians. She runs Posh 'n' Sparkle Nails and Beauty, on Station Approach, next to Purley Oaks station, in Sanderstead. The 47-year-old won her gold medal on Sunday at Nailympia - which was held in London. It was the second time she has competed in the event, having come fourth in the beginners division of the...
  
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• Croydon to get first black top cop as borough commander retires - Croydon Guardian

  06-10-2016 12:43 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon is to get its first black top cop after the current borough commander announced plans to retire. Chief Supt Andy Tarrant is to step down on December 9 after two years overseeing the borough's policing and three decades in the force. He will be ...and more »
  
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• Croydon to get first black top cop as borough commander retires

  06-10-2016 12:37
  
  Croydon is to get its first black top cop after the current borough commander announced plans to retire.
  
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• You can buy SIX LITRES of strong booze for less than a month of Netflix - and health campaigners are not happy

  06-10-2016 12:21
  
  A warning has been issued about “pocket money” prices for alcohol, with strong booze on sale in London at just 16p per unit.
  
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• Man 'tries to coax girl into his car' in suspected abduction attempt

  06-10-2016 10:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man tried to coax a 12-year-old girl into his car in an attempted abduction attempt in Coulsdon.
  
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• 'Knife-wielding' man approaches girl outside school

  06-10-2016 09:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Surrey Police officers scoured the scene bout could not find the man. Officers are carrying out high-visibility patrols and conducting further enquiries.
  
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• Emergency talks to be held in bid to avert strike action on Southern rail franchise

  06-10-2016 09:27
  
  The RMT currently has 14 days of strike action planned in five separate blocks, with the first three days of industrial action scheduled for next week.
  
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• Emergency talks to avert strike action on Southern Rail network today

  06-10-2016 09:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The RMT currently has 14 days of strike action planned in five separate blocks, with the first three days of industrial action scheduled for next week.
  
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• Children as young as nine checking mobile phones 10 times a night - survey

  06-10-2016 09:17
  
  Children as young as nine are so dependent on their mobile phones that they check their devices repeatedly throughout the night because of the "fear of missing out", researchers have found.
  
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• Man 'holding knife' approached girl outside Warlingham school ... - Croydon Advertiser

  06-10-2016 08:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man 'holding knife' approached girl outside Warlingham school ...
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  A girl was approached by a man who was allegedly brandishing a knife near a school in Warlingham on Wednesday afternoon. The girl was outside ...
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• Man 'holding knife' approached girl outside Warlingham school

  06-10-2016 08:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A girl was approached by a man who was allegedly brandishing a knife near a school in Warlingham on Wednesday afternoon.The girl was outside Warlingham School, in Tithepit Shaw Lane, just before 4pm when a man walked past her and asked her name.It is also alleged he was brandishing a knife. The girl ran off and the man also left the scene.The man is described as black, in his late 20s or 30s, 6ft tall, of medium build, with very short hair, and was wearing jeans and a dark blue hooded top. He...
  
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• Almost finished! Photos show how Boxpark Croydon looks inside just weeks before it opens - Croydon Advertiser

  06-10-2016 08:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Almost finished! Photos show how Boxpark Croydon looks inside just weeks before it opens
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  Our options for where to go for lunch or dinner in Croydon are about to become a lot bigger - 35 food outlets bigger in fact. Boxpark Croydon is just a few weeks away from opening and the Croydon Advertiser was invited along yesterday to take a look ...
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• Almost finished! Photos show how Boxpark Croydon looks inside...

  06-10-2016 07:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Our options for where to go for lunch or dinner in Croydon are about to become a lot bigger - 35 food outlets bigger in fact. Boxpark Croydon is just a few weeks away from opening and the Croydon Advertiser was invited along yesterday to take a look inside the food mall to see how close it is to being finished. While there is still a fair bit to be done before it opens at the end of the month everything is taking shape. READ MORE: The full list of food and drink outlets at Boxpark Croydon The...
  
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• We'll be £900m short on cost of south-west London's healthcare in five years, NHS officials claim

  06-10-2016 07:00
  
  The claims were laid out in a presentation prepared for councillors across the region ahead of a scrutiny committee meeting next week
  
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• Crystal Palace star and MOBO winner help launch Croydon's black...

  06-10-2016 07:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Crystal Palace star and a MOBO award-winning Thornton Heath musician helped to launch this year's Croydon Black History Month on Tuesday night.Wilfried Zaha and Faith Child helped launch a special programme of events by appearing as guest speakers at the launch, held at The Community Space, in Mint Walk.Events being put on include workshops, exhibitions, talks, conferences, performances, and film screenings at libraries and venues across the borough.Every year in October Croydon joins the rest
  
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