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• Retiring Vicar of Croydon and Deputy Lieutenant made freemen of ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 19:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Two loyal servants to public life in Croydon were honoured this week as they were given the Freedom of the Borough. Reverend Canon Colin Boswell, who this ...and more »
  
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• The Breakfast Club explain what you can expect at Croydon Boxpark... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 19:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The Breakfast Club explain what you can expect at Croydon Boxpark...
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  Cult all-day breakfast café The Breakfast Club will be launching its newest branch when Boxpark Croydon opens at the end of this month. It is one of 35 food ...and more »
  
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• The Breakfast Club explain what you can expect at Croydon Boxpark branch - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 19:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The Breakfast Club explain what you can expect at Croydon Boxpark branch
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  Cult all-day breakfast café The Breakfast Club will be launching its newest branch when Boxpark Croydon opens at the end of this month. It is one of 35 food outlets to have been confirmed for the exciting new development in East Croydon, alongside the ...and more »
  
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• Police rebail two men and a woman in connection with fatal...

  19-10-2016 18:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two men and one woman have been rebailed in connection with the fatal shooting of a Coulsdon man at a pool party in Surrey almost three months ago. Two men, aged 38 and 27 and both from London, were arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ricardo Hunter have both been rebailed by police after their initial bail dates expired. Mr Hunter, 34, was pronounced dead at the house Church Lane, after police were called to a "disturbance" at 2.30am on Monday July 25.He was among hundreds of...
  
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• Punk rockers to celebrate 40th anniversary of The Damned's New...

  19-10-2016 18:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Forty years ago this Saturday, angsty British teenagers could, for the first time, drop a needle into the groove of the first UK punk single - and it wasn't the Sex Pistols.Skull-cracking drums and a blistering guitar riff (as well as an "is she really going out with him?" callback to the Shangri-La's 60s hit Leader of the Pack) greeted the lucky ones who bought a copy of the Damned's New Rose on October 22, 1976 - some five weeks before Johnny Rotten and co put out Anarchy in the...
  
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• Retiring Vicar of Croydon and Deputy Lieutenant made freemen of...

  19-10-2016 18:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two loyal servants to public life in Croydon were honoured this week as they were given the Freedom of the Borough.Reverend Canon Colin Boswell, who this year retired as the Vicar of Croydon after 21 years at the Minster, and Colonel Ian McRobbie, the Deputy Lieutenant of Croydon, were both made freemen at a meeting of the full council on Monday.Both have been awarded out for the honour - which last year was given to former Advertiser reporter Ian Austen after 46 years at the paper - for the...
  
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• Addiscombe family relieved after teenage daughter, 16, safely...

  19-10-2016 18:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An Addiscombe family have spoken about their relief after their teenage daughter returned home after going missing on Monday afternoon. Alesha Bradbury-Smith, also known as Alesha Lousie Desai, was reported missing after she was not seen since leaving Coulsdon College.Worried relatives and close family friends made desperate appeals for the 16-year-old's safe return. An appeal was later put out by the Metropolitan Police as concern for the safety and welfare of the teenager began to grow.READ...
  
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• How Croydon's 'worst' school has completely turned itself around - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 18:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  How Croydon's 'worst' school has completely turned itself around
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  An all-girls academy in Upper Norwood has been revealed to be the "best performing" school in Croydon just four years after being the borough's "worst" school. In 2013 Harris Academy Upper Norwood took over Westwood Girls' College which had been put ...and more »
  
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• Site of derelict Addiscombe building which was set on fire 6...

  19-10-2016 18:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A derelict building in Addiscombe has been set on fire more than six times - and now there are people squatting in it, according to residents.Two 'suspected' arson attacks at Rees House on Morland Road last weekend put residents on edge with some claiming the inhaled smoke was causing health concerns for elderly people in the area.They were the fifth and sixth fires at the office block since it fell out of use.A local woman also reported that people may have been living in the derelict...
  
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• Why changing her name to Donald Trump would help this woman's...

  19-10-2016 17:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The wife of a Crystal Palace fanatic who is terminally ill is preparing to change her name to either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton - in the hope that it will her husband recover from a life-prolonging operation. Peter McDonnell, a former St Mary's High pupil, who used to live in Selhurst, is awaiting a double lung transplant which will extend his life. He and wife Helen, who used to live in Thornton Heath and is also a Palace fan, moved to Ireland two decades ago.Mr McDonnell has been...
  
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• How Croydon's 'worst' school has completely turned itself around

  19-10-2016 17:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An all-girls academy in Upper Norwood has been revealed to be the "best performing" school in Croydon just four years after being the borough's "worst" school. In 2013 Harris Academy Upper Norwood took over Westwood Girls' College which had been put in "special measures" by Ofsted after recording the worst exam results of any secondary school in Croydon in 2012. But since then the fortunes of the school on Spurgeon Road have been completely transformed. And it has...
  
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• Recognition for scheme which helps Croydon youngsters play in...

  19-10-2016 16:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A project which has given children the chance to play in the street again has been shortlisted for an award.The Croydon Council-backed Play Street scheme is a project that temporarily closes roads so children can play safely in their street.In October last year a pilot event in Love Lane, Woodside, drew more than 50 children, along with their parents and some councillors, who enjoyed the sunshine for two hours while the council kept the road closed.Since then Love Lane residents have turned...
  
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• Old Coulsdon schoolboy to star with mum in Stand Up To Cancer...

  19-10-2016 16:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Coulsdon schoolboy who was diagnosed with cancer a month before his second birthday is starring in this year's Channel 4 Stand Up To Cancer campaign, along with his mother. Josh Harrison, six, was diagnosed with a kidney cancer called Wilms' tumour four years ago, which spread to his lungs. The Keston Primary School pupil, who lives with his mum Karen and dad Michael in Old Coulsdon, needed chemotherapy, two operations to remove one of his kidneys and part of his lung and then radiotherapy...
  
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• Woman's campaign to extend maternity leave for mothers of...

  19-10-2016 15:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon mum has taken a massive step forward in her mission to have maternity leave extended for mothers of premature babies.In the space of a month, Catriona Ogilvy's online petition has rocketed from 20,000 signatures, since the Advertiser last reported the campaign's progress, to more than 100,000 signatures, and a bill will be taken before parliament next week to propose changes to the current maternity leave guidelines, which she describes as "inadequate".The mum-of-two, who...
  
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• 8 reasons why everyone will want to live in Croydon in 10 years' time - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 15:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  8 reasons why everyone will want to live in Croydon in 10 years' time
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  Croydon is a town undergoing major change. New buildings, permanent or temporary, are popping up left, right and centre, and there is always something new ...and more »
  
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• Stonegate pubs in Croydon launch new healthy kids menu ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 14:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  If you want to take the children out for a lunch this half term holiday then the Stonegate group of pubs is serving up a new healthy kids menu. The company ...and more »
  
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• Coulsdon boulders that sparked petition to have them removed were...

  19-10-2016 14:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Large boulders placed across Coulsdon that sparked a petition to have them removed were not placed there by the council, but by a residents' group, it has been revealed.In the last year Croydon Council has placed boulders, decorated with commemorative plaques, across 24 of the original borough wards to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Croydon.One of those was placed outside Coulsdon Library on Brighton Road. but a further three have also appeared in the town - at the junction of Lion Green Road
  
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• 8 reasons why everyone will want to live in Croydon in 10 years'...

  19-10-2016 14:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon is a town undergoing major change. New buildings, permanent or temporary, are popping up left, right and centre, and there is always something new around the corner that promises a brighter future for our borough. In fact Croydon is shedding negative stereotypes thrown its way in the past and instead rapidly growing a reputation as one of London's most up-and-coming areas. With this in mind, James Booker looks at some of the reasons why we think (an, OK, we are little biased) that...
  
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• Stonegate pubs in Croydon launch new healthy kids menu

  19-10-2016 14:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If you want to take the children out for a lunch this half term holiday then the Stonegate group of pubs is serving up a new healthy kids menu.
  Thecompany, which has pubs in and around the town, hopes the range of nutritious dishes will get your children tucking into their five-a-day fruit and vegetables without parents resorting to tricking their kids into eating healthier foods over Hallowe'en.
  Diners can get the new menu at Goose in Surrey Street, Croydon; The Pembrook in Chipstead Valley...
  
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• Thornton Heath nursery celebrates its 20th anniversary - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 14:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The manager of a Thornton Heath nursery has told of her delight after staff, children and parents celebrated its 20th anniversary. Allens Montessori Day Nursery, on Beulah Road, has been looking after children since 1996 and now has sons and daughters ...
  
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• 'No veneer in 'ere': Oh yes there is, says watchdog, as TV advert is banned

  19-10-2016 14:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A TV advert for retailer Oak Furnitureland has been banned after its claim to use solid wood was described by a watchdog as misleading.
  
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• PHOTOS: A home on one of Croydon's most exclusive roads is on sale for £1.1 million - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 13:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  PHOTOS: A home on one of Croydon's most exclusive roads is on sale for £1.1 million
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  A beautiful four-bedroom home on one of Croydon's most sought-after roads is on sale for £1.1 million. The four-bedroom detached home, on Pine Coombe, in Shirley Hills, has beautiful and established gardens to all sides of the property. Internally it ...
  
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• Purley brothers orphaned by tsunami open new clothes shop to help...

  19-10-2016 12:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two brothers who grew up in Purley and lost their parents in the 2004 tsunami while on holiday in Sri Lanka have opened a flagship fashion store to help fund the building of a new orphanage and centre for disadvantaged families.Sandra and Kevin Forkan had been staying in a hotel just metres from the water's edge when they died as the brutal tsunami hit the coast on Boxing Day 12 years ago, leaving their six children orphaned.Determined to honour their parents' memory, two of their sons, Rob and.
  
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• Crystal Palace player pays tribute to 'very good friend' shot dead in Broad Green

  19-10-2016 12:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A young man gunned down on the streets of Croydon was childhood friends with Crystal Palace football player Wilfried Zaha, who has paid tribute.
  
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• Croydon murder: Crystal Palace footballer Wilfried Zaha pays tribute ... - Croydon Guardian

  19-10-2016 12:35 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  A young man gunned down on the streets of Croydon was childhood friends with Crystal Palace football player Wilfried Zaha, who has paid tribute.and more »
  
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• 9 Reasons We Should All Pack Up and Move to Croydon - Coach

  19-10-2016 12:09 via coachmag.co.uk
  
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  Croydon is truly the Marmite of London boroughs. I've heard it described as the heart and soul of Surrey and also as the place where plastic bags go to die. Here are nine reasons why I, London Hughes, think you should move to the sexiest part of zone six.
  
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• UPDATE: Missing 16-year-old girl found

  19-10-2016 12:00
  
  Police say a 16-year-old girl missing since Monday who they were growing increasingly concerned for has been found.
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' for missing 16-year-old girl

  19-10-2016 12:00
  
  Police say they are growing increasingly concerned for a 16-year-old girl missing since Monday.
  
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• Poor air quality having impact on Londoners' health, research finds

  19-10-2016 11:39 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Nearly half of Londoners fear poor air quality has had a negative effect on their health, according to new research.
  
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• Romanian national paedophile confronted by vigilantes at East ... - Daily Mail

  19-10-2016 11:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Adrian Stroe, 28, arranged the meeting in East Croydon, London, after sending hundreds of sexually explicit texts and images to a 'girl' named Lucy Stephens ...and more »
  
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• Romanian national paedophile confronted by vigilantes at East Croydon meeting point - Daily Mail

  19-10-2016 11:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Romanian national paedophile confronted by vigilantes at East Croydon meeting point
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  Stroe, a Romanian national, said he was in 'big trouble' before he was arrested by passing British Transport Police officers. Scroll down for video. Adrian Stroe, 28, pictured, arranged the meeting after sending dozens of sexually explicit texts and ...and more »
  
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• Thornton Heath nursery celebrates its 20th anniversary

  19-10-2016 11:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The manager of a Thornton Heath nursery has told of her delight after staff, children and parents celebrated its 20th anniversary. Allens Montessori Day Nursery, on Beulah Road, has been looking after children since 1996 and now has sons and daughters on its books of parents who went there 20 years ago.Manager Allen Wanigasekera said that the nursery is know for its friendly atmosphere. She said: "We have a very good relationship with the parents. At the moment, the parents bring in their...
  
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• PHOTOS: A home on one of Croydon's most exclusive roads is on...

  19-10-2016 11:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A beautiful four-bedroom home on one of Croydon's most sought-after roads is on sale for £1.1 million.The four-bedroom detached home, on Pine Coombe, in Shirley Hills, has beautiful and established gardens to all sides of the property.Internally it is spacious with three reception rooms which all enjoy a view of the garden.There is a kitchen, a useful utility room and a double garage while on the first floor, which is split level, there is a master suite with a bathroom, three further...
  
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• Arson attack damages side of house after rubbish is set alight in...

  19-10-2016 08:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Dumped rubbish was set alight by arsonists in the early hours of this morning and damaged the side of a home leaving the residents "distressed". A crew from Croydon Fire Station were called out to the incident on Mitcham Road, between Brading Road and Aurelia Road at 3.30am.The flames from the rubbish damaged about two square metres of brickwork on the side of a nearby house. The residents were alerted to the fire because they heard the cracking and popping of the rendering. READ MORE:...
  
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• What is released Crystal Palace defender doing now after retirement ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-10-2016 07:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Former Crystal Palace defender Brede Hangeland retired from football this summer and didn't waste any time in his next career move by commentating at the ...and more »
  
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