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• Police and air ambulance called to stabbing in South Norwood - recap - Croydon Advertiser

  21-10-2016 21:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Police and air ambulance called to stabbing in South Norwood - recap
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  Police and paramedics have been called to reports of a stabbing in the South Norwood area. The Met Police said multiple units were dealing with the stabbing in ...and more »
  
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• Man in his forties rushed to hospital 'in serious condition'...

  21-10-2016 20:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being found stabbed in South Norwood.Officers have set up a police cordon around the area where the incident happened on South Norwood Hill.Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after 6.15pm where they found the victim suffering from stab-related injuries.Doctors from the London Air Ambulance also attended and treated the man, in his forties, along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS).The victim was taken.
  
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• Police and air ambulance called to stabbing in South Norwood -...

  21-10-2016 19:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics have been called to reports of a stabbing in the South Norwood area. The Met Police said multiple units were dealing with the stabbing in South Norwood Hill at about 6.30pm, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance have also been called to the incident. The Advertiser has approached the LAS for comment, and has also contacted the Met Police for further comment.The Met said updates may take longer than usual, due to London City Airport being evacuated after a...
  
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• Live updates as police and air ambulance called to stabbing in...

  21-10-2016 19:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics have been called to reports of a stabbing in the South Norwood area. The Met Police said multiple units were dealing with the stabbing in South Norwood Hill at about 6.30pm, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance have also been called to the incident. The Advertiser has approached the LAS for comment, and has also contacted the Met Police for further comment.The Met said updates may take longer than usual, due to London City Airport being evacuated after a...
  
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• Name revealed for new £6m youth centre in Thornton Heath ... - Croydon Advertiser

  21-10-2016 19:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Name revealed for new £6m youth centre in Thornton Heath ...
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  The name of a planned youth facility in Thornton Heath has been revealed as 'Legacy'. The identity of the £6 million Onside centre,scheduled to open in 2018, ...and more »
  
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• Man stabbed four times in the back in Thornton Heath by pair who...

  21-10-2016 19:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man was stabbed four times in the back as two men tried to mug him in Thornton Heath.Detectives from the Metropolitan Police have appealed for information after the attack, which happened in Thornton Road, near the junction with Limpsfield Avenue, on September 26 at about 10.30pm.The victim, 33, was walking along Thornton Road when he was approached by two men.READ NEXT: Police are urgently seeking a brave man who jumped out of his car to stop a vicious stabbingOne of them, police said, tried.
  
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• Name revealed for new £6m youth centre in Thornton Heath

  21-10-2016 19:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The name of a planned youth facility in Thornton Heath has been revealed as 'Legacy'.The identity of the £6 million Onside centre,scheduled to open in 2018, in a building on Whitehorse Road, was revealed in a ceremony on Tuesday evening (October 18).About 3,000 young people from the area's schools and colleges cast their votes, the most in any area where Onside have polled youngsters to select a name, with more than half choosing 'Legacy' as their preferred name, over '365'.The project...
  
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• Police are urgently seeking a brave man who jumped out of his car...

  21-10-2016 17:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are urgently seeking brave member of the public who jumped out of his car to help stop a "vicious" stabbing in Croydon. They have appealed for the man to come forward to help their investigation after a 50-year-old was stabbed in the early hours of Saturday, October 15. That morning, at about 1am, police were called to a south London hospital after a man with stab injuries was treated by staff. READ NEXT: Purley's 'Fake Sheikh' Mazher Mahmood jailed for tampering with...
  
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• Watch dramatic video of fire on tracks which is causing...

  21-10-2016 17:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Rush hour trains will be "severely disrupted" due to an electrical fault. Southern Rail and Thameslink commuters are being warned that services will be disrupted this evening due to the issue. Engineers have been working through the afternoon to fix an electrical problem with the track at London Blackfriars which has resulted in trains coming from the south terminating at Blackfriars and trains from the north terminating at St Pancras International for the rest of today. There...
  
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• Croydon residents cheer arrival of children from Calais 'jungle' camp - South West Londoner

  21-10-2016 17:14 via swlondoner.co.uk
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  Croydon residents cheer arrival of children from Calais 'jungle' camp
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  The borough has been thrust into the spotlight following the high profile arrival of unaccompanied minors from Calais' notorious 'jungle' refugee camp. And controversy erupted this week when press and politicians suggested some looked too old to be ...and more »
  
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• ​Purley residents asked to take 'ugly' fruit and vegetables to...

  21-10-2016 15:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than 100 parishioners from a Purley attended a charity harvest festival, which encouraged people to bring in "ugly" fruit and vegetables.Volunteers at St John the Baptist Church, on Dale Road, raised more than £120 for the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD).The festival, organised by CAFOD volunteers and the Justice and Peace group from the church, aimed to raise awareness of environmental issues and food waste by encouraging locals to bring "ugly"...
  
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• Property developer who claimed to be 'nothing to do with' controversial housing project is still shareholder

  21-10-2016 15:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A property developer who resigned from a company behind a controversial housing project in South Norwood is still a shareholder in the business, it has emerged, despite claiming she is “now nothing to do with the company”.
  
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• Purley's 'Fake Sheikh' Mazher Mahmood jailed for tampering with...

  21-10-2016 15:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Purley's 'Fake Sheikh', Mazher Mahmood, has been jailed for tampering with evidence in the trial of pop singer Tulisa Contostavlos. Undercover reporter Mahmood, 53, was widely known for his investigative 'stings' for the Sun and News of the World newspapers. He and his driver Alan Smith, 67, were found guilty of perverting the course of justice on October 5 after a two-week trial at the Old Bailey.READ NEXT: Purley 'Fake Sheikh' reporter 'plotted to change Tulisa evidence' in drug court...
  
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• EastEnders star Shane Richie has just given brave Croydon girl an incredible birthday surprise - Croydon Advertiser

  21-10-2016 15:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  EastEnders star Shane Richie has just given brave Croydon girl an incredible birthday surprise
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  EastEnders star Shane Richie has surprised a 12-year-old South Croydon who is recovering from a brain tumour, by visiting her on her birthday. Millie Garbutt has been staying at The Children's Trust's Tadworth centre for the last six months and ...and more »
  
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• EastEnders star Shane Richie has just given brave Croydon girl an ... - Croydon Advertiser

  21-10-2016 15:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  EastEnders star Shane Richie has just given brave Croydon girl an ...
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  EastEnders star Shane Richie has surprised a 12-year-old South Croydon who is recovering from a brain tumour, by visiting her on her birthday. Millie Garbutt ...and more »
  
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• EastEnders star Shane Richie has just given brave Croydon girl an...

  21-10-2016 14:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  EastEnders star Shane Richie has surprised a 12-year-old South Croydon who is recovering from a brain tumour, by visiting her on her birthday.Millie Garbutt has been staying at The Children's Trust's Tadworth centre for the last six months and celebrated her birthday on Wednesday (October 19).Millie, from South Croydon, is a huge EastEnders fan, and could not believe it when Richie walked into the room armed with gifts to surprise her.READ MORE: 'Bring deodorant', EastEnders star Shane Richie...
  
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• Boxpark Croydon has just explained why it is keeping special guest a secret - Croydon Advertiser

  21-10-2016 14:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Boxpark Croydon has just explained why it is keeping special guest a secret
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  Boxpark Croydon has revealed more details on who will be playing at the two-day festival which is marking its opening at the end of the month. The festival takes place on Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, as the public get their first ...
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' for welfare of missing man from...

  21-10-2016 14:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police officers are growing "increasingly concerned" for a man who has not been seen for more than 24 hoursJames Hamilton, from Epsom, Surrey, has not been in touch with family or friends since yesterday morning (October 20).His car has been found off Zig Zag Road, in Box Hill, and police officers believe he is still in the area.The 27-year-old is described as white, around 6ft tall and of a slim build with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing grey jogging bottoms and a khaki...
  
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• Crystal Palace could sell Christian Benteke, admits boss Alan Pardew - Croydon Advertiser

  21-10-2016 13:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Crystal Palace could sell Christian Benteke, admits boss Alan Pardew
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  Alan Pardew had admitted a player like Christian Benteke at Crystal Palace could leave if he goes and scores a number of goals this season. Speaking to The Guardian, the Eagles boss says he has tried to get his team to play a different style this ...and more »
  
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• 'Fake Sheikh' reporter jailed for 15 months for tampering with evidence in pop star's trial

  21-10-2016 13:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An undercover reporter styled as the "Fake Sheikh" has been jailed for 15 months for tampering with evidence in the collapsed drugs trial of pop star Tulisa Contostavlos.
  
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• Boxpark Croydon has just explained why it is keeping special...

  21-10-2016 12:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Boxpark Croydon has revealed more details on who will be playing at the two-day festival which is marking its opening at the end of the month. The festival takes place on Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, as the public get their first glimpse of what the food and drink mall has to offer. It had already been revealed that the Saturday will include a performance from grime superstar Wiley. And now Sunday's line-up has been unveiled. But there are still no details of who the promised...
  
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• South Londoners making most of new hopper bus fare - especially these two routes

  21-10-2016 12:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  South London bus users have been making the most of the Mayor’s new ‘hopper’ fare in the first six weeks since it was introduced.
  
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• Woman dragged into the woods and sexually assaulted in Caterham

  21-10-2016 09:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman was dragged into the woods and seriously sexually assaulted in Caterham.Police are appealing for information following the attack on a woman in her forties who was walking home along Weald Way between 10pm and 11pm on October 12 when she was grabbed.She is reported to have got off a bus near Caterham train station at 10pm, before walking along Harestone Valley Road and turning into Weald Way.The woman was suddenly dragged from behind into a wooded area and seriously sexually...
  
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• Police's Halloween and Bonfire Night crime crackdown begins with warning to yobs

  21-10-2016 09:00
  
  Police have launched their seasonal crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour connected to Halloween and Bonfire Night.
  
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• Man dies in Thornton Heath after reportedly collapsing

  21-10-2016 08:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man that collapsed in Thornton Heath last night has died. Police and paramedics were called to Talbot Road just after 10pm yesterday evening where the man was treated for a suspected cardiac arrest, according to spokesman for Metropolitan Police. He added: "The man was pronounced dead and the death is not believed to be suspicious. It is a non suspicious death."We were called by the ambulance at 10.04pm to reports of a male collapsing in Thornton Heath.READ MORE: Police and...
  
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• Police and paramedics called to serious incident in Thornton...

  21-10-2016 00:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics have been called out to a serious incident this evening after a man reportedly collapsed in Thornton Heath.Emergency services were called to Talbot Road shortly after 10pm where the casualty was found and he is understood to have suffered a cardiac arrest, according to a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police.He added: "We were called by the ambulance at 10.04pm to reports of a male collapsing in Thornton Heath.READ MORE: Bus driver suffers 'prolonged and violent...
  
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