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• Purley rubbish tip and recycling centre will close for two weeks

  28-10-2016 20:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The closure of a Purley recycling centrein December as it undergoes an upgrade has divided opinion among councillors. Purley Oaks Household Reuse and Recycling Centre (HRRC) on Brighton Road is closed for two weeks between Monday, December 5 and Sunday, December 18 with the aim of improving the layout, reducing the need to close the site during operational hours and shortening the queues.The works are to be carried out as a result of a survey that was carried out on site users and local...
  
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• Court rules commuter can sue Southern for poor train service ... - Croydon Advertiser

  28-10-2016 18:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A court has given a Southern commuter permission to sue the train operator for poor service. Sergei Cristo's claim was thrown out by a district judge at Reigate ...and more »
  
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• 9 facts about the M25 as Britain's biggest car park and the road to hell turns 30

  28-10-2016 17:33
  
  The M25, Britain’s busiest motorway and the road to hell or at least from hell for many London drivers, is about to turn 30 years old.
  
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• PALACE POETRY: Can Crystal Palace recreate the magic of...

  28-10-2016 17:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  On May 5, 2014, Crystal Palace produced the comeback of the season to draw 3-3 with Liverpool and effectively obliterate the Reds' dying hopes of winning their first league title since 1990.Two-and-a-half years on from that legendary night at Selhurst Park, where Dwight Gayle send the Holmesdale End into a frenzy that could be heard from the ferries on the Mersey, the Eagles host a different Liverpool outfit this weekend.Jurgen Klopp's much-heralded 'gegenpress', the high-intensity attacking...
  
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• Selhurst woman to be sentenced after admitting fraud charge

  28-10-2016 17:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Selhurst woman will be sentenced later this year after admitting to defrauding someone while posing as another person.Neelam Desai, of Beulah Grove, appeared at Croydon Crown Court on Friday morning for a short hearing where she entered a guilty plea to one charge of fraud by false representation.The initial hearing against the 36-year-old was repeatedly adjourned since she was first summoned to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on October 29 last year and did not show.Proceedings were...
  
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• Court rules commuter can sue Southern for poor train service

  28-10-2016 17:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A court has given a Southern commuter permission to sue the train operator for poor service.Sergei Cristo's claim was thrown out by a district judge at Reigate County Court earlier this year, but now his appeal against that decision has been successful, and the case is expected to go to trial early in the New Year.The ruling offers "a glimmer of hope" to disillusioned commuters, said Mr Cristo, who is trying to sue Southern for £500 for overcrowded and cancelled trains on his...
  
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• Naturists object to plans for flats in Warlingham, because...

  28-10-2016 17:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Naturists in Warlingham fear plans to build flats next to their property could result in residents being able to see into their club.An application was submitted on September 2 by Aventier Landbank Ltd to demolish the existing properties at 12 to 18 Southview Road and replace them with five buildings, comprised of a total of 24 flats.However, neighbouring naturist group The White House Club is concerned the development would mean people could see their naked bodies from the windows of the...
  
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• A Croydoner Visits Croydon's New Boxpark - Londonist

  28-10-2016 15:38 via londonist.com
  
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  This is it, Londoners. Croydon is officially 'fancy'. If you've heard anything on the grapevine lately about the borough that gave us dubstep, you're probably aware of both a Westfield and a Boxpark on the horizon. Westfield (hotly anticipated as it ...
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• This Croydon street has been named the best in London for kids to play in - Croydon Advertiser

  28-10-2016 15:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  This Croydon street has been named the best in London for kids to play in
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  A Croydon street has been voted the best place in London for youngsters to play. Love Lane in South Norwood has been regularly closed for a few hours each month over the past year so that local youngsters can safely play in the street, as part of ...
  
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• Dozens of Croydon people given jobs at new Boxpark - Croydon Advertiser

  28-10-2016 14:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Dozens of Croydon people given jobs at new Boxpark
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  More than 40 people from the Croydon area have landed jobs at the new Boxpark Croydon pop-up mall. A Croydon Council recruitment drive has resulted in 41 residents be signed up with Boxpark in kitchen, waiting and customer service roles. The Croydon ...
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• This Croydon street has been named the best in London for kids to...

  28-10-2016 14:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon street has been voted the best place in London for youngsters to play. Love Lane in South Norwood has been regularly closed for a few hours each month over the past year so that local youngsters can safely play in the street, as part of Croydon Council's play streets scheme. About 50 residents of all ages took part in the official launch of the play street in Love Lane last year, and it has been running regularly since. The Love Lane scheme is one of nine across the borough,...
  
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• Dozens of Croydon people given jobs at new Boxpark

  28-10-2016 14:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than 40 people from the Croydon area have landed jobs at the new Boxpark Croydon pop-up mall.A Croydon Council recruitment drive has resulted in 41 residents be signed up with Boxpark in kitchen, waiting and customer service roles.The Croydon Works drive was set up in partnership with Croydon College and Job Centre Plus, with nearly 100 people interviewed for positions at the outlet at a special fair in Braithwaite Hall at the Croydon Clocktower in Katharine Street in September.Thousands of
  
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• Woman accused of murder in Addiscombe allegedly killed mother...

  28-10-2016 12:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An Addiscombe woman allegedly murdered her own mother by giving her insulin and smothering her with a pillow, a court has heard.Shirley D'Silva, 55, is accused of killing Martha Pereira, 77, at their home in Morland Road on Tuesday.Met Police officers were called to the address at about 3pm on Tuesday, where they arrested D'Silva and took her into custody. Yesterday (Thursday) she was charged with murder and appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court, in Barclay Road, this morning.During the short..
  
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• Conman jailed after spending spree with bank cards he tricked elderly Croydon women into giving him - Croydon Guardian

  28-10-2016 10:18 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Conman jailed after spending spree with bank cards he tricked elderly Croydon women into giving him
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  A conman has been jailed after duping two elderly Croydon woman into handing over their bank cards which he went on a spending spree with. Hamit Hamit, 33, called his victims on the phone claiming to be from their banks. He tricked them into giving him ...and more »
  
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• Conman jailed after spending spree with bank cards he tricked elderly Croydon women into giving him - Your Local Guardian

  28-10-2016 10:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Conman jailed after spending spree with bank cards he tricked elderly Croydon women into giving him
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  A conman has been jailed after duping two elderly Croydon woman into handing over their bank cards which he went on a spending spree with. Hamit Hamit, 33, called his victims on the phone claiming to be from their banks. He tricked them into giving him ...and more »
  
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• Conman jailed after spending spree with bank cards he tricked elderly Croydon women into giving him

  28-10-2016 10:16
  
  A conman has been jailed after duping two elderly Croydon woman into handing over their bank cards which he went on a spending spree with.
  
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• Neighbours speak of shock as woman charged with murder in ... - Croydon Advertiser

  28-10-2016 10:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Neighbours have spoken of their shock after a woman was charged with murder in connection with an incident in Morland Road on Tuesday. Police cars and ...and more »
  
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• ​Police search allotments in search of man 'involved in assault' - Croydon Advertiser

  28-10-2016 10:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Police search allotments in search of man 'involved in assault'
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  Police search allotments in Wallington last night in search of man thought to be involved in an assault. Officers were called to Avro Way at about 7pm but a man had made off from the scene. They then received information that a man involved may be in ...
  
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• Police release picture of Abel Kinganga after mass brawl where he...

  28-10-2016 09:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released this custody picture of Abel Kinganga, taken shortly after he stabbed a father and son in a mass brawl in New Addington. Kinganga, 21, was jailed for seven years and eight months at Croydon Crown Court on Monday after he admitted stabbing Brian and George Woolacott outside the Man on the Moon pub in Headley Drive during the early hours of September 4. The picture shows a clearly bruised and blooded Kinganga, who said he had been hit over the head with a metal pole during...
  
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• Woman charged with murdering pensioner in Croydon

  28-10-2016 09:26 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A woman has been charged with murdering a pensioner in Croydon.
  
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• Neighbours speak of shock as woman charged with murder in...

  28-10-2016 09:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Neighbours have spoken of their shock after a woman was charged with murder in connection with an incident in Morland Road on Tuesday. Police cars and vans were seen parked outside a semi-detached home opposite the now derelict Morland Road Surgery on Tuesday. Dr Nadarajah, who lives on Morland Road, told the Advertiser: "I saw police cars and vans on Tuesday and then a car has been there every day since. They've been coming and going.
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• Croydon woman charged with murder following incident in Morland Road - Croydon Advertiser

  28-10-2016 07:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon woman charged with murder following incident in Morland Road
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  A Croydon woman has been charged with the murder of a 77-year-old following an incident on Morland Road. Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command charged Shirley D'Silva, 55, of Morland Road, on Thursday, October 27 with the murder ...and more »
  
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• Croydon woman charged with murder following incident in Morland...

  28-10-2016 02:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon woman has been charged with the murder of a 77-year-old following an incident on Morland Road. Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command charged Shirley D'Silva, 55, of Morland Road, on Thursday, October 27 with the murder of Martha Pereira, 77, who also lived in Morland Road.
  There is no sign of police tape in the road this morning (story continued below)READ MORE: Firefighters called to fires at same Croydon building twice in two daysD'Silva will appear in custody at...
  
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