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• Thornton Heath rappers Section Boyz win second MOBO award in as...

  04-11-2016 21:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Thornton Heath rap group Section Boyz have won a MOBO award - their second prize in as many years. Littlez, Inch, Sleeks, K Nine, Swift and Deepee have just scooped theBest Hip Hop Act award at the ceremony being held in Glasgow tonight (Friday, November 4). Their second mixtape, Don't Panic, entered the UK Charts at 36 in September 2015, and in winning the Hip Hop category they have followed in the footsteps of fellow Croydon rappers Krept and Konan who took home the prize last...
  
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• Croydon: Paramedics 'targeted by yobs armed with fireworks' - Evening Standard

  04-11-2016 20:54 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Croydon: Paramedics 'targeted by yobs armed with fireworks'
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  An emergency paramedic today told of the moment yobs armed with fireworks targeted her and a colleague as they sat inside an ambulance in south London. Paramedic Claire Watkins and her colleague Simon Schluter came under attack as they were ...
  
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• Less than a quarter of Croydon children attend a nursery with a...

  04-11-2016 19:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Figures released by a children's charity show that less than a quarter of Croydon's children are starting nursery education with a qualified teacher.Research carried out by Save the Children highlights that 77 per cent of kids who attend an independent nursery are without a trained early years teacher.The alarming study also ranks Croydon as the fifth worst affected local authority in England for a shortage of nursery teachers, and the second worst in London.READ MORE: Nursery that has only been
  
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• Croydon cat killer butchering six felines a week as imitators spread pet terror across the UK - International Business Times UK

  04-11-2016 18:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
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  Croydon cat killer butchering six felines a week as imitators spread pet terror across the UK
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  Gruesome slaughter involves beloved pets being killed by blunt force before being cut up and mutilated. James Tennent. By James Tennent. November 4, 2016 17:13 GMT. Updated 7 hr ago. Cat on a fence Police and the RSPCA have around 170 mutilated ...and more »
  
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• Croydon cat killer butchering six felines a week as imitators spread ... - International Business Times UK

  04-11-2016 18:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
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  Croydon cat killer butchering six felines a week as imitators spread ...
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  Gruesome slaughter involves beloved pets being killed by blunt force before being cut up and mutilated.and more »
  
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• Christmas lights 2016: Find out where your nearest festive switch on is

  04-11-2016 18:06
  
  The most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner so find out where the nearest Christmas lights switch on is to you.
  
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• 30,000 London and south east households to be hit by new benefit caps: Here’s what you need to know

  04-11-2016 16:34
  
  Families in London and surrounding areas will be hardest hit by new benefit caps which come into force from Monday (November 7).
  
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• Plans for former South Norwood pub to reopen with dancefloor in...

  04-11-2016 15:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The former Alliance pub in South Norwood which shut about six years ago could be reopened under a new identity.A licensing application has been submitted for the Trude Rotisserie to create a dining and bar experience, with a dancefloor in the basement open until 2am at the weekend.The application, which was submitted on behalf of Morris Aberdeen, reads: "The first and second floors will be used for diners eating in the restaurant. The ground floor will be used as a bar, with bar snack type...
  
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• Comedian Amy Lamé unveiled as London's first Night Czar by London mayor Sadiq Khan

  04-11-2016 13:58 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Comedian Amy Lamé has been unveiled as London’s first ever Night Czar, tasked with saving the capital’s nightlife.
  
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• Comedian Amy Lame unveiled as London's first Night Czar by London mayor Sadiq Khan

  04-11-2016 13:58 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Comedian Amy Lamé has been unveiled as London’s first ever Night Czar, tasked with saving the capital’s nightlife.
  
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• Bromley man denies leaving homophobic voicemail messages and...

  04-11-2016 13:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man charged with racially aggravated harassment has denied an allegation that he left homophobic and abusive messages on a German woman's voicemail.David Marks, 49, is accused of verbally abusing Sylvia Weishaupt through the phone messages and in public between September 16 and 30 this year. Marks, who represented himself in Croydon Crown Court on Friday morning, denied the charge against him.Judge Jeff Blackett urged Marks, from Bromley, to find representation for the trial, which is expected
  
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• Disabled West Croydon woman has no food and can't charge mobility scooter after electrics turned off - Croydon Advertiser

  04-11-2016 13:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Disabled West Croydon woman has no food and can't charge mobility scooter after electrics turned off
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  A disabled West Croydon woman has been left without electricity for more than two days after the council turned off the supply for safety reasons because a pipe exploded in a neighbours property. Karen Wapshott was visited at her maisonette in Nelson ...
  
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• A very super supermoon is coming - with moon coming closest it's been in 70 years

  04-11-2016 13:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The biggest ‘supermoon’ spectacle in the night sky for almost 70 years is happening on Monday.
  
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• A very super supermoon is coming soon - with moon coming closest it's been in 70 years

  04-11-2016 13:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The biggest ‘supermoon’ spectacle in the night sky for almost 70 years is happening soon.
  
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• Revealed: The UK's most reliable and unreliable train routes

  04-11-2016 13:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  It’s official: train journeys between Croydon and Brighton have been the most unreliable in the UK over the past three months.
  
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• Croydon murderer who boasted about life in jail has plea for early release rejected by judge - Croydon Advertiser

  04-11-2016 11:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon murderer who boasted about life in jail has plea for early release rejected by judge
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  Jamal Dyce was 17 when he stabbed a man to death in a row over a mobile phone. Dyce, who lived in Effingham Road, Thornton Heath, and his accomplice Curtis Henry-Seabourne, 22, from north London, were jailed for life at the Old Bailey in May 2008.
  
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• Crystal Palace boss reacts to Chelsea defender transfer link - Croydon Advertiser

  04-11-2016 11:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace boss reacts to Chelsea defender transfer link
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  Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has played down reports linking the club to Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic. The 32-year-old, who can play at right-back and centre-back, has struggled to command a regular place in the Blues' side this season under Antonio ...and more »
  
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