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• Half-naked rapping Norwood Junction trespasser who sparked...

  07-11-2016 22:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Rush hour chaos was caused across the Southern Rail network tonight when a trespasser jumped down onto the tracks at Norwood Junction and started rapping and taking his clothes off. Police spent more than an hour at the station trying to persuade the man to leave the tracks between platforms three and four.The power to the train lines was turned off by Network Rail shortly after 6pm meaning that scores of Southern and Thameslink trains were delayed and cancelled through Norwood Junction and East
  
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• Severe disruption to Southern services due to man removing his...

  07-11-2016 19:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters are facing severe disruption to Southern Rail services this evening due to a man on the train line at Norwood Junction station who is reportedly refusing to get off the tracks. The official Southern Rail Twitter account has said that all lines through the station have been blocked while staff try to sort out the situation. Lianna Brinded who is a commuter at the station tweeted: "Police with Tasers have arrived for the trespasser on the tracks at Norwood...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 47 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1984 - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 18:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 47 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1984
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  We have pictures from the 20th anniversary of all saints play group Beulah crescent, Croydon parish church hall having an autumn fair, Forestdale Schools summer fete, and Raquel Welsh at WH Smith book signing. Have a scroll through them and see if ...and more »
  
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• Here's where the Coca Cola Christmas truck will be stopping near Croydon this year - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Here's where the Coca Cola Christmas truck will be stopping near Croydon this year
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  You know holidays are coming when the iconic festive Coca Cola truck takes to the road - and now we can now reveal where it will be stopping nearest to Croydon. If you want to be among the first to see the red lorry you should head up to Bishops Square ...and more »
  
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• Couple who starved dog fined and banned from keeping animals by Croydon magistrates - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Couple who starved dog fined and banned from keeping animals by Croydon magistrates
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  A couple who starved a dog have been fined and banned from keeping any more pets after pleading guilty to animal cruelty offences at Croydon Magistrates' Court. Steven Laws and Elaine Churcher kept Ruby, a two-year-old French Mastiff, at the house they ...
  
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• Croydon people should smile at strangers to help tackle loneliness, director of public health says - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 17:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon people should smile at strangers to help tackle loneliness, director of public health says
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  People in Croydon should make an effort to smile at strangers to help tackle loneliness and social isolation, the borough's director of public health has said. Rachel Flowers, who was appointed as the council's Director of Public Health last November ...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 47 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1984

  07-11-2016 17:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We have pictures from the 20th anniversary of all saints play group Beulah crescent, Croydon parish church hall having an autumn fair, Forestdale Schools summer fete, and Raquel Welsh at WH Smith book signing.Have a scroll through them and see if there is anyone you recognise.And don't forget to come back to our website every day, as we are regularly uploading new nostalgia galleries.If you have any old pictures of Surrey or events in the town which you would like to share with our readers...
  
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• Check your balance if you bank with Tesco - 20,000 people have had money stolen from their accounts in hack attack

  07-11-2016 17:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Check your account if you bank with Tesco, as nearly 20,000 customers had money stolen as a result of a weekend hack attack.
  
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• New Addington man cleared of 13 child sex offence charges, but...

  07-11-2016 16:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A jury has found a New Addington man not guilty of 13 child sex offences, but guilty of possessing indecent photos of a child.Alex Hopkinson, who was the organiser of New Addington's Christmas lights display, has been on trial for the past week accused of sexually abusing four different boys, one of whom as young as eight.The 36-year-old faced a total of 14 charges, all of which he denied.Before the jury retired to consider their verdict today, Judge Jeff Beckett summed up the four-day trial.The
  
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• 'We must keep fighting to turn things around at Crystal Palace' - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 16:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  'We must keep fighting to turn things around at Crystal Palace'
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  Christian Benteke says Crystal Palace must keep fighting to turn things around after suffering four defeats in a row. The 3-2 reverse at Burnley on Saturday was Palace's fourth defeat in a row in the Premier League, with the Clarets netting the winner ...and more »
  
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• Pickpocket wore a suit to target wealthy bankers and brokers - Express.co.uk

  07-11-2016 16:51 via express.co.uk
  
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  Pickpocket wore a suit to target wealthy bankers and brokers
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  A SMARTLY dressed pickpocket targeted wealthy bankers and brokers in a series of thefts, the Old Bailey heard. PUBLISHED: 15:38, Mon, Nov 7, 2016 | UPDATED: 15:59, Mon, Nov 7, 2016. 0. Old Bailey and man in smart suit GETTY. Rocky Abrams of ...
  
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• Couple who starved dog fined and banned from keeping animals by...

  07-11-2016 16:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A couple who starved a dog have been fined and banned from keeping any more pets after pleading guilty to animal cruelty offences at Croydon Magistrates' Court.Steven Laws and Elaine Churcher kept Ruby, a two-year-old French Mastiff, at the house they shared in Waltham Road, Carshalton.But the couple, both 33, failed to feed and exercise Ruby. The dog, which had just reached physical maturity, was kept mostly within their accommodation.Concerns around the dog' swelfare came to police attention..
  
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• Croydon people should smile at strangers to help tackle...

  07-11-2016 16:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  People in Croydon should make an effort to smile at strangers to help tackle loneliness and social isolation, the borough's director of public health has said.Rachel Flowers, who was appointed as the council's Director of Public Health last November, said: "We should try and smile a little more often at people we don't know."A smile can be contagious and for people who are socially isolated - and you can't always tell who they are - it can make such a difference."Ms Flowers made...
  
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• Police say Scott Kouebitra may have been 'in wrong place at wrong...

  07-11-2016 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of Scott Kouebitra believe the 22-year-old may not have been one of the intended victims in the brutal attack in a Croydon park last week.Mr Kouebitra, from Sutton, received multiple stab wounds to the chest when he, and at least four others, were assaulted by a gang in King George's Field last Monday (October 31).Detective Chief Inspector Sam Price, who is leading the investigation, revealed that the recruitment consultant was in the park off Gloucester Road,
  
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• Former Croydon headteacher removed for 'harsh punishments' made £370,000 last year

  07-11-2016 15:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A headteacher who was ousted from a Croydon school after two days after allegedly excluding children for not eating their school dinners earned £370,000 last year.
  
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• Former Croydon head teacher removed for 'harsh punishments' made £370,000 last year

  07-11-2016 15:23
  
  A head teacher who was ousted from a Croydon school after two days after allegedly excluding children for not eating their school dinners earned £370,000 last year.
  
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• Documentary maker raised in Purley pens novel about dark and...

  07-11-2016 15:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A documentary-maker who was raised in Purley has written a novel about a dark period of Argentina's history which saw thousands of children 'stolen' from their parents.David Wickham was born in Alexandria in Egypt but moved to the UK and grew up in Foxley Lane, Purley, attending Christ Church Primary School, before getting the travelling bug in his 20s and exploring the globe many times over.On his travels as a news reporter, and later a documentary maker, he came across countless stories of...
  
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• Police apologise to woman after searching her home by mistake in...

  07-11-2016 15:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have apologised to a woman after officers hunting for a wanted man searched her house by mistake.Maria David, 47, woke to loud banging at her home in Beverley Road, Anerley, at 7.30am on October 20.She was off work with a migraine, and went to the door to see who was making the noise.To her surprise she was confronted by a plain-clothed female police officer, who showed her a picture of a man they believed to be her brother, and asked her where he was.Another plain-clothed officer, a man,
  
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• Former Croydon Council worker used inside knowledge of benefits system to fraudulently claim £6365 - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 14:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Former Croydon Council worker used inside knowledge of benefits system to fraudulently claim £6365
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  A former Croydon Council employee used her inside knowledge of the benefits system so she could claim thousands of pounds to spend on babysitting while she went out socialising. Khush Thapar, of Hartley Down in Coulsdon, fraudulently claimed £6,365 ...
  
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• Traffic disruption expected in December due to replacement of...

  07-11-2016 14:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Motorists travelling through Purley are being warned to face almost two months of disruption as work is set to begin on replacing a Victorian railway bridge.The bridge, which runs over Old College Lane near Reedham station, was set to be replaced last Christmas but bad weather meant the huge crane needed to swing in the bridge could not be operated.The new project will now start on November 21 and will run until January 9, 2017, as a result traffic will be diverted around Hartley Down and Old...
  
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• Family of murdered Scott Kouebitra pay moving tribute a week after attack on Halloween

  07-11-2016 14:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The family of a Sutton man murdered by a gang of masked killers in Selhurst on Halloween have paid tribute to their loved one.
  
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• Brit Awards overhaul voting system after Croydon musicians criticise lack of diversity - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 14:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Brit Awards overhaul voting system after Croydon musicians criticise lack of diversity
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  Organisers of the Brit Awards have announced the biggest ever shakeup of their voting system for the 2017 ceremony in an effort to make the celebration of British music more diverse following criticism from Croydon grime and rap stars. Thornton Heath ...and more »
  
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• Full line-up for Croydon Christmas lights switch-on revealed ... - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 14:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The full line-up for this year's Croydon town centre Christmas lights switch-on has been revealed by organisers. Last month, Crystal Palace manager Alan ...and more »
  
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• Former Croydon Council worker used inside knowledge of benefits...

  07-11-2016 14:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A former Croydon Council employee used her inside knowledge of the benefits system so she could claim thousands of pounds to spend on babysitting while she went out socialising.Khush Thapar, of Hartley Down in Coulsdon, fraudulently claimed £6,365 in direct care payments.The 45-year-old was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on October 28, after she previously admitted a charge of dishonest false accounting under the Theft Act 1968.According to Judge Nicholas Ainley, Thapar used her inside..
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a crash...

  07-11-2016 14:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving following a crash in Thornton Heath on Sunday morning. The man sustained minor injuries in the crash, which happened on Melfort Road at about 7am and was treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service paramedics before being arrested.A spokesman or the Metropolitan Police said: "A number of cars were involved in the damage-only incident. The road was cordoned off as vehicle recovery was arranged and the man, who sustained a minor...
  
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• Croydon stabbing victim Scott Kouebitra 'full of goodness' - BBC News

  07-11-2016 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Croydon stabbing victim Scott Kouebitra 'full of goodness'
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  Relatives of a man stabbed to death on Halloween have described him as a "hard-working man who just wanted to make his family proud". Scott Kouebitra, 22, was attacked in Croydon, south London, with four others who also suffered knife wounds.and more »
  
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• Full line-up for Croydon Christmas lights switch-on revealed

  07-11-2016 13:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The full line-up for this year's Croydon town centre Christmas lights switch-on has been revealed by organisers.Last month, Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew and captain Scott Dann were revealed as the star names pushing the plunger.Pardew and Dann will be joined by last year's X Factor finalists Reggie 'n' Bollie, at the event on November 17 on North End.Croydon's mayor, Councillor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor, will also take to the stage for the countdown.Now, organisers Croydon Business Improvement..
  
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• Brit Awards overhaul voting system after Croydon musicians...

  07-11-2016 12:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Organisers of the Brit Awards have announced the biggest ever shakeup of their voting system for the 2017 ceremony in an effort to make the celebration of British music more diverse following criticism from Croydon grime and rap stars. Thornton Heath grime superstar Stormzy led the condemnation when BAME [black and minority ethnic] musicians failed to secure nominations in any of the main categories at this year's Brits, and all the awards eventually went to white acts. The musician, who had...
  
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• Paramedics left 'shaken and upset' after firework attack on...

  07-11-2016 11:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two emergency medics have been left "shaken and upset" after their ambulance was attacked by fireworks in South Croydon last week. The frightening attack happened while paramedics Claire Watkins and Simone Schluter were finishing paperwork inside the ambulance in Blenheim Park Road after visiting a patient.A car pulled up behind the two London Ambulance Service paramedics before fireworks were lit behind and under the vehicle, which was stationary.The incident happened at around...
  
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• Detectives investigating murder of Sutton man stabbed to death by gang of masked killers renew appeal

  07-11-2016 10:38
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of a Sutton man who was stabbed to death by a gang of killers in Croydon have renewed their appeal for witnesses.
  
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• Injury blow for young Crystal Palace defender - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 10:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Injury blow for young Crystal Palace defender
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  Crystal Palace defender Ryan Inniss is facing a spell on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder during Southend United's defeat at Millwall in the FA Cup last week. The 21-year-old, who is on a season-long loan with the Shrimpers, trudged off ...
  
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• Boy from Wallington charged with attempted murder after woman is...

  07-11-2016 09:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old boy from Wallington has been charged with the attempted murder of a woman in her 40s.The victim was repeatedly stabbed and remains in hospital following the attack, which happened in Woking, Surrey, on Friday, Surrey Police have said.The boy appeared at Redhill Magistrates' Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody to appear at Guildford Youth Court on Wednesday.A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: "A 16-year-old boy from Wallington has been charged with attempted murder...
  
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• Family of murdered Scott Kouebitra pay tribute to the avid...

  07-11-2016 08:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The family of a 22-year-old man who was murdered in Selhurst on Halloween night have said everyone "knew him for his big smile".Scott Kouebitra, from Sutton, was fatally stabbed in Gloucester Road at about 8.10pm on Monday, October 31 and died at the scene. At least four other people were also attacked by a group of masked thugs who were wearing balaclavas in the incident near St George's Field Park.Mr Kouebitra's family have now paid tribute one week on from the tragedy. A statement...
  
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• Crystal Palace ace linked with shock move to Southampton - Croydon Advertiser

  07-11-2016 07:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace ace linked with shock move to Southampton
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  Reports online suggest Southampton are ready to table an offer for Crystal Palace's Yohan Cabaye in the next six months. The Frenchman played for Saints boss Claude Puel at Lille more than ten years ago, and the manager remains a big fan of the ...
  
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• New south London free school ruffles local feathers - FE Week

  07-11-2016 07:00 via feweek.co.uk
  
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  New south London free school ruffles local feathers
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  Two colleges in south London have hit out at a new 16-19 free school that will offer only vocational courses and GCSE resits opening in their area. The Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form (HPS6F), a standalone free school in Croydon, will offer 170 ...
  
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