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• Croydon University Hospital meeting cancer waiting times despite...

  08-11-2016 20:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon University Hospital is meeting cancer standards despite reports that nationally more than 130,000 patients a year are not receiving vital care on time.New research published by Cancer Research UK today said thousands of patients nationally in the last year did not see a cancer specialist within the required 14 days, start treatment within 31 days after diagnosis or have treatment within 62 days of initial referral.The NHS trust which runs the hospital, in London Road, said today that...
  
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• 'He deserves nothing': Mum campaigns for longer jail time for killer who repeatedly raped her daughter

  08-11-2016 18:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A grieving mother whose daughter was repeatedly raped by a killer who threw her off a bridge and left her for dead is calling for longer sentences for repeat offenders.
  
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• Greggs opens its eighth Croydon store in town centre

  08-11-2016 17:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new branch of Greggs has opened in Croydon town centre creating 20 jobs, the retailer announced today. The bakery chain opened a new shop in North End on the former site of shoe shop 4 Feet on Saturday (November 5). It is thought to be the eighth branch of the nationwide chain to open in the borough. Amy Dunne, shop manager at the new bakery, said: "I'm very proud to be managing this new shop and the shop team are looking forward to hearing what the local community...
  
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• M&S stores near you could be shut as retailer announces shake-up and focus on food

  08-11-2016 17:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Marks and Spencer has announced a plan to shut about 30 stores in the UK, putting 14 south London, Surrey and north Kent shops at risk.
  
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• More rail problems after man brings Gatwick Express train to a...

  08-11-2016 16:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  For the second day running Southern Rail trains have been disrupted by a trespasser on the tracks around Croydon after a man jumped out of a Gatwick Express train after pulling the emergency cord. The train had left London Victoria and was bound for the Gatwick Airport when it was brought to a standstill as it passed Selhurst station at 3.15pm.
  A man pulled the emergency cord and then jumped off the train and got onto the tracks.All lines were blocked causing a backlog of trains to be...
  
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• Convicted Croydon sex offender who molested a girl, 11, has jail...

  08-11-2016 16:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon sex offender who molested an 11-year-old girl has had his jail term slashed by top judges on appeal.Mohan Kandasamy, 52, of Southcote Road, in Sanderstead, was jailed for nine years at Southwark Crown Court on January 29.He admitted 12 indecent assaults and one sexual assault.The victim was as young as 11 when Kandasamy abused her, Lord Justice McCombe told London's Appeal Court today.READ MORE: Watch man rampage through Network Rail compound with sledgehammer and smash a van through..
  
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• The new artisan bakery that has opened in Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  08-11-2016 16:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The new artisan bakery that has opened in Croydon town centre
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  Al Focquarert and Pete Noakes at their bread stall, The Real Patisserie, in Surrey Street Market. The new artisan bakery that has opened in Croydon town centre. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE.
  
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• Are Crystal Palace about to sign the 'non-league Yannick Bolasie ... - Croydon Advertiser

  08-11-2016 15:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace and Stoke City are reportedly set for a transfer battle in the race to sign the 'non-league Yannick Bolasie'. Brandon Scott, who plays for Cray ...and more »
  
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• Watch daredevil smash world record for distance run while ON FIRE...

  08-11-2016 14:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A daredevil who set himself on fire in a Croydon park has smashed the world record for the furthest distance run while alight. Antony Britton ran for almost a minute engulfed in flames in Wandle Park on November 4, during the park's fireworks display, before he collapsed in a heap. Miraculously, he escaped with only minor injuries after an emergency crew rushed to his aid with fire extinguishers. Watch the incredible stunt (MEN Media):A crowd of about 2,000 turned out at...
  
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• Coat on and brolly up as rain sweeps in and temperatures plummet

  08-11-2016 13:19
  
  London and south east are set to escape the worst of the early wintry weather - but you can still expect to get cold and wet.
  
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• Four men plead not guilty to murdering teenager Andre Aderemi in...

  08-11-2016 12:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Four young men have denied murdering aspiring teenage rapper Andre Aderemi in Selsdon.Ali Zahawy, 20, Femi Cela, 19, Jamell Lonergan, 19, and Rodney Mukasa, 20, all entered not guilty pleas to killing Mr Aderemi on the Monks Hill estate on August 16.Paramedics desperately tried to save 19-year-old Mr Aderemi after he was stabbed to death and found collapsed on Heather Way. He died in hospital.Police appealed for information after the alleged attack and the four men were subsequently arrested and
  
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• ​Lesbian couple called 'fat dykes' before being attacked in Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  08-11-2016 10:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Lesbian couple called 'fat dykes' before being attacked in Croydon town centre
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  A man who had taken cocaine called two lesbian couples "fat dykes" before punching one of them in the face in Croydon town centre. Sazi Tutani, 31, was found guilty yesterday (Monday) of assaulting Alessandra Field while she was with her wife Rebecca ...and more »
  
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• ​Lesbian couple called 'fat dykes' before being attacked in...

  08-11-2016 09:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man who had taken cocaine called two lesbian couples "fat dykes" before punching one of them in the face in Croydon town centre.Sazi Tutani, 31, was found guilty yesterday (Monday) of assaulting Alessandra Field while she was with her wife Rebecca and another gay couple, Maria Mulligan and Michelle Johnson, after a night out on August 7.The group of friends were sitting on the steps of the former Yates's pub, in High Street, organising a taxi at about 3am when a stranger, later...
  
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• Police still hunting for half-naked man who jumped on tracks at...

  08-11-2016 08:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A half-naked trespasser who caused hours of disruption to public transport in Croydon after jumping on a railway line last night has still not been found. The rush hour chaos started just after 6pm last night after a man, wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a red t-shirt, jumped down onto the tracks at Norwood Junction and started rapping and taking his clothes off.While the power to the lines were turned off, police were trying to persuade the man to leave the tracks for more than a hour before.
  
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• Addiscombe preschool given 'outstanding' in Ofsted report just...

  08-11-2016 08:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An Addiscombe nursery owner is "very proud" after the nursery was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted just two years after opening.Bright Kids Preschool in Addiscombe was given the best rating possible in all areas assessed.The Stroud Green Way preschool, which caters for children between two and five, opened in 2014.Owner Aderonke Oke, who also started the Bright Kids Preschool on Ederline Avenue, Norbury, was delighted when she saw the report, published on October 28.She said: "We are...
  
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