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• Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering Scott Kouebitra - Croydon Advertiser

  14-11-2016 22:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering Scott Kouebitra
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  Police have arrested another two men on suspicion of murdering Scott Kouebitra, who was stabbed to death in Selhurst on Halloween. Detectives investigating the death of Mr Kouebitra have already charged a teenage boy, and the Metropolitan Police have ...
  
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• Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering Scott...

  14-11-2016 21:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested another two men on suspicion of murdering Scott Kouebitra, who was stabbed to death in Selhurst on Halloween.Detectives investigating the death of Mr Kouebitra have already charged a teenage boy, and the Metropolitan Police have now revealed that two men, both in their 20s, have been arrested in the last few days.Mr Kouebitra, a 22-year-old man from Sutton, died from multiple stab wounds to his upper chest after being attacked in King George's Field.At least four other men..
  
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• MP explains why Croydon's trams don't slow down on their own

  14-11-2016 20:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One of Croydon's MP has explained why the town's trams don't have automated braking systems, as questions are posed as to whether it could have prevented last week's crash which killed seven people. MPs were given details in the House of Commons today on the investigation that will try to get to the bottom of what caused the crash. During the update, a question was asked about why Croydon's trams do not have a system similar to the trains on the driver-less Docklands Light Railway, which...
  
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• 'More people would have died' after tram crash without the heroic...

  14-11-2016 20:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has told Parliament that more people would have died after last Wednesday's fatal tram crash near Sandilands if it wasn't for the quick and hard work of the emergency services.Seven people were killed and 51 people were injured when a tram came off the tracks near the junction at Sandilands where the New Addington branch of the network and the Beckenham Junction and Elmers End branch meet. Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon (Monday, November 14)...
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Victim Mark Smith an 'amazing father' - BBC News

  14-11-2016 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Croydon tram crash: Victim Mark Smith an 'amazing father'
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  The fiancée of one of the Croydon tram crash victims said he was an "amazing father" and she "would give up everything to hold and kiss him again". Mark Smith, 35, was described by his family as a devoted father to his 18-month old son and a "loving ...
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• Memorials in New Addington and Sandilands to tram crash victims...

  14-11-2016 18:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Calls for permanent memorials to be built in memory of the seven victims of last week's horrific tram crash have been met with a positive response by the leader of Croydon Council who says the authority "absolutely" will make them happen. A petition has been launched by resident and bus driver Andy Southern asking Transport for London (TfL) and Croydon Council to create a fitting permanent tribute near Sandilands tram stop in Addiscombe Road – and it has gained nearly 4,000...
  
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• 'Disabled' fraudster caught on CCTV using gym treadmill is jailed

  14-11-2016 16:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A benefits cheat who conned the taxpayer out of £200,000 and acquired a £1 million property portfolio, who claimed to need a wheelchair but was caught using a gym treadmill on CCTV, has been jailed.Angel Jackson, from Mitcham, was locked up for seven years by Judge Adam Hiddleston at Croydon Crown Court on Friday.Judge Hiddleston described her as a "vain and self-important person" with a "staggering contempt for the court".He added: "You are a thoroughly...
  
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• NHS bosses told to keep cuts planned for hospitals across south west London secret, investigation finds

  14-11-2016 16:29
  
  Five south west London hospitals – Kingston, Croydon, St George’s and Epsom and St Helier – have been outlined for cuts as part of the NHS’ sustainability and transformation plans (STPs).
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Crystal Palace to hold minute's silence for victims

  14-11-2016 16:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace Football Club will hold a one minute’s silence before their home fixture this weekend to remember the seven people who died in the Croydon tram crash.
  
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• Two women injured in bus and truck crash in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  14-11-2016 16:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Two women injured in bus and truck crash in Croydon
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  Two people were injured when a bus collided with a truck in Lower Addiscombe Road. Police and London Ambulance Service were called to the road, near the Tesco Express garage, at 12.46pm. Passenger Paul Wyatt was travelling on board the 289 bus to ...
  
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• Victims of bullying as young as seven feel there is ‘no escape’ from vicious trolls.

  14-11-2016 16:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Anti-Bullying Week is here and Childline has launched a new video so children can help a friend who is being bullied.
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 53 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1996

  14-11-2016 16:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We have pictures of pupils from Fairchilds Primary School, views from Taberner House, Woodcote School holds a Cheerleaders day, Ronnie Corbett opens Mencap Centre, and Pupils from Lanfranc Play Scheme.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 e-mail them..
  
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• Test trams make trips through Sandilands as TfL prepare to reopen...

  14-11-2016 15:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The first trams have run on the lines near Sandilands since Wednesday's fatal derailment as Transport for London tests repairs to the line. A pair of trams have been making slow journeys on all four tracks at the Sandilands junction this afternoon after work to repair the rails and overhead power lines has been carried out. Watch the tram below (video by Grant Melton):Seven people, Donald Collett, Mark Smith, Philip Seary, Dane Chinnery, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Philip Logan and...
  
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• Two women injured in bus and truck crash in Croydon

  14-11-2016 15:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two people were injured when a bus collided with a truck in Lower Addiscombe Road. Police and London Ambulance Service were called to the road, near the Tesco Express garage, at 12.46pm. Passenger Paul Wyatt was travelling on board the 289 bus to Elmers End and tweeted a picture of the bus with a smashed windscreen in the side of the van.Mr Wyatt said nobody was hurt however a Metropolitan Police spokesman said two women, believed to be passengers on the bus, were treated for minor...
  
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• 'I can't believe she's gone': Close friend devastated after young...

  14-11-2016 15:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A close friend of the only woman who died in the Croydon tram tragedy has said she is struggling to come to terms with the loss of someone she spoke to on a daily basis.Mother of two Dorota Rynkiewicz and six other passengers were killed after a tram overturned near Sandilands tram stop at about 6.10am on Wednesday.Dane Chinnery, Philip Seary, Philip Logan, Donald Collett, Robert Huxley and Mark Smith also lost their lives in the tragedy.The 35-year-old from New Addington, who has two daughters.
  
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• 'You are loved beyond words': Husband's tribute to mum killed in...

  14-11-2016 14:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The husband of Dorota Rynkiewicz has said the mother-of-two is "missed beyond measure" after she died in Wednesday's tram tragedy.The 35-year-old from New Addington and six other passengers were killed after a tram overturned near Sandilands tram stop at about 6.10am.Dane Chinnery, Philip Seary, Philip Logan, Donald Collett, Robert Huxley and Mark Smith also lost their lives in the tragedy.Mrs Rynkiewicz, who had two daughters, understood to be aged six and eight, with her husband...
  
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• Remembrance Sunday in Croydon 2016 - in pictures - Croydon Advertiser

  14-11-2016 14:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Remembrance Sunday in Croydon 2016 - in pictures
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  Croydon residents came together to pay their respects to the millions of people who have lost their lives in conflict. Ceremonies across the borough reflected on the sacrifice made by soldiers who fought for the country. And there were special mentions ...
  
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• Petition launched for permanent memorial to be built for victims of Croydon tram crash

  14-11-2016 13:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A petition has been launched for a permanent memorial garden to be built to commemorate the seven people who lost their lives in the Croydon tram crash last Wednesday.
  
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• Remembrance Sunday in Croydon 2016 - in pictures

  14-11-2016 13:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents came together to pay their respects to the millions of people who have lost their lives in conflict.Ceremonies across the borough reflected on the sacrifice made by soldiers who fought for the country.And there were special mentions given to the victims of the Croydon tram crash on Wednesday, which claimed the lives of seven people.Here, photographer Lawrence Homewood captured the emotional moments from the Croydon town centre Remembrance Day service, which saw Reverend Lee...
  
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• Former Croydon College student who battled depression found dead...

  14-11-2016 13:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A former Croydon College student who had "big ambitions" for the future took his own life in his hostel room, an inquest has heard.An inquest into the death of Levi Cannon was held at Southwark Coroner's Court last Tuesday (November 8).The 20-year-old was found by a cleaner in his room at the Miriam Lodge homeless hostel, in Forest Hill, surrounded by medicine bottles and with a note left nearby, on July 6, 2015.The inquest heard Mr Cannon, who worked as a sales assistant at Primark,...
  
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• Three reasons why Croydon's naysayers won't be satisfied anytime soon - The Croydon Citizen

  14-11-2016 13:00 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  Three reasons why Croydon's naysayers won't be satisfied anytime soon
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  Despite the breathy promises of billboard advertisements, unscrupulous life coaches, and personal development books, you can't have it all. The same goes for Croydon. The borough is indisputably on the up: it has become a much more exciting and vibrant ...
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Tributes paid to seven victims officially named after tragedy

  14-11-2016 12:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed the identities of the seven killed in the Croydon tram crash last week.
  
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• West Ham chairman slammed for Twitter comments about Croydon tram...

  14-11-2016 11:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The chairman of West Ham United has come under fire for comments he made on social media about the Croydon tram crash in which seven people tragically lost their lives. Six men and one woman were killed after the crash on Wednesday, when the tram derailed after passing through a tunnel near Sandilands. Fifty-one people were taken to hospital with a range of injuries, some of which are life-changing. Dane Chinnery, Philip Seary, Philip Logan, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Robert Huxley, Donald Collett...
  
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• West Croydon academy receives glowing report - despite pupils...

  14-11-2016 10:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A West Croydon academy has become the seventh secondary free school in London to be rated as 'outstanding' – despite pupils being taught in temporary classrooms. The Harris Invictus Academy received a visit from Ofsted on September 29 and September 30 and inspectors found the school to be 'outstanding' in all four elements of the inspection. Since opening in 2014 to meet the huge demand for school places in the borough, pupils have been spending their first two years in temporary...
  
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• Croydon tram crash driver had eight years experience before horror accident - The Sun

  14-11-2016 04:08 via thesun.co.uk
  
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  THE driver in the Croydon tram crash in which seven died had more than eight years' experience. Tram operator First Group confirmed that Alfred Dorris, 42, joined them in March 2008. NINTCHDBPICT000281104239. Jim Bennett. 9. Toppled tram after driver ...
  
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• Campaign launched to get permanent memorial built for victims of...

  14-11-2016 00:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A petition has been started to create a permanent memorial to the seven people who lost their lives in the Croydon tram disaster last Wednesday. The petition, started by Andy Southern, calls on the council, Tramlink and Transport for London to support creating a memorial and garden where families and friends of the victims as well as the community in general can always pay their respects. "Many, many lives within the local community have been touched and sadly affected by the incident at...
  
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