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• Waddon man busted after fly-tipping bricks and broken doors

  16-11-2016 19:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Waddon man has admitted fly-tipping a large pile of building waste in Ledgers Road, Warlingham, in February.Lee Spencer West pleaded guilty to the offence at Redhill Magistrates' Court on October 20 and was fined £300.The court also ordered West, of Crowley Crescent, to pay £30 to the victim support fund in addition to covering costs incurred by Tandridge District Council of £200.READ MORE: Fears new Surrey charges for dumping waste will lead to 'enormous' rise in...
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Driver 'doing 43.5mph in 12mph zone' - BBC News

  16-11-2016 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Croydon tram crash: Driver 'doing 43.5mph in 12mph zone'
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  The tram that derailed in Croydon killing seven people was travelling at three and a half times the speed limit, investigators have said. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the tram, which was carrying about 60 people, was travelling at ...
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  Croydon tram was travelling at almost four times the speed limit, investigat
  
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• Eight schools in East Grinstead, Copthorne, Crawley Down and...

  16-11-2016 18:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Eight of schools in and around East Grinstead have asbestos in their buildings, it has been revealed.According to data released by West Sussex County Council following a Freedom of Information request, several of the town's biggest educational buildings still contain some of the potentially dangerous fibres, which cause around 5,000 deaths a year.Imberhorne School, Sackville School, St Mary's CofE Primary, Copthorne CofE Junior, Crawley Down Village Primary, Fairway Infant, The Meads Primary and
  
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• ​Family of tram crash victim stunned to discover tram was doing...

  16-11-2016 17:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The family of tram crash victim Phil Logan say they are in "shock" after finding out how fast the tram was going as it derailed, killing seven people.An interim report, published a week after the tragic crash by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, found that the tram was travelling at three times the speed limit as it hit the bend at Sandilands Junction.The on-tram data recorder (OTDR) recorded that the tram was going at 43.5mph when the speed limit at the bend is 12.5mph, and...
  
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• Croydon bus driver who drove through borough for nearly 50 years has retired - Croydon Advertiser

  16-11-2016 17:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon bus driver who drove through borough for nearly 50 years has retired
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  A Croydon bus driver who has been chauffeuring passengers around the borough for nearly 50 years has retired. Freddy Soper, 68, was given a job as a conductor at the age of 19 and, just three years later, he had been driving some of Croydon's busiest ...
  
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• Fourth man charged with Halloween murder

  16-11-2016 16:24
  
  A fourth man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Scotty Kouebitra.
  
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• Croydon bus driver who drove through borough for nearly 50 years...

  16-11-2016 16:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon bus driver who has been chauffeuring passengers around the borough for nearly 50 years has retired.Freddy Soper, 68, was given a job as a conductor at the age of 19 and, just three years later, he had been driving some of Croydon's busiest routes through New Addington and South Croydon. Mr Soper, who has lived in Carshalton for almost 40 years, was based at the garage on Brighton Road, South Croydon, for his whole career and admitted that even from a young age he enjoyed working in...
  
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• 30p from every Croydon Advertiser sold this week will go to tram...

  16-11-2016 16:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Croydon Advertiser is proud to announce that it is joining forces with Croydon Council and the Mayor of London to fundraise for victims of last week's tragic tram crash. As part of this, 30p from every copy of this Friday's Advertiser will go directly to the appeal being run to support the families of the six men and one woman who died in the crash, and the survivors. We want to do as much as possible for everyone affected by the disaster and we have been deeply moved by the community's...
  
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• Police arrest fourth person in Scott Kouebitra murder investigati...

  16-11-2016 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a fourth person after a young man was stabbed to death in Croydon on Halloween night.Scott Kouebitra, from Sutton, was killed after being knifed several times in his torso, after he was attacked by a gang in King George's Field, off Gloucester Road.The fourth man was arrested earlier today (Wednesday) and remains in custody at a south London police station.Detectives investigating the 22-year-old's murder have already charged a teenage boy and two other men.READ MORE: Family
  
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• Tram was travelling at 43.5mph when it crashed - it should have...

  16-11-2016 15:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The tram which crashed at Sandilands Junction last Wednesday, causing seven people to die and leaving 51 others injured, was travelling at three-and-a-half the speed limit as it derailed. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the tram was travelling at 43.5mph as it entered the left-hand bend, which has a 12.5mph speed limit, in an interim report released this afternoon. After leaving Lloyd Park tram stop, it travelled at up to 50mph, which is the speed limit through the tunnels...
  
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• Derailed tram was travelling at 43.5mph - three-and-a-half times...

  16-11-2016 15:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The tram which crashed at Sandilands Junction last Wednesday, causing seven people to die and leaving 51 others injured, was travelling at three-and-a-half the speed limit as it derailed. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the tram was travelling at 43.5mph as it entered the left-hand bend, which has a 12.5mph speed limit, in an interim report released this afternoon. After leaving Lloyd Park tram stop, it travelled at up to 50mph, which is the speed limit through the tunnels...
  
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• ​CCTV on board Croydon tram 'was not working at time of crash',...

  16-11-2016 15:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CCTV equipment on board the tram which crashed at the Sandilands Junction was not working,, an interim report into the disaster had found.The report, released this afternoon by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), said that the tram was going three-and-a-half times the speed limit as it hit the bend.The tram was equipped with forward facing CCTV in the driver's cab and internal cameras in the carriage, where is it thought about 60 people were travelling on board.The report states that.
  
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• The urgent improvements needed before Croydon's tram network can...

  16-11-2016 15:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued "urgent safety advice" following last week's fatal tram crash in Croydon.An interim report by the body has found that the New Addington to Wimbledon tram was travelling at three-and-a-half times the speed limit as it hit the bend at Sandilands Junction and derailed, causing injuries to 51 people and killing seven.Safety officials have recommended that further speed restrictions are put in place well before the junction, and...
  
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• Rail Accident Investigation Branch report says Croydon tram was travelling more than three times too fast before fatal crash

  16-11-2016 15:05
  
  The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) have said the Croydon tram was travelling more than three times too fast before it crashed last week in an interim report. 
  
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• Croydon tram speeding at 43mph in 12mph zone before crash says RAIB report

  16-11-2016 15:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) have said the Croydon tram was travelling more than three times too fast before it crashed last week in an interim report. 
  
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• Closed section of tram network will not reopen today, TfL confirms

  16-11-2016 15:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The closed section of Croydon’s tram network will not be reopening today, Transport for London has confirmed.
  
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• Closed section of tram network will not reopen today, TfL confirm

  16-11-2016 15:05
  
  The closed section of Croydon’s tram network will not be reopening today, Transport for London has confirmed.
  
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• Northern line night tube to launch on Friday

  16-11-2016 15:01
  
  Late night revellers are set to hop on the Northern Line's first night tube this Friday as the 24-hour service launchs.
  
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• Pictured: More incredibly beautiful tributes left by mourners at site of Croydon tram crash - Croydon Advertiser

  16-11-2016 14:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Pictured: More incredibly beautiful tributes left by mourners at site of Croydon tram crash
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  Seven days ago, seven people tragically lost their lives after a tram derailed near Sandilands. Hundreds of mourners have since visited the site to pay their respects and lay flowers and messages of condolence. Football scarves, flags and cuddly toys ...
  
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• JAILED: Benefits cheat 'confined to wheelchair' caught using treadmill in luxury apartment

  16-11-2016 14:26
  
  A benefits cheat who swindled the taxpayer out of £200,000 and acquired a £1 million property portfolio without "ever working a single day" has been jailed for seven years.
  
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• Booze to your door in 20 minutes

  16-11-2016 13:56
  
  No more facing that terrible journey to the off-licence to stock up on booze with the new alcohol delivery service to from Deliveroo.
  
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• Pictured: More incredibly beautiful tributes left by mourners at...

  16-11-2016 13:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Seven days ago, seven people tragically lost their lives after a tram derailed near Sandilands.Hundreds of mourners have since visited the site to pay their respects and lay flowers and messages of condolence.Football scarves, flags and cuddly toys were also among the sea of tributes laid by well-wishers at the site on Addiscombe Road.Dane Chinnery, Philip Seary, Philip Logan, Robert Huxley, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Mark Smith and Donald Collett lost their lives in the tragedy, with 51 people...
  
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• Croydon worker causes NHS computer meltdown by accidentally sending email to 800000 people - Croydon Advertiser

  16-11-2016 12:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  An IT contractor in Croydon reportedly inadvertently brought the entire NHS email system to a halt on Monday after accidentally emailing more than 800,000 employees. The error was confounded by many recipients using the reply all function, which ...and more »
  
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• Croydon worker causes NHS computer meltdown by accidentally...

  16-11-2016 12:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An IT contractor in Croydon reportedly inadvertently brought the entire NHS email system to a halt on Monday after accidentally emailing more than 800,000 employees.The error was confounded by many recipients using the reply all function, which contributed to the NHS mail system being overloaded, meaning most NHS staff around the country could not send or receive messages.One user claimed that as many as 186 million "needless emails" had contributed to the system grinding to a halt.The...
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Transport for London will pay for funerals of those killed in tram disaster

  16-11-2016 12:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) will pay for the funerals of everyone who was killed in last week's tram crash in Croydon, it has been announced.
  
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• Headteacher praises work of ambulance service that used school as base during Croydon tram crash aftermath

  16-11-2016 12:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The head teacher of a Croydon school that allowed paramedics to use their site as a base while they dealt with last Wednesday’s tram crash has praised the service for their work at the scene.
  
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• Two permanent memorials planned for Croydon tram crash victims

  16-11-2016 11:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Two permanent memorials are to be created in honour of the seven people who lost their lives in the Croydon tram tragedy.
  
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• Report reveals new details about Sandilands tram crash - live...

  16-11-2016 10:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The tram which crashed near Sandilands Junction, killing seven people, was doing 43.5mph as it derailed - three-and-a-half times the speed limit on that section of track, according to an interim report into the cause of the tragedy.The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its initial findings after last Wednesday's tragedy, with a full report not expected for 10 to 12 months. This afternoon the RAIB has published its initial findings as to why the tram came off the tracks near
  
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• How a Croydon school and nursery helped emergency services at the...

  16-11-2016 10:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon school and nursery have been praised for their support in helping emergency services working at the site of the Sandilands tram crash. Fennies Nursery, in Addiscombe Road, and Trinity School, in nearby Shirley Park Road, opened their doors to those who were working to rescue passengers from the derailed tram after it crashed at about 6.10am last Wednesday.Staff at Fennies, which overlooks the crash site at the Sandilands junction, were providing teas and coffee, as well as letting the.
  
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• ​Firefighters at Addington Fire Station donating wages they earnt...

  16-11-2016 10:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters at Addington Fire Station are going to donate the wages they earnt while working to save the lives of passengers in the Croydon tram crash to the fundraising appeal set up to help victims' families and survivors.The 10 firefighters from the watch who were on call at the time, seven who worked last Wednesday and three who were off duty, have made the incredibly kind gesture to help those affected by the tragic incident.Eight fire engines and five fire rescue units (FRUs), which...
  
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• Leave logic behind: Oxford Dictionaries 2016 international word of the year

  16-11-2016 10:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  This year is going down as one of the most shocking in a while and Oxford Dictionaries has chosen its 2016 international word of the year to reflect that.
  
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• Closed section of Croydon tram network won't reopen today

  16-11-2016 10:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport for London has confirmed that the closed section of Croydon's tram network will not be reopening today - a week after seven people were killed when a tram crashed near Sandilands. Safety checks are still taking place along the stretch of track where the tram derailed, and TfL admitted more safety measures may need to be carried out if an interim report finds any problems. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) are due to publish their first report today (Wednesday) into the...
  
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• 'We believe she is looking over her daughters' - Sister's...

  16-11-2016 10:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The sister of the only woman who died in the Croydon tram disaster has spoken about the terrible pain she and her family are going through.Dorota Rynkiewicz, who was a mum to two young girls, was one of seven passengers killed after a tram overturned near Sandilands tram stop at about 6.10am last Wednesday.Mrs Rynkiewicz's sister Kamila Ignatowicz is making funeral arrangements in Poland, where she lives.She told the Croydon Advertiser: "She has left a grieving family in Poland, in...
  
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• Police concerned for missing pensioner with dementia, who has...

  16-11-2016 10:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing pensioner from Streatham. Delbert McTaggart, 79, is known to frequent Croydon and Streatham and was last seen at 1.30pm on Monday. He was last seen on Norwood Road as he was getting on the 468 bus towards Elephant and Castle He is described as black, 5ft 11ins tall of slim build and is bald with a grey beard.
  Can you help find 65-year-old Delbert Mctaggart who was last seen in Elephant and Castle today. Call 101 if...
  
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• Wife of Croydon tram crash victim reveals his heartbreaking final words - Croydon Advertiser

  16-11-2016 09:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The family of tram crash victim Philip Logan have vowed to remember him as a man who "loved everyone" in life. Great-grandfather Mr Logan was one of the seven passengers who were killed in last Wednesday's tram crash and one of five from New ...
  
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