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• Crystal Palace dedicate Manchester City match day programme to...

  18-11-2016 20:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace Football Club have dedicated their match day programme to the victims of the Croydon tram crash which saw seven people lose their lives, including two Eagles supporters. Palace face Manchester City tomorrow (Saturday, November 19) in the Premier League in a 3pm kick off at Selhurst Park.The cover of the programme has a picture of the flowers and Palace shirts laid by people paying tribute as well as saying "Dedicated to the victims of the Croydon tram accident". The...
  
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• Former Tottenham Hotspur star opens sports facilities at Croydon school - Croydon Advertiser

  18-11-2016 20:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Former Tottenham Hotspur star opens sports facilities at Croydon school
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  St David's School, Purley opened their brand new sports facilities at the end of October. The event, on Woodcote Valley Road, began with a ribbon cutting ceremony which was attended by the guest of honour, former Tottenham and England player, Garth ...
  
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• Bromley, Merton and Wandsworth some of the most adulterous boroughs in London

  18-11-2016 18:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Bromley, Merton and Wandsworth are three of the most promiscious boroughs in London, according to new figures.
  
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• Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh supports Croydon tram crash victims and families - South West Londoner

  18-11-2016 18:12 via swlondoner.co.uk
  
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  Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh supports Croydon tram crash victims and families
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  Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh has offered support and assistance to constituents affected by the Croydon tram crash. The MP said she will be working to assist with signposting for relevant services, access to counselling services and ...
  
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• WEATHER: Warning issued with 55mph winds set to cause travel chaos this weekend

  18-11-2016 17:09
  
  Southeatern train-users are being warned that services on Saturday evening and Sunday morning could be delayed or cancelled at short notice if engineers need to clear tracks.
  
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• Northern line added to Night Tube

  18-11-2016 16:52
  
  The Northern line Night Tube launches tonight adding the busiest of all London Underground lines to the overnight service.
  
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• New Addington war hero who survived D-Day Landings awarded...

  18-11-2016 16:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 93-year-old New Addington war veteran who was shot in the foot during World War Two has received France's highest military honour.Stanley Taylor was awarded the Légion d'honneur during a ceremony at his sheltered accommodation at Frylands Court in Hutchinson Road on Monday, November 7.Mr Taylor was given the medal by French consulate representative James Ryland for his part in the D-Day Landings on June 6, 1944 which led to the liberation of France and the eventual Allied victory...
  
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• Purley business owners fear six-week road closure will damage...

  18-11-2016 16:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two business owners fear that a planned six-week closure of a major Purley road could result in their livelihoods suffering in the run up to Christmas.Network Rail are carrying out essential repairs to a Victorian railway bridge which goes over Old Lodge Lane, near Reedham train station.Work was due to take place this time last year, but due to severe winter weather, engineers were unable to get a crane in to carry out work to replace the bridge, which carries the Brighton Main Line.READ MORE:..
  
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• Appeal to help hedgehogs

  18-11-2016 14:36
  
  Wildlife Aid are appealing for donations to help two adorable hedgehogs through the winter. 
  
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• TfL promises 'rigorous' safety checks were carried out before...

  18-11-2016 14:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man in charge of Transport for London has assured commuters that "rigorous" safety checks were carried out on the line where a tram derailed last week before it was reopened this lunchtime. Drivers have been briefed about new speed restrictions and extra staff will be at tram stops to speak to commuters who have concerns.Earlier this afternoon passengers began to get on board trams as they resumed service along the line between Lloyd Park and Sandilands and passed the spot where...
  
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• Tram services resume across network with additional speed restrictions following Croydon tram crash

  18-11-2016 13:48
  
  Tram services have today resumed across the whole network following the tragic Croydon tram crash last Wednesday.
  
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• Croydon tram services resume after crash - but with additional speed limits

  18-11-2016 13:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Tram services have today resumed across the whole network following the tragic Croydon tram crash last Wednesday.
  
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• Croydon tram crash line reopens after seven killed in derailment - Evening Standard

  18-11-2016 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Croydon tram crash line reopens after seven killed in derailment
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  Tram services in Croydon have started running again, nine days after the fatal crash that killed seven passengers. Transport for London restored services around lunchtime but with additional speed restrictions at the Sandilands junction where the ...
  Croydon tram line services resumeBBC News
  Tram crash: 30p from every Croydon Advertiser sale will go towards appeal supporting victims' families
  
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• Video shows first trams leaving Sandilands as Transport for...

  18-11-2016 12:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) has reopened the tram network this afternoon (Friday), a week after a tram crashed at a junction in Sandilands, killing seven people and injuring 51. Video footage shows trams travelling extremely slowly along the bend at Sandilands Junction, with trams using both branches of the line towards New Addington and Elmers End and Beckenham Junction. READ MORE: 30p from every Croydon Advertiser sold this week will go to tram crash victims. On November 9 a major...
  
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• Crystal Palace to support families of Croydon tram crash victims

  18-11-2016 12:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace will support those affected by the Croydon tram crash “as best we can”, the club’s boss Alan Pardew has said.
  
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• VIDEO: Abandoned tiny kittens find an unlikely new mum in Peppa the Pug

  18-11-2016 12:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Conker, Pickle and Pumpkins, three two-week-old kittens abandoned by their mother in a stairwell, have made an unlikely new mother – Peppa the Pug.
  
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• X Factor runners-up want to make Croydon their 'second home' after Christmas lights switch-on - Croydon Advertiser

  18-11-2016 12:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  X Factor runners-up want to make Croydon their 'second home' after Christmas lights switch-on
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  Last year's X Factor runners-up Reggie 'n' Bollie want to make Croydon their "second home" after turning on the Christmas lights in North End last night. The singers were joined on stage by Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardrew and club captain Scott ...and more »
  
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• Crystal Palace to support families of Croydon tram crash victims - BBC Sport

  18-11-2016 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Crystal Palace to support families of Croydon tram crash victims
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  Crystal Palace will support those affected by the Croydon tram crash "in any way we can", says boss Alan Pardew. Seven people were killed when a tram derailed in south London on Wednesday, 9 November with 51 taken to hospital, eight of who were said ...
  Crystal Palace players and staff pledge donations to Croydon tram crash appealCroydon Advertiser
  Crystal Palace's Alan Pardew pays tribute to victims of Cr
  
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• Survivors of child sex abuse at Croydon children's home withdraw from public inquiry

  18-11-2016 11:32
  
  Survivors of sexual abuse at a Croydon children’s home have pulled out of an inquiry because they do not feel it is independent.
  
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• Four years of frozen TfL fares

  18-11-2016 11:26
  
  Sadiq Khan has announced a fare freeze until 2020 across the Transport for London network.
  
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• Crystal Palace players and staff pledge donations to Croydon tram...

  18-11-2016 11:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace has confirmed that it will be making a donation to the crowdfunding campaign which is raising funds for those affected by the Croydon tram crash.Players, management and coaching staff from the football club will also be making their own personal contributions to the fundraising drive which was launched by the Advertiser, Croydon Council and the Mayor of London.It is not currently clear how much the club will be donating.The news comes a day before Crystal Palace host Manchester...
  
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• Watch as 'fly-tipper dumps rubbish in Croydon road without stopping' - Croydon Advertiser

  18-11-2016 11:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Watch as 'fly-tipper dumps rubbish in Croydon road without stopping'
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  A fly tipper drove along a lane in Croydon leaving tonnes of rubbish in his wake without even stopping his truck, a court heard. CCTV footage showed the white tipper van not stopping as the household and building rubbish was dumped in a swirl of dust ...
  WATCH: Brazen fly-tipper 'dumped tonnes of rubbish in Croydon alleyway without even stopping his van'Croydon Guardianall 2 news articles&
  
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• X Factor runners-up want to make Croydon their 'second home'...

  18-11-2016 11:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Last year's X Factor runners-up Reggie 'n' Bollie want to make Croydon their "second home" after turning on the Christmas lights in North End last night.The singers were joined on stage by Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardrew and club captain Scott Dann along with Croydon mayor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor. Reggie 'n' Bollie, who lost out to Louisa Johnson in the final of The X Factor in 2015, also performed for the crowd. The pair, who released their debut single New Girl in May and plan to...
  
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• London girl wins court battle to have her body cryogenically frozen after dying from cancer

  18-11-2016 10:41
  
  A terminally ill 14-year-old London girl who wanted her body to be cryogenically frozen in the hope that she could be brought back to life won a historic legal fight shortly before dying.
  
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• Watch as 'fly-tipper dumps rubbish in Croydon road without...

  18-11-2016 10:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fly tipper drove along a lane in Croydon leaving tonnes of rubbish in his wake without even stopping his truck, a court heard. CCTV footage showed the white tipper van not stopping as the household and building rubbish was dumped in a swirl of dust in Croham Manor Close. George Smith, 40, is said to have done cash in hand house clearances but instead of getting rid of the waste properly, illegally dumped over six tonnes in just two months. The heaps of rubbish included a cooker,...
  
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• Shirley Oaks child abuse survivors pull out of Home Office...

  18-11-2016 09:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association (SOSA) has pulled out out of the Home Office's independent inquiry into historical sexual abuse.SOSA, which represents more than 600 victims of sexual abuse - the largest group involved in the inquiry - said it had lost confidence in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), which has been beset by multiple resignations since it was set up in 2014.In its preliminary evidence to the inquiry, the group said more than 600 children had suffered..
  
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• Long commutes in London up by nearly a fifth, new analysis shows

  18-11-2016 06:00
  
  Soaring rents and high house prices may be to blame for the number of employees in the south east and London with commutes of more than two hours rising, the national trade union centre (TUC) believes.
  
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• How cars and motorbikes have been stopped from racing around Croydon industrial estate - Croydon Advertiser

  18-11-2016 01:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  How cars and motorbikes have been stopped from racing around Croydon industrial estate
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  A three-year ban which was designed to stop cars and motorbikes racing around a Croydon industrial estate is proving to be a successful deterrent, according to the council. Police have been given extra enforcement powers meaning that anyone who takes ...
  
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