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• Tram covered in 'huge pool of vomit' continues to run towards New...

  01-12-2016 21:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A tram running between Wimbledon and New Addington continued on its journey despite one carriage being seeped in vomit.The fouled carriage, which was part cordoned off with a ripped up plastic bag, was on its way to New Addington on Thursday evening (December 1).READ MORE: The fundraising appeal for the Croydon tram crash victims has just reached an incredible total.Croydon Advertiser reporter, Tom Matthews boarded the tram at Ampere Way.He said: "As soon as I got on the smell was...
  
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• Opening date revealed for new Turtle Bay Caribbean restaurant in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  01-12-2016 19:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Opening date revealed for new Turtle Bay Caribbean restaurant in Croydon
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  The opening date has been revealed for Croydon's new Turtle Bay restaurant, which is moving into the building where Tiger Tiger used to be. It has been revealed today that the Caribbean restaurant will be open for business on January 29. Clubbers with ...
  
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• Opening date revealed for new Turtle Bay Caribbean restaurant in...

  01-12-2016 18:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The opening date has been revealed for Croydon's new Turtle Bay restaurant, which is moving into the building where Tiger Tiger used to be. It has been revealed today that the Caribbean restaurant will be open for business on January 29. Clubbers with fond memories of nights out there, were left stunned when it was announced in Januaray of this year that Tiger Tiger was closing. As it was Croydon's biggest club, its closure sparked a debate over whether nightlife in general was dying in the...
  
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• 'He was our lovable BFG' - Beautiful tributes are paid at tram...

  01-12-2016 18:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Heartbroken friends and family watched on as moving tributes were paid this afternoon at the funeral of lifelong Crystal Palace fan Philip Seary, one of the seven victims of the Croydon tram crash.Mr Seary, also known as Tank because of his grandeur, was taken into a New Addington church in a red and blue coffin as Glad All Over, which will forever be associated with Palace, was played. Mourners wearing their own red and blue garments were given Eagles badges and forget-me-not seeds to sow to...
  
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• 'My best friend was killed right next to me' - a Purley war...

  01-12-2016 18:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 96-year-old Purley war veteran who once saw his best friend get killed in front of him has been awarded the highest military honour in France. George Portland experienced the horrors of the Second World War in four different countries and took part in the D-Day landings. Mr Portland, who has lived on Old Lodge Lane for 30 years, received the Légion d'honneur last month. The French government has been awarding the medal to D-Day veterans from many different countries for several years as
  
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• Parking your car in Croydon will be free over Christmas and the New Year - Croydon Advertiser

  01-12-2016 17:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Parking your car in Croydon will be free over Christmas and the New Year
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  All of Croydon's council-owned parking spaces will be free to use on certain days over the festive period, it has been announced. The council will relax parking charges on all council-run off-street car parks as well as on-street parking bays, on ...and more »
  
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• Parking your car in Croydon will be free over Christmas and the...

  01-12-2016 16:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  All of Croydon's council-owned parking spaces will be free to use on certain days over the festive period, it has been announced.The council will relax parking charges on all council-run off-street car parks as well as on-street parking bays, on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.Stuart King, the council' cabinet member for transport and environment, said: "The council is once again giving a little back to residents and visitors at this special time...
  
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• Promising young Croydon sprinter shortlisted for Pride of Sport award - Croydon Advertiser

  01-12-2016 15:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Promising young Croydon sprinter shortlisted for Pride of Sport award
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  An incredible young Croydon sprinter who has broken a number of local records has has been named as a finalist at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Sport Awards 2016. Faith Price is shortlisted alongside other inspirational sporting figures at the awards ...
  
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• Your News: How you can get your Croydon stories and pictures published

  01-12-2016 15:33 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  We are inviting you all - charities, clubs, schools, community groups, everyone in fact - to get more of your news published on our website.
  
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• Rail union drops plan to stage Southern strike on Christmas Eve - Croydon Advertiser

  01-12-2016 15:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Rail union drops plan to stage Southern strike on Christmas Eve
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  The RMT union has dropped plans for Southern guards to strike on Christmas Eve after feedback from passengers. The union was due to walk out from December 22 to 24 as part of its long-running dispute with Southern over the introduction of driver-only ...and more »
  
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• Rail union drops plan to stage Southern strike on Christmas Eve

  01-12-2016 15:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The RMT union has dropped plans for Southern guards to strike on Christmas Eve after feedback from passengers. The union was due to walk out from December 22 to 24 as part of its long-running dispute with Southern over the introduction of driver-only operation of train doors across the network. But it now says those dates will be brought forwards to Monday December 19 and 20, meaning that though there still will be strikes in the run-up to Christmas, it will be for one fewer day. Other...
  
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• 'Sobering' figures for London couples that want to start a family

  01-12-2016 14:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  ‘Generation Rent’ is being priced out of starting a family in London, according to research by Property Partner.
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 39 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1998

  01-12-2016 14:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We have pictures of pupils from Tollgate Junior School balloon launch, pupils from Chipstead valley Primary school, pupils from Gonville Primary school, pupils from Margaret Roper RC Primary school, and pupils from Wolsey Junior School.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..
  
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• So Solid Crew to switch on Christmas lights at Boxpark

  01-12-2016 14:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Boxpark has announced that garage stars So Solid Crew will switch on the food mall's Christmas lights next week. The hip hop collective will take part in the festive countdown at 7pm on December 8 at the new site next to East Croydon station. Boxpark announced the special guests via Twitter on Thursday afternoon. READ NEXT: The reason why Cook Daily is yet to open at Boxpark Croydon It said: "Next Thursday we welcome @OFFICIALSOSOLID to Boxpark Croydon to officially turn on our...
  
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• NatWest announces closure of Coulsdon and Warlingham bank branches - Croydon Advertiser

  01-12-2016 14:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  NatWest announces closure of Coulsdon and Warlingham bank branches
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  NatWest has announced it is to close its branches in Coulsdon and Warlingham next year. The bank has blamed the "difficult decisions" on falling in-branch transactions and said there has been a large increase in the number of customers who bank online ...
  
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• NatWest announces closure of Coulsdon and Warlingham bank...

  01-12-2016 13:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  NatWest has announced it is to close its branches in Coulsdon and Warlingham next year.The bank has blamed the "difficult decisions" on falling in-branch transactions and also said there has been a large increase in the number of customers who bank online or on mobile.The Coulsdon branch, in Brighton Road, is due to close its doors on June 26 next year, and the Warlingham branch on The Green will shut two days later on June 28.The company says the number of transactions in each of the...
  
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• Crystal Palace assistant delighted with players' response at training ground - Croydon Advertiser

  01-12-2016 13:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace assistant delighted with players' response at training ground
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  Crystal Palace assistant manager Keith Millen says the atmosphere has been positive in training this week and has been impressed with the response from the squad after losing their sixth-straight game at Swansea City. On Saturday, they face a decent ...and more »
  
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• World’s first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus to be trialled in London as Sadiq Khan starts to phase out 'dirty' pure diesel buses

  01-12-2016 12:07 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The world’s first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus will be trialled in London next year as London Mayor Sadiq Khan committed to phasing out “dirty” pure diesel buses.
  
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• Signal failure will disrupt trains at South Croydon, East Croydon and Oxted until 9pm - Croydon Advertiser

  01-12-2016 01:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Signal failure will disrupt trains at South Croydon, East Croydon and Oxted until 9pm
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  Logging the issue on its website just before 8pm, National Rail said trains running from Oxted towards East Croydon were unable to run, while trains from East Croydon towards Purley were unable to call at South Croydon and Purley Oaks. READ MORE: ...
  Oxted and East Croydon trains delayed until 9pm after signal failure in CroydonSurrey Mirrorall 2 news articles &r
  
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• Victim of Thornton Heath shooting named as young dad who had been...

  01-12-2016 01:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The victim of a shooting in Thornton Heath has been named by friends on social media as a young dad who had reportedly been celebrating his daughter's birthday just hours before he was gunned down. Keeno Harris, who was also known to his friends as Della, has been named as the 28-year-old man who died in hospital on Tuesday having being shot at the Function Rooms on Brigstock Parade in the early hours of Sunday morning. A source told the Croydon Advertiser that Mr Harris had been celebrating his
  
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