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• Croydon is in the top 5 boroughs for mums who smoke during pregnancy - Croydon Advertiser

  07-12-2016 20:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon is in the top 5 boroughs for mums who smoke during pregnancy
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  Croydon has one of the highest rates of smoking during pregnancy in London - but fewer of the borough's mums smoke during pregnancy than the national average, new figures have revealed. Some 7.6 per cent of the borough's mums-to-be were recorded as ...
  
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• Croydon is in the top 5 boroughs for mums who smoke during...

  07-12-2016 20:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon has one of the highest rates of smoking during pregnancy in London - but fewer of the borough's mums smoke during pregnancy than the national average, new figures have revealed.Some 7.6 per cent of the borough's mums-to-be were recorded as smokers when they gave birth to their child, the fifth highest percentage of the capital's boroughs, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.READ NEXT: Permission given to get up 200 new high tech ambulance vehicles for LondonBut...
  
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• Selco Builders Warehouse about to open new Croydon store

  07-12-2016 20:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A leading builders' merchants is due to open a new branch in Croydon next week, creating more than 50 jobs in the area.Selco Builders Warehouse will open its 46th branch in the UK on Monday (December 12) when its new store on Imperial Way opens.It is Selco's second branch in the borough, with an existing store located on Mitcham Road.The majority of staff employed at the new branch have been recruited from the local area while there are still a wide variety of jobs available.READ MORE: New...
  
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• Cycling to be made easier in 3 Croydon parks thanks to £3 million project - Croydon Advertiser

  07-12-2016 19:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Cycling to be made easier in 3 Croydon parks thanks to £3 million project
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  Three Croydon parks are to become more cycle-friendly, meaning riding a bike to school or work will become easier than ever before. Lloyd Park, Park Hill Recreation Ground and Wandle Park will all get cycle routes with better paths and signage, so ...
  
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• Cycling to be made easier in 3 Croydon parks thanks to £3...

  07-12-2016 18:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Three Croydon parks are to become more cycle-friendly, meaning riding a bike to school or work will become easier than ever before. Lloyd Park, Park Hill Recreation Ground and Wandle Park will all get cycle routes with better paths and signage, so heading out on two wheels will be far safer and a more pleasant experience.Croydon council is relaxing byelaws as part of the project. There are 127 parks and open spaces in Croydonand ruies are currently in place to prohibit cycling, but from now...
  
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• 'I'll only ever get on a tram again if I can get a seat' - New...

  07-12-2016 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington man who survived the Croydon tram crash says he now only ever gets on a tram again if he can get a seat - because he believes that is what saved his life.Dermott Wilkinson was sitting opposite the wheelchair bay in the rear carriage of the tram which derailed near Sandilands on the morning of November 9 claiming seven lives and injuring 51 people.Like many people on-board that tram, Mr Wilkinson, of Dunsfold Way, was on his way to work and saw familiar faces on board who he...
  
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• Heartless burglars raid charity shop and steal money saved in...

  07-12-2016 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Staff at a charity shop have been left devastated after burglars smashed their way in and then stole money that had been collected in memory of a volunteer who had recently died. The Mind shop in Selsdon was ransacked at the weekend with the "sick" criminals battering through the back door and plundering a jewellery cabinet, drawers and even biscuit tins.In one tin was money raised for a memorial plaque in honour of a cherished volunteer, Rosalene Carey, who had recently passed...
  
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• PHOTOS: Is this the most festive street in Croydon? - Croydon Advertiser

  07-12-2016 18:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  PHOTOS: Is this the most festive street in Croydon?
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  'I'll only ever get on a tram again if I can get a seat' -... 1. Comments (0). Pinewood Close has dazzled once again, as its residents get into the festive spirit in a quite extraordinary way. The sparkling street, in Shirley, has been adorned with ...
  
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• Hull City suffer injury blow ahead of Crystal Palace clash - Croydon Advertiser

  07-12-2016 17:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Hull City suffer injury blow ahead of Crystal Palace clash
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  Hull City are facing a striking crisis ahead of their clash with Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Tigers had only Adama Diomande as a recognised striker available for their game at Middlesbrough on Monday night, with Will Keane, Dieumerci Mbokani and ...and more »
  
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• PHOTOS: Is this the most festive street in Croydon?

  07-12-2016 17:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Pinewood Close has dazzled once again, as its residents get into the festive spirit in a quite extraordinary way. The sparkling street, in Shirley, has been adorned with stunning lights and decorations as Christmas approaches.This December's display continues a tradition dating back decades, and visitors still flock from miles around to catch a glimpse of the annual illuminations.In the spirit of the season, the decorations also help to raise money for charitable causes.Houses and gardens have..
  
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• Council proposes £15m investment to tackle homelessness

  07-12-2016 17:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council is set to pump millions into households at risk of homelessness to get private rented properties.
  
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• How to get 18 days off work next year - but only book 9 days' holiday

  07-12-2016 17:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Crafty employees can bag themselves more than a fortnight off work next year by using only nine days holiday.
  
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• Relationship between Viridor and Sutton Lib Dems questioned again after councillor appointed to waste giant’s charity arm

  07-12-2016 17:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Questions over the relationship between incinerator behemoth Viridor and Sutton Liberal Democrats erupted again after a local party member was appointed on to the waste giant’s charity arm to dish out about £1m for community projects.
  
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• Channel 4 presenter plans to reopen historic post office on...

  07-12-2016 17:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A television presenter and her husband have rescued a "much-loved" post office on an upmarket Purley estate from permanent closure and plan on reopening the branch as well as converting part of the historic village shop into a new deli and cafe.Laura Hamilton, best known for presenting Channel 4's A Place in the Sun, and her husband Alex Goward, who was born in Purley and went to Whitgift School, have bought The Lord Roberts on the Webb estate in Purley.The couple have lived on the...
  
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• Man who tried to rob Lower Addiscombe Road shop with machete is...

  07-12-2016 17:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man who tried to rob a Lower Addiscombe Road shop while brandishing a machete, and who also took part in a string of other burglaries across the borough, has been locked up.Adam Pollitt, of no fixed abode, was jailed for a total of four years and 11 months after he pleaded guilty to the crimes.During his sentencing, at Croydon Crown Court on Tuesday (December 6), it was said that the 32-year-old tried to rob the convenience store while brandishing the blade on July 4.He demanded the shopkeeper
  
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• Burglar attempted to rob shop armed with knife and stole from charity shops in Addiscombe

  07-12-2016 16:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A burglar who attempted to rob a shop armed with a machete and stole from charity shops has been jailed.
  
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• Southern launches in-court bid to block drivers' strikes caused by dispute over driver-only trains

  07-12-2016 16:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The company that runs Southern trains is to lodge legal action at the High Court today in an effort block next week’s drivers’ strike.
  
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• 'I don't think I will get my life back to normal' - New Addington...

  07-12-2016 16:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington dad who suffered a serious facial wound in the Croydon tram crash has expressed his disappointment at a "lack of support" from Transport for London (TfL) as he struggles to get his life back together.Taiye Ajibola often has sleepless nights as he continues to live with the physical and mental injuries he sustained on November 9 when the tram he was travelling on derailed near Sandilands.In the last four weeks the father-of-four has been coming to terms with what has...
  
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• Two months on – murder of Akeem Moore still unsolved and no...

  07-12-2016 16:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  No weapon has yet been recovered as murder detectives continue to try and identify who brutally shot young dad and aspiring rapper Akeem Moore in the head two months ago.Mr Moore, also known as "Tuggzy", was killed with a single bullet from a shotgun while with friends on a Broad Green residential estate on October 7 this year – and, so far, no arrests have been made.Detective Chief Inspector Lee Watling said the Homicide and Major Crime Command investigation team are continuing...
  
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• Four arrested in murder investigation after Thornton Heath shooting of Keeno Harris

  07-12-2016 14:25 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Four people have been arrested after a man died from a gunshot wound following a large fight in Thornton Heath.
  
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• Croydon chef crowned top takeaway chef in Britain

  07-12-2016 14:14 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The chef from Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen in Croydon has been crowned the best takeaway chef in Britain.
  
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• Four arrests made in connection with Thornton Heath shooting ... - Croydon Advertiser

  07-12-2016 14:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of Keeno Harris who was shot at a party in Thornton Heath. A murder investigation was launched ...and more »
  
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• Transport secretary blocked TfL's suburban trains takeover to keep commuter routes 'out of Labour Mayor's clutches', leaked letter suggests

  07-12-2016 13:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The transport secretary today faced accusations of putting “party politics” ahead of improving services to passengers, after a leaked letter emerged in which he expressed desires to keep suburban rail lines “out of the clutches of any future Labour Mayor”.
  
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• Transport secretary blocked TfL's Southeastern takeover to keep commuter routes 'out of Labour Mayor's clutches', leaked letter suggests

  07-12-2016 13:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The transport secretary today faced accusations of putting “party politics” ahead of improving services to passengers, after a leaked letter emerged in which he expressed desires to keep suburban rail lines “out of the clutches of any future Labour Mayor”.
  
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• ​Two female carol singers 'pretending to collect for homeless...

  07-12-2016 13:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two women are reportedly trying to scam Coulsdon residents on their doorsteps by pretending to be collecting for charity while carol singing.Residents reported the two women, one who was seen wearing a Christmas hat, to the police on Tuesday night (December 6) about the possible door-to-door scam and posted on social media saying they were also singing festive carols. PC Chris Allen, from the Coulsdon East Safer Neighbourhood Team, said officers received the reports but could not find the...
  
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• Four arrests made in connection with Thornton Heath shooting

  07-12-2016 13:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of Keeno Harris who was shot at a party in Thornton Heath. A murder investigation was launched after Mr Harris, 28, died in hospital last Tuesday (November 29) having being shot at the Higher Level Function Room, on Brigstock Parade, two days earlier - at about 5am on the Sunday morning. Yesterday (Tuesday, December 6) a 40-year-old man was arrested in Wolverhampton and a 39-year-old man was arrested in Liverpool.Both were arrested on..
  
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• Elderly man killed in Waddon flat fire named as Khalid Nazir

  07-12-2016 13:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An elderly man who died in a flat fire on Monday evening in Waddon has been named as Khalid Nazir.
  
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• ​Britain's Got Talent auditions coming to Croydon this week - Croydon Advertiser

  07-12-2016 12:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Britain's Got Talent auditions coming to Croydon this week
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  Do you have a dog that can do the tango or can you play the violin while doing a handstand? Well, now is your chance to get some acclaim for your bizarre ability as auditions for ITV show Britain's Got Talent come to Croydon this week. Centrale ...
  
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• Government under fire from union for 'favourable treatment' of Southern Railway owner

  07-12-2016 12:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Government has been accused of giving "favourable treatment" to the owners of Southern Railway after deciding not to publish the results of an assessment of the company's claim of exceptional circumstances for disruption to services.
  
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• Why is there a mannequin holding a chicken drumstick and a pair...

  07-12-2016 12:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A bizarre mannequin covered in tinsel and holding a chicken drumstick and a pair of scissors has randomly appeared in a public garden in South Norwood. Given the name "Sharon", the mannequin was placed in the Sensible Garden on Sunday (December 4) by a group of South Norwood residents.Rose Bartlett and two friends stuck Sharon to a wooden post in the garden, which is just off the High Street and near Portland Road bus stop, and dressed her in blankets, tinsel and Christmas lights.The...
  
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• Teenage girl who went missing from Croydon University Hospital has been found - Croydon Advertiser

  07-12-2016 12:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Teenage girl who went missing from Croydon University Hospital has been found
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  Police launched an urgent search for Paige Ross after she unexpectedly left the hospital, in London Road, at about 12pm on Tuesday (December 6). Officers were growing "increasingly concerned" for the 16-year-old's well-being and said she had medical ...
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• Southern heads to court in bid to block drivers' strike

  07-12-2016 12:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern's parent company Govia Thameslink Railway is to lodge legal action at the High Court today in an effort to stop next week's drivers' strike.Members of the Aslef union, mostly made up of drivers, are due to take part in the industrial action on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in a dispute over the introduction of driver-only operation of doors on all trains.READ NEXT: Thousands of Southern passengers will get extra compensation - but fares to go upGovia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is expected
  
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• ​Britain's Got Talent auditions coming to Croydon this week

  07-12-2016 11:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Do you have a dog that can do the tango or can you play the violin while doing a handstand?Well, now is your chance to get some acclaim for your bizarre ability as auditions for ITV show Britain's Got Talent come to Croydon this week.Centrale Shopping Centre will be hosting the event between 1pm and 5.30pm tomorrow (Thursday, December 8).Croydon residents can just turn up on the day, to the shopping centre's lower mall, but under 16s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.It is one of the..
  
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• Council to spend £15m on 47 two-bed homes for homeless...

  07-12-2016 11:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council is to invest an extra £15million in a property fund to increase the amount of housing it has available for families on its housing waiting list.The multi-million investment in the Real Lettings scheme will see the council gain the use of 47 two-bed homes to house homeless families.The council says it will save about £19,000 a year from its emergency accommodation budget through the project, and will receive a return of about two per cent on the £15million...
  
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• Missing teenage girl who disappeared from hospital found overnight

  07-12-2016 11:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Croydon teenager who disappeared yesterday has been found.
  
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• Teenage girl who went missing from Croydon University Hospital...

  07-12-2016 10:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl who went missing from Croydon University Hospital yesterday has been found.Police launched an urgent search for Paige Ross after she unexpectedly left the hospital, in London Road, at about 12pm on Tuesday (December 6).Officers were growing "increasingly concerned" for the 16-year-old's well-being and said she had medical issues which required attention. They were also worried because it was not known what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance.In the public...
  
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• Aladdin Croydon - Your Local Guardian

  07-12-2016 04:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon's spectacular pantomime extravaganza Aladdin, packed full of side splitting comedy, stunning special effects and lavish costumes comes to town for the whole of December in a bid to keep Pantomime alive in Croydon. From Wednesday 7 December ...and more »
  
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• Man who died in Croydon flat fire is named locally - Croydon Advertiser

  07-12-2016 01:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man who died in Croydon flat fire is named locally
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  The elderly man who died in a flat fire on a quiet Croydon street on Monday night has been named locally as Khalid Nazir. Flowers have been laid outside the terraced house on Kemble Road, which is split into flats, where Mr Nazir lived and the front ...
  
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