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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 53 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1985 - Croydon Advertiser

  11-12-2016 18:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 53 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1985
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  We have pictures of barrel rolling at the Half Moon pub, Coulsdon holiday club, a garden party at Ridgemount Avenue, Shirley, a Garden Party at Croydon general hospital, play scheme at Applegarth Junior School last day party, and Play scheme at Castle ...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 53 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1985

  11-12-2016 17:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We have pictures of barrel rolling at the Half Moon pub, Coulsdon holiday club, a garden party at Ridgemount Avenue, Shirley, a Garden Party at Croydon general hospital, play scheme at Applegarth Junior School last day party, and Play scheme at Castle Hill Infants last day party.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.
  
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• ​Transport for London refuses to publish data about speeding...

  11-12-2016 17:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) has withheld data about how many complaints it has had about speeding trams. The authority, which manages the tram network in Croydon, has said in reply to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request that it will not publish the information because it could "prejudice" the ongoing investigations into the causes of the crash which killed seven people last month. The derailed tram was travelling at 43.5mph – when it should have been travelling at 12.5mph...
  
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• Adorable Croydon children dress up as angels and choirboys for Christmas performance - Croydon Advertiser

  11-12-2016 16:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Adorable Croydon children dress up as angels and choirboys for Christmas performance
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  Children aged between three and four at Norwood Grove Pre-School dressed up in choirboy and angel outfits to sing nine festive carols on Wednesday, December 8. Head teacher Joan Runcorn said: "It was amazing, so amazing. "I was so proud of them and ...
  
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• 'Dodgy' NHS manager defrauded health service of hundreds of...

  11-12-2016 16:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An NHS manager defrauded the health service of hundreds of thousands of pounds by awarding contracts to his friends, who then overcharged or didn't carry out work they billed for at all.Alan Hodge, 53, a former Renal Technical Department Manager, in charge of maintaining dialysis equipment was jailed at Croydon Crown Court on Friday (December 9) after he was found guilty of defrauding Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust of about £250,000.The dialysis departments he oversaw..
  
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• Adorable Croydon children dress up as angels and choirboys for...

  11-12-2016 15:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An Upper Norwood pre-school held a special Christmas performance for parents.Children aged between three and four at Norwood Grove Pre-School dressed up in choirboy and angel outfits to sing nine festive carols on Wednesday, December 8.Head teacher Joan Runcorn said: "It was amazing, so amazing. "I was so proud of them and especially with the support they had from their parents. It was so touching."Mrs Runcorn said it was "important" that the children experience...
  
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• Why these bikers in fancy dress rode through Croydon this weekend - Croydon Advertiser

  11-12-2016 14:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Why these bikers in fancy dress rode through Croydon this weekend
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  More than 60 bikers got into the festive spirit riding through Croydon for charity this weekend. Riders wearing fancy dress from across the country met at Phoenix Motorcycle Training, in New Addington, on Saturday (December 11) to go and give presents ...
  
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• Why these bikers in fancy dress rode through Croydon this weekend

  11-12-2016 13:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than 60 bikers in fancy dress got into the festive spirit riding through Croydon for charity this weekend.Riders from across the country met at Phoenix Motorcycle Training, in New Addington, on Saturday (December 11) to go and give presents to a South Croydon school. The training school, in Castle Hill Avenue, donated a huge amount of gifts to Rutherford School, a specialist independent school for pupils with multiple learning disabilities. One student was so overwhelmed by seeing the...
  
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• The stunning photographs which won prizes at an annual Croydon competition - Croydon Advertiser

  11-12-2016 12:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The stunning photographs which won prizes at an annual Croydon competition
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  The theme given to entrants this year was "wildlife" and a beautiful array of pictures were displayed before an awards ceremony at the Clocktower Café, in Katharine Street. The over 17s winner was Rebecca Newall, from Old Palace School, for her picture ...
  
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• Manchester United and Crystal Palace fans warned over Wednesday train strike - Croydon Advertiser

  11-12-2016 11:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Manchester United and Crystal Palace fans warned over Wednesday train strike
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  Manchester United and Crystal Palace fans have been warned to leave plenty of time to get to Selhurst Park for the clubs' Premier League clash on Wednesday night because of a strike affecting south London train services. Southern drivers who are ...and more »
  
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• The stunning photographs which won prizes at an annual Croydon...

  11-12-2016 11:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The winners of the annual South Croydon photography competition have been announced.The theme given to entrants this year was 'wildlife' and a beautiful array of pictures were displayed before an awards ceremony at the Clocktower Café, in Katharine Street.The over 17s winner was Rebecca Newall, from Old Palace School, for her picture of a swan.Rebecca won a day of work experience with Advertiser photographer David Cook covering the Caterham Valley Christmas Lights Switch-on.She was also..
  
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• First church damaged in Battle of Britain celebrates 150 years of...

  11-12-2016 10:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A church which was the first to be bomb damaged in Battle of Britain has celebrated 150 since it was built.About 250 people turned up to services at St Luke's, in Whyteleafe, alongside the Bishop of Southwark Right Reverend Christopher Chessun who made a special visit to bless the church on the notable anniversary.Reverend Tim Goode said: "It was a real privilege to have him come and it shows just how much of an important event this was".Children and families listened as Rt Revd...
  
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• Stay-at-home dad wins national award for his blog about...

  11-12-2016 10:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A stay-at-home dad has won a top national award for writing about his experience raising his two daughters and issues men face taking on fatherhood.John Adams, 42, gave up a successful career to become a stay-at-home dad five years ago and started his blog dadbloguk.com just before his wife Gill, 44, was due to give birth to their second child in 2012.The theme of the blog has changed in the four years he has been writing, and has since spoken on a number of issues affecting dads, including...
  
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