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• Were 90 paedophiles involved in abuse at Croydon children's home? - Croydon Advertiser

  15-12-2016 23:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Were 90 paedophiles involved in abuse at Croydon children's home?
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  The author of an explosive report which claims that at least 60 paedophiles were involved in systematic abuse at a Croydon children's home has said he fears another 20 or 30 who haven't been identified may also have been part of a huge paedophile ring.
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• Were 90 paedophiles involved in abuse at Croydon children's home?

  15-12-2016 19:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The author of an explosive report which claims that at least 60 paedophiles were involved in systematic abuse at a Croydon children's home has said he fears another 20 or 30 who haven't been identified may also have been part of a huge paedophile ring. Raymond Stevenson has spent two years investigating the extent of abuse which took place at Shirley Oaks Children's Home on behalf of a group of former residents, called the Shirley Oaks Survivors Association (SOSA).Shirley Oaks, a 70-acre site...
  
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• Crystal Palace defender closing in on return to training following injury - Croydon Advertiser

  15-12-2016 18:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace defender closing in on return to training following injury
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  Crystal Palace defender Ryan Inniss could return to training with Southend United in the next few weeks, according to Shrimpers boss Phil Brown. The defender, who is on a season-long loan deal with the League One side, has been out injured since ...
  
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• New Superdrug store opening in Croydon with a nail bar - Croydon Advertiser

  15-12-2016 18:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  New Superdrug store opening in Croydon with a nail bar
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  A new Superdrug shop is opening in Croydon next week and it will be the biggest branch the health and beauty retailer has in the town. Within the store there will be a nail bar plus a brow and lash bar in addition to makeup, fragrance and everyday ...
  
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• Sexual abuse victims at Croydon children's home to receive share of tens of millions of pounds in compensation

  15-12-2016 17:26 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Victims of sexual abuse at a Croydon children’s home will all be given a share of tens of millions of pounds in compensation from Lambeth Council.
  
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• Southern talks end without deal being made

  15-12-2016 17:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Talks to stop strike action across the Southern rail network have ended without a deal being reached.
  
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• New Superdrug store opening in Croydon with a nail bar

  15-12-2016 16:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new Superdrug shop is opening in Croydon next week and it will be the biggest branch the health and beauty retailer has in the town.Within the store there will be a nail bar plus a brow and lash bar in addition to makeup, fragrance and everyday health essentials.It is opening in Central Shopping Centre on Monday (December 19), where Superdrug is taking over five units and creating 46 jobs with the new branch.READ MORE: Boxpark Croydon to become cinema showing popular Christmas filmsKieran...
  
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• Croydon College student delivers stranger's baby on South Norwood street - Croydon Advertiser

  15-12-2016 16:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon College student delivers stranger's baby on South Norwood street
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  A woman has given birth on a South Norwood street - with a passing Croydon College student acting as midwife after she suddenly went into labour. On Tuesday evening, at about 6pm, Millie Jay Burns left a friend's house to go and visit her nan who lives ...
  
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• Southern Rail tells passengers NOT to use trains as talks to end...

  15-12-2016 16:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Rail passengers are urged not to use trains on Friday as talks between Southern Rail and a union have ended unsuccessfully without any agreement being reached.Negotiatiosn between the drivers union Aslef and Govia Thameslink Railway - Southern's parent company - in a bid to end industrial action have stopped this afternoon (Thursday, December 15).This means the planned strike on Friday will still go ahead and all Southern services will been cancelled.The 'suffering blighting passengers' will...
  
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• Can you help? Search is on for tragic child who sent dead dad this touching Christmas letter by balloon

  15-12-2016 16:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A child's Christmas letter to their dad has sparked a hunt for its author after it was found in a field in Scotland attached to a balloon.
  
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• Coulsdon takeaway handed £800 court bill after being caught...

  15-12-2016 16:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Coulsdon takeaway has been hit with a bill for more than £800 by magistrates after it was caught using a TV without a licence on its business premises.But the man in charge of the Mirch Masala restaurant on Brighton Road has told the Advertiser he wasn't aware of any court appearance, let alone a fine.According to a statement released by TV Licensing this week, MM Coulsdon Ltd, trading as Mirch Masala, was fined £600 and ordered to pay court costs of £200 as well as a...
  
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• Explosive report into child sexual abuse at Croydon children's home names 27 alleged paedophiles

  15-12-2016 16:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An explosive report into sexual abuse and ‘widespread corruption’ at a Croydon children’s home includes the names of 27 people abuse survivors claim are paedophiles.
  
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• Crystal Palace launch investigation into alleged links with...

  15-12-2016 15:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace have launched an investigation into alleged links between the club and a convicted paedophile. It was claimed this morning that former football scout John Butcher, who has convictions for trying to smuggle child porn into the country and for looking at indecent images of children, had "connections" with Palace and a string of other clubs. A report released by the Shirley Oaks Survivors Assocation today claims that Butcher was part of a paedophile ring that abused...
  
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• Missing teenage girl from Croydon found safe

  15-12-2016 15:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A missing teenager from Croydon has been found safely. 
  
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• Mayor invests in £220 million in London boroughs for transport, town centre and public space improvements

  15-12-2016 14:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  More than £220 million will be made available to London boroughs to deliver transport, town centre and public space improvements, the Mayor of London announced today.
  
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• Mayor invests £220 million in London boroughs for transport, town centre and public space improvements

  15-12-2016 14:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  More than £220 million will be made available to London boroughs to deliver transport, town centre and public space improvements, the Mayor of London announced today.
  
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• Tens of millions to be paid to victims of sexual abuse at Shirley...

  15-12-2016 14:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Victims of sexual abuse at a Croydon children's home will each be given a share of tens of millions of pounds in compensation.The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association have today (Thursday, December 15) published a damning report alleging widespread sexual abuse at Shirley Oaks Children's Home from the 1950s until its closure in 1983.The children's home came under Lambeth Council's care system and the council has announced anyone who lived there - whether they were abused or not - will be...
  
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• Six per cent rise in council tax to fund adult social care announced by Government

  15-12-2016 13:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Local authorities will be allowed to raise council tax by six per cent in order to fund social care.
  
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• Football scout with 'links to Crystal Palace' named as alleged...

  15-12-2016 12:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Survivors of sexual abuse at a Croydon children's home have published an explosive report allegeing widespread corruption and naming 27 people who they claim are paedophiles – including a football scout with alleged links to Crystal Palace. John Butcher is alleged to have taken numerous children from Shirley Oaks children's home to Palace for "special treats". It is claimed that a former Met Police officer approached the club with concerns about Butcher but that the club was...
  
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• VIDEO: One in seven young people drug and drive

  15-12-2016 11:55 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Nearly 10 per cent of Londoners have driven whilst under the influence of drugs, according new research by Slater and Gordon.
  
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• Manchester United defender is 'a clean player' insists Jose Mourinho - Croydon Advertiser

  15-12-2016 11:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Manchester United defender is 'a clean player' insists Jose Mourinho
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  Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has insisted that defender Marcos Rojo is a "clean player" with an aggressive nature. The United manager's comments come after Rojo escaped with a yellow card from referee Craig Pawson after a two-footed ...and more »
  
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• Appeal to find missing teenage girl from Croydon - Your Local Guardian

  15-12-2016 10:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Appeal to find missing teenage girl from Croydon
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  Police are appealing for help from the public to find a missing 15-year-old girl. Larone Edwards was last seen when she left her home in Croydon at 11am on Tuesday, December 13. She is described as black, around 5ft 7in tall and has black hair with ...
  
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• Appeal to find missing teenage girl from Croydon

  15-12-2016 10:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help from the public to find a missing 15-year-old girl. 
  
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• Fund for Croydon tram crash victims raises over £90k | London ... - Evening Standard

  15-12-2016 09:51 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Fund for Croydon tram crash victims raises over £90k | London ...
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  More than £90000 has been donated to a fund supporting victims of the Croydon tram crash. Croydon Council launched a fund to help survivors and bereaved ...
  Croydon Advertiser donates more than £2400 to the victims of the Croydon tram crashCroydon Advertiser
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• Fund for Croydon tram crash victims raises over £90k - Evening Standard

  15-12-2016 09:51 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Fund for Croydon tram crash victims raises over £90k
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  More than £90,000 has been donated to a fund supporting victims of the Croydon tram crash. Croydon Council launched a fund to help survivors and bereaved families after seven people were killed when the tram overturned near Sandilands. A JustGiving ...
  The astonishing total that has now been raised for Croydon tram crash victimsCroydon Advertiserall 5 news articles »
  
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• Crystal Palace boss bemoans 'aggressive' referee against Manchester United - Croydon Advertiser

  15-12-2016 09:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace boss bemoans 'aggressive' referee against Manchester United
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  Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew felt his side did not get the rub of the green as the Eagles lost out 2-1 to Manchester United last night (Wednesday). The Eagles suffered late heartbreak as they went down to defeat at Selhurst Park, with Zlatan ...and more »
  
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