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• Crystal Palace boss reveals who will stop Chelsea's Diego Costa - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 23:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace boss reveals who will stop Chelsea's Diego Costa
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  Damien Delaney has got to be at his best to nullify Chelsea striker Diego Costa tomorrow. That's the view of Alan Pardew, who witnessed a standout performance from the Irish centre-back against the Spanish ace at Stamford Bridge 15 months ago. That day ...and more »
  
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• The best and worst primary schools in Croydon according to their SATs results - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 19:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The best and worst primary schools in Croydon according to their SATs results
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  More than half of the primary schools in the Croydon have failed to hit government targets for their SATs results, despite the borough being on the rise in national rankings. Croydon has shot up the league table with the announcement of this year's ...and more »
  
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• Incredible 7 bedroom house in South Norwood on sale for...

  16-12-2016 18:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An exceptional seven-bedroom house in South Norwood is on sale for £2,350,000.The semi-detached home in Ross Road, very close to the south east corner of Grangewood Park, has a south-facing garden which provides stunning views, especially from a four metre long decking.It extends 5,700 square feet and has been beautifully refurbished with many period features.The double-fronted house is spread over four floors - lower ground, ground, first floor and second floor. Rooms are...
  
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• Residents outraged at plans to build 50 homes in Crystal Palace - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 18:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Residents outraged at plans to build 50 homes in Crystal Palace
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  A group of concerned residents in Crystal Palace have hit out at plans for more than 50 homes to be built on public land by Croydon Council's private development company. The council is intending to build 1,020 "high quality" homes on its own land ...
  
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• This is what the new Subway branch in South Norwood looks like...

  16-12-2016 18:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new Subway store has opened its doors to the public in South Norwood.Hungry workers were able to grab themselves a free sandwich at lunchtime on Wednesday (December 14) when the chain unveiled what is its 11th store in the borough.Back in October, the Advertiser revealed that the Nisa Local convenience store on South Norwood High Street had submitted plans to convert part of the shop into a Subway. To mark the arrival of Croydon's latest Subway store, a promotional meal deal was in place...
  
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• 125000 people support Croydon mum's campaign to extend maternity leave - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 17:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  125000 people support Croydon mum's campaign to extend maternity leave
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  A Croydon mum, who has been campaigning for maternity leave to be extended for parents who have premature babies, has high hopes that her efforts will bring a change in the law next year. Earlier this year Catriona Ogilvy launched an online petition ...
  
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• Residents outraged at plans to build 50 homes in Crystal Palace

  16-12-2016 17:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A group of concerned residents in Crystal Palace have hit out at plans for more than 50 homes to be built on public land by Croydon Council's private development company. The council is intending to build 1,020 "high quality" homes on its own land across the borough by 2019 through the company Brick by Brick, which it set up earlier this year, with any profits made going back into the authority.One of the 50 proposed sites for development is the Sylvan Hill and Auckland Rise estate...
  
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• Controversial 17-storey Purley skyscraper is APPROVED - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 16:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Controversial 17-storey Purley skyscraper is APPROVED
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  A developer has been given the go-ahead to build a "skyscraper" on the former site of Purley Baptist Church, despite more than 4,000 residents signing a petition against the proposal. Croydon Council's planning committee voted in favour of the ...
  
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• Plans to turn South Norwood community garden into homes branded...

  16-12-2016 16:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents campaigning to protect a plot of land in South Norwood which has been transformed into a community garden have branded their first look at developer's plans to build housing on it as "disappointing".Concerned people in Woodside have met the owner of the vacant plot on Love Lane Green, at the junction of Love Lane and Waverley Road, for the first time and heard what they are proposing to do with the site.In the last year residents have worked hard to transform the area, which...
  
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• The best and worst primary schools in Croydon according to their...

  16-12-2016 15:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than half of the primary schools in the Croydon have failed to hit government targets for their SATs results, despite the borough being on the rise in national rankings.Croydon has shot up the league table with the announcement of this year's results, moving up 54 places from the 118th best local authority area in the country last year to 64th.But while some primaries have excelled in the Year 6 assessments - tests sat by 10 and 11-year-olds in the summer - others are lagging behind.There..
  
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• Controversial 17-storey Purley skyscraper is APPROVED

  16-12-2016 15:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A developer has been given the go-ahead to build a "skyscraper" on the former site of Purley Baptist Church, despite more than 4,000 residents signing a petition against the proposal. Croydon Council's planning committee voted in favour of the development being approved by six votes to four at a planning meeting yesterday (Thursday, December 15), at Croydon Town Hall.Work can now start on building a tower of up to 17 storeys on the Brighton Road site. As well as the tower block, other...
  
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• What life is really like as a police officer in Croydon

  16-12-2016 15:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Almost everyone loves firefighters. Paramedics if not loved, are certainly almost universally admired. Even coastguards have hero status. But police officers don't get the same level of admiration from most of us. Their role can be pretty thankless, despite it being one tough job which most of us would not want to take on in a million years. So what is life actually like for your average police officer in Croydon? Reporter Samantha Booth spent an evening shift with members of Croydon's Emergency
  
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• 125,000 people support Croydon mum's campaign to extend maternity...

  16-12-2016 15:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon mum, who has been campaigning for maternity leave to be extended for parents who have premature babies, has high hopes that her efforts will bring a change in the law next year.Earlier this year Catriona Ogilvy launched an online petition calling on the government to consider longer maternity leave for mums and dads who have children born weeks early.As maternity leave begins from the moment the mum gives birth, those parents can spend the first few weeks of their maternity leave in...
  
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• Former Crystal Palace fan favourite set for second operation at Everton - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 14:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Former Crystal Palace fan favourite set for second operation at Everton
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  Ex-Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie will have a second operation on his right knee, Everton boss Ronald Koeman has confirmed. The wing man, who was a hugely popular figure in his four years at Selhurst Park before leaving last summer, has been ...and more »
  
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• Food safety experts urge residents to check Croydon restaurants' hygiene before Christmas meals - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 14:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Food safety experts urge residents to check Croydon restaurants' hygiene before Christmas meals
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  Eating out at Christmas is a great way to celebrate the season, be it with family, friends or work colleagues, but food safety experts in Croydon are warning residents to check the hygiene rating of a restaurant before going for a meal. Croydon Council ...
  
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• The worrying number of Croydon children who end up in hospital after drinking or taking drugs - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 13:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The worrying number of Croydon children who end up in hospital after drinking or taking drugs
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  Almost 200 children have needed hospital treatment in Croydon since the beginning of the decade after falling ill through taking drugs or drinking alcohol. Since the beginning of the 2010/2011 financial year treatment has been given at Croydon ...
  
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• Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 4DX

  16-12-2016 13:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The next big trend in blockbuster cinema could well be here, and it will stimulate your senses, spit at you and batter your spine.
  
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• Food safety experts urge residents to check Croydon restaurants'...

  16-12-2016 13:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Eating out at Christmas is a great way to celebrate the season, be it with family, friends or work colleagues, but food safety experts in Croydon are warning residents to check the hygiene rating of a restaurant before going for a meal.Croydon Council's food safety team are urging people to do a little simple homework in planning that special meal - homework that might spare you a nasty bout of illness.While attentive staff and a busy restaurant may make a good impression, it is the things that.
  
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• The worrying number of Croydon children who end up in hospital...

  16-12-2016 12:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Almost 200 children have needed hospital treatment in Croydon since the beginning of the decade after falling ill through taking drugs or drinking alcohol. Since the beginning of the 2010/2011 financial year treatment has been given at Croydon University Hospital to 109 young people who needed treatment having taken drugs, from cannabis to opiods, the family of narcotics which includes heroin. During the same period the hospital also admitted 67 children under the age of 16 who fell ill from...
  
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• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story review: 'An utterly joyous instalment'

  16-12-2016 12:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  We review the latest installment in the famous Star Wars franchise; Rogue One
  
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• Crystal Palace midfielder ruled out of Chelsea clash - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 10:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Crystal Palace midfielder ruled out of Chelsea clash
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  The Frenchman played 45 minutes against Manchester United on Wednesday, but was taken off at half-time with a groin problem. Flamini told the Advertiser post-match that he hoped to make Saturday's game with the league leaders, but boss Alan Pardew ...
  
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• Train services crippled again with Southern drivers back on strike

  16-12-2016 10:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Southern Railway services will be at a standstill once again after talks with its drivers collapsed yesterday.
  
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• Video shows transport secretary knocking cyclist off bike with car door

  16-12-2016 10:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Transport secretary Chris Grayling knocked a cyclist off his bike as he opened his ministerial car outside Westminster.
  
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• Updated: Video shows transport secretary knocking cyclist off bike with car door

  16-12-2016 10:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Transport secretary Chris Grayling knocked a cyclist off his bike as he opened his ministerial car outside Westminster.
  
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• Can Crystal Palace stop the Chelsea juggernaut from rolling on? - Croydon Advertiser

  16-12-2016 08:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Can Crystal Palace stop the Chelsea juggernaut from rolling on?
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  And it is fair to say they will be a tough nut to crack. Antonio Conte's men are the in-form team in the top flight, with ten wins in a row, conceding just twice in that time.That run has propelled them to a six-point lead at the summit and ensured ...and more »
  
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