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• Three gang members who carried out armed robbery at Croydon Post Office have jail appeal rejected - Croydon Advertiser

  18-12-2016 23:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Three gang members who carried out armed robbery at Croydon Post Office have jail appeal rejected
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  Gary Katabarwa (centre), Reece Perry (top right), Shane Perry (bottom right), Dwayne Ramsey (top left) and Herbert... Young man charged with attempted murder after stabbing of Crystal... Young man charged with attempted murder after stabbing of... 1 ...
  
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• Three gang members who carried out armed robbery at Croydon Post...

  18-12-2016 21:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Three men from a gang of five who were put behind bars following a carefully planned armed robbery at the post office in Croydon town centre have had their appeals against lengthy prison sentences rejected.One of the men, Reece Perry, 24, who was described by his lawyers as a "talented footballer", was jailed for 11 years and three months at the Old Bailey on December 17 last year following the incident which happened on May 26, 2015 on Croydon High Street.At that court hearing 12...
  
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• Young man charged with attempted murder after stabbing of Crystal...

  18-12-2016 21:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Detectives have charged a man with attempted murder following an investigation into an incident where a jogger was stabbed in Crystal Palace earlier this year.On May 9 police and paramedics were called to the junction of Belvedere Road and Hamlet Road at about 9.20pm where a 32-year-old man was found to be suffering from stab wounds.The victim was rushed to a south London hospital, and later discharged.READ MORE: Were 90 paedophiles involved in abuse at Croydon children's home?Following the...
  
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• Amazing piece of Christmas street art appears in Croydon

  18-12-2016 17:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A stunning new festive mural has appeared on a hoarding in central Croydon around the site which was home to Taberner House before it was demolished. The new mural which stretches along Fell Road depicts a snowy scene, with a mischievous elf and a number of snowmen in the middle of a snowball fight.The art also has a "Merry Christmas Croydon" message to all those who drive past.Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison from the RISE Gallery explained how the mural is a collaborative piece that was...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 55 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1997

  18-12-2016 17:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We have pictures from Boomerang Bible Week at Christ Church in Purley, charity leg and chest waxing at O Neil's Pub, fun day at the Timebridge Centre, pupils from Ashburton School, Coulsdon College, Croydon High School, Good Shepherd School, and Waddon Festival at Duppas Hill Recreation Ground.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...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 55 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1985 - Croydon Advertiser

  18-12-2016 17:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 55 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1985
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  We have pictures from Daybreak children's holidays at Croydon High School for girls, Fairfield Hall's meals on wheels volunteers at work, Play scheme at St Johns middle school Caterham, and Sport courses at Sylvan Sports Centre, Maberley Road.
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 55 pictures of Croydon people taken in 1985

  18-12-2016 13:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We have pictures from Daybreak children's holidays at Croydon High School for girls, Fairfield Hall's meals on wheels volunteers at work, Play scheme at St Johns middle school Caterham, and Sport courses at Sylvan Sports Centre, Maberley Road.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...
  
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• 20 firefighters tackle blaze at West Wickham flat for four hours - Croydon Advertiser

  18-12-2016 13:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  20 firefighters tackle blaze at West Wickham flat for four hours
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  Twenty firefighters were called out to tackle a serious fire in West Wickham yesterday (Saturday) evening. Fire crews were called to the flat in Hawes Lane at about 5.50pm. No one was injured in the fire which caused "50% damage" to the flat's loft ...
  
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• 20 firefighters tackle blaze at West Wickham flat for four hours

  18-12-2016 12:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Twenty firefighters were called out to tackle a serious fire in West Wickham yesterday (Saturday) evening. Fire crews were called to the flat in Hawes Lane at about 5.50pm. No one was injured in the fire which caused "50% damage" to the flat's loft conversion.Fire engines from Addington and Beckenham joined two other crews from Bromley at the scene.READ MORE: Fire alarm wasn't fitted properly in Croydon flat where man diedThe blaze which is not being treated as suspicious took four...
  
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