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• Crystal Palace and Brighton favourites to sign former Chelsea legend - Croydon Advertiser

  02-01-2017 23:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace and Brighton favourites to sign former Chelsea legend
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  With 106 England caps, three Premier League titles, a Champions League winner's medal and four FA Cups to his name, you certainly couldn't blame Frank Lampard if he decided to put his feet up or become a highly paid pundit. But speculation continues ...and more »
  
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• Hundreds of animals being evicted from rescue centre near...

  02-01-2017 18:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of animals facing an uncertain future at a rescue centre just outside Warlingham, which was served with an eviction notice could remain onsite for a further three months while hopes of finding a permanent new home for them continue.Beaver Water World was told by landlords Beaver Branch Enterprises in September it needed to leave the site on Waylands Farm, in Tatsfield, by December 15, 2016 - putting 400 animals in danger if they are not rehomed.However, the animal rescue centre remains.
  
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• Croydon tram crash survivor was on another tram that derailed in 2012 - Croydon Advertiser

  02-01-2017 16:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon tram crash survivor was on another tram that derailed in 2012
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  A New Addington dad who survived the Croydon tram crash has spoken about his experience of the tragedy for the first time and told how he was also on a tram that derailed in 2012. Mark Styles has spoken to the Croydon Advertiser about the impact that ...
  
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• Croydon tram crash survivor was on another tram that derailed in...

  02-01-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington dad who survived the Croydon tram crash has spoken about his experience of the tragedy for the first time and told how he was also on a tram that derailed in 2012.Mark Styles has spoken to the Croydon Advertiser about the impact that November 9's disaster close to Sandilands tram stop has had on his life and his fear that he will never be able to get back on a tram again because it brings back too many haunting memories.It was the second time that the 50-year-old had been...
  
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• Southern Rail delays and cancellations 'ruin lives, separate...

  02-01-2017 13:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The months of severe disruption on Southern Railway services has "caused health problems, split up families and caused people to get sacked", a survey has revealed.A survey of 1,000 passengers has revealed the dramatic impact that the ongoing delays, cancellations and overcrowding is causing. The Association of British Commuters (ABC)said its survey highlighted the extent of suffering as a result of the "utter breakdown" of services and one passenger said: "Quite...
  
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• The 10 best restaurants in Croydon according to TripAdvisor

  02-01-2017 13:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  As 2017 gets under way we decided to take a look at some of the restaurants in Croydon that will be worth trying out this year. Hundreds of reviews from the public have been left on the Tripadvisor website after diners have eaten at the town's eateries.Tripadvisor has 380 restaurants listed on its website in Croydon and it lists them in order, once all the reviews are taken into account. Here are the top 10 so you can wine and dine away those January blues.1. McDermott's Fish and Chips,...
  
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• ​Car smashes through brick wall and crashes into front of...

  02-01-2017 10:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A car crashed into the front of a house in Coulsdon early on New Year's Day morning, destroying a garden wall and many plants in the process.Firefighters from Purley Fire Station were called to a house on Stoneyfield Road after a black car ended up in the front garden of a house next to the junction with St David's.The vehicle's bonnet was flung up in the air and the rear bumper left hanging off following the crash.The incident is understood to have happened between 8am and 9am on Sunday...
  
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• Poundland cuts prices to 50p on thousands of products in first...

  02-01-2017 10:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Poundland is kick starting the new year by slashing prices of thousands of products to 50 pence in its first ever major January sales event.The discount store, which has six Croydon branches in the Whitgift Centre, on North End, on Crown Hill, on the Purley Way, on Thornton Heath High Street, on Westow Street in Upper Norwood and Central Parade in New Addington, has reduced prices in the past to clear stocks or welcome a competitor to town, but the sale which started on New Year's Day and is...
  
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