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• Delivery driver who ran over and killed elderly woman in South Croydon avoids jail - Croydon Advertiser

  09-01-2017 23:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Delivery driver who ran over and killed elderly woman in South Croydon avoids jail
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  A delivery driver who ran over and killed an elderly woman while reversing in South Croydon has been spared jail. Coral McDonald, 54, was found guilty of causing the death of 95-year-old Evelyn Firkins by careless driving after a trial at Croydon Crown ...
  
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• Delivery driver who ran over and killed elderly woman in South...

  09-01-2017 21:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A delivery driver who ran over and killed an elderly woman while reversing in South Croydon has been spared jail.Coral McDonald, 54, was found guilty of causing the death of 95-year-old Evelyn Firkins by careless driving after a trial at Croydon Crown Court.Ms Firkins was knocked over outside her sheltered accomodation in Warham Road by McDonald who was reversing a Volkswagen Transporter van.Suspending McDonald's eight-month prison sentence for two years, Judge Daniel Flahive told the...
  
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• Why Crystal Palace will thank Alan Pardew in years to come - Croydon Advertiser

  09-01-2017 21:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Why Crystal Palace will thank Alan Pardew in years to come
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  Fan columnist Michael Smith uses his latest column this week to reflect on Alan Pardew's time in charge of Crystal Palace and why he feels the Eagles will thank him in time. Even by Crystal Palace's usual standards, it's been an incredibly hectic few ...
  
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• Club stalwart leaves Crystal Palace amid changes to backroom staff ... - Croydon Advertiser

  09-01-2017 21:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace have announced the departures of two members of the club's coaching set-up with immediate effect. Keith Millen and Andy Woodman have both ...and more »
  
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• Upper Norwood mum who burned pensioner with iron after arranging...

  09-01-2017 19:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An Upper Norwood mum-of-three has been jailed for 14 years after she was found guilty of brutally attacking a pensioner with framed pictures and torturing him with a hot iron after they had arranged to have sex.Samantha Butler had been on trial at the Old Bailey, and the jury heard that the 40-year-old lashed out at 79-year-old Gordon Bland from behind when they returned to his flat in Orchard Grove to have sex on July 9 last year.She then stamped on his head and beat him with a laundry stand...
  
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• The Met Office is predicting that it could snow in Croydon this...

  09-01-2017 19:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Forecasters have warned that Croydon is set for an Arctic blast at the end of this week, which could include sleet and snow, as temperatures plummet. The Met Office has announced that "wintry showers" are likely to spread across London on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures in the capital are expected to drop to minus figures by Saturday. A spokesman from the Met Office said: "Colder and drier conditions are predicted for London.
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• Croydon singer Peter Sarstedt who had smash hit number one dies - Croydon Advertiser

  09-01-2017 19:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon singer Peter Sarstedt who had smash hit number one dies
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  A singer-songwriter from Coulsdon who had a huge number one hit in the 1960s and won an Ivor Novello award has died after a long illness. Celebrated musician Peter Sarstedt is best known for his hit song 'Where Do You Go to (my Lovely)' which topped ...and more »
  
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• Council to grit 289 Croydon roads tonight, as temperatures are...

  09-01-2017 19:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council will be sending out almost 300 gritters to salt the borough's roads tonight in preparation for icy conditions.The Met Office has said that overnight temperatures could be as low as four degrees Celsius in Croydon and it is likely to feel much colder.And the council, having stockpiled 3,549 tonnes of salt, has pinpointed the areas which need to be gritted.READ MORE: Southern Rail's controversial driver-only trains are declared 'safe' It has split the borough into four sections...
  
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• As coughing epidemic sweeps Britain patients with heavy colds are...

  09-01-2017 19:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Sick residents struck down by a coughing epidemic which is sweeping across Britain are being asked not to visit Croydon's A&E unless it is absolutely necessary. Across the UK there has been an increase in the number of patients visiting GP surgeries with a nasty cough, which cannot be treated with antibiotics. GPs say unless the patient has another underlying chronic condition, such as heart or lung disease, there is often nothing they can do. Antibiotics will be of no help for most normally
  
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• 'The 3 reasons why doctors don't want to work in Croydon'

  09-01-2017 18:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A leading doctor has explained why - in his opinion - GPs are turning down the opportunity to work in Croydon, and getting jobs elsewhere instead. Dr Agnelo Fernandes has previously told the Croydon Advertiser how a worrying shortage of GPs in the borough could be life-threatening for some patients. And now he has given more details of the reasons behind the drastic shortfall. Unfilled vacancies lead to more strain on the remaining doctors and some GPs are regularly having to see 50 patients a..
  
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• Tube strike: How to get home as TfL warns travel chaos to continue this evening

  09-01-2017 18:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Travel chaos is set to continue this evening after today’s tube strike, with Transport for London (TfL) “strongly advising” commuters to avoid peak times.
  
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• Croydon man jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of rape

  09-01-2017 17:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A violent Croydon man has been jailed for 16 years after he was found guilty of four charges including the rape of a woman.Hassan Richards was sentenced last month after being convicted at Croydon Crown Court on October 25 of two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), one count of rape and one count of perverting the course of justice.READ MORE: Woman slapped and hurled racist abuse at fellow guest at Holiday Inn in CroydonThe 47-year-old was also on trial for another two rape..
  
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• London to be spared from snow showers set to hit rest of the UK

  09-01-2017 17:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a snow warning for every region of the UK this week – apart from London and south east England.
  
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• Police arrive at party to tell teenager his car has been stolen...

  09-01-2017 17:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The owner of a car which was stolen and later crashed into two trees on Purley Way, after a police pursuit, says he thought it was a joke when someone told him his vehicle had vanished.Haze Williams, 19, had gone to a party with his girlfriend in Goossens Close, in Sutton, on Saturday night.While there, somebody told him his car, which had been parked nearby, had gone missing."I was at the party and as far as I knew the keys were in my pocket and the next thing I know, someone's telling...
  
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• Quad biker who knocked down an eight-year-old boy in Croydon...

  09-01-2017 17:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage quad biker rider who crashed into an eight-year-old boy before careering into a bus shelter in Shirley is expected to make a full recovery. The 16-year-old lost control of the quad bike and mounted the pavement on Wickham Road, hitting the young boy who was cycling at the time. Witnesses have told how the child was thrown into the air by the force of the collision.READ MORE: A young boy was knocked down by a quad bike in CroydonThe teenager then crashed into a bus shelter on the...
  
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• NBA star Luol Deng reveals his dream is to buy Crystal Palace

  09-01-2017 16:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A NBA star who grew up near Selhurst Park has revealed his dream is to buy the club.
  
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• This map shows how hard your children's schools could be hit by funding cuts

  09-01-2017 16:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Two teaching unions have released an interactive map which lets you see how hard your children’s schools could be hit by cuts.
  
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• Someone in Croydon hasn't claimed their £1 million EuroMillions prize

  09-01-2017 16:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Someone in Croydon has won £1 million on a EuroMillions ticket but hasn’t claimed the cash.
  
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• JAILED: Upper Norwood mother who beat up and tortured 'sugar daddy' pensioner with piping hot iron

  09-01-2017 15:41 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A mother-of-three who beat up a “sugar daddy” pensioner with a picture frame and tortured him with a hot iron has been jailed for 14 years.
  
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• 10 top tips to get you swimming better from Olympic silver medallist Jazz Carlin

  09-01-2017 14:58 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Looking to make a splash this new year with a new hobby that will get your more active and fitter?
  
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• Woman slapped and hurled racist abuse at fellow guest at Holiday...

  09-01-2017 14:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman has pleaded guilty to attacking and racially abusing a fellow guest while staying at a Holiday Inn in Croydon. Jodie Brock hurled abuse at Olawale Balogun in the early hours of the morning on December 3. She pushed and slapped him, while also using a number of offensive racist terms and abusive language.Brock pleaded guilty to charges of racially aggravated harassment and assault by beating at Croydon Magistrates' Court last Friday (January 6). The court heard how an argument began when.
  
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• Watch: Chicken Connoisseur's second Croydon review viewed 1 million times in 2 days

  09-01-2017 14:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Internet sensation Chicken Connoisseur has returned to Croydon to review a chicken shop in Thornton Heath.
  
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• Croydon singer Peter Sarstedt who had smash hit number one dies

  09-01-2017 14:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A singer-songwriter from Coulsdon who had a huge number one hit in the 1960s and won an Ivor Novello award has died after a long illness.Celebrated musician Peter Sarstedt is best known for his hit song 'Where Do You Go to (my Lovely)' which topped the charts for four weeks in 1969 before being replaced as number one by Marvin Gaye's 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine'.The 75-year-old's family announced on Sunday (January 8) that he had died after a six-year battle with progressive supranuclear..
  
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• Cocaine worth £17,000 found in Purley man's fridge

  09-01-2017 14:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Purley man is to go on trial accused of planning to supply class A drugs after £17,000 of cocaine was found in a fridge at his home. Charges have been brought against Anthony Thomson, of Partridge Knoll, after the discovery of the drugs. Croydon Magistrates' Court heard last Friday how bags of white powder were found stored in a hollowed-out section of the door frame to the defendant's kitchen.Thousands of pounds worth of cocaine were also found in a safe inside Thomson's fridge, the...
  
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• Someone in Croydon has won a £1 million EuroMillions prize but ... - Croydon Advertiser

  09-01-2017 14:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  If you've recently bought a EuroMillions ticket and haven't had the chance to check it, you might want to do so now - as someone in Croydon has won £1 million ...and more »
  
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• Vulnerable man with links to Croydon and Bromley missing

  09-01-2017 13:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A vulernable man with links to Croydon and Bromley has gone missing from Tadworth.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of Selhurst rape is released without...

  09-01-2017 13:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in Selhurst has been released with no further action being taken against him. The victim, in her 30s, was forced into a house in Northbrook Road on the morning of Thursday, September 29 and attacked.Officers were called at 10.45am after the woman was threatened by a man with a knife who forced her into the house before she was raped.The woman suffered cuts to her arms and was taken to a specialist centre for rape victims, where she was supported by..
  
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• Work in an office? You might be shocked to learn how much you spend each year on whip-rounds and drinks

  09-01-2017 13:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Office workers need to have very deep pockets to keep up with workplace costs each year, research has revealed.
  
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• UPDATE: Teenager who ploughed quad bike into child before careering into bus stop no longer in life-threatening condition

  09-01-2017 13:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A teenager who ploughed his quad bike into a bus stop and knocked an eight-year-old boy off his bicycle is now in a stable condition, police have confirmed.
  
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• Southern warns passengers to work from home or car share ahead of...

  09-01-2017 13:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern Rail is warning commuters to work from home or car share ahead of three days of strikes which are set to grind services to a halt this week.No services will be running on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday because of another wave of industrial action by the ASLEF union in a long-running row over driver-only trains.ASLEF, which represents nearly 1,000 Southern drivers, took similar strike action in December.The train company has confirmed it will be providing a limited number of bus links from
  
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• Teenager stabbed following fight outside Thornton Heath shop

  09-01-2017 13:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A teenager was stabbed following a fight in Thornton Heath.
  
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• Someone in Croydon has won a £1 million EuroMillions prize...

  09-01-2017 12:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If you've recently bought a EuroMillions ticket and haven't had the chance to check it, you might want to do so now - as someone in Croydon has won £1 million but not claimed it. The National Lottery is hunting for the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker winner, who has won the huge sum plus a "luxury winter get-together" prize.Few details have been released about the winning ticket - to ensure against fraudulent claims - but it has been revealed that it was bought somewhere in...
  
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• Shocking images show remains of stolen car that crashed after...

  09-01-2017 12:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  These shocking pictures show the extent of the damage caused to a stolen car which had been pursued by police that crashed through one tree before hitting another.The Advertiser has received images of the remains of the red Ford Fiesta that crashed on Purley Way.During the incident took place near the junction with Fiveways at about 1.55am on Sunday (January 8), the vehicle left the road and went through one tree before hitting another.The Met Police confirmed at around 12.20am on Sunday, a man.
  
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• PICTURES AND VIDEO: Clapham Junction station evacuated amid rush-hour chaos as Tube workers walk out across London

  09-01-2017 10:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Clapham Junction has been evacuated due to overcrowding, causing misery for commuters across the capital with London Underground workers also on strike.
  
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• Clapham Junction station evacuated causing rush-hour chaos as tube workers walk out across London

  09-01-2017 10:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Almost all lines were suspended across the underground in the early hours of this morning, with Clapham Junction evacuated at about 9am.
  
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• Teenage boy stabbed after fight outside shop in Thornton Heath

  09-01-2017 09:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy was stabbed after a fight outside a shop in Thornton Heath.Police were called at about 9pm on Saturday to reports of an assault in Thornton Road where they found a 15-year-old boy with a stab wound to his ankle.He was taken to a south London hospital by London Ambulance Service, where he remains, and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.Detectives investigating the attack believe there was a fight outside a shop, thought to be...
  
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