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• Man involved in four-hour stand-off with police in South Norwood...

  10-01-2017 22:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man who was involved in a four-hour stand-off with police, has been arrested after he came down from the roof of a garage in South Norwood. At about 3pm this afternoon (Tuesday) officers were seen chasing after the man along Tennison Road and Davidson Road. He climbed onto the roof of a property on Davidson Road which was then cordoned off by police with riot officers entering the property sometime later. Initially it appeared the man had been cornered on that roof, but before police...
  
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• ​The Body Shop opens new £1 million beauty lab in East...

  10-01-2017 21:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ethical cosmetics firm, The Body Shop has built a £1 million "beauty innovation hub" in Croydon to help create more of its products in-house. Some of The Body Shop's most popular products will now be developed in Croydon, including a large range of body butters which come with a variety of scents including, strawberry, pink grapefruit and coconut.Other customer favourites such as satsuma-scented shower creams, Fuji green tea body lotions, and a number of other skin and hair care...
  
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• Fears grow for vulnerable teenage girl who has been missing for...

  10-01-2017 21:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are growing concerned for a vulnerable teenage girl who has been missing for a fortnight and who is believed to have links to Croydon.Lisa Valencia went missing on December 27, and was last seen in Anerley, in Bromley, at about 10am.The 15-year-old's family are becoming extremely worried about Lisa's welfare as she has never been missing for this length of time before.Lisa is described as black, around 5ft 7ins tall with a slim build and long black hair.When the teenager was last seen,...
  
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• Coulsdon mum followed home by 'strange' man who then stared at...

  10-01-2017 19:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a "strange" man followed a Coulsdon mum of two home before staring at her window, which has left the victim too frightened and paranoid to leave her home.The 25-year-old, from Grove Lane, who only wanted to give her first name, which is Niki, was shopping in Coulsdon High Street yesterday (Monday, January 9) at around 12.30pm when she first noticed the man.She saw the man just before she was about to go home after carrying out her regular shop. The...
  
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• Has the 'Croydon Cat Killer' struck again? Skinned cat sparks fears ... - iNews

  10-01-2017 19:20 via inews.co.uk
  
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  The female cat, which had been completely skinned, was the second mutilated animal to be found in the borough of Hackney in three weeks, according to the ...and more »
  
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• First photos of suspected burglar on roof of South Norwood garage...

  10-01-2017 19:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A suspected burglar who sparked a large police operation earlier this afternoon in South Norwood has been pictured sitting on a garage roof.The man was chased by officers along Tennison Road and Davidson Road before climbing onto the roof of a home in Davidson Road shortly after 3pm. About an hour later the suspect jumped down from the roof and was spotted leaping over fences in back gardens. He ended up on the roof of a garage on Christie Drive where he remains at the time of writing, with a...
  
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• Woman dies in South Norwood house fire - Croydon Guardian

  10-01-2017 19:02 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Woman dies in South Norwood house fire
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  Firefighters pulled the woman from the house in Birchanger Road, but she was pronounced dead at the scene at 4pm. Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade were called to a home at about 3.15pm. At this stage no arrests have been ...and more »
  
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• Woman dies in South Norwood house fire

  10-01-2017 19:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A woman has died following a house fire in South Norwood. 
  
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• A woman has died in a house fire in South Norwood after reports...

  10-01-2017 18:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  woman has died following a house fire in Croydon following reports of a "major gas explosion". Fire crews were called to the blaze on Birchanger Road, in South Norwood, at 3pm today (Tuesday, January 10) The ground floor of the detached house was damaged in the fire which spread to the stairs of the home. Two fire engines and 14 officers tackled the blaze, and police and ambulance crews also rushed to the scene. A woman was rescued from the ground floor of the house but was...
  
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• Woman dies in South Norwood house fire after reports of explosion...

  10-01-2017 17:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman has died after being pulled out of a house fire in South Norwood after reports of a "major gas explosion". Emergency services responded to alarming calls of a serious blaze on Birchanger Road at 3pm today (Tuesday, January 10) Police cordons have been set up at the junctions of Merton Road and at the other end of Birchanger Road where it meets Carmichael Road. The ground floor of the detached house was damaged in the fire which spread to the stairs to the first floor of...
  
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• UPDATE: Knife-wielding burglary suspect in stand-off with police on roof arrested

  10-01-2017 17:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police in South Norwood have cornered a suspected burglar who has climbed onto a roof, where he remains.
  
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• Police in stand-off with knife-wielding burglary suspect on roof - Live updates

  10-01-2017 17:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police in South Norwood have cornered a suspected burglar who has climbed onto a roof, where he remains.
  
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• Police in stand-off with knife-wielding burglary suspect

  10-01-2017 17:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police in South Norwood have cornered a suspected burglar who has climbed onto a roof, where he remains.
  
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• Riot police stormed South Norwood home before suspected burglar...

  10-01-2017 17:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents on a South Norwood street have described watching riot police storm into a property with a police chase then ensuing and a suspected burglar climbing onto a roof. A police helicopter was spotted circling overhead, as officers pursed the male suspect, who was believed to be in possession of a knife.Eye-witnesses have told the Advertiser that they are unable to see the man on the roof, but when asked if the suspect had been detained a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said:...
  
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• Purley pervert who secretly filmed school girls and women on trams and tubes avoids jail

  10-01-2017 17:14 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A pervert who secretly filmed schoolgirls and women on Tubes and trams before he was caught red-handed at East Croydon station has avoided jail.
  
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• Police stand-off in South Norwood as 'burglar' climbs onto roof ...

  10-01-2017 17:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There is a large police presence in South Norwood this afternoon as officers try to persuade a suspected burglar who has climbed onto a roof and been cornered to come down.An air ambulance is reported to have landed near Tennison Road, with a number of police cars and two fire engines also at the scene.A police spokeswoman explained that the incident unfolded as officers chased a suspected burglar at 3pm this afternoon. She said: "Officers attended the scene [of a suspected burglary] and...
  
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• Croydon University Hospital begins treating adult patients in a children's ward - Croydon Advertiser

  10-01-2017 17:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon University Hospital begins treating adult patients in a children's ward
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  Croydon University Hospital has begun treating adult patients in a ward which is usually used for children in a bid to keep up with the growing demand for healthcare. But the hospital, on London Road, has been quick to stress that the switch is ...and more »
  
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• Sick Purley man sentenced for filming schoolgirls on public transport ... - Croydon Advertiser

  10-01-2017 16:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  A sick Purley man has been spared jail after he admitted shooting videos of women and schoolgirls on public transport, having been caught trying to film up one ...
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• Hundreds of people could be working as slaves in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  10-01-2017 16:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Hundreds of people could be working as slaves in Croydon
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  Hundreds of people could be working as slaves in Croydon, suffering unseen as part of an invisible criminal world. Victims are trafficked into the borough under the control of ruthless gangs who exploit the vulnerable, the chair of Croydon Community ...
  
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• Croydon University Hospital begins treating adult patients in a...

  10-01-2017 16:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon University Hospital has begun treating adult patients in a ward which is usually used for children in a bid to keep up with the growing demand for healthcare.But the hospital, on London Road, has been quick to stress that the switch is "temporary".A spokesman for Croydon University Hospital explained that the decision has allowed the hospital to open an extra 12 adult surgical beds, on what would have routinely been a children's surgical ward.READ MORE: Permission given to get...
  
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• Sick Purley man sentenced for filming schoolgirls on public...

  10-01-2017 15:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A sick Purley man has been spared jail after he admitted shooting videos of women and schoolgirls on public transport, having been caught trying to film up one woman's skirt.David Brazia-Amaro, of Brighton Road, was spotted by an off duty British Transport Police officer using his mobile phone to film up the woman's skirt on June 15 last year.The officer called for assistance from colleagues who then arrested 25-year-old Brazia-Amoro at East Croydon station and his phone was seized and examined.
  
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• Purley nursery scoops 'Outstanding' rating by school watchdog Ofsted

  10-01-2017 15:41 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Purley nursery has been given an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the school watchdog Ofsted.
  
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• This was the heaviest snowfall Croydon has ever seen - Croydon Advertiser

  10-01-2017 15:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  This was the heaviest snowfall Croydon has ever seen
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  Christmas Day had been wet and it turned increasingly cold so that by the late afternoon, thick wet snow was falling and guests visiting their relatives for dinner were becoming increasingly worried about their homeward journeys. The snow turned to a ...and more »
  
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• This was the heaviest snowfall Croydon has ever seen

  10-01-2017 14:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The heaviest snowfall that Croydon has ever seen was probably witnessed on Boxing Day 1927. Christmas Day had been wet and it turned increasingly cold so that by the late afternoon, thick wet snow was falling and guests visiting their relatives for dinner were becoming increasingly worried about their homeward journeys.The snow turned to a blizzard and as a north-easterly gale set in snow was whipped off the fields by the high winds and roads quickly became blocked. Undrifted snow lay between...
  
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• 7-year-old's incredible tribute to dad who died from cancer aged...

  10-01-2017 14:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A seven-year-old girl has paid an extraordinary tribute to her dad after he died from cancer aged 37. Croydon Amphibians held a 24-hour swimathon in memory of Jamie Stewart, the club's former chief coach who died in October at St Raphael's Hospice, in North Cheam, after a two-year battle with cancer. Almost 150 swimmers did themselves proud during the event - but Mr Stewart's seven-year old daughter Maia stole the show, astounding onlookers with her determination to get stuck into the challenge.
  
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• More than 100 people pay their respects at emotional funeral for...

  10-01-2017 14:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A moving funeral has been held for a Second World War veteran from Kenley, who was given a prestigious military medal for his wartime bravery.More than 100 mourners gathered at All Saints Church, on Church Road, last Saturday (January 7), to remember David Pigott who died on December 20, aged 93. Speaking after the funeral, Mr Pigott's wife Sheila talked about her husband's incredible bravery during the war where he helped deliver life-saving supplies from Iceland to Russia over a period of four
  
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• Hundreds of people could be working as slaves in Croydon

  10-01-2017 13:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people could be working as slaves in Croydon, suffering unseen as part of an invisible criminal world.Victims are trafficked into the borough under the control of ruthless gangs who exploit the vulnerable, the chair of Croydon Community Against Trafficking (CCAT) has revealed. Peter Cox fears there could be 80 to 120 businesses using slave labour in the area.Each one will usually have multiple exploited people forced to offer services there, he explained, meaning hundreds of enslaved
  
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• Grieving family of Purley graduate launch campaign to jail drink drivers

  10-01-2017 13:07 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The grieving family of a graduate who died after he was hit by a car metres from his home have launched a campaign to help ensure drink drivers are jailed.
  
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• Crystal Palace announce new assistant manager to Sam Allardyce - Croydon Advertiser

  10-01-2017 12:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace announce new assistant manager to Sam Allardyce
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  After the departure of Keith Millen, who had been at the club for more than four years, Palace have moved quickly to bring in a new No.2 to help Allardyce. The pair know each other extremely well, from their days at Bolton Wanderers between 2005 and 2007.
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• Southern strike: Video shows the extraordinary queue there was at East Croydon station this morning - Croydon Advertiser

  10-01-2017 12:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Southern strike: Video shows the extraordinary queue there was at East Croydon station this morning
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  Rail commuters faced a long journey to work this morning (Tuesday, January 10) due to the latest Southern strike and nowhere was this more apparent than at East Croydon where hundreds of passengers snaked in queues just to get inside the train station.and more »
  
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• Vulnerable Tadworth man missing for more than 48 hours

  10-01-2017 11:43 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A vulnerable Tadworth man with links to Croydon, South Norwood and Bromley has been missing for more than 48 hours.
  
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• Comment - Today is your last chance to defend your right to know

  10-01-2017 11:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Today is your last chance to stand up and defend a free British press - and your right to know.In an age of fake websites, internet trolls and unregulated social media driven by faceless global algorithms there remains only one source of written news that you can utterly trust.That is your newspaper and its website.We investigate. We campaign. We report without fear or favour on everything from contentious planning decisions to threats to your community. We champion where you live. We are on...
  
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• Southern strike: Video shows the extraordinary queue there was at...

  10-01-2017 11:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Rail commuters faced a long journey to work this morning (Tuesday, January 10) due to the latest Southern strike and nowhere was this more apparent than at East Croydon where hundreds of passengers snaked in queues just to get inside the train station.Today is the first of three days of industrial action this week by the ASLEF union, who represent nearly 1,000 Southern drivers and are taking industrial action on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.Crowd control measures were put in place at...
  
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• Furious commuters take to Twitter to rail against Southern strike chaos

  10-01-2017 11:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  More misery has been piled on commuters as Southern rail drivers as drivers start a three-day walk out.
  
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• Southern Trains grind to a halt as union begins three days of strike action

  10-01-2017 10:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Almost no Southern trains are running as three days of strike action begins across the network.
  
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• Met Office forecasts heavy snow to fall in Croydon

  10-01-2017 10:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Forecasters are warning that winter is coming to Croydon this week, with heavy snow predicted to fall in the borough.The Met Office has announced that heavy snow is likely to hit the town as temperatures are expected to drop to minus figures later this week.Heavy snow is currently forecast for Thursday evening (January 12) from 6pm onwards, which will impact commuters heading home.Snow is predicted to continue overnight into Friday morning when temperatures are predicted to drop to -2°C.READ
  
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• Queues form at East Croydon Station as Southern rail strikes begin - Daily Mail

  10-01-2017 09:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Queues form at East Croydon Station as Southern rail strikes begin
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  Commuters begin to queue at East Croydon Station, as passengers face the three-day Southern Rail strike - just 24 hours after London Underground workers walked out causing chaos in the capital. Man pushes disabled woman off railway... Read More.
  
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• Southern strike: Live updates from the first of three days of...

  10-01-2017 08:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Rail commuters are facing the first of three days of strike action this week, where no Southern services will be running. It is the latest wave of industrial action by the ASLEF union, who represent nearly 1,000 Southern drivers and are taking industrial action on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. Similar strike action took place in December, and the latest strikes are expected to grind the entire Southern network to a halt, as happened last month. The row is focused around...
  
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