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• Devastated family of missing teenager believed to be in Croydon...

  11-01-2017 21:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The devastated family of a missing teenager, who it is believed could be in Croydon, have made an emotional appeal for her to come home.Morgan Williams, who lives almost 60 miles away in High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire, disappeared on Monday when she failed to return home.The teenager's mum, Tania Findlay, explained how Morgan's last known movements were when she was on a bus from Elephant and Castle, in Lambeth, heading towards Marylebone Station.She said: "The last I heard from her on...
  
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• Police find missing 15-year-old safe and well

  11-01-2017 20:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have said a teenage girl, missing since December 27, who might have been in Croydon has been found safe and well.Lisa Valencia was last seen that day in Anerley, in Bromley, at about 10am.There had been unconfirmed sightings of the 15-year-old on Bromley, police said.READ NEXT: Croydon police officers asked if they want to carry gunsThe Metropolitan Police had issued an appeal to find Lisa on Tuesday, though on Wednesday evening confirmed she had been found.Officers thanked members of the
  
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• Purley nursery which cares for 69 children is rated outstanding...

  11-01-2017 20:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Purley nursery which cares for 69 children has been rated as outstanding by Ofsted and praised for its "high quality teaching".Inspector Rebecca Hurst visited the Purley Day Nursery and Montessori Centre on December 15. In her report, which was published on January 7, Ms Hurst praised 27-year-old manager Shona Allerton for "extensive monitoring of children's progress" and "expertly tracking children's development and immediately identifying any areas for the staff to...
  
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• Brighton and Hove Albion fans attempt to sabotage Croydon Advertiser poll for Crystal Palace fans - Croydon Advertiser

  11-01-2017 19:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Brighton and Hove Albion fans attempt to sabotage Croydon Advertiser poll for Crystal Palace fans
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  On Tuesday, the Croydon Advertiser ran a poll asking Crystal Palace fans to vote on whether they'd like to see the light show continue at Selhurst Park on matchdays. It follows complaints from supporters who either hate the razzmatazz more regularly ...and more »
  
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• A new app can help Croydon patients reach a doctor faster - Croydon Advertiser

  11-01-2017 19:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A new app can help Croydon patients reach a doctor faster
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  A new app has been launched to help people in Croydon get the medical attention they need more quickly and get an appointment with a GP faster as pressure on the NHS increases. Due to a shortage of GPs and the increased pressure of winter illnesses, ...and more »
  
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• Healthy homemade food to be sold at new weekly Croydon food...

  11-01-2017 19:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new pop-up food market selling fresh homemade products is launching in Croydon town centre.Artisan coffee, home-made chilli, gluten-free cakes, Caribbean dishes and a range of other food and drink, will be on sale at the new food zone opening in the square opposite the main entrance to Croydon College starting today (Thursday, January 12).It is being run by budding local entrepreneurs every Thursday and Friday between 11am and 3pm.The first food and drink outlets serving at the pop-up zone...
  
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• The saddest birthday - family of Croydon tram crash victim mark...

  11-01-2017 18:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The family of a New Addington tram crash victim have marked his first birthday without him there to celebrate with them.Philip Logan, of Headley Drive, was one of the seven who died when the tram travelling from the estate overturned at Sandilands on November 9.
  His wife, Marilyn, and family have had to endure their first Christmas and New Year without him and today (Wednesday, January 11) have struggled through the day that he was meant to turn 53.With her young grandson, Daniel, and Phil's...
  
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• Croydon police officers asked if they want to carry guns

  11-01-2017 18:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon police officers are being asked if they want to be armed with guns or a taser when on duty as part of a survey involving 30,000 officers. The survey, which is being carried out by the Met Police Federation and started on Monday (January 10) aims to ask officers in Croydon and across London if they would like to be armed at all times as a result of the threat of terrorism.Following recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Belgium, the Met has announced it will be deploying an additional 600.
  
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• A new app can help Croydon patients reach a doctor faster

  11-01-2017 18:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new app has been launched to help people in Croydon get the medical attention they need more quickly and get an appointment with a GP faster as pressure on the NHS increases.Due to a shortage of GPs and the increased pressure of winter illnesses, such as hacking cough, patients face challenges trying to see their doctor.To make life easier for people in need of medical attention in the borough, and prevent people going to A&E for non-emergency complaints, a new piece of software has been..
  
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• The NHS in Croydon wants your opinion on plans to cut IVF for all...

  11-01-2017 17:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The public is being asked to give their views on controversial plans which would stop Croydon couples struggling to conceive from getting fertility treatment on the NHS.Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) says the move cut In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) would save £800,000 a year, as part of plans to make total savings of nearly £30million from its budget next year.The CCG, which decides how health funding in the borough is spent, is proposing to stop offering the similar ICSI..
  
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• Trendy pub could be opening on Thornton Heath High Street

  11-01-2017 16:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A trendy chain which already owns a pub in the north of the borough is hoping to open another, this time in Thornton Heath High Street. Antic London has its sights set on The Thomas Farley, on the corner of Gillett Road, which closed last year, and is currently negotiating a deal to take over the derelict, listed building. The "hip" company opened its first pub in the borough in South Norwood in September, and also plans to open one in Norbury - The Norbonne and Stable - this...
  
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• 'Chicken Connoisseur' Youtube star comes under fire for starring alongside convicted sex offender in latest 'Pengest Munch' video in Thornton Heath

  11-01-2017 16:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Youtube London superstar Chicken Connoisseur has come under criticism for having a convicted sex offender star alongside him in his latest video.
  
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• The number of people sleeping on Croydon's streets has risen dramatically - Croydon Advertiser

  11-01-2017 16:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The number of people sleeping on Croydon's streets has risen dramatically
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  More and more people are living impoverished, cold and dangerous lives on the streets of Croydon as the borough's homeless problem gets worse. Rough sleepers left completely without shelter are more common now than at any time over the past six years.and more »
  
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• The number of people sleeping on Croydon's streets has risen...

  11-01-2017 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More and more people are living impoverished, cold and dangerous lives on the streets of Croydon as the borough's homeless problem gets worse. Rough sleepers left completely without shelter are more common now than at any time over the past six years. The most recent estimate indicates that 70 people are sleeping on the streets in Croydon this winter. This is a huge increase from the four rough sleepers recorded as living without shelter in 2010. READ MORE: Number of homeless people in...
  
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• Roof-jumper told resident 'I'm in trouble' before four-hour...

  11-01-2017 14:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A burglary suspect who leapt between roofs in South Norwood told a resident "I'm in trouble" before he began a four-hour stand-off with police.Officers were called to reports of a burglary at a house in Davidson Road yesterday (Tuesday) at 3pm and when officers arrived they saw a man flee from the property, who they believed to be in possession of a knife. Haivng been chased by police he appeared in the garden of a home in Christie Drive, next door to Terry Booth.Mr Booth was...
  
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• VIDEO: Six-hour work days during winter? Yes please!

  11-01-2017 13:44 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  More than half of British workers get significantly less work done in winter, according to new research.
  
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• Thornton Heath nursery told to improve after Ofsted inspection

  11-01-2017 13:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The manager of a Thornton Heath nursery that has been told it "requires improvement" in its latest Ofsted report has challenged her staff to get back to the level they were at – or even better.Loving Hands International Nursery School was given the disappointing rating in a report which was published on December 24 after being inspected on December 6. Two years ago the Leander Road nursery was rated as "good" by Ofsted and manager Sandra Henry believes she and her team...
  
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• Croydon healthcare providers consider limiting access to IVF treatment to fill £30m black hole

  11-01-2017 13:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Couples struggling to conceive could face further obstacles as Croydon health providers consider providing IVF treatment only in “exceptional cases”.
  
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• Met Office issues warning as London set to be buffeted by heavy rain, wind and possibly snow

  11-01-2017 13:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  London could be covered in snow by Thursday, January 12 according to forecasters.
  
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• Croydon University Hospital treating adult patients in children's ward to cope with demand

  11-01-2017 12:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon University Hospital is treating adult patients in a children’s ward as a way of keeping up with the growing healthcare demand.
  
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• How to keep your New Year resolutions

  11-01-2017 11:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  January is often the time when we are most open to change, especially after the festive season when we may have gone overboard on the cheese and wine.
  
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• The woman who died in a South Norwood house fire has been named...

  11-01-2017 11:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman who died in a house fire in South Norwood has been named locally.Euline Hastings is believed to have been the victim who was pulled out of her detached home in Birchanger Road yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, with paramedics trying to resuscitate her. Sadly, Ms Hastings, thought to be in her 70s and to have lived in the property for about eight years, was pronounced dead at the scene. Flowers were left outside the fire-damaged property this morning, as police stood outside.Fire...
  
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• Homeless people in Croydon can now be treated at GP surgeries

  11-01-2017 11:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Homeless people across Croydon are going to receive a brand new healthcare card which will allow them to be treated at GP surgeries.The 'my right to access healthcare' card has been brought in following concerns rough sleepers were struggling to get medical treatment as personal circumstances weren't being taken into account, or flexibility being shown, over proof of address and ID which is traditionally required to join a surgery.The new cards, which have been produced by the Healthy London...
  
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• Met Office issues snow warning for Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  11-01-2017 11:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Forecasters have now issued an official weather warning as they predict that heavy snow could hit the borough. The Met Office has issued a "yellow warning for snow" for the town, the rest of Greater London and south of Croydon for between 10am and 9pm ...and more »
  
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• Internet users can't figure out why this ham is blurry

  11-01-2017 11:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A picture of "blurry ham" is sweeping the internet, making people wonder if their eyesight is failing them.
  
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• Croydon GP says a fifth of his patients have hacking cough which is sweeping across Britain - Croydon Advertiser

  11-01-2017 10:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Croydon GP says a fifth of his patients have hacking cough which is sweeping across Britain
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  A Croydon GP has revealed that his practice has seen an increase in patients of around a fifth due to the coughing epidemic which is sweeping across Britain. There has been an increase in patients across the UK going to GP surgeries with a nasty ...
  
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• 'Extremely concerned' police continue search for 15-year-old girl who has been missing for two weeks

  11-01-2017 10:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Bromley police are “extremely concerned” for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for over two weeks.
  
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• Met Office issues snow warning for Croydon

  11-01-2017 10:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Forecasters have now issued an official weather warning as they predict that heavy snow could hit the borough. The Met Office has issued a "yellow warning for snow" for the town, the rest of Greater London and south of Croydon for between 10am and 9pm tomorrow (Thursday, January 12). It is expected to turn much colder over the next 24 hours as a polar blast and biting winds sweep south across the country.
  READ MORE: This was the heaviest snowfall Croydon has ever seenBy 6pm on...
  
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• Croydon police officer who suffered major spinal injuries on duty keeps job thanks to pet dog - Croydon Advertiser

  11-01-2017 10:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon police officer who suffered major spinal injuries on duty keeps job thanks to pet dog
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  A Croydon police officer who was seriously injured while on duty and has since undergone 10 operations is now training the next generation of PCs to keep everyone safe in the borough thanks to his assistance dog giving him the independence to keep ...
  
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• Croydon GP says a fifth of his patients have hacking cough which...

  11-01-2017 09:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon GP has revealed that his practice has seen an increase in patients of around a fifth due to the coughing epidemic which is sweeping across Britain.There has been an increase in patients across the UK going to GP surgeries with a nasty "hacking" cough, which cannot be treated with antibiotics. While it is presently stumping many GPs, some experts have blamed adenovirus, the virus behind pneumonia and meningitis, for the outbreak. GPs say unless the patient has another...
  
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• Croydon police officer who suffered major spinal injuries on duty...

  11-01-2017 09:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon police officer who was seriously injured while on duty and has since undergone 10 operations is now training the next generation of PCs to keep everyone safe in the borough thanks to his assistance dog giving him the independence to keep working.Metropolitan Police roads policing officer Brian Hickman was left disabled when he suffered major spinal injuries while atwork in October 2009.The 45-year-old, who for many years was an officer riding motorbikes and driving cars day-in and...
  
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• Croydon police station locked down after man tried to enter with two knives - Herald Sun

  11-01-2017 04:02 via heraldsun.com.au
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  Croydon police station locked down after man tried to enter with two knives
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  A POLICE station in Melbourne's east was in lockdown after a man tried to walk in while wielding a meat cleaver and kitchen knife. Croydon Sergeant Ben Hutchinson said the incident occurred at 7pm on Monday, with officers alerted to the man by a ...
  
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• ​The Body Shop opens new £1 million beauty lab in East Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  11-01-2017 01:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​The Body Shop opens new £1 million beauty lab in East Croydon
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  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 ...
  
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