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• Croydon Cat Killer has attacked and mutilated 'at least 180' animals - iNews

  13-01-2017 21:13 via inews.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Cat Killer has attacked and mutilated 'at least 180' animals
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  A serial pet killer may have attacked and mutilated as many 200 cats in under 18 months, investigators fear. The unknown culprit, dubbed the Croydon Cat Killer, received widespread attention following a spate of suspected pet killings in the south ...
  
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• Croydon councillor warns parents with children about to start school to complete application forms - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 21:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon councillor warns parents with children about to start school to complete application forms
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  Parents with children starting school in September are being warned to make sure they complete the online application this weekend, or risk missing out on a "top-quality education in the borough". Alisa Flemming, who is the cabinet member for children, ...
  
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• Double injury boost for West Ham ahead of Crystal Palace clash - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 21:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Double injury boost for West Ham ahead of Crystal Palace clash
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  West Ham United have been handed a double boost ahead of their crunch London derby with Crystal Palace tomorrow (Saturday). The Hammers are all set to welcome back two defenders to their squad, with West Ham manager Slaven Bilic confirming that ...
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• Croydon councillor warns parents with children about to start...

  13-01-2017 20:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Parents with children starting school in September are being warned to make sure they complete the online application this weekend, or risk missing out on a "top-quality education in the borough".Alisa Flemming, who is the cabinet member for children, families and learning, has also issued a reminder to parents to fill out all six options, in order to send their child to their preferred or nearest school.
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• Amazing video shows that when it snows in Croydon the bike is...

  13-01-2017 19:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  While many drivers' journeys on Thursday night took much longer than normal due to the snow, one Croydon commuter has shown that adverse weather conditions don't need to slow you down at all - if you go by bike. YouTube vlogger CycleGaz uploaded a video to his channel showing him cycling from Croydon town centre to Purley last night and weaving his way through the gridlocked traffic.The four-minute video of his journey was sped up and shared with the cyclist's 16,000 subscribers, and he...
  
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• 20-minute journey took over 3 hours because of the snow

  13-01-2017 18:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters in Croydon have been sharing their stories of the horrendous journeys home they endured last night as snow fell on the borough during rush hour. Many saw their routine journeys extended by at least an hour as trains and buses were cancelled or subjected to route changes.Sleet began to fall after 5pm and turned into snow just as many people were leaving work. Nicola Ferry, 21, from New Addington, has been driving for less than a year and it was the first time she has driven in such...
  
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• Event review: commemorative concert at Croydon Minster on the 150th anniversary of its devastation by fire - The Croydon Citizen

  13-01-2017 18:17 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  Event review: commemorative concert at Croydon Minster on the 150th anniversary of its devastation by fire
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  Whoever decided to go large with the 150th anniversary of the fire of Croydon Minster: good shout. It wasn't called Croydon Minster back then, but Croydon church. A building has stood on the site since the tenth century and its medieval structure had ...
  
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• Council wants to know what you think about plan to build 500...

  13-01-2017 17:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council is inviting members of the public to have their say on the proposed development of about 500 new homes on the site of its former headquarters.Residents will have the opportunity to see the designs of the plans for Taberner House, which was demolished in spring 2014.The event is taking place between 6pm and 8.30pm next Thursday (January 19) at the Friends Meeting House on Park Lane.In July last year the council appointed residential developer HUB to plan and build the development,
  
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• Crystal Palace complete signing of winger from Leicester City - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 17:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace complete signing of winger from Leicester City
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  The Ghana international, who can play at left-back or as a winger has joined from Leicester City, having won the Premier League last season with the Foxes. Palace had faced competition from Championship side Aston Villa and their Midlands rivals West ...and more »
  
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• Fears for safety of schoolgirl who has been missing for 3 days...

  13-01-2017 16:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are becoming increasingly worried for the safety of a teenage girl who has not been seen since she left her home in Beckenham on Tuesday morning (January 10).Metropolitan Police officers are searching for missing 14-year-old Chloe Dicker.The teenager was last seen at around 9.45am on Tuesday when she left her home.READ MORE: The number of people sleeping on Croydon's streets has risen dramaticallyBromley police are leading the investigation and have described Chloe as a white girl,...
  
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• Housing association accused of ignoring family's pleas for a year as one-year-old's health deteriorates

  13-01-2017 16:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A child’s severe health issues may have been caused by exposure to asbestos and mould that a housing association is accused of ignoring for more than a year.
  
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• Norbury church says 'God has won' after travellers in 12 caravans...

  13-01-2017 16:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Travellers who tried to take over a Croydon church were forced off the land after a huge turnout by the congregation. A group of travellers, in about 12 caravans, moved onto land at Ruach City Church in Norbury at about 3am on Tuesday (January 10). The lock to the main gate on Turle Road was removed and replaced with another lock from the inside to block members of the congregation from gaining access back inside. READ MORE: Hidden community of 200 Croydon traveller families 'deny their...
  
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• Friends pay tribute to 'loving grandmother' who died in South Norwood house fire

  13-01-2017 16:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The first picture of the grandmother thought to have been murdered in South Norwood has emerged online. 
  
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• South Croydon road closed due to gas leak

  13-01-2017 16:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Croydon road has been closed due a gas leak.Engineers are working on Croham Road to carry out emergency repair works on a gas main.They began the works on Tuesday (January 10) but SGN, who own the main, said it is too early to say how long the work will take to complete. READ MORE: Even a gritter got stuck as heavy snow fell on Coulsdon!A spokeswoman said: "However, we are working 24 hours a day to complete our repair as soon as possible."We would like to thank road users and...
  
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• Tests show 75 per cent cut to spread of cancer

  13-01-2017 15:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The spread of cancer around the body has been cut by 75 per cent in animal experiments, according to scientist in Cambridge.
  
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• Sunderland reject Crystal Palace bid for former Chelsea man - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 15:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Sunderland reject Crystal Palace bid for former Chelsea man
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  The former Chelsea full-back worked with Eagles boss Sam Allardyce last season as the 62-year-old saved the Black Cats from relegation. And earlier this week, it was reported that van Aanholt was one of the players Allardyce wanted to sign as he looks ...and more »
  
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• PHOTOS: Incredible home in Woldingham on sale for £1.2 million - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 15:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  PHOTOS: Incredible home in Woldingham on sale for £1.2 million
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  The detached home in Brogues Wood, High Drive has over half an acre of gardens. The house was built in the 1930s and extended in the 1980s and 1990s to accommodate a growing family and now offers five double bedrooms over two floors. The house is ...and more »
  
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• Thornton Heath nightclub where dad was shot is closed for good

  13-01-2017 15:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The licence holders of a Thornton Heath venue where a dad was fatally shot have decided to close it for good.The two men, Dudley Higgins and Antonio Watkins, surrendered their jointly held premises licence for Higher Level Function Room before Christmas.This is the venue, in Brigstock Parade, where 28-year-old dad Keeno Harris was shot on the dancefloor during a party attended by 200 people on November 27 and died later in hospital. Police had given permission for the venue to extend its...
  
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• 'Crystal Palace boss deserves praise at West Ham,' claims Hammers boss - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 15:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  'Crystal Palace boss deserves praise at West Ham,' claims Hammers boss
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  Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce will be returning to another of his former clubs tomorrow (Saturday), when the Eagles travel to face West Ham United. Just a week on from facing another of his former sides, Bolton Wanderers, in the FA Cup, Allardyce ...
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• ​​Man arrested in South Norwood murder investigation is bailed by police - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 15:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​​Man arrested in South Norwood murder investigation is bailed by police
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  A 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murdering a grandmother in South Norwood has been bailed by police. The man was taken into police custody following a four-hour police stand-off which finished at 8pm at about on Tuesday night after ...and more »
  
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• UPDATE: Vulnerable man with links to Croydon and Bromley found

  13-01-2017 15:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A vulernable man with links to Croydon and Bromley has gone missing from Tadworth.
  
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• The lies of New Addington schoolgirl Tia Sharp's paedophile...

  13-01-2017 14:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The paedophile who killed New Addington schoolgirl Tia Sharp unintentionally gave away his guilt with his red ears, a body language expert has claimed. Tia Sharp was murdered when she was just 12 years old in 2012 having been reported missing after going to stay at her grandmother's home in The Lindens. Her step-grandfather Stuart Hazell made an emotional appeal on national television for her safe return, as a massive missing person's search was launched. But a week after she was reported...
  
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• PHOTOS: Incredible home in Woldingham on sale for £1.2...

  13-01-2017 14:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A charming five-bedroom home in Woldingham is up for sale for £1.2 million. The detached home in Brogues Wood, High Drive has over half an acre of gardens. The house was built in the 1930s and extended in the 1980s and 1990s to accommodate a growing family and now offers five double bedrooms over two floors.The house is approached via a long private driveway which is fringed with rhododendrons and a typical English garden opening to the right hand side.Situated in one of Woldingham's most.
  
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• ​​Man arrested in South Norwood murder investigation is bailed by...

  13-01-2017 14:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murdering a grandmother in South Norwood has been bailed by police.The man was taken into police custody following a four-hour police stand-off which finished at 8pm at about on Tuesday night after reports of a burglary.On the same day, 74-year-old Eulin Hastings died in a house fire in Birchanger Road and detectives launched a murder investigation.At this early stage detectives believe that the murder and the burglary are linked and enquiries..
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murdering grandmother and burglary in South Norwood bailed

  13-01-2017 13:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a grandmother and burglary in South Norwood has been bailed. 
  
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• Snow is falling again in Croydon - live updates - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 13:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Snow is falling again in Croydon - live updates
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  The white stuff is coming down in Croydon again after a night of heavy snowfall. Traffic was disrupted and there were major delays as people tried to get home in the wintry weather yesterday evening. The Met Office had predicted light snow could fall ...and more »
  
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• Former Olympic champion hits back at transport secretary's cyclists 'not road users' comment

  13-01-2017 12:57 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman has accused Transport Secretary Chris Grayling of "an astonishing lack of knowledge" after he suggested that people on bikes were not "road users".
  
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• 'Someone is going to get a slap' - brothers sentenced after...

  13-01-2017 12:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two brothers have pleaded guilty to theft after an ugly incident at a New Addington shop in which an employee was punched after staff were told "someone is going to get a slap". The pair made off with bottles of booze which they promptly drank after one of them attacked the shopkeeper.Tommie and Alfie Harwood, of Lansdowne Road, Croydon, claimed that someone working at the convenience store had disrespected their sister.On April Fools' Day last year they went to the Tropical Essentials...
  
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• Snow is falling again in Croydon - live updates

  13-01-2017 12:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The white stuff is coming down in Croydon again after a night of heavy snowfall. Traffic was disrupted and there were major delays as people tried to get home in the wintry weather yesterday evening. The Met Office had predicted light snow could fall in the borough this morning (Friday, January 13), adding to the adverse conditions on the borough's roads and pavements. And at about 10.15am the snow started falling again - heavily in places. Icy conditions caused disruption on numerous...
  
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• When do schools in Croydon close because of snow?

  13-01-2017 12:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  As heavy snowfall hit Croydon many children would have been excitedly hoping for schools to be closed so they could go sledging or build a snowman and parents would have been anxiously bracing themselves for having to take a day off work or organise childcare.Flurries of snow came down on the borough from about 5pm on Thursday (January 12), causing chaos on roads as traffic backed up on many main routes and some trains were cancelled as well.Streets and pavements remained icy this morning as...
  
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• ​Even a gritter got stuck as heavy snow fell on Coulsdon!

  13-01-2017 11:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Workmen spent half an hour trying to deice a road as a gritter became stuck in Coulsdon during heavy snowfall last night (Thursday). Resident Ian Currie watched as the gritter tried to move down Woodlands Grove onto Rickman Hill but couldn't because of the thick snow and ice at about 7pm. Mr Currie, a local weather expert, said: "The workmen were trying to break away the ice on the road and were shovelling the snow off the road. "They then got grit off the lorry and put that on...
  
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• What are your rights if you couldn't get to work this morning...

  13-01-2017 10:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It will have come as no surprise that snow brought chaos to parts of Croydon last night - with some normally straightforward journeys taking drivers and commuters hours.And while the snow is melting this morning, it will have been tricky - if not impossible - for drivers in hillier parts of the borough to get their cars off their drives or through icy residential streets to a main road.If you haven't been able to get to work you have probably been thinking about where you can go...
  
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• Bus driver suffering from ‘emotional trauma’ after attack

  13-01-2017 10:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A bus driver received a gash to his forehead during a vicious assault in Croydon town centre.
  
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• UPDATE: More on its way? Flood and traffic warnings in place after first snow of 2017

  13-01-2017 10:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Snow has fallen for the first time this year in the UK and has been affecting roads and railways across London and the south east.
  
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• Flood and traffic warnings in place after first UK snow of 2017

  13-01-2017 10:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Snow has fallen for the first time this year in the UK and it is already affecting roads and railways across London and the south east.
  
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• More snow is forecast for Croydon today

  13-01-2017 10:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Weather forecasters are saying Croydon could experience more snow.The Met Office is predicting light snow and snow showers could fall in the borough this morning (Friday, January 13) to add the adverse conditions on the roads and pavements following last night's heavy snowfall.There is a chance of snow up until about 12pm.Temperatures in the borough are predicted to range between lows of 0°C and highs of 3°C, although it could feel as though it is more like -5°C.READ...
  
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• GALLERY: Your pictures of the first snow of 2017

  13-01-2017 10:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  It’s quickly become treacherously icy in many places, but for a while at least the first snow of 2017 created some lovely winter wonderland scenes.
  
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• Police want to speak to this man over vicious attack on bus...

  13-01-2017 09:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Detectives have released CCTV images of a man they want to identify and speak to in connection with a vicious attack on a bus driver in Croydon who needed hospital treatment.The 53-year-old driver was checking the upper deck of a Route 75 bus parked outside Fairfield Halls when he heard the door open downstairs and a man approached him before punching and kicking him several times.He was knocked to the floor, suffering a large cut to his forehead as well as substantial bruising during the...
  
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• ​Icy conditions disrupt transport through Croydon

  13-01-2017 09:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Icy conditions on the roads have made travelling through the borough difficult for some commuters this morning.Several buses are being cancelled or diverted due to the adverse weather conditions following last night's heavy snowfall.The route 463 bus in Coulsdon is being diverted from Woodcote Grove into The Avenue and not serving The Mount.Earlier this morning, routes 64, 130 and 314 were being diverted on Merrow Way and Headley Drive in New Addington.The route 412 was only...
  
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• Driver viciously beaten in unprovoked attack on double decker bus ... - Evening Standard

  13-01-2017 09:19 via standard.co.uk
  
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  A south London bus driver was viciously beaten around the head and face in an unprovoked attack on a double decker bus. Police have launched a manhunt ...and more »
  
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• Driver viciously beaten in unprovoked attack on double decker bus in Croydon - Evening Standard

  13-01-2017 09:18 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Driver viciously beaten in unprovoked attack on double decker bus in Croydon
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  croydon-bus-attack2.jpg 'Vicious': Police have launched a public appeal after the nasty attack on a London bus driver. Met Police. A south London bus driver was viciously beaten around the head and face in an unprovoked attack on a double decker bus.and more »
  
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• ​Some Croydon schools closed or opening late due to snow

  13-01-2017 09:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Some schools in Croydon are opening late or closed completely this morning due to yesterday's heavy snowfall. Flurries of snow came down on the borough from about 5pm on Thursday, causing chaos on roads and rails as traffic backed up on many main roads and some trains were cancelled. Streets and pavements remain icy this morning as temperatures plummeted overnight to below freezing and it expected to snow again this morning with a yellow weather warning in place. READ MORE: Council...
  
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• Gridlock on Croydon's roads as snow causes chaos | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 01:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Heavy snow in Croydon has caused travel chaos during rush hour with many roads in the borough gridlocked and some train services also disrupted.and more »
  
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• Croydon man sentenced after buying cocaine for Christmas - Croydon Advertiser

  13-01-2017 01:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon man sentenced after buying cocaine for Christmas
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  A man who bought cocaine for Christmas has been sentenced for possessing the Class A substance, after a magistrate told him "you won't get your drugs back". The offender was caught with three bags of white powder after he decided to have a "party" ...
  
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