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• Women in Croydon wanted to clean homes while naked

  16-01-2017 20:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Not many people would expect to be offered £45 per hour for cleaning, but that's exactly what one firm is offering, with a catch of course - you've got to do it naked.The firm Naturist Cleaners is currently seeking women in Croydon prepared to do cleaning work while in the nude, with the homeowner in the property - potentially naked too.The cleaning firm's advert reads: "We are looking for female naturist cleaners who can clean private houses nude."The job will require doing all...
  
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• Croydon mum and son tried to help homeless people and it has now 'left them homeless' - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 19:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon mum and son tried to help homeless people and it has now 'left them homeless'
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  A New Addington mum and her young child have been left homeless after offering their house to help those without shelter. Beverley Morrison and her 10-year-old son have been forced to live in Croydon hotels for weeks, exhausting the single mother's ...
  
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• New centre for youngsters with special educational needs and...

  16-01-2017 19:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon's first child development centre, designed to provide services for children with special educational needs and disabilities has opened.Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, the body responsible for healthcare in the borough, said the new Crystal Child Development Centre, in Malling Close, Addiscombe, will deliver "real benefits" for children, families and staff.Mayor of Croydon Wayne Trakas-Lawlor visited the new centre, which is taking on some services previously based at the...
  
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• The new DVLA car tax rules that could cost Croydon drivers hundreds of pounds extra each year - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 19:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The new DVLA car tax rules that could cost Croydon drivers hundreds of pounds extra each year
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  Major changes to DVLA car tax rules mean many motorists in Croydon could end up paying hundreds of pounds extra every year. Under the new rules, which are being introduced in April 2017, drivers are going to be hit in the pocket because ti will cost ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Council could be forced to raise council tax to fill £1.9m hole from Government cut - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 19:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Council could be forced to raise council tax to fill £1.9m hole from Government cut
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  The leader of Croydon Council has hit out at the Government for "robbing Peter to pay Paul" in its approach to funding social care, in an angry letter protesting against an extra £1.9 million cut for the borough. Meanwhile, the council has warned it ...
  
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• New Addington Christmas lights organiser faces child porn charge

  16-01-2017 18:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The organiser of a Christmas lights display in New Addington has been charged with taking an indecent photograph of a child and is due to appear in court.Alex Hopkinson, 36, is accused of taking an indecent photograph of a 15-year-old boy in January 2015.He is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (January 16) to face the charge.READ MORE: Police want to speak to this man over vicious attack on bus driver in CroydonIn 2013 the bus driver, of Uvedale Crescent, brought back the...
  
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• The new DVLA car tax rules that could cost Croydon drivers...

  16-01-2017 18:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Major changes to DVLA car tax rules mean many motorists in Croydon could end up paying hundreds of pounds extra every year.Under the new rules, which are being introduced in April 2017, drivers are going to be hit in the pocket because ti will cost significantly more to tax some models of car each year - and only electric and hydrogen cars will be exempt,.The proposals were first announced by former chancellor George Osborne two years ago to reflect changes in emissions technology in newer...
  
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• Croydon Council could be forced to raise council tax to fill...

  16-01-2017 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The leader of Croydon Council has hit out at the Government for "robbing Peter to pay Paul" in its approach to funding social care, in an angry letter protesting against an extra £1.9 million cut for the borough.Meanwhile, the council has warned it may be left with no option to fill the funding gap but to pass on the cut by increasing council tax.In December, the Advertiser told how Croydon was one of the biggest losers in the country in the Government's Local Government Funding...
  
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• Croydon mum and son tried to help homeless people and it has now...

  16-01-2017 18:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington mum and her young child have been left homeless after offering their house to help those without shelter.Beverley Morrison and her 10-year-old son have been forced to live in Croydon hotels for weeks, exhausting the single mother's savings.Meanwhile Croydon Council holds the keys to her home after she temporarily allowed the authority to use the property to house the homeless.She has now been left homeless herself.READ MORE: The number of people sleeping on Croydon's streets has.
  
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• Crystal Palace manager reveals difficulties of signing players in January - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 18:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Crystal Palace manager reveals difficulties of signing players in January
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  Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce has described the difficulties of trying to sign players in the modern era as he looks to strengthen his squad in the January transfer window. The Eagles have signed Jeffrey Schlupp from Leicester City this month ...and more »
  
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• Plans to demolish Croydon driving range and crazy golf course to build over 100 homes rejected - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 17:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Plans to demolish Croydon driving range and crazy golf course to build over 100 homes rejected
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  Plans to bulldoze a well-used driving range and crazy golf course in Addiscombe to build more than 100 affordable homes, a community centre and a public park have been rejected by the council but the developer is considering appealing the decision.
  
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• Plans to demolish Croydon driving range and crazy golf course to...

  16-01-2017 16:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Plans to bulldoze a well-used driving range and crazy golf course in Addiscombe to build more than 100 affordable homes, a community centre and a public park have been rejected by the council but the developer is considering appealing the decision.The Hyde Group housing association submitted a planning application to Croydon Council to transform Croydon World of Golf and the 18-hole Dragon Quest Adventure Golf course, in Long Lane, Addiscombe, into a large housing development with green...
  
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• Why Doesn't Croydon Have A CR1 Postcode? - Londonist

  16-01-2017 16:01 via londonist.com
  
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  Why Doesn't Croydon Have A CR1 Postcode?
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  Croydon has a curious anomaly that makes it stand out not just from the rest of London, but from the rest of Britain. Its head postal district is CR0 instead of CR1. Not only that, but Croydon completely lacks a CR1 postcode. To understand why this is ...
  
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• Boxpark's a quickie when Croydon needs something more meaningful - The Croydon Citizen

  16-01-2017 15:53 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  Boxpark's a quickie when Croydon needs something more meaningful
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  The Croydon Citizen recently published my not-entirely-complimentary review of Meat Liquor in Boxpark. As the review states, I was conscious that I was being harsher on the place than I would have been had it been a stand-alone venture somewhere else ...and more »
  
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• Crystal Palace quartet to miss FA Cup replay with Bolton Wanderers - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 15:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Crystal Palace quartet to miss FA Cup replay with Bolton Wanderers
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  Sam Allardyce has revealed that he won't take a risk with Crystal Palace captain Scott Dann for tomorrow's FA Cup third round replay with Bolton Wanderers. The defender returned from a hamstring injury in the 3-0 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday ...and more »
  
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• Crystal Palace defender extends loan spell in League Two - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 14:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace defender extends loan spell in League Two
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  Crystal Palace have confirmed that defender Luke Croll has extended his loan spell with Exeter City until the end of the season. The 22-year-old joined Exeter on transfer deadline day during the summer transfer window and has so far made 12 appearances ...and more »
  
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• Croydon University Hospital reaches maximum bed capacity in first week of 2017 - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 14:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon University Hospital reaches maximum bed capacity in first week of 2017
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  Croydon University Hospital reached maximum capacity three times in the first week of January due to winter pressures, latest bed occupancy figures reveal. The London Road hospital filled all of its 509 general and acute beds with patients, including ...and more »
  
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• Croydon University Hospital reaches maximum bed capacity in first ... - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 14:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon University Hospital reached maximum capacity three times in the first week of January due to winter pressures, latest bed occupancy figures reveal.and more »
  
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• Police say there is a possibility Robert Gibson's body could be...

  16-01-2017 13:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police conducting fresh searches on the Isle of Wight for missing Crystal Palace man Robert Gibson say there is a "possibility" a body could be found.Detective Sergeant John Stirling is involved in the three-day search operation on a coastal path in Shanklin, the town where 45-year-old Robbie, as he is known to his friends, was last seen on June 13.DS Stirling said victim recovery dogs will be used to search the formerly overgrown land, stretching three miles on Luccombe Road, with the...
  
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• New Addington school makes 'significant progress' but still needs...

  16-01-2017 13:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington school has made "exceptional" improvements since being placed into special measures, but has been warned by Ofsted that the quality of teaching still needs to be better. Despite being rated overall by the education watchdog as "requires improvement", Wolsey Junior Academy's head of school Ryan Arde has praised staff for making "significant progress".Three Ofsted inspectors visited the school in King Henry's Drive on November 23 and 24, and...
  
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• Tube chiefs and unions in talks to avoid more strikes

  16-01-2017 12:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Talks aimed at averting more strikes on London Underground in a dispute over jobs and ticket office closures will be held today.
  
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• Former Crystal Palace striker on the verge of Middlesbrough switch - Croydon Advertiser

  16-01-2017 11:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Former Crystal Palace striker on the verge of Middlesbrough switch
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  He didn't have the best of times at Crystal Palace, but Patrick Bamford could be about to get another chance in the Premier League with Middlesbrough. The Chelsea striker, who was on loan with Palace for the first half of last season, is reportedly set ...and more »
  
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• This 'wasted opportunity' could unlock space for thousands of new homes in London

  16-01-2017 11:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Using space taken up by empty council-owned lock-up garages could be the key to easing London’s housing crisis, according to research.
  
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• New police searches on Isle of Wight coastal path for missing...

  16-01-2017 01:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are starting fresh searches on the Isle of Wight in a bid to find new evidence which could help them locate missing Crystal Palace campaigner Robert Gibson. Robbie, as he is known to his friends, disappeared after telling his family he was going for a walk seven months ago.The father-of-one was last seen on CCTV in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight and a number of searches have been completed by friends in a bid to find him. His brother, Peter, made a compassionate appeal for him to come...
  
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