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• Find out how your child's school performed as best and worst in...

  19-01-2017 20:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Secondary schools in Croydon have been ranked according to their latest GCSE resultsNew statistics have been published by the Department for Education (DfE) today (Thursday, January 19) based on the results of exams taken by Year 11 students in the summer of 2016.Up until this year the the government's minimum expected standard - for which schools were judged - was for at least 40 per cent of children achieving at least five A* to C grades including English and maths. Old Palace of...
  
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• Teenager stabbed in Croydon town centre remains in a critical condition - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 18:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Teenager stabbed in Croydon town centre remains in a critical condition
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  A teenager remains in a critical condition four days after collapsing in a shop following a stabbing in Croydon town centre. Police are still investigating the incident which happened on Monday afternoon, at about 3.30pm and say that no arrests have ...
  
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• Man denies breaching restraining order by 'posting fake...

  19-01-2017 18:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Beckenham man has denied breaching his restraining order by posting fake allegations about a Selsdon dad online.David Marks, 50, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court yesterday morning (Thursday) charged with two counts of harassment by breaching a restraining order imposed three years ago, stopping him from contacting David Mooney directly or indirectly.It is alleged that Marks, of Beck Lane, Beckenham, posted derogatory comments and false allegations about Mr Mooney, 47, on social...
  
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• Burger chain Five Guys could be opening a Croydon restaurant where Yates's used to be - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 18:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Burger chain Five Guys could be opening a Croydon restaurant where Yates's used to be
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  American fast food restaurant Five Guys is planning to open a restaurant in Croydon town centre. The chain wants to convert the former Yates's pub in the High Street - which has been boarded up since it closed in April 2015 - to a 95-seater eatery.and more »
  
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  19-01-2017 18:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  American fast food restaurant Five Guys is planning to open a restaurant in Croydon town centre. The chain wants to convert the former Yates's pub in the High ...and more »
  
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• TfL reveal plans for safer trams following derailment that killed seven people

  19-01-2017 18:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) will consider bringing in numerous new features to Croydon’s tram network to improve safety following the crash that killed seven people in November.
  
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• Teenager stabbed in Croydon town centre remains in a critical...

  19-01-2017 18:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenager remains in a critical condition four days after collapsing in a shop following a stabbing in Croydon town centre.Police are still investigating the incident which happened on Monday afternoon, at about 3.30pm and say that no arrests have been made.Officers and paramedics rushed to Charrington Road 15 minutes later where an 18-year-old man was found to have collapsed after suffering a single stab wound to his chest.The victim was taken by the London Air Ambulance to a hospital in south
  
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• Beddington school for children with special educational needs put in special measures

  19-01-2017 18:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Weak teaching and turbulent leadership has put a school for children with learning difficulties into special measures.
  
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• Croydon mum slams 'cruel' council after 'failure' to find 'suitable' home for her disabled daughter - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 17:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon mum slams 'cruel' council after 'failure' to find 'suitable' home for her disabled daughter
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  A furious Sanderstead mum has claimed that a Croydon Council social worker told her to choose between putting her severely disabled daughter into care and finding a relative to move in with. Emma Garbutt is furious that the council hasn't found a ...
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• 'Red alert' issued and millions warned to stay at home as London is hit by toxic air from Germany

  19-01-2017 16:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A red alert has been issued in eight London boroughs, including Kingston and Wandsworth, with millions of residents warned to stay indoors as toxic air sweeps in from Germany.
  
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• Southern dispute: Strike to go ahead

  19-01-2017 16:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will go ahead with strike action next week following claims they were ‘excluded’ from talks with Southern.
  
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• Croydon mum slams 'cruel' council after 'failure' to find...

  19-01-2017 16:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A furious Sanderstead mum has claimed that a Croydon Council social worker told her to choose between putting her severely disabled daughter into care and finding a relative to move in with. Emma Garbutt is furious that the council hasn't found a "suitable" home for her and her daughter Millie after 16 months of looking for one. The council says that it is has offered Emma "numerous" options. But the full-time carer explained that some of these homes have been rejected by the...
  
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• Trespassers film themselves walking on the roof of Crystal Palace...

  19-01-2017 15:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A group of "urban explorers" have sneaked into Crystal Palace's ground and filmed themselves walking along the roof of the stadium as well as getting onto the pitch. The footage shows the group of three – a YouTuber known as Lexplore and two friends called Josh and Pat – entering Selhurst Park on January 3, shortly before 7.15am. The five-minute video captures the trio walking on the roofs of the Whitehorse Lane and Arthur Wait stands, running onto the pitch and leaping...
  
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• London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirms tram link between Croydon and Sutton under threat - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 15:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirms tram link between Croydon and Sutton under threat
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  The Mayor of London has confirmed there will be no funding allocated for a planned tram extension linking Croydon to Sutton. Sadiq Khan has reallocated £100 million that had been pledged to the scheme by former mayor Boris Johnson, to extend the ...and more »
  
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• London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirms tram link between Croydon and ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 15:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The Mayor of London has confirmed there will be no funding allocated for a planned tram extension linking Croydon to Sutton. Sadiq Khan has reallocated £100 ...and more »
  
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• Double injury boost for Everton ahead of Crystal Palace clash - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 15:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Double injury boost for Everton ahead of Crystal Palace clash
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  Everton have been handed a double injury boost ahead of their match with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday. The Toffees visit south London buoyed by a 4-0 win against Manchester City last weekend, with Ronald Koeman's side currently sitting ...
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• London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirms tram link between Croydon and...

  19-01-2017 15:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Mayor of London has confirmed there will be no funding allocated for a planned tram extension linking Croydon to Sutton.Sadiq Khan has reallocated £100 million that had been pledged to the scheme by former mayor Boris Johnson, to extend the Tramlink network into Sutton town centre.This change was confirmed by Mr Khan at Mayor's Question Time on Wednesday (January 18).READ MORE: The chances of Croydon's tram network being extended to Sutton have suffered a major blowIt is now thought to
  
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• Why this Addiscombe boy has been hailed as a medical miracle - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 15:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Why this Addiscombe boy has been hailed as a medical miracle
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  A brave Addiscombe boy who has spent his entire life battling serious illness can finally look to the future with optimism thanks to pioneering treatment that stopped him from dying. William Milne was born with intestinal failure in 2006 and had to ...
  
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• Why this Addiscombe boy has been hailed as a medical miracle

  19-01-2017 14:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A brave Addiscombe boy who has spent his entire life battling serious illness can finally look to the future with optimism thanks to pioneering treatment that stopped him from dying.William Milne was born with intestinal failure in 2006 and had to spend the majority of the first four years of his life in hospital.His condition resulted in him receiving a small bowel transplant at Birmingham Children's Hospital in 2008, but in 2014 the Archbishop Tenison's pupil's new bowel was rejected leading..
  
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• Why Newcastle United's move for Crystal Palace winger could be scuppered - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 14:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Why Newcastle United's move for Crystal Palace winger could be scuppered
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  He may have been linked with a move back to Newcastle United this week, but Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend looks like he will be staying put. The former Tottenham man, who joined the Eagles from Newcastle last summer in a £13m, has been ...and more »
  
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• Crystal Palace urged to pay staff London Living Wage by Sadiq Khan

  19-01-2017 14:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has written to Crystal Palace urging them to pay every member of staff at the top-flight football club the London Living Wage.
  
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• Croydon mum to run the distance between Gatwick and Orlando to raise funds for charity - Your Local Guardian

  19-01-2017 13:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  A Croydon mum has pledged to run 4,530 miles to raise funds for a charity that helped her 12-year-old son in remission from a complex medical condition. Sarah Milne's son William was born with intestinal failure and had to spend 80 per cent of the ...
  
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• Croydon mum to run distance between Gatwick and Orlando to raise funds for children's charity

  19-01-2017 13:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Croydon mum has pledged to run 4,530 miles to raise funds for a charity that helped her 12-year-old son in remission from a complex medical condition.
  
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• Struggling Croydon school to be taken over by a different academy trust - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 12:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Struggling Croydon school to be taken over by a different academy trust
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  A struggling Croydon primary school with nearly 600 pupils is due to be transferred to another academy trust in a bid to "improve and accelerate" standards. Plans are in place to move Broadmead Primary Academy, in Sydenham Road, Selhurst, from the ...
  
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• Son makes desperate plea for help to find necklace with his...

  19-01-2017 12:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A son who lost his mother in 2015 is appealing for help to find a lost necklace which contains her ashes.Nicky Loring, 33, lost the sentimental locket last Friday (January 13) between 3:30pm and 4pm on Surrey Street, in Croydon town centre, just as the daily market was packing up. He says that he has been left broken hearted at having lost it. Nicky's mother, Lynn Jenkins, passed away on November 22, 2015 - nine days after being diagnosed with cancer. Five years ago Lynn had kidney failure and..
  
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• 'They've no compassion': Mother of severely disabled child's battle with council over suitable home

  19-01-2017 12:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The mother of a severely disabled child who had a brain tumour removed at 10 years old has hit out at Croydon Council for not providing them with a suitable home.
  
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• Struggling Croydon school to be taken over by a different academy...

  19-01-2017 11:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A struggling Croydon primary school with nearly 600 pupils is due to be transferred to another academy trust in a bid to "improve and accelerate" standards.Plans are in place to move Broadmead Primary Academy, in Sydenham Road, Selhurst, from the REAch2 Academy Trust to The Pioneer Academy by the beginning of March.The Department for Education (DfE) has approved the proposals.A spokeswoman for REAch2 said: "We have proposed to the Department for Education that Broadmead Academy...
  
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• Car tax is changing in April: Here's what you need to know

  19-01-2017 10:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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• UPDATE: 'vulnerable' missing mum and her two sons found safe and well

  19-01-2017 10:26 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a “vulnerable” mother who went missing with her two young children.
  
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• Concern for safety of 'vulnerable' missing mum and her two sons

  19-01-2017 10:26 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a “vulnerable” mother who went missing with her two young children.
  
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• Could Crystal Palace beat West Ham to Championship striker? - Croydon Advertiser

  19-01-2017 10:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Could Crystal Palace beat West Ham to Championship striker?
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  Crystal Palace are hoping to beat Premier League rivals West Ham United to the signing of striker Scott Hogan, according to reports. The Brentford striker has been the subject of interest from the Hammers as they look to bolster their attacking options ...
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• Purley residents report hearing loud bang after car crashes into...

  19-01-2017 09:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Purley residents were startled by a loud bang last night (January 18) after a car crashed into the pillar of a garden wall.Firefighters and police officers were called to Foxley Lane at 8.50pm, where they discovered the damaged vehicle on the pavement.A member of Purley's fire crew, who attended the scene, said the car is understood to have left the road before spinning around and hitting the pillar.READ MORE: Angry commuter calls on Southern Rail to give ALL its passengers 1 day of free...
  
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• Residents 'overwhelmingly against' plan for housing on Coulsdon...

  19-01-2017 07:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Coulsdon residents are overwhelmingly against plans to build housing on the town's largest car park, in Lion Green Road, according to a survey by Conservative councillors.A new Waitrose supermarket was due to be built on the site last year, but those plans collapsed this time last year after the council said the scheme was no longer viable.It was to be delivered in a private partnership between the council and developer John Laing - known as CCURV, set up by the Conservatives before Labour came.
  
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