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• Notorious 'Croydon Cat Killer' gets 'kicks' off owners' misery as two ... - The Sun

  23-01-2017 23:28 via thesun.co.uk
  
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  A SERIAL cat killer could be getting “kicks” from the misery of pet owners after decapitating their animals as two more pets were found within 24 hours of each ...
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• Delivery driver drove through Croydon town centre while three times over the cannabis limit - Croydon Advertiser

  23-01-2017 20:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Delivery driver drove through Croydon town centre while three times over the cannabis limit
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  A South Norwood man caught driving with more than three times the limit of cannabis in his bloodstream has been banned from driving for a year. Michael Aziz, 25, was pulled over by police while driving his black Seat Leon on December 1 last year after ...
  
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• More freezing fog predicted to hit Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  23-01-2017 20:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  More freezing fog is predicted to hit Croydon tonight and last through to rush hour tomorrow (January 24). A yellow warning of fog has been issued by The Met Office for London and the south east. Driving conditions are predicted to be "difficult" once ...and more »
  
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• More freezing fog predicted to hit Croydon

  23-01-2017 19:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More freezing fog is predicted to hit Croydon tonight and last through to rush hour tomorrow (January 24).A yellow warning of fog has been issued by The Met Office for London and the south east.Driving conditions are predicted to be "difficult" once again, with poor visibility meaning there may be more delays to air travel.The fog is likely to form earliest in the southwest of the warning area.READ MORE: 13 eerie photos of Croydon under a blanket of fogThe warning said: "Areas of...
  
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• Delivery driver drove through Croydon town centre while three...

  23-01-2017 19:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Norwood man caught driving with more than three times the limit of cannabis in his bloodstream has been banned from driving for a year. Michael Aziz, 25, was pulled over by police while driving his black Seat Leon on December 1 last year after he swerved in front of an unmarked police car on the main route through Croydon town centre, Croydon Magistrates' Court heard on Monday (January 23). The 25-year-old self-employed delivery driver, of Bruce Road, tested positive for THC, the...
  
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• Head of rape crisis centres says naked cleaning firm should be...

  23-01-2017 18:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The head of a support group which helps rape victims has called for a business which employs naked cleaners to be shut down. Naturist Cleaners is offering cleaners £45 an hour - but they have to be women and be in the nude, while the customer watches. The firm recently appealed for more women in Croydon - where it already has customers - to get in touch if they were interested in the job. But Yvonne Traynor, who is the chief executive of RASASC [Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centres],...
  
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• Large Sanderstead house to be demolished to make way for 8 new...

  23-01-2017 18:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A large home in Sanderstead is going to be bulldozed to make way for eight detached houses.Croydon Council have granted permission for a rundown house bordering Purley Downs Golf Club to be knocked down for a new development to built in its place.The four-bedroom homes will be built on land currently occupied by a vacant house on Purley Downs Road.READ MORE: Sanderstead mum slams 'cruel' council after 'failure' to find 'suitable' home for her disabled daughterWork on the news homes, which will..
  
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• Police hunt six men following serious assault in pub

  23-01-2017 18:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon Police have released images of six men they want to speak after a man was head butted and bottled in a pub on Christmas eve.
  
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• The amazing event being planned by a Crystal Palace mum to help...

  23-01-2017 17:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A generous Crystal Palace mum affected by her own grief of losing a child has decided to launch a fundraiser to help the seven bereaved families of the Croydon tram crash.Karen Lawrence, 45, is hosting an all-day fitness event – called an aerobathon - next month hoping to raise money for those that lost a loved one when the tram overturned at Sandilands on the morning of November 9.The mum-of-two channeled her grief into sport and running her own beautician business after she lost her own.
  
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• Couple who ran Surrey Street Market grocery stall for 30 years...

  23-01-2017 16:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A couple who ran a stall at Surrey Street Market for more than 30 years and turned their Shirley home into a Bed and Breakfast have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with friends and family.Fred, 86, and Beryl White, 84, will be recognisable to many people in Croydon for being traders on the Saturday market selling groceries, drinks and household goods between the 1950s and 1980s.The market was such a big part of their lives that it even played a part in them choosing what day of the.
  
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• New Addington man admits burgling Central Parade charity shop and...

  23-01-2017 16:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington man has admitted burgling a charity shop on the estate - making off with hundreds of pounds in cash, DVDs and a donations box - and a church in Selhurst.Wayne Constable, 36, broke into the Sense charity shop in Central Parade on June 17 last year, stealing £329 in cash, a charity donations box and two DVD box sets.Constable, of Castle Hill Avenue, also broke into Selhurst Evangelical Church in the days before September 28, and tried to steal a mixing desk.During a hearing..
  
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• Commuters suffer further travel misery due to train strike and broken rail

  23-01-2017 15:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers suffered a fresh bout of travel misery today because of a strike and a broken rail.
  
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• Commuters suffer further travel misery due to strike and broken rail

  23-01-2017 15:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers suffered a fresh bout of travel misery today because of a strike and a broken rail.
  
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• Toxic air warnings issued across south London as pollution levels hit "red alert" once again

  23-01-2017 15:29 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  “Very high” readings were recorded at a number of air pollution monitoring sites across London this morning, including Bushy Park, Merton Road and Eltham.
  
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• Part of Croydon tram network to be closed for 10 days in February ... - Croydon Advertiser

  23-01-2017 14:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Part of the Croydon tram network will be closed for 10 days next month as work is carried out to replace 750 metres of track and fix signals. No trams will run ...and more »
  
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• The MOT system could be set for a shake-up - see if you'll be affected

  23-01-2017 14:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A shake-up of the MOT system is being proposed, which the government says could save motorists more than £100 million.
  
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• South Croydon primary school where pupils speak 46 languages...

  23-01-2017 13:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Croydon primary school, where 46 different languages are spoken, has been praised in an Ofsted inspection for "significantly" improving standards to become a "good" school.The education watchdog visited Howard Primary School on December 14, and published their findings in a report on January 20 - giving the school the second highest rating.A previous inspection carried out in 2011 found the school needed to improve the quality of teaching and its provision for early...
  
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• Transport for London tram safety changes 'not in direct response'...

  23-01-2017 13:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport for London has said plans to implement five new safety measures on the tram network is "not in direct response" to the investigations underway into the crash which killed seven people in November.The company said it is preparing to upgrade the CCTV on the trams "to increase the reliability of the system" and putting in chevrons on bends on the network alongside the recommended reduced speed limits on the network after the November 9 tragedy.It is also considering...
  
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• Say it isn't so! Roast potatoes, toast and chips could be harmful, experts warn

  23-01-2017 13:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Sometimes the things we love hurt us the most – and that sadly could now be the case for foods such as roast potatoes, toast and chips.
  
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• Part of Croydon tram network to be closed for 10 days in February

  23-01-2017 13:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Part of the Croydon tram network will be closed for 10 days next month as work is carried out to replace 750 metres of track and fix signals.No trams will run between Wimbledon and Mitcham from February 11 to 20 (inclusive).Transport for London's engineers will be carrying out work to replace tracks between Morden Road and Merton Park, as well as replacing both track and signals in the Dundonald Road crossing area, which will also involve the closure of the road. During this time a road...
  
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• Six men arrested on bus following suspected robbery

  23-01-2017 12:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Six men have been arrested on a bus in Selhurst following reports of a robbery this morning.
  
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• Missing woman known to frequent Croydon found safe and well after six-day search

  23-01-2017 12:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A missing woman with links to Croydon has been found safe and well six days after police launched an appeal to find her.
  
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• Six men arrested on bus in Selhurst in connection with street...

  23-01-2017 11:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Six men have been arrested on a bus in Selhurst following reports of a street robbery on Monday morning.A large number of police officers were seen surrounding the number 75 bus on Selhurst Road, shortly after 8am.It had been reported that two young men had been robbed in the street, and the suspects are understood to have boarded the bus before being stopped and searched by police officers.READ MORE: Trespassers film themselves walking on the roof of Crystal Palace stadium and on Selhurst Park.
  
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• Police want to speak to six men in connection with serious...

  23-01-2017 11:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Police have released images of six men they would like to speak to in connection with an incident on Christmas Eve where a man was seriously assaulted in a pub.Officers were called to The Pear Tree pub on Brighton Road at about 9.50pm and found a 27-year-old man suffering from injuries after he had been punched, headbutted and bottled.READ MORE: Trespassers film themselves walking on the roof of Crystal Palace stadium and on Selhurst Park pitchThe victim was rushed to hospital to have...
  
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• Missing woman with links to Croydon found six days after police...

  23-01-2017 11:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A missing 26-year-old woman with links to Croydon has been found nearly a week after police issued an appeal for her whereabouts. Tara Webb, of no fixed address, was reported missing last week after last speaking to a friend at around 11.15pm on Monday, January 16. The next day, the Metropolitan Police issued an appeal to find her and, at the time, were "extremely concerned" for her health and safety. Although Tara has no fixed address, she is known to frequently spend time in...
  
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• Funding for Surrey Street Market makeover more than doubled to £1.1million

  23-01-2017 10:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Funding for the makeover of Surrey Street Market has been more than doubled after Croydon Council secured an extra £600,000 for the project.
  
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• Police want to find this man after 'horrific' sex attack on girl,...

  23-01-2017 10:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are wanting to identify and find this man after a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a stranger while out jogging.The schoolgirl was running through the grounds of All Saints Church, in Carshalton High Street, Carshalton, when she was approached by a man who attacked her.The assault took place at about 5pm on October 24 last year.She had managed to escape uninjured however and ran home to phone the police. The man was unknown to the victim, but has been described by Met Police as.
  
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• Heavy fog and frost set to disrupt travel across Croydon and the...

  23-01-2017 08:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Freezing fog has reduced visibility across London and the South East this morningThe Met Office has issued a "yellow warning of fog" across the region.Forecasters have said the "main problems [are] likely [to be] through Monday morning rush hour".The fog is freezing on trees and road surfaces as the temperature at 7am was -4C.The fog is said to affect travel across the region, with the warning adding: "Areas of dense and freezing fog may lead to journeys taking longer...
  
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