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• How Croydon's 'worst' school improved to be ranked the best based on the latest GCSE results - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 22:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  How Croydon's 'worst' school improved to be ranked the best based on the latest GCSE results
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  The latest GCSE results published by the Department for Education (DfE) were the first to include a brand new measure designed to help parents judge how a school helps each pupil to progress and achieve at least what they are predicted, if not more.
  
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• 'Traffic at standstill' in Norbury after lorry crash closes part...

  24-01-2017 22:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A lorry crash has forced the closure of a major Croydon road. The A23 London Road in Norbury is currently closed in both directions at its junction with Ederline Avenue after a collision involving a lorry. The crash is currently causing long tailbacks in area as emergency services attend the scene. READ MORE: Man, 36, arrested in connection with murder of Akeem Moore
  Major crash in London Road Norbury in front of library. Traffic at a standstill turning back. Long tailbacks....
  
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• How Croydon's 'worst' school improved to be ranked the best based...

  24-01-2017 21:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The latest GCSE results published by the Department for Education (DfE) were the first to include a brand new measure designed to help parents judge how a school helps each pupil to progress and achieve at least what they are predicted, if not more. Using this new analysis, called Progress 8, a school which was ranked the worst in Croydon just five years ago is now the top performing in the borough. In 2013 Harris Academy Upper Norwood took over Westwood Girls' College which had been put in...
  
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• New fitness classes launched in Croydon which involve dancing in the dark - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 20:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  New fitness classes launched in Croydon which involve dancing in the dark
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  A Purley woman has launched a new fitness class which involves dancing in the dark while waving glowsticks. The unusual exercise class is aimed at those of us who refuse to leave the dancefloor on a night out. Lesley Birkett-Cameron has been running ...
  
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• The crazy giant hot chocolate drinks which have arrived in Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 19:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The crazy giant hot chocolate drinks which have arrived in Croydon ...
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  If your approach to keeping warm this winter is to treat yourself to a few extra calories then you might want to check out a hot chocolate version of the freakshake ...and more »
  
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• Southeastern train services diverted through East Croydon after train derails in Lewisham - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 19:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Southeastern train services diverted through East Croydon after train derails in Lewisham
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  Southeastern train services are being diverted through East Croydon, after a train derailed in Lewisham this morning (Tuesday). Engineers are on site working to move the rear two wagons of the 1km-long freight train which came off the tracks between ...and more »
  
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• Croydon girls sleep rough to raise money for charity (From Ealing ... - Ealing Times

  24-01-2017 18:49 via ealingtimes.co.uk
  
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  Croydon High School held its first 'We Won't Rest' sleepover on Friday January 20 to raise awareness for Nightwatch, a local charity…and more »
  
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• Croydon girls sleep rough to raise money for charity

  24-01-2017 18:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon High School held its first ‘We Won’t Rest’ sleepover on Friday January 20 to raise awareness for Nightwatch, a local charity dedicated to caring for the homeless.
  
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• Southeastern train services diverted through East Croydon after...

  24-01-2017 18:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southeastern train services are being diverted through East Croydon, after a train derailed in Lewisham this morning (Tuesday). Engineers are on site working to move the rear two wagons of the 1km-long freight train which came off the tracks between Hither Green and Lewisham stations. No one was injured in the incident which happened at about 5.30am. As a result of the derailment certain Southeastern services travelling between London Bridge and Kent have been diverted along the Tonbridge...
  
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• Bishop of Croydon concerned that child asylum seekers are being unfairly denied access to the UK - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 17:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Bishop of Croydon concerned that child asylum seekers are being unfairly denied access to the UK
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  The Bishop of Croydon has voiced concerns over the Home Office's use of "faulty information" that may have led to vulnerable children from the refugee camp in Calais being denied asylum in the UK. The Public Law Project (PLP) announced on Monday ...
  
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• Scheme to tackle toxic air pollution to be rolled out in Sutton and Croydon

  24-01-2017 17:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Electric vans and trucks will be loaned to businesses in Sutton and Croydon in a bid to help tackle London’s growing air pollution concerns.
  
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• Croydon bin truck drivers are being 'refreshed on safety' according to waste chief - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 17:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon bin truck drivers are being 'refreshed on safety' according to waste chief
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  A chief of Croydon's new waste partnership has ensured the council that bin truck drivers are being "refreshed" on safety measures that are compulsory while operating 26-tonne vehicles after a video appeared to show a man using a phone while behind the ...
  
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• Man, 36, arrested in connection with murder of Akeem Moore ... - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 16:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man, 36, arrested in connection with murder of Akeem Moore ...
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  A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a young father-of-three who was shot in the head in Broad Green last year. On October 7, shortly ...
  Arrest made after murder of young Christian father in CroydonPremierall 3 news articles »
  
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• Murder arrest: Man in custody on suspicion of shooting Akeem Moore in Croydon

  24-01-2017 16:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after Akeem Moore was shot in the head in Croydon last year.
  
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• Man, 36, arrested in connection with murder of Akeem Moore

  24-01-2017 15:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a young father-of-three who was shot in the head in Broad Green last year.On October 7, shortly before 11.30pm, police, including firearms officers, and ambulance paramedics rushed to Eastney Road following reports that a 22-year-old man had been shot.The victim died at the scene and was later named as Akeem Moore - an aspiring rapper called "Tuggzy" and former John Ruskin College studentDays after the murder investigation was...
  
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• CCTV image released in connection with indecent exposure on ... - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Police have released CCTV images of a man they are looking to identify and speak to in in connection with a disturbing incident where a man exposed himself to ...and more »
  
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• Bishop of Croydon concerned that child asylum seekers are being...

  24-01-2017 15:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Bishop of Croydon has voiced concerns over the Home Office's use of "faulty information" that may have led to vulnerable children from the refugee camp in Calais being denied asylum in the UK.The Public Law Project (PLP) announced on Monday (January 23) that it had obtained information from the Home Office which reveals that a visit by its officials to Eritrea in December 2014 was made to discuss reducing Eritrean migration to the UK. But documents disclosed to the charity, which...
  
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• Croydon bin truck drivers are being 'refreshed on safety'...

  24-01-2017 15:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A chief of Croydon's new waste partnership has ensured the council that bin truck drivers are being "refreshed" on safety measures that are compulsory while operating 26-tonne vehicles after a video appeared to show a man using a phone while behind the wheel. The Advertiser was sent a video of a council-contracted Veolia lorry being driven by a man who appeared to be talking on his mobile phone. Scott Edgell, the general manager from Veolia for the South London Waste Partnership...
  
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• CCTV image released after man 'touched himself inappropriately' in front of female passengers on Croydon train

  24-01-2017 15:29 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  CCTV images have been released by police after a man touched himself inappropiately in front of female passengers on a Croydon train.
  
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• CCTV image released in connection with indecent exposure on...

  24-01-2017 15:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV images of a man they are looking to identify and speak to in in connection with a disturbing incident where a man exposed himself to female passengers on a train.British Transport Police (BTP) are searching for a man who exposed and touched himself inappropriately to women sitting opposite him on a Croydon train.The suspect was reported to have started touching himself inappropriately and exposing himself on a service between East Croydon an Gatwick.READ MORE: Football.
  
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• 'Appropriate action' taken against tram driver caught on their...

  24-01-2017 14:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  FirstGroup says that "appropriate action" has been taken against a driver who was under investigation after he was caught using his phone while at the controls of a tram earlier this month. However, the tram operator has refused to expand on what type of action it has taken, and wouldn't comment on whether the driver had been suspended, sacked or given a warning.The internal investigation relates to an incident on January 12 when a passenger was travelling from East Croydon to Arena...
  
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• Win dinner for 4 at the new Turtle Bay in Croydon | Croydon Advertiser - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 14:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Win dinner for 4 at the new Turtle Bay in Croydon | Croydon Advertiser
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  January is about to get a whole lot sunnier in Croydon with the opening of the town's Turtle Bay Caribbean restaurant and bar. It's all about rum, reggae and jerk ...and more »
  
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• Optician warns that phones, computers and tablets are damaging Croydon children's eyes - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 14:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Optician warns that phones, computers and tablets are damaging Croydon children's eyes
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  A Croydon optician has warned that the eye sight of children in the borough could be getting worse due to them spending too much time staring at screens. Short-sightedness could be approaching "epidemic" proportions according to the eye expert.
  
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• Wasn't he on Teletubbies? Council's giant hoover that will clean...

  24-01-2017 13:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council has unveiled a new enormous piece of machinery which will be hoovering up the mess on the borough's streets.Councillor Stuart Collins, the cabinet member for Clean Green Croydon, presented the electric hoover at a cabinet meeting last night (Monday).In the future, there could be up to 50 of these massive green machines sucking up rubbish on the town's streets, replacing the carts that street sweepers currently have.According to Cllr Collins, Westminster Council uses...
  
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• Croydon school becomes one of only 34 in country to achieve 'world class' status - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 13:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon school becomes one of only 34 in country to achieve 'world class' status
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  A Croydon school has become the first ever in the borough - and one of only 34 in the whole country - to achieve 'world class' status. Coloma Convent Girls' School was given the World Class Schools Quality Mark (WCSQM), awarded to schools that have ...
  
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• Croydon school becomes one of only 34 in country to achieve...

  24-01-2017 13:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon school has become the first ever in the borough - and one of only 34 in the whole country - to achieve 'world class' status.Coloma Convent Girls' School was given the World Class Schools Quality Mark (WCSQM), awarded to schools that have "moved beyond" the Ofsted outstanding rating, in December. The Upper Shirley Road school, which has consistently been one of Croydon's top performing and most oversubscribed schools, was given the award at an awards ceremony held at St...
  
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• Optician warns that phones, computers and tablets are damaging...

  24-01-2017 13:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon optician has warned that the eye sight of children in the borough could be getting worse due to them spending too much time staring at screens. Short-sightedness could be approaching "epidemic" proportions according to the eye expert.Aristos Savvrides has recorded roughly a 20% increase in the number of young people showing the symptoms of short-sightedness at his Purley opticians.Children as young as four are being prescribed glasses for myopia, which may be linked to the...
  
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• Severe weather warning issued for London

  24-01-2017 13:25 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A severe weather warning for ice and fog has been issued again for London by the Met office.
  
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• The head teacher of 'world class' Coloma Convent Girls' School is...

  24-01-2017 12:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The head teacher of Coloma Convent Girls' School is "taking a break".Maureen Martin OBE has led the school - which has just been named as "world class" - since 1995 and has seen the Catholic school consistently come out as one of the top performing in Croydon. Mrs Martin, known affectionately as Big Mo to her pupils, received an honour from the Queen in the New Year's Honours list at the start of 2016. But she hasn't been at the school for a number of weeks.Speaking to the...
  
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• Speeding laws are changing: This is what you need to know about the tougher penalties

  24-01-2017 11:28 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Punishments for speeding drivers are about to get tougher under new sentencing guidelines for magistrates.
  
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• Speeding laws are changing - and the punishments are about to get tougher

  24-01-2017 11:28 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Punishments for speeding drivers are about to get tougher under new sentencing guidelines for magistrates.
  
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• Crash involving cyclist at Croydon roundabout causes traffic delays ... - Croydon Advertiser

  24-01-2017 11:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A crash involving a car and a cyclist at a Croydon roundabout is causing traffic problems in the area. The incident happened on Lombard Roundabout, where ...and more »
  
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• Addict fined for possessing heroin substitute: 'Buying drugs...

  24-01-2017 10:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man fined for possession of heroin substitute methadone proclaimed "I should have bought drugs from a drug dealer - it would have been cheaper" in court when told he would have to pay £165 for the crime.Tyrone Dilley, formerly of Thornton Heath, admitted possessing a 62ml bottle of the synthetic heroin substitute, which he said he was using to kick his drug addiction.At Croydon Magistrates' Court on Monday (January 23) he was handed a £50 fine, and told to pay £85...
  
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• Crash involving cyclist at Croydon roundabout causes traffic...

  24-01-2017 10:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A crash involving a car and a cyclist at a Croydon roundabout is causing traffic problems in the area. The incident happened on Lombard Roundabout, where Mitcham Road, Purley Way and Thornton Road meet, at about 8am this morning (Tuesday, January 24). Met Police officers and crews from the London Ambulance Service attended the incident and remain on the scene. A Met spokesman said: "[It involved] a car in a collision with a cyclist. We are still on scene. The cyclist doesn't appear to...
  
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• Person taken to hospital following two car crash on busy Croydon...

  24-01-2017 09:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A person has been taken to hospital following a crash involving two cars on a busy Croydon road. The incident on Duppas Hill Road happened at around 7.30am today (Tuesday, January 24) and oneperson has been taken to hospital with 'minor injuries'. Emergency services attended the scene soon after are still dealing with the incident. The collision is understood to be causing delays on surrounding roads. Duppas Hill Road is part of the A232 which runs through Waddon, the town centre, Addiscombe...
  
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• Met Office warns that more thick fog could cause travel problems...

  24-01-2017 08:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters have been warned that freezing dense fog is expected to remain in certain places until 11am this morning (Tuesday, January 24) and last throughout rush hour.The Met Office's yellow "be aware" warning is still ongoing, with travel disruption predicted as a result.A yellow weather warning means "be aware", whereas an orange warning would mean "be prepared" and a red warning "take action". READ MORE: More freezing fog predicted to hit CroydonDense...
  
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