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• Gale force winds expected as weather warning is issued for...

  01-02-2017 22:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents should brace themselves for potential gale force winds after the Met Office issued a severe weather warning for the end of the week. Winds as strong as 50 to 60 mph have been forecast for Friday.The Met Office expects that if the winds are as strong as predicted, trees and buildings could be damaged by the force of the gale.READ MORE: Severe weather warning issued for Croydon this morningThis could cause problems for people travelling or heading out for the night. The warning..
  
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• Oh, what a night for Crystal Palace! And transfer window! - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 20:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Oh, what a night for Crystal Palace! And transfer window!
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  Palace fan columnist Lee Louca has submitted his thoughts for the week, following the win at Bournemouth... What a fantastic night Tuesday night was. I don't think it was too good for my health mind. My heart was pounding, nerves and fingernails ...
  
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• A new vegan juice bar has opened in Croydon | Croydon Advertiser - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 19:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A new vegan juice bar has opened in Croydon | Croydon Advertiser
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  A vegan, wheat-free juice bar has arrived in Croydon - with a mission to make the town's residents healthier. Get Juiced! opened in Boxpark at the beginning of ...and more »
  
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• A new vegan juice bar has opened in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 19:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A new vegan juice bar has opened in Croydon
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  A vegan, wheat-free juice bar has arrived in Croydon - with a mission to make the town's residents healthier. Get Juiced! opened in Boxpark at the beginning of January. Owned by Leon Morant, who opened a Tooting branch three years ago, it sells ...and more »
  
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• South Croydon golf shop visited by a Masters champion holding closing down sale - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 19:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  South Croydon golf shop visited by a Masters champion holding closing down sale
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  A South Croydon golf shop visited by a US Masters champion and popular with legendary funnyman Ronnie Corbett is shutting down after 50 years. The Golf Shop, on Brighton Road, is holding a closing down sale before it shuts for the final time at the end ...
  
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• Campaign launched to pay for alternative treatment for mum...

  01-02-2017 19:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A brave mum-of-four from Shirley who is battling cervical cancer says she longs to be able to make breakfast for her children again. Gemma Mankelow has spent the last few months receiving gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment after being diagnosed last April. Although doctors haven't deemed that the disease is terminal, Gemma, speaking with moving honesty, admitted that she fears it is "incurable". Desperate to ensure she can spend as much time as possible with her...
  
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• Ofsted hands 'Outstanding' rating to once underachieving school

  01-02-2017 18:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Croydon school received glowing praise from inspectors who its teaching standards have improved significantly.
  
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• There's 10 already! Anger at plans for ANOTHER takeaway in New...

  01-02-2017 18:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Businesses and councillors in New Addington have voiced their concerns over the possibility of a new takeaway opening on Central Parade.A planning application was made to Croydon Borough Council on December 15 for a new "hot food takeaway" to move into a unit made vacant late last year following the closure of The Card Shop.The applicant, whose name is listed as M N Stuart on the application, plans to open the new shop at 11am between Monday and Friday and shut at 11.30pm on those...
  
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• South Croydon golf shop visited by a Masters champion holding...

  01-02-2017 17:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Croydon golf shop visited by a US Masters champion and popular with legendary funnyman Ronnie Corbett is shutting down after 50 years. The Golf Shop, on Brighton Road, is holding a closing down sale before it shuts for the final time at the end of March.PGA professional Barry Davies opened the shop in 1968 as the first specialist golf store in "the whole of the south of England".Mr Davies decided to sell the shop to an investment company after witnessing a downturn in people...
  
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• Young doctor carjacked at gunpoint in Norbury by gang on mopeds

  01-02-2017 17:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A young doctor was carjacked at gunpoint by a gang on mopeds near his home in Norbury.The 26-year-old was sat in his car in Beech Road at about 2am when four figures in balaclavas pulled up alongside him.Before he was dragged from the car by the suspects, one of them knocked on the car window with a gun and forced him to hand over his mobile phone. The gang then stole the doctor's BMW, which had medical equipment in, and fled from the scene.The Metropolitan Police are investigating the worrying.
  
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• Wilfried Zaha reveals the key to Crystal Palace getting success back - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 17:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Wilfried Zaha reveals the key to Crystal Palace getting success back
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  Wilfried Zaha was one happy man on Tuesday night after returning to help Crystal Palace claim their first three points under Sam Allardyce. The winger had been away for three weeks with Ivory Coast, taking part at the African Cup of Nations. Zaha ...and more »
  
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• Former Crystal Palace and Newcastle United coach gets first managerial job - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 17:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Former Crystal Palace and Newcastle United coach gets first managerial job
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  Former Crystal Palace and Newcastle United goalkeeping coach Andy Woodman has been handed his first managerial role. The 45-year-old, who is based in south London, was part of Alan Pardew's backroom staff and left Crystal Palace shortly after the ...and more »
  
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• Two Purley bus routes could be changed to speed up journey times

  01-02-2017 16:44 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) is considering altering two bus services in Purley so they no longer loop Sainsbury’s on Purley Way.
  
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• Ofsted inspectors heap praise on Beckmead School | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 16:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Ofsted inspectors heap praise on Beckmead School | Croydon ...
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  The improved quality of teaching at a Croydon school has been praised by inspectors, who have rated it as "outstanding". Beckmead School, on Monks Orchard ...and more »
  
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• Educational play about Croydon schoolboy's death from taking ecstasy goes on tour - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 16:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Educational play about Croydon schoolboy's death from taking ecstasy goes on tour
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  A powerful play about a Croydon teenager who died after taking ecstasy at a rave will be performed at Southwark Cathedral next week. The play warns young people about the risks of taking drugs and is inspired by the death of Archbishop Tenison pupil ...
  
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• How a Thornton Heath school lets students take their shoes off in...

  01-02-2017 15:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We all like to take off our shoes and put on our slippers to relax once we get home after a long day. However, children and teachers at a Thornton Heath primary school aren't waiting until they get home - and are taking off their shoes at the start of lessons.Pupils at West Thornton Primary School are thought to be some of the first in the country to stage "shoeless" classes - where students can either wear no shoes or slippers - after research suggested it improves students'...
  
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• Crawley Down man 'not hopeful' of finding stolen Landrover...

  01-02-2017 15:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Crawley Down man is "not hopeful" of recovering his prized Landrover after the vehicle was stolen from outside his home.Alan Brooks' Landrover Defender was taken from outside his home on Hazel Way overnight between January 20 and January 21.Sussex Police is investigating the theft and a Facebook appeal for information by Mr Brooks has been shared more than 20,000 times.Mr Brooks, 65, said: "It was parked outside the house in the road.READ MORE: Animal lover distraught after...
  
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• Ofsted inspectors heap praise on Beckmead School

  01-02-2017 15:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The improved quality of teaching at a Croydon school has been praised by inspectors, who have rated it as "outstanding". Beckmead School, on Monks Orchard Road, in Shirley, received glowing praise from two inspectors who visited the school on January 10 and 11.The once underachieving school, which has 184 pupils, had previously been rated as "good" following an inspection in November 2013 and as "requires improvement" in September 2011.But the transformation of...
  
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• Educational play about Croydon schoolboy's death from taking...

  01-02-2017 15:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A powerful play about a Croydon teenager who died after taking ecstasy at a rave will be performed at Southwark Cathedral next week.The play warns young people about the risks of taking drugs and is inspired by the death of Archbishop Tenison pupil Daniel Spargo-Mabbs, from Addiscombe, who died aged 16 after taking ecstasy on his way to a rave in 2014.The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation (The DSM Foundation), the charity that commissioned the play, was set up by Daniel's parents Fiona and Tim...
  
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• Teenager admits carrying sawn-off rifle and thousands of pounds worth of cannabis on train

  01-02-2017 14:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man from Thornton Heath has admitted carrying a sawn-off rifle and £4,000 worth of cannabis while travelling on a train between London and Birmingham.
  
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• Bad parking a big factor in drivers wasting FOUR DAYS a year looking for spaces - send photos of the worst parking you've seen

  01-02-2017 12:33 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  One of motorists’ biggest frustrations has been laid bare, with a new study finding drivers waste an average total of four days every year looking for spaces.
  
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• The 'Croydon Cat Killer' may have become the 'Crowborough Cat Killer' - Kent Live

  01-02-2017 12:22 via kentlive.news
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  The 'Croydon Cat Killer' may have become the 'Crowborough Cat Killer'
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  The so-called 'Croydon Cat Killer' or 'M25 Animal Killer' – responsible for more than a hundred grisly animal murders – has reportedly struck in Sussex after a mutilated pet was found in Crowborough. Croydon-based charity South Norwood Animal Rescue ...
  
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• Dog dies in 'Staffie attack' in Crystal Palace Park - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 12:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Dog dies in 'Staffie attack' in Crystal Palace Park
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  The owner of a puppy killed in Crystal Palace Park has spoken of her sorrow following the violent death of her beloved family pet. The six-month old Chihuahua was crushed to death in the locked jaw of a "Staffie" while out on a Saturday walk. It was ...
  
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• No more strikes planned as talks between Southern and ASLEF...

  01-02-2017 11:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern Rail has said it is has not had notice of any further strike action, as talks between the company and a union continue into a third week. Fresh and "intensive" discussions between Southern and ASLEF began on January 18, as the two parties attempt to resolve an ongoing dispute over Southern's controversial decision to bring in driver-only operated (DOO) trains. ASLEF's general secretary, Mick Whelan, fears that the new way of opening and closing train doors - with drivers...
  
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• Man who raped teen girl and enticed her to 'perform' for explicit...

  01-02-2017 10:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Sutton man who raped and exploited a vulnerable teenage girl, supplying her with drugs and enticing her to "perform" explicitly for videos online has been jailed. Jason Vasan, 32, was handed a 19-year jail sentence at Croydon Crown Court on Tuesday (January 31) after he was found guilty of rape, causing child pornography, taking indecent images of a child, as well as possessing extreme pornography and cannabis. A spokesperson for the NSPCC said the young victim had shown...
  
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• Rail fare overhaul trialed to make it easier to buy cheaper tickets

  01-02-2017 08:44 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An overhaul of Britain's rail fares is to be trialled to make it easier to buy the cheapest tickets.
  
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• Thornton Heath man charged after train driver 'pulled from train...

  01-02-2017 08:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Thornton Heath man has been arrested and charged in connection with an incident where a train driver was said to have been pulled from his train and attacked.Virgil-Dumitru Berchi, of Parchmore Road, faces one count of being drunk and disorderly and one count of assault by beating.RED NEXT: Addiscombe man asks for reduction in his jail term but has it extended for wasting court timeThe 22-year-old was released on police bail and is due to attend Westminster Magistrates' Court on February 20,..
  
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• Dog dies in 'Staffie attack' in Crystal Palace Park

  01-02-2017 01:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The owner of a puppy killed in Crystal Palace Park has spoken of her sorrow following the violent death of her beloved family pet.
  The six-month old Chihuahua was crushed to death in the locked jaw of a "Staffie" while out on a Saturday walk. It was the treasured companion of Sophie Tuncas and her 11-year-old son Abrish, who watched horrified as their pet was taken from them. The South Norwood family had planned to have the mild mannered animal, named Rio, trained to become a...
  
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• NO DEAL! Late Crystal Palace deal for Everton striker falls through - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2017 00:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  NO DEAL! Late Crystal Palace deal for Everton striker falls through
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  Crystal Palace have failed with a late bid to bring Arouna Kone in on a short-term deal, the Advertiser understands. A potential move for the Everton frontman was mooted very late on transfer deadline day, with the Ivorian expected to sign a short-term ...and more »
  
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