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• Croydon stabbing victim now in life-threatening condition as...

  03-02-2017 23:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A schoolboy stabbed in the neck in Croydon this afternoon (Friday) is now in a life-threatening condition while police have recovered a weapon.The 14-year-old was rushed to a south London hospital after a large fight between youths in Poplar Walk at about 4.30pm.Officers on routine patrol came across a large group of youths fighting and quickly realised one of them had a suspected stab wound to the neck.READ MORE: Schoolboy stabbed in the neck during large fight in Croydon - live updatesOfficers
  
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• Croydon stabbing: Four arrested after schoolboy suffers stab...

  03-02-2017 20:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Four arrests have been made following the stabbing of a schoolboy in Croydon.Police have confirmed they have taken four males into custody after a 14-year-old was wounded in the neck following a reported fight involving a large number of youths.The youngster was rushed to hospital in a serious condition.READ MORE: Schoolboy stabbed in the neck during large fight in Croydon - live updatesMet Police have confirmed that a group of people were reportedly fighting in Poplar Walk at about 4.30pm and..
  
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• Police hunting for vehicle involved in fatal New Addington crash

  03-02-2017 20:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting for van involved in a fatal crash in New Addington which left the scene of the incident.Emergency services were called at 5.44pm to the junction of Calley Down Crescent and King Kenry's Drive, close to a row of shops.Police have confirmed the van did not stop after hitting the man, who is thought to have been in his 60s. However a spokesman said he was unable to say at this stage whether the man was on the crossing close to that junction when he was hit.READ MORE: Schoolboy...
  
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• Video appears to show fight in Lloyds Bank just yards from scene...

  03-02-2017 19:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A video appears to show a disturbance inside Lloyds Bank in North End, just yards from the scene of a stabbing in Croydon. The footage, which has been sent to the Croydon Advertiser by Anayat Khan, shows a group of youths standing outside the bank and looking in as a scuffle takes place inside. A fluorescent jacket, possibly belonging to a police officer, can be seen inside the bank while people move around rapidly inside. READ MORE: Pedestrian dies after being hit by a van in New...
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being hit by a van in New Addington - recap...

  03-02-2017 19:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has died this evening after being hit by a van in New Addington. Police were called to the junction of Calley Down Crescent and King Henry's Drive at 5.44pm. Paramedics were also called to the scene. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.READ MORE: Schoolboy stabbed in the neck during large fight in Croydon - live updates The man was in his 60s and police have confirmed that the van did not stop after the victim was hit. The...
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being hit by a van in New Addington -...

  03-02-2017 19:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has died this evening after being hit by a van in New Addington.Police were called to the junction of Calley Down Crescent and King Henry's Drive at 5.44pm.Paramedics were also called to the scene.Despite the efforts of the emergency services, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. READ MORE: Schoolboy stabbed in the neck during large fight in Croydon - live updatesThe man was in his 60s and police have confirmed that the van did not stop after the victim was...
  
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• UPDATE: Four arrests after schoolboy stabbed in the neck in fight near West Croydon train station

  03-02-2017 18:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old school boy was stabbed during a fight near West Croydon train station this afternoon. 
  
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• Schoolboy stabbed in the neck in fight near West Croydon train station

  03-02-2017 18:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old school boy was stabbed during a fight near West Croydon train station this afternoon. 
  
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• Schoolboy 'stabbed four times' during fight which 'started...

  03-02-2017 18:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A schoolboy has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the neck following a fight in Croydon town centre this afternoon. Shortly after 4.30pm police were carrying out a routine patrol in Poplar Walk when they came across a large group of youths fighting. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and the London Air Ambulance were called when a 14-year-old boy was found to be suffering from a stab wound to his neck. READ MORE: 'It's all very surreal and happened so fast' -...
  
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• Schoolboy stabbed in the neck during large fight in Croydon -...

  03-02-2017 18:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed in the neck during a large fight in Croydon this afternoon. Multiple police officers have been pictured in Poplar Walk, close to West Croydon train station, and appear to be huddled around a figure on the wet pavement. Transport for London has tweeted to say that a number of buses are being diverted as a result of a "police incident".
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• Schoolboy fighting for his life after being stabbed in the neck...

  03-02-2017 18:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy is in a life-threatening condition after being stabbed in the neck during a large fight in Croydon this afternoon (Friday).Multiple police officers were pictured in Poplar Walk, close to West Croydon train station, and appeared to be huddled around a figure on the wet pavement. Transport for London tweeted to say that a number of buses were being diverted as a result of a "police incident".
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• Old Palace School gets best possible rating after its latest inspection - Croydon Advertiser

  03-02-2017 18:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  One of Croydon's most historic schools has been given the highest possible rating in every area - with its exams results praised as among the best worldwide - after its latest inspection. The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) has rated Old Palace ...
  
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• Missing Robert Gibson kicked out of Labour Party just days before he disappeared

  03-02-2017 18:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Robert Gibson had his Labour Party membership terminated just days before he went missing.
  
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• 'Honey pot for weird people': Parents worried about kids getting creepy messages from strangers in online game

  03-02-2017 18:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Worried parents have expressed concerns over an online game which allows strangers to send messages to children.
  
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• Old Palace School gets best possible rating after its latest...

  03-02-2017 17:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One of Croydon's most historic schools has been given the highest possible rating in every area - with its exams results praised as among the best worldwide - after its latest inspection.The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) has rated Old Palace School, in Old Town, as "excellent in all areas" in a report released this week.The ISI is an independent inspectorate, overseen by Ofsted, for independent schools which are members of the Independent Schools Council.Its inspectors visited...
  
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• Investigation finds claims Croydon school 'manipulated' exams...

  03-02-2017 17:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Norwood head teacher has reassured parents that allegations about staff "manipulating" children's test results were found to be "groundless".Claims were made by a former teacher at Heavers Farm Primary School who accused staff of not following appropriate procedures when invigilating and administering Year 2 SATs in May last year.Recent SATs results, published in December, showed 70 per cent of Heavers Farm pupils achieved the government's expected standards in...
  
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• Missing Robbie Gibson kicked out of Labour Party days before...

  03-02-2017 16:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace campaigner Robert Gibson had his membership with the Labour Party terminated days before he went missing last year, it has been revealed. Robert, also known as Robbie, left his home on June 13 before travelling to the Isle of Wight. The dad-of-one has not been seen since. The 45-year-old was a key campaigner for arts and culture in Lambeth and Croydon, playing a fundamental part in the Carnegie Library occupation in Herne Hill and in trying to protect Upper Norwood Library's...
  
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• Croydon contestants wanted for TV dating show where you have to be naked - Croydon Advertiser

  03-02-2017 16:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A TV dating show where contestants see each other naked before they meet in person is looking for contestants from Croydon. Naked Attraction, which first aired in July last year and attracted two million viewers, is preparing to return for a second ...
  
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• Tube strike suspended

  03-02-2017 16:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Tube strike has been suspended after the on-going dispute resulted in the reinstatement of nearly 60 per cent of axed jobs.
  
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• Mum and daughter homeless for the fourth time after 'death...

  03-02-2017 16:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A desperate mother faces losing her daughter and living on the streets after receiving a "death letter" from Croydon Council - which will mean the family losing their home for a fourth time. Karin Edwards was made homeless along with four of her children in October last year, and struggled to find an alternative place to live.Having finally found a home in Croydon with her 15-year-old daughter, Mrs Edwards has been ordered to leave.She is terrified at the prospect of life on the...
  
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• Kenley residents furious that giant phone mast will be built...

  03-02-2017 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Parents, councillors and an MP are furious at plans to install a 12.5 metre-tall phone mast less than 200 metres from a Kenley school. The mast and accompanying ancillary box are set to be put up in the next few weeks just a short walk from Hayes Primary School following after a telecommunications company successfully appealed against Croydon Council's original decision to reject the application. An application was first made to the council in December 2015 by Cornerstone Telecommunications...
  
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• Tram operator not signed up to hotline where staff can report...

  03-02-2017 15:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The operator of Croydon's tram network is not signed up to a confidential hotline which was extended to other parts of the Transport for London network last year.Tram Operations Limited (TOL), which is run by FirstGroup and employs the drivers for the trams in Croydon, is not a member of the UK-based confidential incident reporting and analysis system (CIRAS).But it does say it has a 24/7 confidential hotline run by EthicsPoint – which appears to have its head office in America – and
  
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• Former Croydon headteacher arrested after sting by vigilante paedophile hunters no longer being investigated

  03-02-2017 15:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are no longer investigating a former Croydon head teacher who was arrested on suspicion of grooming after a sting operation by a group of vigilante paedophile hunters.
  
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• Homeless mum and son becoming 'destitute' while row with council...

  03-02-2017 15:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A homeless Croydon mum involved in a long-running council dispute says she is approaching "destitution" while caring for her son and terminally ill mother.The mother and her son have been forced to stay in hotels, at a cost of more than £5,000, since being made homeless at Christmas. Beverley Morrison offered her house to a Croydon Council scheme to help the homeless, but the property was returned to her damaged and beset with damp.While the council contests how much it should...
  
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• Former Croydon head teacher arrested on suspicion of child ... - Croydon Advertiser

  03-02-2017 14:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  No further police action is to be brought against a former Croydon head teacher arrested on suspicion of child grooming. Nicholas Wollaston, 48, was arrested in ...
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• Boy, 17, pleads not guilty to 10 charges including the murder of...

  03-02-2017 14:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy will stand trial later this year after he denied murdering Scott Kouebitra in Croydon on Halloween.The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also pleaded not guilty to nine other charges at the Old Bailey this morning (Friday).On October 31 Mr Kouebitra, from Sutton, died from multiple stab wounds to his upper chest after being attacked in King George's Field, in Selhurst. The 22-year-old collapsed on Gloucester Road and was pronounced dead by paramedics who attended.
  
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• Former Croydon head teacher arrested on suspicion of child...

  03-02-2017 13:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  No further police action is to be brought against a former Croydon head teacher arrested on suspicion of child grooming.Nicholas Wollaston, 48, was arrested in Kent last August after it was claimed he drove to a street to allegedly meet with a 15-year-old boy.Mr Wollaston, who left Selsdon Primary School in 2013, was confronted by members of a community group called the Internet Interceptors. He was arrested at 10.25pm in Courtyard Mews, in Greenhithe and then bailed until February 2017.It was..
  
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• Warhol month is coming to Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  03-02-2017 13:01 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  Warhol month is coming to Croydon
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  Much of this has been a result of the hard work of RISE Gallery, whose owner Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison worked hard to persuade both building owners and the local authority of the merits of employing this particular method of revitalising dingy areas ...and more »
  
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• Southern reveals support measures put in place for driver after woman struck by train at East Croydon station

  03-02-2017 12:33 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Southern Rail has revealed the measures they put in place to support train drivers after a woman was struck by a train at East Croydon station.
  
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• Southern Rail owner invites union to talks to end bitter dispute

  03-02-2017 12:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Frustrated commuters could breathe a sigh of relief after Southern’s parent company invited union bosses to talks to end the bitter dispute over passenger safety.
  
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• Teenager pleads not guilty to Scotty Kouebitra murder following Halloween masked-gang ambush

  03-02-2017 11:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A teenager charged with the murder of Scotty Kouebitra who was stabbed to death on Halloween night is to appear at the Old Bailey today.
  
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• Teenager charged with Scotty Kouebitra murder following Halloween masked-gang ambush to stand trial

  03-02-2017 11:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A teenager charged with the murder of Scotty Kouebitra who was stabbed to death on Halloween night is to appear at the Old Bailey today.
  
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• Teenager charged with Scotty Kouebitra murder following Halloween masked-gang ambush to appear in court today

  03-02-2017 11:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A teenager charged with the murder of Scotty Kouebitra who was stabbed to death on Halloween night is to appear at the Old Bailey today.
  
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• Stormzy's newly unveiled track racks up hundreds of thousands of views in hours

  03-02-2017 11:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Stormzy’s new single was unveiled at midnight and it has already been viewed more than 300,000 times on YouTube.
  
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• Here's the support the train driver will get after the tragic...

  03-02-2017 10:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The driver of the train that hit and killed a 44-year-old woman at East Croydon station yesterday morning [Thursday, February 2] will have support offered to them to get over the trauma.The victim, from Blackpool, was struck by the 8.30am Gatwick Express train heading from Brighton to London Victoria.She was declared dead at the scene. READ MORE: 'It's all very surreal and happened so fast' - distressing moment woman hit by train at East CroydonSouthern Rail has said this morning that the driver
  
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• Supermarkets begin rationing vegetables after extreme weather hits Med farmers

  03-02-2017 10:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets are rationing vegetables after severe snowstorms and floods hit Mediterranean crops.
  
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• Tesco and Morrisons are rationing lettuces because they don't...

  03-02-2017 08:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tesco and Morrison's are having to ration the number of lettuces that shoppers are allowed to buy due to a drastic shortage of the vegetables. Poor weather in Spain, where the majority of iceberg lettuces that end up in British supermarkets are grown, has meant supermarket chains in the UK are struggling to get hold of enough to meet demand. Tesco, which has stores in Elmers End, Purley and Thornton Heath, is restricting customers to a maximum of three each. Morrison's, which has a store...
  
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• Weather forecast for Friday and the weekend across south London and north Surrey

  03-02-2017 08:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Hold onto your hats because strong winds will be rolling across south London and north Surrey.
  
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• Weather forecast for Friday and the weekend

  03-02-2017 08:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Hold onto your hats because strong winds will be rolling across south London and north Surrey.
  
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