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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: 'One had a sword, one had a metal...

  17-02-2017 23:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Andre Aderemi murder trial has heard how two men were seen "chasing after him with a sword and a metal pole".A jury at the Old Bailey heard evidence today from a teenage boy who was playing on the Monks Hill estate where Mr Aderemi was allegedly attacked on August 16.Ali Zahawy, 20, of Bramble Close, Shirley, Femi Cela, 19, of Fryston Avenue, Addiscombe, Jamell Lonergan, 19, of Woodcroft Road, Thornton Heath, and Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue, Shirley, are on trial with...
  
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• If you see this man in Croydon do not approach him

  17-02-2017 22:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police in Croydon are trying to trace a man they wish to speak to in connection with an investigation into an elderly woman being held against her will at her home in Norbury.They wish to speak to Kinane Rose, 23, who was last seen on a 133 bus from London Bridge heading towards Brixton yesterday afternoon [Thursday, February 16]. He is believed to have travelled to Croydon.READ MORE: Gang of 7 'armed with knife' try to steal moped on Croydon streetOfficers are investigating an incident from the
  
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• Criminals 'blow up' cash machine at Purley petrol station

  17-02-2017 22:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A cash machine in Purley appears to have been blown up by criminals as police officers have cordoned off the remains on the ATM and forensics officers were seen investigating them.The officers were sent to the Esso garage on Brighton Road this morning, after what looks like an attempt to steal money from the machine by blowing it up in an incident understood to have occurred overnight.One witness who saw the emergency services at the Esso station opposite the Pure Gym said: "What I saw...
  
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• Police have now charged a Croydon man in connection with a trespass incident at Buckingham Palace - Croydon Advertiser

  17-02-2017 20:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Police have now charged a Croydon man in connection with a trespass incident at Buckingham Palace
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  A man was seen on CCTV by police officers, walking within a security perimeter at about 4.15am on August 9 and arrested. The man did not gain access to the palace and Buckingham Palace confirmed at the time that no members of the Royal Family were in ...
  
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• Gang of 7 'armed with knife' try to steal moped on Croydon street ... - Croydon Advertiser

  17-02-2017 20:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A police hunt has began after a gang of seven men "armed with a knife" tried to steal a moped in Croydon. Detectives from Croydon CID are investigating after ...and more »
  
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• Police have now charged a Croydon man in connection with a...

  17-02-2017 20:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Shirley man has been charged with trespassing in the grounds at Buckingham Palace in connection with an incident in August last year.A man was seen on CCTV by police officers, walking within a security perimeter at about 4.15am on August 9 and arrested.The man did not gain access to the palace and Buckingham Palace confirmed at the time that no members of the Royal Family were in residence when it happened.READ MORE: How EastEnders star June Brown, aka Dot Cotton, lived on a quiet street in...
  
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• Nurse stole money from vulnerable patient's room in Croydon...

  17-02-2017 19:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A nurse was caught on camera stealing money from one of the patient's rooms in a Croydon hospital for people with mental health needs.Janette Smith, 57, "broke the trust" of patients when she was caught on CCTV stealing £110 in cash from a patient's room after staff at the Woodleigh Community Hospital left it there last August.When she was arrested, a bank card was also found which belonged to another patient but no withdrawals had been made, Croydon Magistrates' Court...
  
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• NAMED AND SHAMED: The 85 Croydon businesses given the worst food hygiene ratings in 2016 - Croydon Advertiser

  17-02-2017 19:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  NAMED AND SHAMED: The 85 Croydon businesses given the worst food hygiene ratings in 2016
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  Restaurants, takeaways and a Poundworld store are among the 18 businesses to have been given the worst possible rating of zero out of five after food hygiene inspections in 2016. The rock bottom score means that these outlets have been ordered to make ...
  
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• Gang of 7 'armed with knife' try to steal moped on Croydon street

  17-02-2017 18:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A police hunt has began after a gang of seven men "armed with a knife" tried to steal a moped in Croydon.Detectives from Croydon CID are investigating after officers were called to the scene at 8.25pm yesterday (Thursday) on Spring Lane at the junction with Addiscombe Road.It is believed that after the failed attempt to steal the moped, the group may have got on a nearby tram.Appealing for people to come forward, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "The victim was not injured....
  
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• NAMED AND SHAMED: The 85 Croydon businesses given the worst food...

  17-02-2017 18:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Restaurants, takeaways and a Poundworld store are among the 18 businesses to have been given the worst possible rating of zero out of five after food hygiene inspections in 2016. The rock bottom score means that these outlets have been ordered to make major improvements after failing to meet basic food hygiene standards. Butchers' and a convenience store are also on the list of businesses given the shocking score of zero by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Another 55 businesses which were...
  
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• Motorcyclist knocked off bike in crash on busy Croydon road

  17-02-2017 17:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist was knocked of his bike in Ashburton during rush hour this evening.Fire crews, paramedics and police were called to Long Lane at the junction with Spring Lane and Lower Addiscombe Road to a motorcyclist in collision with a car at about 4pm.The road was blocked and buses were on diversion as emergency services dealt with the scene outside Woodside fire station.Paramedics treated the male motorcyclist, who was in his 50s, at the scene for minor injuries.READ MORE: Croydon police...
  
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• New homeless shelter opens on Surrey Street in Croydon to tackle...

  17-02-2017 17:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new homeless shelter has been opened in Croydon to help combat the increasingly prevalent problem of homelessness.The number of rough sleepers in the borough has risen dramatically in the past few years, and Croydon has become the seventh worst place in the country for homelessness.Around 70 people are currently thought to live without shelter on the borough's streets, according to the most recent government count.READ MORE: Croydon is one of the worst places in the country for...
  
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• One hundred years ago: War hero who sank German submarine using remarkable trickery

  17-02-2017 16:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The bravery of Navy officer who remarkably sank a German submarine to save the lives of his own ship’s crew will be marked with a commemorative stone 100 years on from the fateful day.
  
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• Woman's shock after seven-strong gang of thugs with 'huge machete' try to steal 'young boy's' moped

  17-02-2017 16:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A machete-wielding thug and six accomplices are being hunted by police after they were seen attempting to steal a moped in Addiscombe, witnesses have said.
  
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• Parents petitioning for clarity on starting education at compulsory school age

  17-02-2017 16:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Frustrated parents are petitioning for their summer-born children to be allowed to start school in reception at the age of five, rather than being missing out on a year of education.
  
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• Croydon police officer cleared of sexual assault charges

  17-02-2017 15:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon police officer has been acquitted of sexually assaulting a girl as young as six.PC Deen Nawol, attached to Croydon borough, was on trial at the Old Bailey this week charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child under the age of 13.The 23-year-old, who lives in Crystal Palace, denied the allegations put forward by the girl, who cannot be identified, and at the end of a four day trial, the jury today (Friday, February 17) took just over an hour-and-a-half to deliver not guilty...
  
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• Pregnant girlfriend defends man accused of murder despite him pointing shotgun at her head

  17-02-2017 15:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The pregnant girlfriend of a man accused of murdering teenager Andre Aderemi has defended her partner despite being shown a video of him pointing an unloaded shotgun at her head.
  
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• ​Police appeal to find mother and her baby with links to Croydon

  17-02-2017 15:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are trying to find a mother and her baby who went missing in the early hours of Thursday morning.Anna Skinner, 22, was last seen at about 3am on February 16 after leaving her address in Streatham.She was with her eight-month-old baby son, Xavier Okyuemi, when she was last seen.READ MORE: Young woman injured in Addiscombe taxi collision is now in improved condition in hospitalIt is believed Xavier was being pushed in a grey 'Silver Cross' buggy with a baby car seat attachment, the...
  
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• Young woman injured in Addiscombe taxi collision is now in...

  17-02-2017 14:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old woman, who was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning after a collision with a taxi, is no longer in a life-threatening condition, according to police.The young woman was taken to a major trauma centre in a south London hospital after sustaining injuries from the collision on Lower Addiscombe Road's junction with Colworth Road. READ MORE: 21-year-old woman rushed to hospital after collision with taxi in Addiscombe A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance...
  
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• Have you noticed the huge new piece of art in Surrey Street?

  17-02-2017 13:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An artist whose work has been featured in the Tate Modern, Tate Britain and the Victoria and Albert Museum has added a neon flourish to Croydon's Surrey Street.It took eight hours to install Lauren Baker's 7.5-metre-long neon quotation which is surrounded by glass on the underneath of the Surrey Street footbridge yesterday evening (Thursday, February 16).The quote, which reads "A simple hello could lead to a million things" and is written in Lauren's handwriting, aims to make people...
  
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• Croydon's Town Hall Gardens to be reborn with queenly Grant Associates' design - Horticulture Week

  17-02-2017 13:36 via hortweek.com
  
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  Croydon's Town Hall Gardens to be reborn with queenly Grant Associates' design
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  A south London park is to be revitalised with design by landscape architects Grant Associates. CGI of the complete design in central Croydon. Image: AHMM. Plans for The Queen's Gardens, formerly known as Town Hall Gardens, include the introduction of a ...
  
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• Scarlet fever warning: This is what parents need to know about the highly contagious infection

  17-02-2017 12:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Doctors say Britain looks to be heading for another large outbreak of scarlet fever.
  
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• EXPLAINED: How a microwave caused delays to Southern rail services

  17-02-2017 12:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A microwave oven brought Southern rail services to a standstill after it was thrown on to the tracks at South Croydon station.
  
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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: Live updates from day 3 as 4 Croydon...

  17-02-2017 11:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The trial of four young men from Croydon who are accused of murdering Selsdon teenager Andre Aderemi has resumed this morning (Friday, February 17). Ali Zahawy, 20, of Bramble Close, Shirley, Femi Cela, 19, of Fryston Avenue, Addiscombe, Jamell Lonergan, 19, of Woodcroft Road, Thornton Heath, and Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue, Shirley, are on trial at the Old Bailey with each having pleaded not guilty to murder. The trial began on Wednesday morning (February 15) and the court heard...
  
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• Croydon man part of gang which held 2 men hostage and tortured them with an iron and knife - Croydon Advertiser

  17-02-2017 11:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon man part of gang which held 2 men hostage and tortured them with an iron and knife
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  A Croydon man has been convicted as part of a gang which held two people hostage in a flat and tortured them using a knife and an iron before they tied them up and left them in the boot of a car. Police received 999 calls from people living in a block ...and more »
  
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• Child, 11, injured in seven-car crash hit-and-run

  17-02-2017 10:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A child was injured in a seven-car crash hit-and-run in Thornton Heath.
  
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• Update: Missing mother and baby found

  17-02-2017 10:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help from the public to find a mother and her baby son.
  
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• Police appeal after mother and baby go missing

  17-02-2017 10:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help from the public to find a mother and her baby son.
  
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• 'Southampton was the best option for me,' says Crystal Palace target - Croydon Advertiser

  17-02-2017 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  'Southampton was the best option for me,' says Crystal Palace target
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  Uruguayan defender Martin Caceres has expressed his delight after signing for Crystal Palace's Premier League rivals Southampton. The former Barcelona and Juventus centre-back, who was linked with a move to Palace last month, has now signed for the ...and more »
  
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• Croydon man part of gang which held 2 men hostage and tortured...

  17-02-2017 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon man has been convicted as part of a gang which held two people hostage in a flat and tortured them using a knife and an iron before they tied them up and left them in the boot of a car.Police received 999 calls from people living in a block of flats in Brighton after hearing shouts for help at 10.20pm on October 6. 2015.Samuel Tando, from Hogarth Crescent in Croydon and previously of Dominion Road in Addiscombe, is among a group of five men who have been found guilty of keeping the two
  
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• This is why Croydon's Ye Olde Clocktower pub is up for sale - Croydon Advertiser

  17-02-2017 09:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  This is why Croydon's Ye Olde Clocktower pub is up for sale
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  A pensioner who has ran a popular Croydon pub for nearly 20 years is retiring with plans in place to build five flats on the site of the business. Jim Macguire has been the owner of Ye Olde Clocktower, on Whitehorse Road, along with partner Mary ...
  
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• This is why Croydon's Ye Olde Clocktower pub is up for sale

  17-02-2017 08:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A pensioner who has ran a popular Croydon pub for nearly 20 years is retiring with plans in place to build five flats on the site of the business.Jim Macguire has been the owner of Ye Olde Clocktower, on Whitehorse Road, along with partner Mary McDonagh for 19 years but put the site up for sale three months ago.The 73-year-old attained full planning permission from Croydon Council in March last year to extend the pub on the ground floor, expand the residential space on the first floor and...
  
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• Southern trains are being delayed through Croydon because of a MICROWAVE on the line - Croydon Advertiser

  17-02-2017 01:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Southern trains are being delayed through Croydon because of a MICROWAVE on the line
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  Passengers have reportedly had to get off the train at East Croydon station because the line at South Croydon station is being obstructed by a microwave oven. NEW: Disruption at #SouthCroydon until the end of service https://t.co/JsPyahmWiQ — National ...
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• Southern trains are being delayed through Croydon because of a ... - Croydon Advertiser

  17-02-2017 01:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Passengers have reportedly had to get off the train at East Croydon station because the line at South Croydon station is being obstructed by a microwave oven.and more »
  
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