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• Morrisons recalls meat over meningits fears

  19-02-2017 20:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The discovery of dangerous bugs with the potential to cause meningitis has led Morrisons to recall one of its cold meat products.The Food Standards Agency is urging shoppers to return 150g packets of Ready to Eat Peppered Beef Slices with a use-by date of February 21.The move follows testing which showed listeria monocytogenes were present. What can it do?The FSA said symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or...
  
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• 'Paedophile hunter sting' in South Norwood live streamed on...

  19-02-2017 18:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A group of "paedophile hunters" live streamed a "sting" carried out in South Norwood last night on Facebook.The Hunted One broadcasted using Facebook Live members confronting a man accusing him of sending indecent images to a "12-year-old girl" and trying to meet with her.She was actually a member of The Hunted One.In the video, the vigilantes turn up at his house and confront him about the claims outside his home.They then go into the house and he apologises and...
  
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• ​The Croydon businesses that failed to pay workers minimum or living wage - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 17:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​The Croydon businesses that failed to pay workers minimum or living wage
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  Three Croydon businesses have been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay an employee the national minimum or living wage. Sherry Higgins, trading as Cleanability in Coulsdon, failed to pay one worker £248.54. Another company ...
  
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• ​The Croydon businesses that failed to pay employees minimum or living wage - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 17:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​The Croydon businesses that failed to pay employees minimum or living wage
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  Three Croydon businesses have been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay employees the national minimum or living wage. Sherry Higgins, trading as Cleanability in Coulsdon, failed to pay one worker £248.54. Another company Rylease ...
  
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• ​The Croydon businesses that failed to pay workers minimum or...

  19-02-2017 16:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Three Croydon businesses have been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay an employee the national minimum or living wage.Sherry Higgins, trading as Cleanability in Coulsdon, failed to pay one worker £248.54.Another company Rylease Limited, based in Croydon, failed to pay £357.21 to one worker.La Bella OT Limited, a hairdressers in Thornton Heath, failed to pay £310.55 to one worker.These featured in a list of more than 350 employers named publicly for...
  
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• Croydon singles wanted for Channel 4 TV show First Dates - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 13:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon singles wanted for Channel 4 TV show First Dates
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  Are you single and struggling to find love? Do you feel you've exhausted all avenues for meeting your future soulmate? If you're feeling a little desperate and are willing to do anything to find "the one" or simply want to try something a bit different ...and more »
  
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• ​Bus and car crash on busy road in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 13:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Bus and car crash on busy road in Croydon
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  Police were called by London Ambulance Service to Lower Addiscombe Road at the junction with Cherry Orchard Road at 10.28am. Councillor Sean Fitzsimons said that it was a 410 bus in the crash. 410 bus and car in collision of Lower Addiscombe Road ...
  
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• Crystal Palace WILL survive, predicts Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 12:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace WILL survive, predicts Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling
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  The Premier League has been on a break this weekend, with everyone in football focusing on the FA Cup fifth round. Also taking a break from action, was Jeff Stelling, who was not in the Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday studio for the FA Cup and Football ...and more »
  
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• ​Bus and car crash on busy road in Croydon

  19-02-2017 12:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A bus and car crashed on a busy road in Croydon this morning. Police were called by London Ambulance Service to Lower Addiscombe Road at the junction with Cherry Orchard Road at 10.28am. Councillor Sean Fitzsimons said that it was a 410 bus in the crash.
  410 bus and car in collision of Lower Addiscombe Road and Cherry Orchard Road by Leslie Arms.Bus blocking road about to be moved.— Sean Fitzsimons (@CroydonSean) February 19, 2017A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said...
  
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• Croydon singles wanted for Channel 4 TV show First Dates

  19-02-2017 12:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Are you single and struggling to find love? Do you feel you've exhausted all avenues for meeting your future soulmate? If you're feeling a little desperate and are willing to do anything to find "the one" or simply want to try something a bit different and unusual, why not dive in at the deep end and see if you can meet someone on a television programme?Producers at Channel 4 are offering you that chance as they are currently searching for single people in Croydon to take part in...
  
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• Trams suspended after two cars crash in Addiscombe Road - live updates - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 12:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Trams suspended after two cars crash in Addiscombe Road - live updates
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  Emergency services are at the scene of a two car collision near the tram tracks in Addiscombe Road this morning. Trams services are currently suspended between East Croydon and Sandilands and the road is partly blocked. Police were called to the major ...and more »
  
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• Trams suspended after two cars crash in Addiscombe Road - live ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 12:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Trams suspended after two cars crash in Addiscombe Road - live ...
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  Emergency services are at the scene of a two car collision near the tram tracks in Addiscombe Road this morning. Trams services are currently suspended ...and more »
  
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• The former Croydon schoolboy earning £14 million a year who you have probably never heard of - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 11:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The former Croydon schoolboy earning £14 million a year who you have probably never heard of
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  The NBA is the ultimate goal for any player who wants to make it to the top in the basketball world. It's the equivalent of playing in the Premier League or being a driver in Formula 1, although probably even better paid. Unfortunately, given the ...
  
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• The former Croydon schoolboy earning £14 million a year who...

  19-02-2017 11:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The NBA is the ultimate goal for any player who wants to make it to the top in the basketball world. It's the equivalent of playing in the Premier League or being a driver in Formula 1, although probably even better paid.Unfortunately, given the current state of basketball in the UK [the average professional basketball player in this country earns £7,000 to £8,000 per year], not many players from our shores make it across the Atlantic to compete in the NBA, but there's one man who...
  
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• Trams suspended after two cars crash in Addiscombe Road - live...

  19-02-2017 11:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of a two car collision near the tram tracks in Addiscombe Road this morning. Trams services are currently suspended between East Croydon and Sandilands and the road is partly blocked. Police were called to the major road at the junction with Chepstow Road at 9.34am and fire engines and paramedics are also at the scene. A Met Police spokesman said the crash happened near the tram tracks and added that the people involved suffered minor injuries. Apart...
  
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• How staff shortages and funding cuts are creating frightening problems for Croydon's NHS - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 10:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  How staff shortages and funding cuts are creating frightening problems for Croydon's NHS
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  Patients could be caught at the centre of a "perfect storm" for healthcare in Croydon, as the borough's NHS struggles with a formidable array of problems. A check-up by the Advertiser reveals issues with staff shortages, patient demand and huge social ...
  
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• How staff shortages and funding cuts are creating frightening...

  19-02-2017 10:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Patients could be caught at the centre of a "perfect storm" for healthcare in Croydon, as the borough's NHS struggles with a formidable array of problems. A check-up by the Advertiser reveals issues with staff shortages, patient demand and huge social care cuts are increasing pressure on health services in Croydon. Figures show the immense strain placed on the borough's healthcare system by a "national crisis" in funding. READ MORE: What's it like to work in Croydon...
  
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• ​When do the clocks go forward in 2017? - Croydon Advertiser

  19-02-2017 09:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​When do the clocks go forward in 2017?
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  The winter solstice has been and gone which means after a cold and dark winter the days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter. Before alarm clocks, people were employed to wake workers up with a long stick. Although it may seem like we ...and more »
  
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• ​When do the clocks go forward in 2017?

  19-02-2017 09:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The winter solstice has been and gone which means after a cold and dark winter the days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter.Before alarm clocks, people were employed to wake workers up with a long stick.Although it may seem like we only just wound the clocks back in October, soon we will be back in British Summer Time.If it had not been for a man called William Willett, we wouldn't have to do the whole clock change thing in the first place.The philanthropist was a keen golfer..
  
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• PHOTOS: Beautiful home in Caterham on sale for £925,000

  19-02-2017 08:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A charming and tastefully presented five-bedroom detached period property is on sale in Colburn Avenue, Caterham, for £925,000. The property is approached via a block paved front garden with hedgerow to the front. The driveway provides off-street parking for two vehicles. Once inside there is a spaious reception hall with stained glass windows to the front, a turning staircase to the first floor, an atrium window and an archway through to the inner hallway where there is a second staircase
  
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