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• Anti-Brexit billboard put up in Croydon by pro-Europe campaigners is destroyed - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 22:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Anti-Brexit billboard put up in Croydon by pro-Europe campaigners is destroyed
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  An anti-Brexit billboard in Croydon put up by pro-European campaigners has been destroyed. Members of Croydon for Europe discovered that the billboard in Stafford Road, Waddon, calling for the Government to listen to more alternative views on Brexit ...
  
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• Croydon pub The Edge is closing but a new pub is set to open in its place - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 22:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon pub The Edge is closing but a new pub is set to open in its place
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  The pub and live music venue, on South End, in South Croydon, is set to close in "the next few weeks" and it is understood the owners of nearby pub The Crown and Pepper will be taking over the venue. It is believed the business which is opening in its ...
  
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• Croydon nightclub SLVR has closed but new club will open in its place - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 22:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon nightclub SLVR has closed but new club will open in its place
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  The owner of SLVR has sold the nightclub and will be running a bar instead after noticing the type of crowd change during his nine years in Croydon. Jon Bas, 33, bought the club, which was an empty restaurant at the time, in 2008 and it has since gone ...
  
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• Croydon pub The Edge is closing but a new pub is set to open in...

  15-03-2017 22:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One of Croydon's most recognisable pubs, The Edge, is to close. The pub and live music venue, on South End, in South Croydon, is set to close in "the next few weeks" and it is understood the owners of nearby pub The Crown and Pepper will be taking over the venue.It is believed the business which is opening in its place will be called The Canopy & Keg and will partly be a pub and partly be a restaurant serving Lebanese food.Temporary manager of The Edge, John Reid, 55, said...
  
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• Anti-Brexit billboard put up in Croydon by pro-Europe campaigners...

  15-03-2017 21:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An anti-Brexit billboard in Croydon put up by pro-European campaigners has been destroyed.Members of Croydon for Europe discovered that the billboard in Stafford Road, Waddon, calling for the Government to listen to more alternative views on Brexit had been destroyed this week, days after the Advertiser revealed it had been put up.READ MORE: Disabled woman's mobility scooter breaks down after McDonald's staff refuse to let her charge itThe billboard, along with another in Northcote Road,...
  
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• Croydon nightclub SLVR has closed but new club will open in its...

  15-03-2017 21:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The owner of SLVR has sold the nightclub and will be running a bar instead after noticing the type of crowd change during his nine years in Croydon.Jon Bas, 33, bought the club, which was an empty restaurant at the time, in 2008 and it has since gone through three rebrands – Vintage, Rehab and SLVR – which he thinks has been key to the club's "overall success". The club announced this week that it had closed, after three years in its current guise, just over a year...
  
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• Croydon has just become the first place in London where couples can no longer get IVF on the NHS - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 19:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon has just become the first place in London where couples can no longer get IVF on the NHS
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  Croydon has become the first place in London where couples can no longer routinely get IVF treatment on the NHS. Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on Tuesday decided to withdraw funding of the service - despite overwhelming public ...
  
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• ​Southern Rail and Aslef could have reached an agreement to end...

  15-03-2017 18:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters will no doubt be sceptical but Southern and Aslef may finally be close to settling their long-running dispute which has made passengers' lives a misery. Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), and the train drivers' union have announced they have agreed new terms that aim to settle the row that has led to a host of strikes. This new agreement will be put to Aslef members in a referendum, with a recommendation from the union's executive to accept. If the deal secures.
  
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• Missing teenage girl may have traveled 200 miles to Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 18:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Missing teenage girl may have traveled 200 miles to Croydon
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  A police search is underway for a teenage girl who has gone missing and may have travelled to Croydon. Jasmin Dunnett, from the town of Welshpool in mid-Wales has been missing since Friday, March 10 and officers from Dyfed–Powys Police have made a ...
  
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• These two activities you might do with your dog could be unsafe for them, vets warn

  15-03-2017 17:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  South London dog owners are being urged not to throw sticks or dress their pets after experts warned both can be dangerous.
  
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• Croydon has just become the first place in London where couples...

  15-03-2017 17:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon has become the first place in London where couples can no longer routinely get IVF treatment on the NHS.Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on Tuesday decided to withdraw funding of the service - despite overwhelming public opposition in a consultation on the issue.In total, 77 per cent of people consulted opposed the CCG's plan to stop funding the treatment, which comes as part of a raft of measures to help deal with a £36 million budget shortfall.READ MORE: Disabled...
  
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• Disabled woman's mobility scooter breaks down after McDonald's...

  15-03-2017 16:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 50-year-old disabled woman had to be pushed up a road in Croydon by passers-by when the power for her mobility scooter ran out, not long after she was refused permission to charge it in a McDonald's. Deborah Molloy, from New Addington, drove in to the McDonald's, on Church Street, in Croydon town centre, last Thursday afternoon [March, 9] because her mobility scooter was running low on power.She said: "I barely made it through the shop doors because the battery was so flat, all of the...
  
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• No trains between East Croydon and London Victoria on Easter Sunday passengers are warned - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 16:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  No trains between East Croydon and London Victoria on Easter Sunday passengers are warned
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  Train travellers have been warned to plan early for Easter after Southern confirmed no trains will run to or from London Victoria on Easter Sunday. A replacement bus service will be running between East Croydon and Victoria, with most Southern services ...
  
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• Main road in Croydon town centre to be closed for 10 days over Easter

  15-03-2017 16:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A busy road in central Croydon will close for 10 days next month due to tram track repairs.
  
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• JAILED: Armed drug dealer caught red-handed on train after anonymous tip-off

  15-03-2017 15:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An armed drug dealer from Raynes Park has been jailed after being arrested on a train following an anonymous tip-off.
  
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• This mum's heartbreaking struggle to cope after her son's suicide...

  15-03-2017 15:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The saying goes that no parent should have to bury their own child, especially when they're only just starting to flourish into an adult with the world at their feet. Tracey Rogers has not only had to cope with the heartbreaking grief of losing her son, Jerome, but has also had to come to terms with the fact that he decided to take his own life. Jerome was just 20 when he hung himself in the woods near his home in Kennelwood Crescent, New Addington on March 7 last year.A year on, Tracey says his
  
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• IKEA Croydon and the story of the huge twin chimneys - Get Surrey

  15-03-2017 15:14 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
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  IKEA Croydon and the story of the huge twin chimneys
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  The are a familiar landmark to shoppers from Surrey, but what do we know of their history? Share; 1Comment. ByLuke Jarmyn. 13:59, 15 MAR 2017; Updated 14:26, 15 MAR 2017. Lifestyle. Play Video. Play. Mute. Current Time 0:00. /. Duration Time 0:00.
  
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• No trains between East Croydon and London Victoria on Easter...

  15-03-2017 15:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Train travellers have been warned to plan early for Easter after Southern confirmed no trains will run to or from London Victoria on Easter Sunday.A replacement bus service will be running between East Croydon and Victoria, with most Southern services diverted to London Bridge instead. No Gatwick Express services will be running either, the rail operator has confirmed.Angie Doll, Southern's passenger services director, said: "It's important that passengers check before they travel on Sunday...
  
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• Man left with fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after road rage row

  15-03-2017 14:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man has suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after being punched during a road rage row.
  
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• ​Boxpark Croydon's bar has applied to stay open until 1am on three nights of the week - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 14:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Boxpark Croydon's bar has applied to stay open until 1am on three nights of the week
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  Boxpark Croydon has applied for permission for its bar to stay open until 1am on three nights of the week. The owners of the venue next to East Croydon station, which opened in October, want to extend its bar's opening hours from 11pm to 1am on ...
  
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• Missing teenage girl may have traveled 200 miles to Croydon

  15-03-2017 13:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A police search is underway for a teenage girl who has gone missing and may have travelled to Croydon.Jasmin Dunnett, from the town of Welshpool in mid-Wales has been missing since Friday, March 10 and officers from Dyfed–Powys Police have made a plea for more information on her whereabouts.The 14-year-old has not been seen since around 1.30pm in Welshpool's town centre.READ MORE: South Croydon estate agent tried to cheat clients out of £25,000 A Dyfed–Powys Police spokesman...
  
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• Will the next Cristiano Ronaldo be found? Real Madrid to open soccer school in Croydon

  15-03-2017 13:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  European football giants Real Madrid will open a football school in Croydon.
  
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• Real Madrid to open soccer school in Croydon

  15-03-2017 13:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  European football giants Real Madrid will open a football school in Croydon.
  
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• Main road through Croydon town centre to be closed for 10 days - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 13:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Main road through Croydon town centre to be closed for 10 days
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  A main road through Croydon town centre - as well as part of the tram network - is to be closed for 10 days next month. Wellesley Road will be closed southbound from the early hours of April 8 until April 18, while there will also be closures on the ...
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• ​Boxpark Croydon's bar has applied to stay open until 1am on...

  15-03-2017 13:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Boxpark Croydon has applied for permission for its bar to stay open until 1am on three nights of the week.The owners of the venue next to East Croydon station, which opened in October, want to extend its bar's opening hours from 11pm to 1am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.Roger Wade, CEO and founder of Boxpark, said the extension is proposed because there is a "high level" of customers on those evenings.He said in a statement: "On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, we...
  
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• Main road through Croydon town centre to be closed for 10 days

  15-03-2017 12:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A main road through Croydon town centre - as well as part of the tram network - is to be closed for 10 days next month. Wellesley Road will be closed southbound from the early hours of April 8 until April 18, while there will also be closures on the tram network.READ MORE: Transport for London admits liability over Croydon tram crash and agrees to pay compensationThe road closure will be in place between Station Road and George Street so that work to replace the tram tracks on that stretch...
  
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• Real Madrid open UK search for the next Cristiano Ronaldo in Croydon - The Sun

  15-03-2017 12:07 via thesun.co.uk
  
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  Real Madrid open UK search for the next Cristiano Ronaldo in Croydon
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  REAL MADRID are opening their first football school in the UK to find the next Cristiano Ronaldo… in Croydon. Croydon has spawned a number of international managers and Premier League players. Cristiano Ronaldo...can Real find another one like him?
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• Schoolboy charged in connection with fight involving '50...

  15-03-2017 11:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been charged with assaulting a police officer and for using threatening or abusive words in connection with a fight in Upper Norwood which witnesses have claimed involved up to 50 schoolchildren. Three teenage boys were arrested following the brawl that took place on South Norwood Hill last Wednesday (March 8).Police were called to South Norwood Hill's junction with Wilkinson Gardens at about 3.50pm, to reports of a large fight.READ MORE: Reports of large fight involving...
  
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• South Croydon estate agent tried to cheat clients out of...

  15-03-2017 11:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Croydon man who attempted to defraud clients out of more than £25,000 while working as an estate agent has admitted 76 counts of fraud.Ayodele Oladuti, 29, photographed bank cards on his phone and took bank statements and other documents as he visited clients' homes.Once the documents were obtained Oladuti then used them to commit identity theft, taking out bank accounts and contracts in his clients' names.He would then return to their homes to collect fraudulently obtained bank...
  
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• Fire that tore through nine vehicles in Norbury is being treated...

  15-03-2017 11:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fire that destroyed nine vehicles in a garage in Norbury is being treated as suspicious, police have revealed. Nobody was injured in the fire, which took place on March 9, but nine vehicles were badly burnt and a nearby domestic garage was damaged.About 20 firefighters and officers were called to the garage fire on Acacia Road at 1.15am after reports of smoke near London Road.READ MORE: Nine vehicles damaged in early morning fire in NorburyThe four fire engines with crews from West Norwood and
  
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• TfL admits liability over Croydon tram crash

  15-03-2017 10:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) has begun admitting liability in regard to claims of compensation from the Croydon tram crash.
  
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• Fundraising page set up to pay for funeral of grandmother stabbed...

  15-03-2017 10:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fundraising page has been set up to help pay for the funeral of a grandmother stabbed to death in Upper Norwood. Sabrina Mullings, 38, was found in her flat in Ravensdale Gardens with multiple stab wounds and pronounced dead by paramedics at 6.48am on Monday (March 13). A 23-year-old man has been arrested by police on suspicion of her murder. He was found in Walworth Road, in Southwark, suffering from stab wounds on Monday at about 4pm and is under arrest in hospital. Tributes have been...
  
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• 16-year-old boy stabbed near Croydon College - recap - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 10:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A spokeswoman from the Metropolitan Police confirmed officers were called to reports of a stabbing at about 12.25pm in College Road. Part of the road in the town centre was cordoned off by police and an air ambulance was landing by Croydon College.
  
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• GUILTY: Estate agent who tried to scam his clients out of more than £25k

  15-03-2017 08:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An estate agent who took pictures of client’s bank cards while showing prospective buyers around their homes has pleaded guilty to fraud.
  
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• The Croydon dog with a worldwide fan club

  15-03-2017 08:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Sanderstead woman has explained how winning one of the top prizes at Crufts last year helped her Collie develop a worldwide fan club.Eric, a six-year-old Bearded Collie, and owner Sarah Collins scooped the Best of Breed award at the 125th staging of the annual dog show last year. The pair entered again this year and came third in their class. Mrs Collins, an admin manager, said she was still pleased with the way Eric performed during this year's competition. She said: "There was 27 dogs...
  
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• Real Madrid are opening their first UK soccer school - in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  15-03-2017 07:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Real Madrid are opening their first UK soccer school - in Croydon
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  Real Madrid are opening a soccer school - their first in the UK - in the borough as part of a partnership with a Croydon school. Club legend Emilio Butragueño, who played for the Spanish giants in the 1980s and 90s, is set to open the "social sport ...
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• Real Madrid are opening their first UK soccer school - in Croydon

  15-03-2017 07:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid are opening a soccer school - their first in the UK -in the borough as part of a partnership with a Croydon school. Club legend Emilio Butragueño, who played for the Spanish giants in the 1980s and 90s, is set to open the "social sport school" at The Cedars School next to Lloyd Park, in South Croydon, next week.READ MORE: 'Quick-thinking' Croydon College staff member gave first aid to boy stabbed in streetThe Real Madrid Foundation - the club's charitable arm -...
  
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• Police want to trace this man after burglary where jewellery...

  15-03-2017 01:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CCTV image has been released of a man police want to trace after a burglary in Warlingham last month where several items of valuable jewellery were taken.Surrey Police officers would like to speak to the man in the image in connection with a burglary at a property in Westhall Road, Warlingham on February 8. An intruder gained access to the property between 11am and 3pm by forcing through a door to the front of the house. Once inside the property, a jewellery box containing several items of...
  
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