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• 100 evacuated from building in Norbury after fire inside a flat

  23-03-2017 23:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A five-storey blocks of flats had to be evacuated as smoke and fire damaged a building on London Road in Norbury earlier this evening.The major road had to be closed off as London Fire Brigade tackled the blaze. READ MORE: Teenage girl 'slashed' during fight at Gravel Hill tram stop - recapA two-bedroom flat in the block was ravaged by fire after the boiler room of the flat caught alight, reportedly due to a fault with the heating tanks inside. The woman inside the two bedroom flat fled...
  
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• Thousands of people in Croydon are trying to cheat on their partners - Croydon Advertiser

  23-03-2017 22:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Thousands of people in Croydon are trying to cheat on their partners
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  Close to 17,000 people are actively trying to cheat on their other halves, according to a controversial dating website. Illicit Encounters, which helps men and women meet other people looking to have extra-marital affairs, claims that at extraordinary ...and more »
  
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• Thousands gather for vigil in Trafalgar Square for those killed in terrorist attack outside Parliament

  23-03-2017 21:58 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Londoners gathered in Trafalgar Square tonight, March 23, to hold a vigil in remembrance of those who died in yesterday's terrorist attack.
  
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• Thousands of people in Croydon are trying to cheat on their...

  23-03-2017 21:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Close to 17,000 people are actively trying to cheat on their other halves, according to a controversial dating website. Illicit Encounters, which helps men and women meet other people looking to have extra-marital affairs, claims that at extraordinary 16,950 people from Croydon are signed up to the website. Only two other London boroughs have more residents registered with the site. Given that there are an estimated 379,000 people living in Croydon, it means that around 4.39 per cent of the...
  
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• Homeless person had been sleeping in bike shed destroyed in fire

  23-03-2017 19:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  At least one homeless person was living and sleeping in the bike shed destroyed in a fire in Croydon town centre earlier today.The storage unit, in Innes Yard, was billowing out heavy smoke down Croydon High Street at about 11.15am this morning (Thursday, March 23).An office had to be evacuated as fire crews battled the fire. Two motorcycles were completely destroyed in the blaze but thankfully no one was injured.A concerned 39-year-old resident, who did not want to be named, has reported that..
  
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• REVEALED: Boom - the noisiest boroughs in south London and, ssshhh, the quietest ones too

  23-03-2017 19:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Your eyes, and possibly ears too, might not believe this but Lewisham has been revealed as the quietest borough in the capital.
  
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• Teenage girl 'slashed' during fight at Gravel Hill tram stop - recap - Croydon Advertiser

  23-03-2017 19:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Teenage girl 'slashed' during fight at Gravel Hill tram stop - recap
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  A teenager was taken to hospital today after being "slashed" during a fight on Gravel Hill this afternoon. Police were called a 3.20pm this afternoon (March 23) to road between New Addington and Croydon. READ MORE: London attack: Croydon MP was just ...
  
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• You're wheelie stupid: 'Idiot' kids getting high off fumes from burning bins

  23-03-2017 18:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Kids are literally getting 'wasted' with Britain's daftest drug craze - sniffing fumes from burning wheelie bins, it has been claimed.
  
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• Teenage girl 'slashed' during fight at Gravel Hill tram stop -...

  23-03-2017 18:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been taken to hospital after being "slashed" during a fight on Gravel Hill this afternoon.Police were called a 3.20pm this afternoon (March 23) to road between New Addington and Croydon.READ MORE: London attack: Croydon MP was just feet away as man was shotA young female described as being in her mid-teens was found to have "slashing injuries" and was rushed to hospital.It is thought her condition is not life-threatening.READ MORE: Security...
  
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• The brave twins who saved their mum's life by using her iPhone to...

  23-03-2017 18:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  These are the two quick-thinking four-year-old boys who used their mum's phone to dial 999 when she fell unconscious at her Kenley home. Smart twins Roman and Samuel Sharma, both pupils at Laleham Lea Nursery School, in Purley, managed to unlock their mum Claudia's iPhone using her thumb while she was passed out on the floor. They then activated the Siri voice-control function and used it to call 999 and ask for help. Claudia, who is also mum to Luca, 2, had taught the twins how to call...
  
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• Coulsdon weatherman says we are in for a cracking summer

  23-03-2017 17:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  At this time of year it becomes almost impossible to remember that distant time when the heating wasn't on, when you went out in just a T-shirt, when you actually went out into your garden. But spring is here (allegedly) and we can all start dreaming of a summer that lasts for months and sees just one week of rain, which is when we've gone abroad on holiday. The reality is that we are only likely to get the odd couple of weeks of truly tropical weather. Or maybe not.Because weather historian and
  
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• Security tightened in Croydon by police after London terror attack - Croydon Advertiser

  23-03-2017 17:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Police have increased security with a focus on "keeping Croydon safe" following the London terror attack in Westminster. Metropolitan Police have stepped up patrols in the borough and are also supporting different faith groups in Croydon following the ...and more »
  
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• Security tightened in Croydon by police after London terror...

  23-03-2017 17:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have increased security with a focus on "keeping Croydon safe" following the London terror attack in Westminster. Metropolitan Police have stepped up patrols in the borough and are also supporting different faith groups in Croydon following the tragic terrorism attack yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, March 22). The man believed to be responsible for the attack which left three other people dead and 40 injured in Westminster has been named this afternoon as Khalid Masood, by...
  
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• Family of PC Keith Palmer killed in Westminster terror attack pay tribute to 'wonderful dad and husband'

  23-03-2017 17:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The family of a police officer killed during a terror attack in Westminster has paid tribute to 'a loving son, brother and uncle'.
  
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• ​Schoolboy involved in Upper Norwood fight ordered to give police...

  23-03-2017 17:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A schoolboy involved in an Upper Norwood fight involving 30 children has been told to pay £50 compensation to a police officer out of his pocket money. The 15-year-old was arrested at the scene of the ugly brawl and charged with assaulting a police officer and using threatening or abusive words. The fight between schoolchildren, on March 8, took place at South Norwood Hill's junction with Wilkinson Gardens. Croydon Youth Court was told today (Thursday) that a gang of youths were gathered..
  
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• Slapped cheek syndrome: What parents should do if they think...

  23-03-2017 16:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon doctor has told parents what to do if they think their child could have slapped cheek syndrome. There has been a reported spike in cases in the South East over recent weeks. The infection is contagious and most common in children. Sufferers recover with no long-term ill effects but its impact can include heavy discolouring of skin pigmentation for its duration which is likely to alarm mums and dads. Dr Agnelo Fernandes, the assistant clinical chair of Croydon Clinical Commissioning...
  
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• London terror attack: Khalid Masood named as Westminster attacker

  23-03-2017 16:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man police believe to be responsible for the terrorist attack in Westminster yesterday (Wednesday) has been named as Khalid Masood. The 52-year-old was born in Kent and detectives believe he was most recently living in the West Midlands. Masood was also known by a number of aliases.He was not the subject of any current investigations and there was no prior intelligence about his intent to mount a terrorist attack, police have said.READ MORE: London terror attack: Croydon MP was just feet...
  
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• Khalid Masood named as London terror attacker

  23-03-2017 16:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The man believed who killed three people and injured dozens in a terrorist attack outside Westminster has been named as
  
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• Real Madrid open soccer school in Croydon

  23-03-2017 15:44 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon’s next great footballer could be snapped up by Real Madrid rather than Crystal Palace after the Spanish side opened a soccer school near Lloyd Park earlier this week.
  
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• Red Nose Day 2017: Show us how you're having a laugh for Comic Relief

  23-03-2017 15:14 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Red Nose Day takes place on Friday, with lots of fun and frivolity taking place in the name of Comic Relief.
  
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• Car flipped on to its side in Old Coulsdon crash

  23-03-2017 15:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A car flipped onto its side in Old Coulsdon in a crash in the early hours of the morning.Fire crews were called to Caterham Drive at 12.15am today (Thursday, March 23) to a silver Volkswagon Beetle convertible that had flipped on to its side.Police and paramedics were also called to the scene.Watch Manager Martin Winson-Hockley, from Purley Fire Station, said the driver, a woman aged 26, had left the vehicle before firefighters arrived.READ MORE: Coulsdon nursery which uses robots to help...
  
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• Watch as fire burns in Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  23-03-2017 13:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Watch as fire burns in Croydon town centre
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  Witnesses watched on as a fire at a bike storage unit in Croydon town centre this morning threatened to get out of hand. The shed, in Innes Yard, was billowing out heavy smoke at about 11.15am this morning. An office had to be evacuated as fire crews ...and more »
  
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• Watch as fire burns in Croydon town centre

  23-03-2017 13:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Witnesses watched on as a fire at a bike storage unit in Croydon town centre this morning threatened to get out of hand. The shed, in Innes Yard, was billowing out heavy smoke at about 11.15am this morning. An office had to be evacuated as fire crews battled the fire. Two motorcycles were completely destroyed in the blaze but thankfully no one was injured.Christine Venner, who works at Stuart Edwards Fullermoon quantity surveyors above the storage unit, said: "There was smoke just...
  
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• Kind ex-cops handing out supplies to officers in Croydon after...

  23-03-2017 13:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon-based security firm made up of ex-police officers will be on patrol around the borough to act as an "extra pair of eyes" for the police following the tragic terror attack in Westminster yesterday.Parliament was forced in to lockdown yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) and a police officer was among the four killed in the attack, along with 20 who were injured. MJB Security Solutions Ltd, who manage a number of sites in Croydon, including Boxpark and the Nestlé...
  
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• Fire in Croydon town centre - recap

  23-03-2017 12:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Fire crews battled a fire at a shed used for storing bikes in Croydon town centre this morning (Thursday).Smoke was seen billowing up behind shops in High Street.
  A spokesman for London Fire Brigade (LFB) said several calls had been made to them about the fire at 11.17am in Innes Yard.READ MORE: 4-year-old twins save their mum's life by calling 999 from Kenley home after she falls unconsciousThree fire engines and 15 firefighters were at the scene and no one has been injured, a firefighter...
  
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• Fire in Croydon town centre - live updates

  23-03-2017 12:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Fire crews battled a fire at a shed used for storing bikes in Croydon town centre this morning (Thursday).Smoke was seen billowing up behind shops in High Street.
  A spokesman for London Fire Brigade (LFB) said several calls had been made to them about the fire at 11.17am in Innes Yard.READ MORE: 4-year-old twins save their mum's life by calling 999 from Kenley home after she falls unconsciousThree fire engines and 15 firefighters were at the scene and no one has been injured, a firefighter...
  
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• Croydon town hall flag to be lowered following Westminster...

  23-03-2017 10:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tributes are to be held in Croydon today as London mourns yesterday's tragic events in Westminster where four people died and at least 40 people were injured. At 11am this morning the Mayor of Croydon, councillor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor is set to lead local commemorations for those who fell victim or were impacted by the terrorist attack by raising the flag above Town Hall on Katharine Street to half mast. Local people across the borough are being invited to attend the ceremony and pay respects...
  
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• Seven arrested in connection with Westminster terror attack

  23-03-2017 09:25 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Seven people have been arrested and six properties have been raided across the country in connection with the attack outside Westminster the Metropolitan Police’s senior anti-terror officer has confirmed.
  
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• Tributes paid to hero police officer killed in terror attack

  23-03-2017 08:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The bravery of murdered policeman Keith Palmer was hailed by colleagues, friends and the many MPs whom he was charged with protecting.
  
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• Tributes paid to hero police officer killed in London terrorist attack

  23-03-2017 08:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The bravery of murdered Policeman Keith Palmer was hailed by colleagues, friends and the many MPs whom he was charged with protecting.
  
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