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• Are these Croydon's youngest heroes? | Croydon Advertiser - Croydon Advertiser

  24-03-2017 22:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The power of working as a team helps four-year-old twins Roman and Samuel Sharma every day. But on one afternoon earlier this month, the brave pair put ...
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• No arrests made after teenage girl 'slashed' during Gravel Hill...

  24-03-2017 22:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There have been no arrests made after a teenage girl was "slashed" on the arm during a fight at Gravel Hill tram stop.A girl described as being in her "mid-teens" was rushed to hospital with injuries to her arm after police responded to reports of a fight along the main route form Croydon to New Addington.READ MORE: Man and woman arrested after young man is stabbed in the stomach in New AddingtonMet Police have said inquiries are ongoing in pursuit of those responsible for...
  
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• The M25 and M23 closures in Sussex, Surrey and Essex next week

  24-03-2017 21:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There are closures planned for parts of the M25 and M23 this week. Carriageway repairs are to take place overnight at Junction 10 (for Wisley and the A3) between 10pm-5.30am from Monday for five nights on the anti-clockwise stretch. A signed diversion will be in place via the exit and entry slip roads. The busy road's clockwise carriageway between Junction 11(Chertsey) and Junction 10, as well as Junction 10's entry slip road, will be closed overnight between 9pm and 8am on Saturday April 1,...
  
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• Here's where closures are planned for parts of the M25 and M23...

  24-03-2017 21:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There are closures planned for parts of the M25 and M23 this week. Carriageway repairs are to take place overnight at Junction 10 (for Wisley and the A3) between 10pm-5.30am from Monday for five nights on the anti-clockwise stretch. A signed diversion will be in place via the exit and entry slip roads. The busy road's clockwise carriageway between Junction 11(Chertsey) and Junction 10, as well as Junction 10's entry slip road, will be closed overnight between 9pm and 8am on Saturday April 1,...
  
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• Are these Croydon's youngest heroes?

  24-03-2017 21:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The power of working as a team helps four-year-old twins Roman and Samuel Sharma every day. But on one afternoon earlier this month, the brave pair put their teamwork to the test helping to potentially save their mum's life at their Kenley home. Roman has told his mum, Claudia, how he licked her eye twice to see if she would wake up when his brother Samuel saw her fall and hit her head. He came over to Roman, who was eating a snack in the kitchen, saying "Mummy isn't getting...
  
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• Southern delays due to a trespasser on the line between Purley...

  24-03-2017 19:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There are severe delays to trains through Croydon this evening due to a trespasser on the tracks between Purley and Coulsdon. All Southern trains have been running at reduced speeds in the area due to fears for their safety, with some brought to a complete standstill. READ MORE:Man and woman arrested after young man is stabbed in the stomach in New Addington Lines south of Purley are believed to have been closed at one point, with only trains heading to Tattenham Corner and Caterham able...
  
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• London terror attack victim used to work in Croydon as a window cleaner - Croydon Advertiser

  24-03-2017 19:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  London terror attack victim used to work in Croydon as a window cleaner
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  One of the victims of the London terror attack in Westminster used to work in Croydon as a window cleaner it emerged this afternoon. Tributes have been paid to Leslie Rhodes after he was named as the fourth victim of crazed attacker Khalid Masood.and more »
  
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• London terror attack victim used to work in Croydon as a window...

  24-03-2017 18:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One of the victims of the London terror attack in Westminster used to work in Croydon as a window cleaner it emerged this afternoon. Tributes have been paid to Leslie Rhodes after he was named as the fourth victim of crazed attacker Khalid Masood. Mr Rhodes worked for a window cleaning company in Croydon until it folded in the 1980s. He then set up his own business with a friend. Neighbours of Mr Rhodes said the 75-year-old was "the kindest man".He had been travelling across...
  
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• Man and woman arrested after young man is stabbed in the stomach...

  24-03-2017 18:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two people have been arrested after a young man was found stabbed in the stomach in New Addington.The Metropolitan Police were called at 10.30pm on Thursday (March 23) to a residential address in Arnhem Drive, New Addington to reports that someone had been stabbed.Officers responded and found a 23-year-old man with a "very minor" stab-wound to his abdomen.READ MORE: Inquest hears about the final hours of New Addington actor Aaron Eaton's lifeThe London Ambulance Service...
  
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• Drivers escape uninjured after crash on Cherry Orchard Road - Croydon Advertiser

  24-03-2017 18:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Drivers escape uninjured after crash on Cherry Orchard Road
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  One lane on part of Cherry Orchard Road in East Croydon was closed for several hours this morning after a crash involving two cars. The collision between a Ford KA and a Volkswagen 4x4 took place close to the junction with Leslie Park Road just before ...
  
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• Weekend weather: Sunny skies ahead for the capital

  24-03-2017 18:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The capital can expect "unbroken" sunny skies all weekend, according to the Met Office.
  
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• Jury shown footage of '150 Charlton fans surging' towards police...

  24-03-2017 17:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The jury at the trial of five Charlton Athletic fans accused of violent disorder at a cup tie against Crystal Palace marred by crowd trouble have been shown footage of "150 Charlton fans surging" towards police before the match. Daniel Boylett, 36, Colin Kitto, 49, Andy McConville, 48, and Billy Cowcher, 32, deny violent disorder at and before the League Cup tie between the two clubs at Selhurst Park on September 23, 2015. This afternoon (Friday, March 24) the jury of seven men and...
  
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• Morland Road reopened after car crashed into tree | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  24-03-2017 17:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Morland Road, in Addiscombe, has been reopened having been closed for several hours this morning after a BMW crashed into a tree. The driver of the car ...and more »
  
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• Drivers escape uninjured after crash on Cherry Orchard Road

  24-03-2017 17:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One lane on part of Cherry Orchard Road in East Croydon was closed for several hours this morning after a crash involving two cars. The collision between a Ford KA and a Volkswagen 4x4 took place close to the junction with Leslie Park Road just before 9am and led to congestion in the area until the whole of the road was reopened just after midday. Carmen Perez, of café Casablanca, said: "It happened just before 9am when I was coming to work. "I saw the Volkswagen and the Ford...
  
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• Surrey Street Market traders 'worried' that nobody will know...

  24-03-2017 17:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Surrey Street Market trader who is being forced to relocate for 10 weeks while improvement works are carried out is worried the move will have a damaging effect on trade. Croydon Council is renovating the street where the 700-year-old market is held in the town centre, with most traders relocating to North End from Monday (March 27). While the traders moving to North End mostly have fruit and veg stalls, a handful of stall-holders who sell hot food are being moved elsewhere - to Queen's...
  
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• Should the ban on grammar schools be lifted?

  24-03-2017 16:58 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  After a cross-party alliance formed to fight Theresa May’s plans to expand the number of selective schools in the UK, the debate over grammar schools’ effectiveness raises its head once again.
  
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• Morland Road reopened after car crashed into tree

  24-03-2017 15:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Morland Road, in Addiscombe, has been reopened having been closed for several hours this morning after a BMW crashed into a tree. The driver of the car remains in a "critical condition" at a south London hospital this afternoon.Witnessses said that the car "swerved one way and then another" before clipping a Vauxhall Corsa and ploughing into the tree on the side of the road at around 6.40am.The man, believed to be in his 60s, was pulled out of the "steaming" BMW 1...
  
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• Crystal Palace football club criticised by charity for failing to meet disabled toilet promise

  24-03-2017 14:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace are one of 13 Premier League clubs that have failed to meet a pledge made in August 2015 provide a fully accessible toilet for disabled fans within two years, according to a learning disability charity.
  
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• Purley 'pupils to be proud of' rush to help woman who fell over...

  24-03-2017 14:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon school children have been praised for rushing to aid of a woman who cut her head open after falling over in Purley.On Monday (March 20) a a group of six students were walking home from Thomas More Catholic School when they saw a woman fall over and receive a nasty cut to her head while walking from Pampisford Road to Purley High Street.The boys, aged 12 to 15, ran to help the fallen woman, called an ambulance, comforted her - and one boy even gallantly used his coat to shelter her from..
  
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• OakNorth finances Pocket Living's 153 affordable homes in Croydon - Property Week

  24-03-2017 13:52 via propertyweek.com
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  OakNorth finances Pocket Living's 153 affordable homes in Croydon
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  OakNorth has completed a £4m loan to Pocket Living, which has secured an unconditional land deal to develop 153 affordable homes in central Croydon. Pocket Croydon. Pocket aims to submit planning permission for the site at 28-30 Addiscombe Grove at ...and more »
  
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• Drug that reverses ageing may be available to buy in three years

  24-03-2017 12:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A drug that reverses ageing might be on the market in just three years, according to scientists.
  
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• London terror attack victim named as man from Streatham - Croydon Advertiser

  24-03-2017 11:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A fourth victim of the Westminster terror attack has been named as a 75-year-old man from Streatham. Leslie Rhodes was one of three people who have now died as a result of being hit by a car on Westminster Bridge. Police officer PC Keith Palmer, who ...
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• London terror attack victim named as man from Streatham

  24-03-2017 10:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fourth victim of the Westminster terror attack has been named as a 75-year-old man from Streatham.Leslie Rhodes was one of three people who have now died as a result of being hit by a car on Westminster Bridge. Police officer PC Keith Palmer, who used to work in Bromley, was then stabbed to death outside the Houses of Parliament. Khalid Masood, who was shot dead at the end of the bloody rampage, has been named as the man responsible for the atrocity. Deputy Acting Commissioner Mark Rowley...
  
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• Driver in life-threatening condition after BMW crashes into tree...

  24-03-2017 10:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The driver of a car which hit a tree in Morland Road this morning is in a life-threatening condition in hospital. Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the road, near Chaffinch Brook School and car dealership Classic Automobiles, at 6.43am. Officers attended and found the driver, a man believed to be in his 60s, injured and unconscious, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said. He was taken to a south London hospital and his condition is described as...
  
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• Emergency services at scene of crash in Croydon - live updates

  24-03-2017 08:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A driver is in a life-threatening condition after his car crashed into a tree in Croydon this morning. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 6.43am to the incident in Morland Road.The man, who is in his 60s, has been rushed to hospital by road ambulance. READ MORE: The brave twins who saved their mum's life by using her iPhone to call 999The crash caused widespread traffic problems in the area and 197 buses are being diverting via Cherry Orchard Road, Lower Addiscombe Road,...
  
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• BMW driver in life-threatening condition after crashing into tree...

  24-03-2017 08:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A driver remains in a life-threatening condition after his car crashed into a tree in Croydon this morning. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 6.43am to the incident in Morland Road.The man, who is in his 60s, was rushed to hospital by road ambulance. READ MORE: The brave twins who saved their mum's life by using her iPhone to call 999The crash caused widespread traffic problems in the area and 197 buses are being diverting via Cherry Orchard Road, Lower Addiscombe Road,...
  
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• South London pensioner is fifth person to die after Westminster terror attack

  24-03-2017 08:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Met Police have confirmed that a 75-year-old man died last night (Thursday, 23 March) because of injuries he received in Wednesday's terrorist incident.
  
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• Neighbours pay tribute to south London pensioner who was fifth person to die after Westminster terror attack

  24-03-2017 08:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Met Police have confirmed that a 75-year-old man died last night (Thursday, 23 March) because of injuries he received in Wednesday's terrorist incident.
  
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• Fire in Croydon town centre - recap - Croydon Advertiser

  24-03-2017 08:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  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 ...and more »
  
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• American victim of Wednesday's terror attack named as Kurt Cochran

  24-03-2017 08:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Met Police have confirmed the man who died can be named as Kurt Cochran, although formal identification awaits.
  
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• COMMENT: Don't say your mum is 'best in the world' - and keep your Mother's Day tributes off social media

  24-03-2017 07:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  I am sure many of you are looking forward to Mother’s Day on Sunday.
  
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• Homeless person had been sleeping in bike shed destroyed in fire - Croydon Advertiser

  24-03-2017 01:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  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 ...
  
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• 100 evacuated from building in Norbury after fire inside a flat - Croydon Advertiser

  24-03-2017 01:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  100 evacuated from building in Norbury after fire inside a flat
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  A five-storey block of flats had to be evacuated as smoke and fire damaged the 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' ...and more »
  
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• Croydon facelift pulls in new wave of investors - Property Week

  24-03-2017 01:22 via propertyweek.com
  
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  Croydon used to be a laughing stock. Seen as a drab, concrete backwater you merely passed through to get to and from Gatwick Airport, it was certainly not a place you would want to live, work or shop in (unless you worked for Property Week, that is ...
  
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