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• Khalid Masood named as London terror attacker - Croydon Guardian

  26-03-2017 23:51 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Khalid Masood named as London terror attacker
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  The man believed to have killed three people and injured dozens in a terrorist attack outside Westminster has been named as Khalid Masood. Masood, 52, was born in Kent and detectives believe he was most recently living in the West Midlands. He is known ...
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• Croydon pub quizzes: 7 of the best to try on different nights of the week - Croydon Advertiser

  26-03-2017 22:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon pub quizzes: 7 of the best to try on different nights of the week
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  Anywhere you go across the UK, from South Norwood to John O'Groats, Lands' End to Purley, there is always something never in short supply and that's a pub, with ale on tap and a quiz one night of the week. Croydon is no different and on nearly any ...
  
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• Croydon pub quizzes: 7 of the best to try on different nights of...

  26-03-2017 22:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Anywhere you go across the UK, from South Norwood to John O'Groats, Lands' End to Purley, there is always something never in short supply and that's a pub, with ale on tap and a quiz one night of the week.Croydon is no different and on nearly any night of the week, especially mid-week, there is a selection of places locals can choose depending on what's tickled their fancy.All pubs try to make theirs a little bit different to get a unique selling point, whether that's from offering free food or.
  
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• This is when you should go to bed if you want to wake up feeling...

  26-03-2017 19:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Reading a book, listening to soothing music or even the traditional method of counting sheep are all popular night time techniques people use to try and help them fall into a deep slumber and get a good night sleep.But if you still wake up feeling groggy and lacklustre it might be time to revise your sleeping behaviour.Most people tend to think it is the amount of hours we spend sleeping that is most important.But that might not be the case.Luckily for us, a sleep calculator has been created -..
  
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• Kirstie Allsopp visits South Norwood to film new episode of...

  26-03-2017 19:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Popular TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp visited a South Norwood coffee shop last week as part of filming for a new episode of Location, Location, Location.Allsopp spent time in Coffee Craft at Stanley Halls, in South Norwood Hill, to film scenes as she looked for a home in the area for the new series of the Channel 4 programme.For a whole afternoon, a crew of around ten filmed Allsopp and house hunters for an upcoming episode of the property programme.
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• 11 pubs and clubs in Croydon which are badly missed now they are gone - Croydon Advertiser

  26-03-2017 17:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  11 pubs and clubs in Croydon which are badly missed now they are gone
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  It is no secret that the number of pubs and clubs in Croydon has fallen significantly over the last 20 years – with many favourites, which hold good memories for a lot of people, now shut for good. It was revealed earlier this week that the number of ...
  
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• 11 pubs and clubs in Croydon which are badly missed now they are...

  26-03-2017 17:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It is no secret that the number of pubs and clubs in Croydon has fallen significantly over the last 20 years – with many favourites, which hold good memories for a lot of people, now shut for good. It was revealed earlier this week that the number of watering holes in the borough where people can go for either a quiet drink or to have a bit of a dance has dropped by 50% in 15 years.In 2001, there were 165 pubs and bars in Croydon, and as many as 180 in 2002, but this fell 50 per cent...
  
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• Bromley police officer fired after he lied to bosses - Croydon Advertiser

  26-03-2017 16:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Bromley police officer fired after he lied to bosses
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  A Metropolitan Police officer in Bromley has been sacked after he lied to his bosses about carrying out an arrest enquiry to try and find a man who had failed to answer bail. PC Michael Burgess, attached to Bromley Borough, was dismissed from the ...
  
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• Thousands of pro-EU protesters take to the streets

  26-03-2017 16:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of anti-Brexit demonstrators fell silent at Parliament Square in tribute to the victims of the Westminster attack.
  
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• Tesco to leave trolleys unlocked after missing deadline to fit...

  26-03-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tesco is going to have to leave shopping trolleys unlocked when the new £1 coin is released on Tuesday (March 28) after the supermarket chain missed the deadline to convert them.The supermarket will unlock 100,000 of its coin-operated shopping after it failed to convert them in time for the new 12-sided £1 coin.The company - which has many supermarket branches in Croydon including the large Purley Extra store and many Express shops in Coulsdon, Addiscombe, Shirley, South Norwood,at..
  
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• Bromley police officer fired after he lied to bosses

  26-03-2017 15:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Metropolitan Police officer in Bromley has been sacked after he lied to his bosses about carrying out an arrest enquiry to try and find a man who had failed to answer bail.PC Michael Burgess, attached to Bromley Borough, was dismissed from the Metropolitan Police Service (Met) following a two-day misconduct hearing that finished on Thursday (March 23).The officer had a case to answer in relation to the Met's standards of professional behaviour under 'honesty and Integrity'.It was alleged that.
  
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• Westminster attack: Family of murdered officer thank police and public for support

  26-03-2017 14:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The family of the police officer who was murdered in the terror attack at Westminster have spoken out to thank the Met, the public and those who fought to save his life for their support.
  
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• Westminster terror attack 'over within 82 seconds'

  26-03-2017 13:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed the Westminster terrorist attack, that killed four innocent people, was over within 82 seconds.
  
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• Why is Crystal Palace's nickname The Eagles? - Croydon Advertiser

  26-03-2017 12:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Why is Crystal Palace's nickname The Eagles?
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  Among the many Crystal Palace chants you'll hear blaring out at Selhurst Park and away grounds up and down the country, one of the most regularly used by fans is 'Eagles! Eagles! Eagles!' Of course that should come as no surprise to anyone, as the club ...
  
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• Why is Crystal Palace's nickname The Eagles?

  26-03-2017 12:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Among the many Crystal Palace chants you'll hear blaring out at Selhurst Park and away grounds up and down the country, one of the most regularly used by fans is 'Eagles! Eagles! Eagles!'Of course that should come as no surprise to anyone, as the club's nickname is The Eagles, but how and when did it originate?The club, founded in 1905, was originally nicknamed The Glaziers, because many of the players who played for the original Crystal Palace team, worked as full time glaziers.READ MORE:...
  
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• Flat damaged and woman treated by paramedics after Norbury fire

  26-03-2017 12:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers battled a flat fire in Norbury.
  
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• Can you stomach these gut busting eating challenges in and not...

  26-03-2017 12:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  You know how it is – you're out for meal, you've been saving space in your stomach all afternoon and now you feel so hungry you order more food than you can actually manage. But there are some dishes being served at restaurants which really might leave you feeling like you've bitten off more than you can chew. You might recall the Man V Food American reality TV series, which saw actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman explore the "big food" offerings across America and take on...
  
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• Company offering more than £40 an hour just to speak in a...

  26-03-2017 11:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  People who have spent all or most of their lives in Croydon and the greater London area are being offered £40 for less than an hour's work, and all they have to do is speak with a London accent.While it won't exactly amount to a full time job, the position, offered by Canadian technology company Globalme Localization, involves recording sentences in a London accent to test out some new speech recognition software.It's expected to take around 40 minutes, during which time Globalme say...
  
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• Take a look inside this modern Sanderstead house with giant...

  26-03-2017 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A large spacious house in the heart of Sanderstead has gone onto the market for more than £1 million.This beautifully presented three or four bedroom family home in Rectory Park is on sale to an excellent standard of decoration throughout o include a spacious open plan kitchen with granite work surfaces, oak doors, limestone floor to ground and first floors and a double garage.It is a very short walk to Sanderstead Pond and the parade of shops.You enter the home to a spacious entrance hall
  
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