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• More streets in Croydon changed to 20mph speed limits this week - Croydon Advertiser

  28-03-2017 23:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  More streets in Croydon changed to 20mph speed limits this week
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  The second phase of Croydon Council's plans for 20mph zones across the whole borough by 2018 has come into force this week. As of Monday, residential roads in the north-east area of Croydon, including East Croydon, Addiscombe, Shirley and parts of ...
  
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• Teenager missing from his home for two weeks may be in Croydon

  28-03-2017 22:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are looking for a 13-year-old boy who went missing more than two weeks ago and may be in Croydon.Rockeem Blake-Jones was last seen at about 9pm on Sunday, March 12 at his home address in Woolwich. When his mum went to wake him the next morning he was not in his bedroom.READ MORE: Purley Way back open following sewage spillage which caused two crashesRockeem is described by police as a black male of slim build.He has links to several areas of south London including Brixton, Bexleyheath,...
  
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• More streets in Croydon changed to 20mph speed limits this week

  28-03-2017 22:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The second phase of Croydon Council's plans for 20mph zones across the whole borough by 2018 has come into force this week. As of Monday, residential roads in the north-east area of Croydon, including East Croydon, Addiscombe, Shirley and parts of South Norwood now have 20mph speed limits. Croydon Council made the decision to launch the lower speed limit across most roads in the area excluding main roads. READ MORE: Fines for speeding drivers are increasing - this is all you need to know...
  
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• More streets in Croydon became 20mph this week

  28-03-2017 22:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The second phase of Croydon Council's plans for 20mph zones across the borough by 2018 has come into force this week.As of Monday, residential roads in the north-east area of Croydon, including East Croydon, Addiscombe, Shirley and parts of South Norwood became 20mph.Croydon Council has made the decision to launch the lower speed limit across most roads in the area excluding main roads.READ MORE: Fines for speeding drivers are increasing - this is all you need to know about stricter penaltiesThe
  
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• Elderly woman rescued from South Croydon house fire

  28-03-2017 21:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman was rescued from a house fire in South Croydon this afternoon (Tuesday).Fire crews from Croydon Fire Station were called to Pampisford Road, near the junction with Waldorf Close at 2pm. Firefighters rescued the pensioner from the property and extinguished the blaze quickly.READ MORE: Major roadworks to fix collapsed sewer means busy Croydon road is shut for 10 daysShe was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation, a firefighter at Croydon fire station said.He added that the cause..
  
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• Tributes paid to 'kind and funny' Croydon man found dead after going missing - Croydon Advertiser

  28-03-2017 20:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Tributes paid to 'kind and funny' Croydon man found dead after going missing
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  Tributes have been paid to a "kind and funny" Croydon man who has been found dead after going missing more than a month ago. Jeremy Dodds, 54, went missing from his Bensham Lane home on February 19. A missing person's case was launched in a bid ...
  
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• The best and worst secondary schools in Croydon, according to Ofsted - Croydon Advertiser

  28-03-2017 20:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The best and worst secondary schools in Croydon, according to Ofsted
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  A third of secondary schools in Croydon currently have Ofsted's top mark of "outstanding" according to the latest information on the education watchdog's ...and more »
  
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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: Accused denies trying to put the...

  28-03-2017 19:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One of the men accused of the murder of Andre Aderemi has denied that he and two of his co-defendants are trying to "put everything on" another of the accused, a court has heard. Rodney Mukasa, Femi Cela, Jamell Lonergan and Ali Zahawy all deny the murder of Mr Aderemi and have been standing trial at the Old Bailey for the past few weeks. Mr Aderemi died of about 20 stab wounds after he was found critically injured - stabbed, kicked and hit with a pole according to the prosecution...
  
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• Tributes paid to 'kind and funny' Croydon man found dead after...

  28-03-2017 19:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a "kind and funny" Croydon man who has been found dead after going missing more than a month ago.Jeremy Dodds, 54, went missing from his Bensham Lane home on February 19.A missing person's case was launched in a bid to try and find him, with his brother Bernard Dodds making a compassionate appeal for anyone with information to come forward. Jeremy and his four brothers, Paul, 53, Mark, 51, Bernard, 50, and Edmund, 48,were all born and raised in South...
  
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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: RECAP - Defendant Rodney Mukasa gave evidence - Croydon Advertiser

  28-03-2017 19:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Andre Aderemi murder trial: RECAP - Defendant Rodney Mukasa gave evidence
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  The third defendant in the Andre Aderemi murder trial gave evidence at the Old Bailey today (Tuesday, March 28). Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue in Shirley, is one of four young men from Croydon accused of murdering Mr Aderemi on the Monks ...
  
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• Purley Way back open following sewage spillage which caused two crashes - Croydon Advertiser

  28-03-2017 18:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Purley Way back open following sewage spillage which caused two crashes
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  Purley Way in Croydon has fully reopened after part of it was closed for more than eight hours when a lorry spilled sewage - which caused two crashes and led to a "disgusting smell" in the area. Emergency services had to respond to the two crashes ...and more »
  
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• Purley Way back open following sewage spillage which caused two...

  28-03-2017 17:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Purley Way in Croydon has fully reopened after part of it was closed for more than eight hours when a lorry spilled sewage - which caused two crashes and led to a "disgusting smell" in the area.Emergency services had to respond to the two crashes within the space of ten minutes this morning. One woman had to be cut free from a car that crashed into a tree on the stretch of road where the spillage was. A motorcyclist also came off his bike. Motorists were unable to use the busy road...
  
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• Croydon will be hotter than Ibiza, Tenerife and Barcelona on Thursday - Croydon Advertiser

  28-03-2017 14:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon will be hotter than Ibiza, Tenerife and Barcelona on Thursday
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  Croydon's beautiful weather is to continue - at least for a couple of days - and forecasters are predicting it will be hotter here than in Ibiza, Tenerife and Barcelona on Thursday. Yesterday saw temperatures climb to 17.2C in parts of the South East ...and more »
  
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• Croydon police employee pleads guilty to possessing indecent images of children - Croydon Advertiser

  28-03-2017 14:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon police employee pleads guilty to possessing indecent images of children
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  A Croydon-based police property officer has pleaded guilty to six offences including possessing indecent photographs of children. After being arrested three times last year for a number of crimes, Adrian Milton will be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court ...and more »
  
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• Croydon will be hotter than Ibiza, Tenerife and Barcelona on...

  28-03-2017 13:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon's beautiful weather is to continue - at least for a couple of days - and forecasters are predicting it will be hotter here than in Ibiza, Tenerife and Barcelona on Thursday. Yesterday saw temperatures climb to 17.2C in parts of the South East but it was not the warmest day of the year so far. That was on March 9 when 18C (64F) was recorded in the region. The Met Office said today that with the wind due to change to a southerly direction, rather than an easterly, even warmer air could...
  
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• Croydon police employee pleads guilty to possessing indecent...

  28-03-2017 13:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon-based police property officer has pleaded guilty to six offences including possessing indecent photographs of children.After being arrested three times last year for a number of crimes, Adrian Milton will be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on April 18.On top of four counts of possessing indecent images of children, the 48 year-old was also charged with possessing extreme pornography as well as theft, in relation to shotgun ammunition and mobile phones believed to have been stolen from
  
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• Here's the nearest place to Croydon you can get the new £1 coin - Croydon Advertiser

  28-03-2017 12:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Here's the nearest place to Croydon you can get the new £1 coin
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  It's got 12 sides, a hologram and it's in circulation TODAY - but where can you find the new £1 coin? From today (Tuesday), the Royal Mint is rolling out the first batch to cash distribution centres across the UK to be passed on to banks and shops ...and more »
  
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• POLL: Ahead of Article 50 triggering Brexit, how would you vote if EU referendum was held NOW?

  28-03-2017 12:44 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  With Article 50 being triggered this week to formally start the Brexit process, we’ve decided to (sort of) re-run the EU referendum.
  
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• Beloved community radio station to leave airwaves

  28-03-2017 12:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon Radio will blast its last ever tunes this week, as it bids farewell to the Borough.
  
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• Traffic: Road closed after lorry spillage near Croydon

  28-03-2017 11:39 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A lorry spillage has closed a main road in Croydon.
  
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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: RECAP - Defendant Rodney Mukasa gave...

  28-03-2017 11:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The third defendant in the Andre Aderemi murder trial gave evidence at the Old Bailey today (Tuesday, March 28). Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue in Shirley, is one of four young men from Croydon accused of murdering Mr Aderemi on the Monks Hill estate on August 16 last year. Femi Cela, 19, of Fryston Avenue in Addiscombe, was the first accused to give evidence and said he only intended to "scare him [Mr Aderemi] off the Monks Hill estate" and that he did not have any...
  
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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: Defendant Rodney Mukasa is giving...

  28-03-2017 11:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The third defendant in the Andre Aderemi murder trial is giving evidence at the Old Bailey today (Tuesday, March 28).Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue in Shirley, is one of four young men from Croydon accused of murdering Mr Aderemi on the Monks Hill estate on August 16 last year.Femi Cela, 19, of Fryston Avenue in Addiscombe, was the first accused to give evidence and said he only intended to "scare him [Mr Aderemi] off the Monks Hill estate" and that he did not have any...
  
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• NEW POUND COIN: Send your photos of 12-sided £1 and guess what 'secret' security feature is

  28-03-2017 11:26 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The new 12-sided pound coin is now in circulation – have you got your hands on one yet?
  
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• Photos show damage from Purley Way crash which caused car roof to...

  28-03-2017 11:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Images from the scene of this morning's crashes and spillage on Purley Way show the extent of the damage which led to major disruption this morning. Police closed off the normally busy route after a lorry spillage caused two crashes in the space of ten minutes. A lorry is believed to have spilled silage on the road - leading to a "disgusting smell" at the scene. One car crashed into a tree at the side of the road and firefighters had to cut the roof off in order to free the...
  
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• Here's the nearest place to Croydon you can get the new £1...

  28-03-2017 11:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It's got 12 sides, a hologram and it's in circulation TODAY - but where can you find the new £1 coin?From today (Tuesday), the Royal Mint is rolling out the first batch to cash distribution centres across the UK to be passed on to banks and shops.That will take time, though, and only a chosen few banks and post offices will have the shiny new shrapnel on day one.And you should be warned - it may be best to hang on to some old round pounds too, as many coin-operated machines won't be ready.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after being cut free from car which...

  28-03-2017 10:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman has been taken to hospital after being cut free from a car that crashed into a tree in Purley Way this morning.Police shut off a large stretch of the busy road following a lorry spillage shortly after 6am.Motorists have been unable to use the major route between Edgehill Road and Waddon Way as it was closed in both directions.A lorry is believed to have spilled silage on the road - leading to a "disgusting smell" at the scene.The spillage caused two crashes in the space of ten...
  
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• Police searching for man accused of attacking another man with a...

  28-03-2017 09:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an incident where a machete was allegedly brandished at Norbury train station and used to attack another man.The incident is reported to have happened at about 7pm on February 25 at the station on London Road.The victim, a 38-year-old man, was initially involved in an altercation with another man while they were travelling on-board the 6.33pm Souther Rail service from London Victoria to West Croydon.READ...
  
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• Man attacked with machete at Norbury station

  28-03-2017 09:25 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police have released images of a man they would like to speak to after a machete attack at Norbury station. 
  
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• Urgent appeal to find missing elderly woman who is 'easily confused'

  28-03-2017 08:52 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help to find an elderly woman who has gone missing from Streatham. 
  
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• UPDATE: Lorry spillage causes TWO crashes on A23 Purley Way

  28-03-2017 08:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A lorry spillage on a main road in Croydon caused two crashes in the early hours of this morning (March 28). 
  
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• UPDATE: A23 Purley Way re-opened after lorry spillage causes TWO crashes

  28-03-2017 08:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A lorry spillage on a main road in Croydon has caused two crashes in the early hours of this morning. 
  
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• Lorry spillage causes TWO crashes on A23 Purley Way - road closures in place

  28-03-2017 08:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A lorry spillage on a main road in Croydon has caused two crashes in the early hours of this morning. 
  
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• Police close off Purley Way after 'lorry spillage causes two...

  28-03-2017 08:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have closed off a large section of Purley Way following a lorry spillage this morning which has caused two separate crashes in the space of ten minutes. Drivers are being warned to avoid Purley Way after police had to shut off the major road in both directions between Edgehill Road and Waddon Way. READ MORE: Main road through Croydon town centre to be closed for 10 days The first crash officers responded to was at 6.15am involving a car and a van. One of the people involved is...
  
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