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• Blacks and Millets set to close their only stores in Croydon

  29-03-2017 23:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two outdoor clothing retail giants, Blacks and Millets, look set to close their only stores in Croydon.The stores, which both sell clothing and equipment for outdoor pursuits, camping, cycling and skiing, have massive "closing down" signs in their shop windows. The signs say that "all stock must go", with most items having discounts of up to 50%. An employee at Millets, who did not wish to be named, told the Advertiser, that Millets would be moving into the Blacks store...
  
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• The driver of a car which hit a tree in Croydon has died in...

  29-03-2017 22:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has died in hospital four days after the car he was driving crashed into a tree in Addiscombe.Police, paramedics and fire crews rushed to the scene in Morland Road, near Chaffinch Brook School and the Classic Automobiles garage, on Friday (March 24) at 6.43am. Passers-by were reported to have pulled the driver, who was in his 60s, out of his BMW to try and help him on the roadside before paramedics arrived.When emergency services arrived the man was injured and unconscious. He was taken to
  
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• Investigation launched after woman was 'violently abusive'...

  29-03-2017 19:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  British Transport Police (BTP) have launched an investigation after a woman was violently abusive towards a pregnant woman and a man on board a Southern Rail train.Detectives have released images of a woman they would like to speak to in connection with the incident which happened on the 7.48am Southern service between London Bridge and London Victoria on Monday, March 27.One of the victims, a 42-year-old man, was travelling on the train when he observed a woman acting in an aggressive manner...
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' for well-being of teenager missing from home for nearly a month

  29-03-2017 19:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Greenwich police are appealing to the public for help in tracing a missing 15-year-old from Greenwich.
  
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• Police searching for teenage girl who has links to Croydon and has been missing for 27 days - Croydon Advertiser

  29-03-2017 19:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Police searching for teenage girl who has links to Croydon and has been missing for 27 days
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  Police are searching for a 15-year-old who has links with Croydon and who has been missing for almost a month. Leila Boora was last seen at her home address in Wellington Gardens, Charlton, at about 2pm on Thursday, March 2. READ MORE: The most ...and more »
  
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• Police searching for teenage girl who has links to Croydon and...

  29-03-2017 19:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for a 15-year-old who has links with Croydon and who has been missing for almost a month.Leila Boora was last seen at her home address in Wellington Gardens, Charlton, at about 2pm on Thursday, March 2.READ MORE: The most dangerous places to live in Croydon according to crime statsThe 15-year-old girl is described as being 5ft 3ins tall, of slim build, with brown shoulder length hair and known for having a nose stud. Police said the teenager also has a metal bar through her.
  
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• Real Madrid legend opens Spanish club's first UK soccer school in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  29-03-2017 19:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Real Madrid legend opens Spanish club's first UK soccer school in Croydon
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  A Real Madrid legend who scored more than 120 goals for the Spanish club has been in Croydon to open a soccer school. The "social sport School" - Real Madrid's first in the UK - was launched at The Cedars School, next to Lloyd Park, in South Croydon, ...
  
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• Pregnant woman subjected to 'threatening and disgusting abuse' on Southern train

  29-03-2017 18:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a pregnant woman was subjected to “frightening” abuse on board a commuter train.
  
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• Croydon letting agent Thirugnanaselvam Damayantharan from ... - Croydon Guardian

  29-03-2017 17:43 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  A Croydon letting agent has been jailed for keeping more than £15000 in client deposits.and more »
  
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• Croydon letting agent Thirugnanaselvam Damayantharan from Wallington kept over £15000 during a six year period - Your Local Guardian

  29-03-2017 16:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon letting agent Thirugnanaselvam Damayantharan from Wallington kept over £15000 during a six year period
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  Thirugnanaselvam Damayantharan operated from See Own Properties in Airport House, Purley, and My Lawn Estates in Lawnsdowne Road, where he pocketed money for six years. Thirugnanaselvam, of Demesne Road, Wallington, did not create the ...
  
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• Dodgy Croydon Letting Agent sent to prison for keeping clients deposits

  29-03-2017 16:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Croydon Letting Agent has been jailed for keeping more than £15,000 in client deposits.
  
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• POLL RESULT: Big majority of you want to remain in EU as Article 50 triggers Brexit

  29-03-2017 13:57 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Article 50 has been triggered to start the Brexit process – but two-thirds of you want the UK to remain in the EU.
  
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• Croydon Radio announces it will stop broadcasting this week - Croydon Advertiser

  29-03-2017 13:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Radio announces it will stop broadcasting this week
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  The award-winning community radio station was run entirely by volunteers and played a combination of well-known tunes and music from local artists. The station was set up in 2012 by co-founders Tracey Rabbetts and Tim Longhurst. For four years it was ...
  
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• Surrey Street finds a new home in Croydon's North End - Your Local Guardian

  29-03-2017 13:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Surrey Street finds a new home in Croydon's North End
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  The vibrant market stalls have made North End Croydon its new home for the next ten weeks. Stalls are now dotted around popular shops, as Surrey Street sees its former location revamped with a 1.1 million pound renovation. Croydon Council hopes to ...and more »
  
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• Inquest to be opened today for the victims of Westminster terror attack

  29-03-2017 13:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An inquest for the victims of the Westminster terror attack will be opened today.
  
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• Surrey Street Market moves to new location

  29-03-2017 13:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Surrey Street Market has moved to a new location.
  
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• The Urgent Care Center will give Croydon residents 24/7 care (From ... - Croydon Guardian

  29-03-2017 11:47 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  The Urgent Care Center will give Croydon residents 24/7 care (From ...
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  A brand new Urgent Care centre is opening in Central Croydon.and more »
  
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• Brand new GP hub opening in Central Croydon

  29-03-2017 11:43 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A brand new Urgent Care centre is opening in Central Croydon.
  
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• Fire blazes through house with no smoke alarms

  29-03-2017 11:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A woman was rescued from her flat after a fire started in her house that had no working fire alarms.
  
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• Man attempted to sexually assault teenage girls on a bus | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  29-03-2017 10:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man attempted to sexually assault teenage girls on a bus | Croydon ...
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  Two teenage girls have been "left traumatised and feel unsafe to get on buses" after a man tried to sexually assault them on a bus. Detectives from the ...and more »
  
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• VIDEO: CCTV released of man who touched himself in front of two underage girls

  29-03-2017 10:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage has been released as detectives try to track a man in connection with an attempted sexual assault on two underage girls in broad daylight in Lambeth.
  
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• 'Crystal Palace ace's desire or passion should never have been questioned' - Croydon Advertiser

  29-03-2017 10:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  'Crystal Palace ace's desire or passion should never have been questioned'
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  Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha's representatives have dismissed suggestions that there was a "disappearing egg timer" over his decision to play for Ivory Coast instead of England. The Palace ace switched international allegiance earlier this ...and more »
  
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• MPs warn of falling school standards amid savings drive 'delusion'

  29-03-2017 09:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Schools in England are facing their toughest spending squeeze in two decades, jeopardising standards in the classroom, MPs have warned.
  
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• Living in Croydon: area guide to homes, schools and transport - Homes and Property

  29-03-2017 08:37 via homesandproperty.co.uk
  
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  Living in Croydon: area guide to homes, schools and transport
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  With brilliant Boxpark for food and gigs, thousands of new flats and Westfield on the way, this town's shapeshifting again. Anthea Masey; 3 hours ago. Living in Croydon: the lowdown. 13 show all. Living in Croydon: the lowdown. 1/13 The lowdown. The ...
  
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• UK to begin 'momentous journey' today as Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50

  29-03-2017 08:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Britain will take the first step on its "momentous journey" to a future outside the European Union when Theresa May launches divorce proceedings that will bring to an end a relationship of more than 40 years.
  
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• Teenager missing from his home for two weeks may be in Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  29-03-2017 02:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Teenager missing from his home for two weeks may be in Croydon ...
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  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 ...and more »
  
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