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• Why isn't Croydon a city? | Croydon Advertiser - Croydon Advertiser

  01-04-2017 18:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Why isn't Croydon a city? | Croydon Advertiser
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  Croydon has an estimated population of 381000 people, strong transport links and a long history - and yet it is not a city. And, since the borough's first attempt to ...and more »
  
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• Why isn't Croydon a city? - Croydon Advertiser

  01-04-2017 18:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Why isn't Croydon a city?
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  Croydon has an estimated population of 381,000 people, strong transport links and a long history - and yet it is not a city. And, since the borough's first attempt to become one in 1954, it is a topic that has sparked wide debate. With this mind, we're ...and more »
  
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• Why isn't Croydon a city?

  01-04-2017 16:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon has an estimated population of 381,000 people, strong transport links and a long history - and yet it is not a city. And, since the borough's first attempt to become one in 1954, it is a topic that has sparked wide debate. With this mind, we're trying to find out why the town hasn't yet been classed as a city and have asked local historian and South Norwood resident John Hickman and Croydon Tech City founder Jonny Rose for their take on the debate.What actually defines a city?In...
  
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• Croydon hate crime attack: Teenage asylum seeker now in a...

  01-04-2017 16:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old asylum seeker who was brutally attacked by a group of eight in Croydon last night during a suspected hate crime is now in a serious but stable condition.The boy was repeatedly hit in the head after being approached by the attackers at a bus stop outside the Goat Public House last night.The teenager was waiting there with two friends when the group asked where he was from and established that he was an asylum seeker. They then chased him before attacking him. Officers and a crew...
  
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• Two people injured in crash on busy Croydon road last night - Croydon Advertiser

  01-04-2017 14:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Two people injured in crash on busy Croydon road last night
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  Two people were left with "minor" injuries after a two car collision caused part of a busy Croydon road to close last night. Police were called to London Road, at the junction of Kingswood Avenue, at 9.31pm last night (March 31) to reports of a car crash.
  
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• Asylum seeker, aged 17, in critical condition after group of 8...

  01-04-2017 13:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A group of eight brutally attacked a 17-year-old asylum seeker outside a Croydon pub, leaving him with serious injuries.The teenager remains in hospital in a critical condition after the assault, which happened in Shrublands Avenue at around 11.40pm last night (March 31) and is being investigated by the Met Police as a hate crime.Police officers were called to the road after reports of a group of youths attacking a male and his two friends.According to the Met Police, eight people approached the
  
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• Two people injured in crash on busy Croydon road last night

  01-04-2017 13:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two people were left with "minor" injuries after a two car collision caused part of a busy Croydon road to close last night. Police were called to London Road, at the junction of Kingswood Avenue, at 9.31pm last night (March 31) to reports of a car crash. Part of the road was closed, between Dunheved Road South and Broughton Road, while emergency services dealt with the incident. A Metropolitan Police Service spokesman said: "We were called at 9.31pm as two cars were in a...
  
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• 17-year-old boy in a 'critical' condition after 'disturbance' in...

  01-04-2017 12:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy is in a "critical" condition after suffering head injuries during a "disturbance" in Croydon last night.Police were called at around 11.40pm last night (March 31) to what was described by a Met Police spokeswoman this morning as a "disturbance" in the area of Shrublands Avenue. Officers and a crew from the London Ambulance Service attended the location, where they found the boy suffering head injuries.READ MORE: Prince Harry will be known as the...
  
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• Costa announces plans to open another 27 coffee shops in Crawley

  01-04-2017 11:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Costa has announced plans to open another 27 of its coffee shops in Crawley. Uncontent with the fact that a third of all shops in the town are already Costa outlets, the business has revealed it intends to take over every other coffee shop in Crawley that it doesn't already own. The company hopes that by giving them no option other than its brand of coffee shoppers in the town will become allergic to all other types of the drink. A company spokesman said: "Some people might think that the...
  
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• Images released of men found guilty of disorder at Crystal Palace...

  01-04-2017 10:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Images have been released of four men found guilty of disorder at a Crystal Palace home game, including one of a Charlton Athletic fan found guilty of trying to punch the club's bald eagle mascot Kayla.It was reported yesterday that Daniel Boylett, 36, of Altash Way, Eltham, was found guilty of attempted criminal damage after the jury at Croydon Crown Court were shown CCTV footage of him appearing to swing at the £20,000 eagle as she was paraded around the pitch before a supporter...
  
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• Prince Harry will be known as the Duke of Croydon when he gets married - Croydon Advertiser

  01-04-2017 02:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Prince Harry will be known as the Duke of Croydon when he gets married
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  Update: This was, as many of you have already guessed, an April Fool's. Thanks for reading. Everyone's favourite member of the Royal Family, Prince Harry, will be given the title the Duke of Croydon when he gets married, it has been announced.
  
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• Prince Harry will be known as the Duke of Croydon when he gets...

  01-04-2017 01:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Everyone's favourite member of the Royal Family, Prince Harry, will be given the title the Duke of Croydon when he gets married, it has been announced. It is understood that His Royal Highness has chosen the title himself due to the seriously good time he had in the borough during the late 2000s. The press was banned from reporting it at the time but Harry and brother William spent most Saturday nights in the town's pubs and clubs for a number of years. They would normally start off in The...
  
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