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• Police arrest another three people in connection with brutal...

  02-04-2017 22:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating an attack in Shirley, which is being treated as a suspected hate crime, have arrested a further three people including a teenage girl.A 23-year-old man was arrested at an address in Croydon on Sunday afternoon, on suspicion of attempted murder.A 26-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and violent disorder after separately attending south London police stations, also on Sunday.All three have been taken into custody at a south.
  
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• Five arrests at Crystal Palace's Chelsea win after steward is...

  02-04-2017 17:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Five arrests were made at Crystal Palace's 2-1 away win against Chelsea yesterday (April 1) after pyrotechnics were set off and a steward was assaulted.Three of the arrests were made during the Premier League clash, from which Palace emerged as surprise winners at Stamford Bridge. Met Police confirmed today that two arrests were made in the away end following two incidents where pyrotechnics were set off.Another arrest was made in the same end after a steward investigating the pyrotechnics being
  
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• Crystal Palace stars boost young jobseekers with visit to Sutton United - Croydon Advertiser

  02-04-2017 17:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace stars boost young jobseekers with visit to Sutton United
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  Young people on the PL works employability programme were paid a visit by two Crystal Palace first team stars earlier this week. Club captain Scott Dann and Martin Kelly attended the latest session of the 12-week programme, which is now in its third ...
  
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• UK passports could return to dark blue under £500 million redesign contract after Brexit

  02-04-2017 16:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Brexit could see the UK passport return to dark blue under a £490 million contract to redesign and produce a new version of the document.
  
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• Croydon residents describe their 'sadness', 'shock' and...

  02-04-2017 16:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents have described their sadness, shock and "heartbreak" at hearing the news a 17-year-old asylum seeker was set upon by a gang of attackers while he waited at a bus stop with friends. The teenage Kurdish Iranian boy was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head after being approached by a gang of attackers at a bus stop outside The Goat pub on Friday (March 31) night, in what police are investigating as a "suspected hate crime". Officers and a crew from...
  
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• Croydon MP Gavin Barwell calls gang who attacked teenage asylum seeker 'scum' - Croydon Advertiser

  02-04-2017 15:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Croydon MP Gavin Barwell calls gang who attacked teenage asylum seeker 'scum'
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  A gang who chased a teenage asylum seeker before brutally attacking him have been called "scum" by Croydon MP Gavin Barwell. The Kurdish Iranian boy was repeatedly and kicked and punched in the head after being approached by a gang of attackers at ...
  
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• Suffragette Millicent Fawcett to be honoured with Parliament Square statue

  02-04-2017 15:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A leading suffragist is to be the first woman ever to be honoured with a statue in Parliament Square.
  
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• Croydon MP Gavin Barwell calls gang who attacked teenage asylum...

  02-04-2017 14:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A gang who chased a teenage asylum seeker before brutally attacking him have been called "scum" by Croydon MP Gavin Barwell. The Kurdish Iranian boy was repeatedly and kicked and punched in the head after being approached by a gang of attackers at a bus stop outside The Goat pub on Friday (March 31) night, in what police are investigating as a "suspected hate crime". The teenager was waiting there with two friends when the group asked where he was from and established...
  
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• Twelve people arrested after Westminster terror attack all released with no further action being taken

  02-04-2017 13:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  All those arrested in connection with the Westminster terror attack which left five people dead have now been released with no further action being taken.
  
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• The stories behind the strangest street names in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  02-04-2017 11:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The stories behind the strangest street names in Croydon
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  Croydon boasts an intriguing array of street names which will have left you scratching your head at what the meaning or inspiration behind them can be. Here we list some of the stranger street names in the borough and reveal how their names have come ...
  
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• Six arrested after 'frenzied attack' on teenage asylum seeker

  02-04-2017 10:26 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Six people have been arrested after a gang’s “frenzied attack” left a teenage asylum seeker with a fractured skull and a blood clot on his brain in a suspected hate crime.
  
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• The stories behind the strangest street names in Croydon

  02-04-2017 10:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon boasts an intriguing array of street names which will have left you scratching your head at what the meaning or inspiration behind them can be. Here we list some of the stranger street names in the borough and reveal how their names have come about.Farquharson RoadThe street just north of West Croydon station has a somewhat long and peculiar name.This aristocratic-sounding name ultimately comes from the Scottish surname meaning son of Farquhar – meaning "beloved man".READ...
  
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• Major road closed through Croydon town centre over Easter: This is what you need to know - Croydon Advertiser

  02-04-2017 09:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Major road closed through Croydon town centre over Easter: This is what you need to know
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  Transport for London has released more information on transport arrangements for when a major road through Croydon town centre shuts for 10 days over Easter. Wellesley Road is due to be closed southbound from Saturday, April 8 until 5am on April 18 so ...
  
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• Major road closed through Croydon town centre over Easter: This...

  02-04-2017 09:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport for London has released more information on transport arrangements for when a major road through Croydon town centre shuts for 10 days over Easter.Wellesley Road is due to be closed southbound from Saturday, April 8 until 5am on April 18 so that work to replace the tram tracks on that stretch of the network can take place.While the road is closed - between Station Road and George Street - there will also be no tram service between Reeves Corner and East Croydon, on the eastbound town..
  
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• Six arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after brutal gang...

  02-04-2017 09:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Six people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and violent disorder following a shocking attack on a 17-year-old asylum seeker that left the teenager in a critical condition.The four men and two women were arrested last night (April 1) at addresses in Croydon and were taken into custody at a south London police station.The Kurdish Iranian boy was repeatedly and kicked and punched in the head after being approached by a gang of attackers at a bus stop outside The Goat...
  
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• The sinister history of the train tunnel between Croydon and Redhill ... - Croydon Advertiser

  02-04-2017 07:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The sinister history of the train tunnel between Croydon and Redhill ...
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  Any regular users of the train line between Croydon and Redhill will have noticed it at some point. You go through the tunnel between Coulsdon South and ...and more »
  
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• The sinister history of the train tunnel between Croydon and...

  02-04-2017 07:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Any regular users of the train line between Croydon and Redhill will have noticed it at some point. You go through the tunnel between Coulsdon South and Merstham stations and your phone's signal goes. Without funny cat videos to watch for at least 30 seconds you have to entertain yourself with your own thoughts. No easy task in today's world of instant gratification. And the chances are at some point those thoughts will have included why are we going through a tunnel anyway, what are we...
  
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