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• Croydon attack: Croydon Councillor Tony Newman, and MPs met with Kurdish community leader to show that 'Britain is ... - Croydon Guardian

  07-04-2017 23:45 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon attack: Croydon Councillor Tony Newman, and MPs met with Kurdish community leader to show that 'Britain is ...
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  A Croydon Councillor met a Kurdish community leader, nearly a week on from the attack that saw teenage asylum seeker badly beaten. Councillor Tony Newman, leader of Croydon council, and MP Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and ...
  
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• Revealed: Where in Croydon you are most likely to be burgled ... - Croydon Advertiser

  07-04-2017 19:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Thousands of burglaries were committed in Croydon last year and the areas of the borough worst hit by the crime can be revealed. In total there were 2549 ...and more »
  
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• Revealed: Where in Croydon you are most likely to be burgled

  07-04-2017 18:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Thousands of burglaries were committed in Croydon last year and the areas of the borough worst hit by the crime can be revealed.In total there were 2,549 burglaries across the borough from February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017, according to figures compiled by the Metropolitan Police.Break-ins occurred in every part of borough, with some neighbourhoods worse affected than others.READ MORE: Shocking figures show Croydon is the rape capital of LondonThe area hit hardest by heartless burglars was...
  
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• Southern strike by RMT to go ahead tomorrow

  07-04-2017 18:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A strike by workers on Southern Railway will go ahead on Saturday after "no specific proposals" were put forward by the company in talks.
  
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• Diane Abbott wrongly announces on Question Time that attacked Croydon asylum seeker has died - Croydon Advertiser

  07-04-2017 17:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Diane Abbott wrongly announces on Question Time that attacked Croydon asylum seeker has died
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  Blundering politicians who were discussing last week's attack on an asylum seeker in Croydon wrongly pronounced the teenage victim's death on a TV show watched by millions. Outspoken MP Diane Abbott incorrectly claimed that the teenage victim had ...and more »
  
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• Savage attack on Kurdish refugee divides Croydon - Financial Times - Financial Times

  07-04-2017 17:35 via ft.com
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  A dozen or so people wearing orange wristbands and carrying 'Refugee Welcome' signs they had borrowed from Amnesty International gathered at midday on ...
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• Savage attack on Kurdish refugee divides Croydon - Financial Times

  07-04-2017 17:35 via ft.com
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  Savage attack on Kurdish refugee divides Croydon
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  A dozen or so people wearing orange wristbands and carrying 'Refugee Welcome' signs they had borrowed from Amnesty International gathered at midday on Thursday outside the Goat pub on the edge of Croydon's ragged Shrublands housing estate.
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• Diane Abbott wrongly announces on Question Time that attacked...

  07-04-2017 16:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Blundering politicians who were discussing last week's attack on an asylum seeker in Croydon wrongly pronounced the teenage victim's death on a TV show watched by millions. Outspoken MP Diane Abbott incorrectly claimed that the teenage victim had died, when speaking on BBC1's topical debate show Question Time. Her inaccurate outburst was made during an exchange about Brexit and racism on last night's episode.READ MORE: Over £52,000 raised as supporters rally behind asylum seeker Rekar...
  
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• ​The people police are still trying to trace over Croydon asylum...

  07-04-2017 16:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Detectives are continuing to search for five more people they want to speak to in connection with a "brutal" attack on a 17-year-old asylum seeker in Croydon.Police investigating the alleged hate crime say after looking at CCTV footage they have found another four males they would like to speak to.Rekar Ahmed, a Kurdish Iranian who moved to the UK last year, remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition having suffered serious head injuries in the attack.His family told the...
  
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• Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - how lives could be saved by a simple test

  07-04-2017 16:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Bowel cancer kills more than 44 people each year and is the second most deadly type of cancer.
  
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• As NHS waiting times are set to increase this is how many...

  07-04-2017 16:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  As the NHS says waiting times are set to get worse as a trade off for better A&E and cancer care, it has been revealed how long patients in Croydon are currently having to wait for treatment.For trauma and orthopaedics, which includes hip and knee replacements that are likely to be worst hit by the downgrading of the waiting times target, just 76.7 per cent of patients at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust - which includes Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital - had...
  
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• Boxpark to run a dozen 'large events' as founder says it needs to...

  07-04-2017 14:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Boxpark will be running a dozen "large events" over the course of the year, in order to "broaden its appeal to a wider audience" – according to the food mall's founder.As we approach six months since the venue opened last October, Roger Wade has reflected on how Boxpark can have a positive impact on life in Croydon. He feels the mall, which is next to East Croydon station, has so far been a success, with all of the 36 shipping container units currently occupied or in...
  
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• REVEALED: The most and least expensive homes sold in Croydon

  07-04-2017 14:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The most expensive home sold anywhere in Croydon in February was on a small street in Norbury. The detached home in Arnull's Road sold for an eye-watering £1,322,000 and was more than 13 times more expensive than the cheapest home sold in the borough that month. Given how high house prices in Croydon typically are it seems almost remarkable that the cheapest home in the borough sold for less than £100,000. The flat in Lodge Road, Broad Green, exchanged hands for just £95,000...
  
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• Giant Croydon skyscraper now won't be built - but this could be instead - Croydon Advertiser

  07-04-2017 14:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Plans to build a giant 54-storey skyscraper with hundreds of homes, plus shops and restaurants next to East Croydon station have been abandoned and the developer instead wants to built two 25-storey towers instead. The new proposed high rise blocks, ...
  
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• Here is the reason why a police helicopter was above Caterham...

  07-04-2017 13:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A police helicopter was sent over Caterham last night to help officers on the ground in a search. Surrey Police called for assistance from the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter based in Redhill as part of an operation. The aircraft was spotted and heard flying and hovering above the town yesterday evening (Thursday, April 6). READ MORE: Police respond to report of teenagers armed with an axe in Hamsey Green
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• New Addington woman lied about her health to claim more than...

  07-04-2017 13:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington woman lied about her health for nearly a decade to swindle the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) out of more than £50,000. Candace Dellaway, 49, falsely claimed tens of thousands of pounds from the government over nine years by "exaggerating" her bad back condition - despite working a "physically demanding" job.She started claiming the benefits in March 2003 but failed to the let the DWP know three years later that her care and mobility needs had...
  
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• Giant Croydon skyscraper now won't be built - but this could be...

  07-04-2017 13:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Plans to build a giant 54-storey skyscraper with hundreds of homes, plus shops and restaurants next to East Croydon station have been abandoned and the developer instead wants to built two 25-storey towers instead. The new proposed high rise blocks, providing 336 homes, were revealed as a replacement for the £250 million Morello Tower and a planned 16-storey hotel, for which planning permission was granted back in 2011 but has never got underway. Developer Menta, along with partners...
  
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• Morrisons is giving everyone a FREE hot cross bun TODAY - but you should give it away

  07-04-2017 12:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Hot cross buns are being given away free in all Morrisons stores today to encourage kindness at Easter.
  
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• Jealous boyfriend who brutally murdered partner at their Croydon...

  07-04-2017 11:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An Addiscombe man convicted of murdering his girlfriend in a jealous rage has been given a life sentence and will spend a minimum of 23 years in jail.Pawel Sroka was found guilty on Thursday of murdering Joanna Trojniak at their home in Meadvale Road. The court heard that the 34-year-old was aggressive and controlling.On March 23 last year Sroka attacked his partner at the house they shared after he found out she intended to leave him.During his sentencing this (Friday) morning at the Old ...
  
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• This is all you need to know about the new child tax credit rules...

  07-04-2017 11:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  New child tax credit rules which will impact on families have been brought in by the government.Families who claim tax credits and Universal Credit will be affected by the changes, which will see a two-child limit on tax credit claims and the removal of a £545 payment for newborn children.What changes?The new rules mean any child born into a family which already has two children will no longer qualify for additional support.Families making new claims under Universal Credit will only be...
  
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• Police issue statement after Katie Hopkins Twitter post about...

  07-04-2017 11:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have responded after a Twitter post by the controversial Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins which thanked people from Croydon for e-mailing her and claimed that "there are important truths not being told". The post, shared with her 698,000 followers, has been interpreted as being related to the attack on asylum seeker Rekar Ahmed on the Shrublands estate last Thursday night. She has pinned the Tweet - which assures anyone who gets in touch with her of "complete...
  
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• Schools v parents: Your questions on the term-time holiday legal battle answered

  07-04-2017 11:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A father has lost a landmark legal battle after taking his daughter out of school for a term-time holiday to Disney World, in a Supreme Court ruling that will have an impact on families across the country.
  
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• Romanian woman who fell into the Thames in Westminster terrorist attack has died in hospital

  07-04-2017 09:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Romanian woman Andreea Cristea, who fell into the Thames during Westminster terror attack, has died in hospital.
  
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• London the most popular place to move to - and away - from for Brits

  07-04-2017 09:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  London is the most popular place for the people of Britain to move both to and away from, new research has revealed.
  
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• 'Violent and controlling' Croydon man found guilty of murdering girlfriend after discovering she planned to break up ... - Croydon Guardian

  07-04-2017 08:53 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  A "violent and controlling" man who stabbed and killed his girlfriend in a jealous rage has been found guilty of murder. Pawel Sroka ,34, of Meadvale Road, Croydon was convicted of the murder of Joanna Trojniak, 29, at the Old Bailey yesterday, April 6.
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• 'Violent and controlling' Croydon man found guilty of murdering girlfriend after discovering she planned to break up with him

  07-04-2017 08:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A "violent and controlling" man who stabbed and killed his girlfriend in a jealous rage has been found guilty of murder.
  
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• Amazon bans the sale of 'fully-loaded' Kodi boxes from its...

  07-04-2017 08:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Amazon has banned 'fully-loaded' Kodi boxes used to stream online content and other pirate media devices from being sold on its website.The online retail giant has update the policy on its website to announce anyone caught using the Amazon Marketplace to sell devices that "promote, facilitate or enable" illegal access to copyrighted TV and films for free will now have their accounts suspended.The perfectly legal unmodified set-top devices allow users to access hoards of online content,...
  
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• Police respond to report of teenagers armed with an axe in Hamsey...

  07-04-2017 08:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police were called last night after a group of teenagers armed with an axe were spotted in Hamsey Green.The group of about four teenagers were seen roaming the area and testing car door handles late last night (Thursday, April 6).READ MORE: Gogglebox star heartbroken after nephew's murder in CroydonMetropolitan Police were called to the area around Limpsfield Road and Hamsey Way after the group was seen to pull an axe or hatchet from a backpack and threaten a man walking by.Residents reported...
  
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