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• Video emerges of 'fight' outside Ann Summers in Croydon town...

  08-04-2017 18:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have been called to a "fight" between a "group of youths" in Croydon town centre this afternoon.Officers were called shortly after 5pm to reports of "anti-social behaviour" on North End, outside Ann Summers and the Carphone Warehouse shop.READ MORE: The kind businessman who has secretly been cleaning Croydon's filthy road signsA 21 second video, which was sent to the Advertiser by Anayat Khan, appears to show one young man, in a grey tracksuit, punch and kick...
  
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• Here's what parents and children make of Croydon's first trampoline park - Croydon Advertiser

  08-04-2017 18:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Here's what parents and children make of Croydon's first trampoline park
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  Croydon's first trampoline park opened this weekend with parents and children taking to the springs to try out their bouncing skills. Terry Giles, brought his 11-year-old daughter Isabella to Oxygen Freejumping, in The Colannades, as it opened its ...
  
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• Campaigners march through Croydon town centre in solidarity after...

  08-04-2017 18:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people joined a solidarity march in Croydon town centre today (Saturday) following the attack last week on a young asylum seeker in Croydon. The event, organised by Stand Up To Racism, saw participants march from outside Marks & Spencer in North End, down the High Street to Exchange Square holding placards and chanting "say it loud say it clear - refugees are welcome here". This follows the attack on Rekar Ahmed, a Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker living in Croydon,...
  
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• Here's what parents and children make of Croydon's first...

  08-04-2017 17:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon's first trampoline park opened this weekend with parents and children taking to the springs to try out their bouncing skills. Terry Giles, brought his 11-year-old daughter Isabella to Oxygen Freejumping, in The Colannades, as it opened its doors to customers on Saturday. Terry, who joins his daughter on the trampolines, said they usually travel from their Hooley home to Acton, in west London, or Borehamwood, in Hertfordshire, to go to other trampoline parks. "We're really...
  
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• Katie Hopkins claims Croydon unity march is worse attended than...

  08-04-2017 15:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Controversial Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins has claimed the turnout for today's Croydon unity march has been "less well attended than her own funeral will be".The march was organised by the group Stand Up To Racism in response to the attack on a teenage asylum seeker in Shirley on March 31.The 17-year-old victim, Rekar Ahmed, has spent the last week in King's College Hospital recovering from his injuries.Last weekend police made 16 arrests, charging a total of 13 people who...
  
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• Six million empty homes at risk of burglary this Easter bank holiday: This is how to avoid becoming a victim

  08-04-2017 12:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Last year an estimated six million Britons planned an overnight stay during Easter making it prime time for burglars to strike.
  
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• 'Unity protest' in Croydon to support asylum seekers - recap

  08-04-2017 12:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A unity protest is taking place in Croydon town centre this afternoon following an attack attack on an asylum seeker in Shirley last week - which police are treating as a suspected hate crime.The march will start outside Marks and Spencer, in North End, 12pm and will head in the direction of Matthews Yard. The group called Stand Up To Racism has organised an event to be held this weekend in response to the attack on 17-year-old Rekar Ahmed on Friday, March 31.
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• 'Unity protest' in Croydon to support asylum seekers - live...

  08-04-2017 12:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A unity protest is taking place in Croydon town centre this afternoon following an attack attack on an asylum seeker in Shirley last week - which police are treating as a suspected hate crime.The march will start outside Marks and Spencer, in North End, 12pm and will head in the direction of Matthews Yard. The group called Stand Up To Racism has organised an event to be held this weekend in response to the attack on 17-year-old Rekar Ahmed on Friday, March 31.
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• The kind businessman who has secretly been cleaning Croydon's filthy road signs - Croydon Advertiser

  08-04-2017 12:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The kind businessman who has secretly been cleaning Croydon's filthy road signs
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  The owner of a South Croydon cleaning business has revealed the reason why he has been going around the streets of Croydon cleaning filthy street signs. After the borough was battered by Storm Doris on February 23 Luca Bertagna became aware of street ...
  
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• Royal Mail releases stamps featuring 8 legendary racehorses ahead...

  08-04-2017 12:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Royal Mail has announced the launch of a set of special stamps paying tribute to some of the world's most famous racehorses. The stamps feature original artwork of eight champion horses achieving their greatest wins on UK racecourses over six decades and have been launched ahead of today's Grand NationalThe horses featured are Frankel, Red Rum, Shergar, Kauto Star, Desert Orchid, Brigadier Gerard, Arkle and Estimate.
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• Asylum seeker still in hospital as police clarify details of...

  08-04-2017 11:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have clarified the details of some of the charges against 13 people charged in connection with an attack which has left a teenage asylum seeker in hospital for more than a week.Rekar Ahmed is still in a serious condition at King's College Hospital, having suffered a fractured eye socket, fractured spine and bleed on the brain. Police have said he was punched, kicked and stamped on, with up to 30 people having been invoved in the incident.The injured teenager was found at a bus stop near..
  
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• The kind businessman who has secretly been cleaning Croydon's...

  08-04-2017 10:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The owner of a South Croydon cleaning business has revealed the reason why he has been going around the streets of Croydon cleaning filthy street signs.After the borough was battered by Storm Doris on February 23 Luca Bertagna became aware of street signs around Croydon that were becoming difficult to read because of all the moss and dirt on them.Luca, the owner of Simple Clean, decided to help out by cleaning a few, and his good deeds were soon spotted by local residents who asked if he could..
  
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• Hottest day of the year: Sunday to be 13C higher than April averages in the capital

  08-04-2017 10:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Tomorrow is expected to be the hottest day of the year and 13C higher than London April averages at 24C.
  
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• Here's what East Croydon's new bus station looks like

  08-04-2017 10:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  East Croydon bus station reopened yesterday afternoon (Friday) following a multi-million pound upgrade.New shelters and signposts, better lighting, new public seating, improved pedestrian access and tree planting are among the improvements made to the bus station on Addiscombe Road, which dated back to the late 1990s.The improvements around the interchange, which also include new paving, aim to ensure easier connections for people moving between buses, trains and trams at East Croydon station,..
  
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• This is how long part of Wellesley Road will be closed for

  08-04-2017 10:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Part of Wellesley Road has closed this morning (Saturday) and will be shut off for more than a week so that tram tracks can be replaced in the town centre.The road, which is one of the busiest in Croydon, is due to be closed southbound from today until 5am on April 18 so that the works 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 centre tram loop.A southbound...
  
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• The best and worst primary schools in Croydon according to Ofsted ... - Croydon Advertiser

  08-04-2017 09:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The best and worst primary schools in Croydon according to Ofsted ...
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  The vast majority of Croydon primary schools are rated either as "good" or "outstanding", according to their latest Ofsted ratings. More than half of the borough's ...and more »
  
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• The best and worst primary schools in Croydon according to Ofsted

  08-04-2017 09:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The vast majority of Croydon primary schools are rated either as "good" or "outstanding", according to their latest Ofsted ratings.More than half of the borough's primary schools are rated as "good", while around 20 per cent have the coveted top rating of "outstanding".Two of Croydon's primary schools, however, have been given the education watchdog's lowest rating of "inadequate".READ MORE: The best and worst secondary schools in Croydon,...
  
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• ​The hidden river you probably don't realise is running beneath Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  08-04-2017 07:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  ​The hidden river you probably don't realise is running beneath Croydon
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  Beneath the streets of Croydon there runs a river buried by the built-up borough, but still flowing in secret. The nine-mile-long River Wandle meanders through Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth before emptying out into the Thames. In these boroughs there ...
  
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• ​The hidden river you probably don't realise is running beneath...

  08-04-2017 07:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Beneath the streets of Croydon there runs a river buried by the built-up borough, but still flowing in secret.The nine-mile-long River Wandle meanders through Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth before emptying out into the Thames.In these boroughs there are leafy riverbanks where the path of the ancient waterway can be easily followed.But the Wandle also flows through Croydon, and in fact begins its journey to the Thames in the heart of the borough.READ MORE: Croydon will be hotter than tourist...
  
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