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• Revealed - the shocking cost of every road accident in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  10-04-2017 23:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Revealed - the shocking cost of every road accident in Croydon
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  The economic cost to Croydon of the hundreds of traffic accidents on the town's roads every year has been laid bare in statistics showing that such collisions have cost £166 million to the borough's economy in five years. Though the number of accidents ...
  
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• Revealed - the shocking cost of every road accident in Croydon

  10-04-2017 23:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The economic cost to Croydon of the hundreds of traffic accidents on the town's roads every year has been laid bare in statistics showing that such collisions have cost £166 million to the borough's economy in five years.Though the number of accidents has fallen from 2011 to 2015, the economic impact of the collisions each year continues to total in the tens of millions of pounds.The figures have been highlighted after Croydon Council discussed the possibility of adopting a Vision Zero...
  
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• New £1 coins in Croydon are selling for crazy amounts on...

  10-04-2017 22:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Since it came into circulation last month the new £1 coin has created quite a storm; some are supposedly so rare that they are being sold for hundreds of pounds.Some of these rare coins have ended up on eBay across the country, with one person in Thornton Heath trying to flog a "2016 dated new 12-sided style £1 coin" for £270.There have so far been no bids - but there is free delivery for anyone willing to spend big for this supposed rare coin.With around 1.5 billion...
  
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• Are you aware of the new laws, restrictions and punishments on...

  10-04-2017 19:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The government is introducing new UK-wide vaping laws next month which will bring about changes to the way that e-cigarettes and e-liquids are sold across the country.The regulations, which come into force on May 20, also introduce new punishments for those who do not comply with the legislation.Any offenders could face up to two years in prison and/or an unlimited fine.The May 20 changes state that:• All e-cigarettes and e-liquids must be registered with the Medicines and Healthcare...
  
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• Former Crystal Palace star coaching talented young footballers in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  10-04-2017 19:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Former Crystal Palace star coaching talented young footballers in Croydon
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  A former Crystal Palace centre back is passing on his knowledge of the game to help aspiring footballers in Croydon reach the top. Towering defender Leon Cort, who lives in Croydon, has started running his own football academy with different groups for ...
  
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• Former Crystal Palace star coaching talented young footballers in...

  10-04-2017 19:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A former Crystal Palace centre back is passing on his knowledge of the game to help aspiring footballers in Croydon reach the top.Towering defender Leon Cort, who lives in Croydon, has started running his own football academy with different groups for children aged four through to 16. READ MORE: Former Crystal Palace defender Leon Cort joins forces with wife in bum-enhancing jeans ventureWith 15 years' experience as a professional playing for Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, Millwall, Hull...
  
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• ​What a new £6 million youth centre in Thornton Heath could...

  10-04-2017 18:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Plans have been unveiled for what a new £6 million youth centre that is going to be built in Thornton Heath could look like.OnSide Youth Zones is proposing to build the Legacy Youth Zone to provide "high-quality sport, arts and general recreational facilities", which will cost £1 million per year to run. Croydon Council has agreed to invest £3.25 million towards the Youth Zone's development, as well as provide £300,000 per year towards the running costs of the...
  
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• New head teacher appointed at a Purley school as new leadership...

  10-04-2017 18:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new head teacher has been appointed at a secondary school in Purley as part of a change in the way the leadership team is structured.Thomas More Catholic School, which has more than 800 pupils, has confirmed it now has an executive head teacher and a head of school following the decision by the previous head teacher, Margaret Mulchrone, to retire.Ms Mulchrone stepped down from her position at the school, on Russell Hill Road, at the end of March after almost eight years in the job.In a letter.
  
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• Court of appeal: Cuts to legal aid for prisoners 'unlawful'

  10-04-2017 18:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Cuts to legal aid for prisoners are unlawful, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
  
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• Your views: Residents and commuters comment on new East Croydon bus station

  10-04-2017 17:39 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The ‘new and improved’ £5.4m bus station in East Croydon has been completed after months of renovation, and quickly lambasted as being little better than what came before.
  
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• Your View: residents and commuters comment on new East Croydon Bus Station.

  10-04-2017 17:39 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The ‘new and improved’ £5.4m bus station in East Croydon has been completed after months of renovation, and quickly lambasted as being little better than what came before.
  
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• Southern rail boss given pay increase despite year of commuter misery

  10-04-2017 17:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The man in charge of Southern Rail was paid almost £500,000 despite the service being crippled by strikes and tumbling profits.
  
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• Police trying to trace driver of lorry which hit and damaged rail...

  10-04-2017 16:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are trying to trace the driver of a lorry which hit a rail bridge in Coulsdon, causing dozens of trains to be delayed this afternoon (Monday).Engineers from Network Rail were called to the bridge, which runs over Brighton Road and carries the express trains between London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton, shortly after 2.30pm.Officers from the British Transport Police (BTP) also attended at 2.37pm.A spokesman for Network Rail said the lorry which hit the rail bridge was carrying a digger as.
  
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• Croydon MP says Katie Hopkins should be ignored after her ... - Croydon Advertiser

  10-04-2017 16:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon MP says Katie Hopkins should be ignored after her ...
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  Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has said it is best to ignore provocative columnist Katie Hopkins after her comments following the attack on an asylum seeker ...
  Croydon just united for Reker Ahmed. But Katie Hopkins stuck the boot in anyway [VIDEO]The Canary
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• Southern trains delayed after vehicle hits bridge in Purley - latest updates - Croydon Advertiser

  10-04-2017 16:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Southern trains delayed after vehicle hits bridge in Purley - latest updates
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  Southern Rail services are being disrupted this afternoon (Monday) after a "lorry carrying a digger" hit a bridge at Coulsdon South. Network Rail has said that trains are currently "at a standstill" and Southern added that two train lines have been ...and more »
  
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• Croydon bus routes to be 'seriously delayed' and diverted during roadworks along Wellesley Road - Croydon Advertiser

  10-04-2017 16:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon bus routes to be 'seriously delayed' and diverted during roadworks along Wellesley Road
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  Bus passengers are being warned Croydon routes will be "seriously delayed" and could be diverted while the roadworks along Wellesley Road take place. The busy road has been shut southbound so that tram tracks can be replaced in the town centre and ...
  
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• Croydon MP says Katie Hopkins should be ignored after her...

  10-04-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has said it is best to ignore provocative columnist Katie Hopkins after her comments following the attack on an asylum seeker in Croydon. The divisive writer is believed to have visited the borough after being emailed about an "alternative" version of events leading up to the assault on 17-year-old Rekar Ahmed in Shirley on Friday, March 31. Mr Barwell condemned the attack which left the teenager with a fractured eye socket, a fractured spine and...
  
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• 14 of the funniest and most ridiculous things overheard in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  10-04-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  14 of the funniest and most ridiculous things overheard in Croydon
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  Whether it be on a platform while we wait for a train or in a restaurant at a nearby table, we have all heard some pretty interesting conversations not intended for our ears. We should just blank it out and get on with our own day but, of course, in ...
  
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• Southern trains delayed after vehicle hits bridge in Purley -...

  10-04-2017 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern Rail services are being disrupted this afternoon (Monday) after a "lorry carrying a digger" hit a bridge at Coulsdon South. Network Rail has said that trains are currently "at a standstill" and Southern added that two train lines have been blocked as a result of the incident. which is understood to have happened near Coulsdon South railway station.
  Network Rail has closed the two lines.The disruption is affecting Southern Rail, Thameslink and Gatwick Express...
  
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• 'Dangerous' drug dealer jailed after police find loaded gun in...

  10-04-2017 15:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A "dangerous" drug dealer has been jailed after police found a loaded handgun during a raid on a house in New Addington.Kyle Kiffin, of Upper Norwood, tried to make his getaway after police raided the house of one of his associates in Field Way on September 5.During the search of the house, police found a loaded .22 calibre pistol and the 21-year-old was arrested nearby.When officers searched him, they found four rounds of live ammunition, 25 wraps of cannabis and Class A drugs.Later...
  
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• Croydon man jailed for drugs and fire arm offences

  10-04-2017 15:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
   
  
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• Armed drug dealer jailed

  10-04-2017 15:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
   
  
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• Croydon bus routes to be 'seriously delayed' and diverted during...

  10-04-2017 14:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Bus passengers are being warned Croydon routes will be "seriously delayed" and could be diverted while the roadworks along Wellesley Road take place.The busy road has been shut southbound so that tram tracks can be replaced in the town centre and this will disrupt busy journeys.Transport for London (TfL) has warned passengers a number of bus routes in the town will be delayed or diverted until the road reopens - which is due to happen at 5am on April 18.READ MORE: Everything you need...
  
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• The fan who travelled 100 miles to meet Laura Hamilton as she...

  10-04-2017 14:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One super fan woke up at 3.30am this morning to travel 100 miles to meet television presenter Laura Hamilton as she opened her new coffee shop in Purley.Laura Allard, 26, boarded three trains to make the journey from Ely, in Cambridgeshire, to Purley to check out Laura and her husband Alex Goward's revamped The Lord Roberts on the Green on the Webb Estate.Laura, an engineer in Cambridge, said: "I watch her on A Place in the Sun and follow her on Twitter, so I found out this place would be...
  
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• South Norwood head teacher sacked over the changing of pupils'...

  10-04-2017 13:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A head teacher was sacked from a South Norwood school because she was accused of altering pupils' answers in a maths exam.Della Williams, who was head of South Norwood Primary School for nine years, now faces a ban from teaching after a disciplinary panel found that it was likely she had either altered the youngsters' exam answers herself, or was complicit in doing so.She left the school suddenly in 2015, with parents complaining they were not told the reason why.Now, it has emerged the reason..
  
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• Government urged to help 'reinstate free IVF' in Croydon - BBC News - BBC News

  10-04-2017 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Couples in a south London borough have been unable to access free IVF on the NHS since March.and more »
  
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• Government urged to help 'reinstate free IVF' in Croydon - BBC News

  10-04-2017 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Government urged to help 'reinstate free IVF' in Croydon
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  The government has been asked to intervene in the withdrawal of NHS funding of IVF treatment in the south London borough of Croydon. The local clinical commissioning group (CCG), which commissions healthcare for the borough, said it made the decision ...and more »
  
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• 'Give us your money': Parents footing the bill for school funding cuts

  10-04-2017 13:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Parents are being forced to foot the bill because of funding cuts, a recent survey suggests.
  
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• Here's what the Webb Estate's swanky new coffee shop owned by...

  10-04-2017 13:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Lord Roberts on the Green, on Purley's Webb Estate, has reopened its doors with a brand new look thanks to a television presenter turned shop owner. Laura Hamilton, best known for presenting Channel 4's A Place in the Sun, and her husband Alex Goward bought the post office and convenience store and, after six months of work, reopened it this morning (Monday) with a coffee shop and a deli having been added. Fans have already been coming to visit Laura, with one travelling more than 100...
  
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• 14 of the funniest and most ridiculous things overheard in...

  10-04-2017 12:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  You know you shouldn't but none of us can help it. Whether it be on a platform while we wait for a train or in a restaurant at a nearby table, we have all heard some pretty interesting conversations not intended for our ears. We should just blank it out and get on with our own day but, of course, in reality we creep a little nearer or eavesdrop a little more carefully to make sure we hear every last detail. And it doesn't come as a surprise to discover that plenty of fantastic things have been..
  
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• A Norbury teenager has been found safe and well after being...

  10-04-2017 11:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl from Norbury who went missing after saying she was going to a trampoline park has been found safe and well after three days. Aisha Javaid was last seen leaving her home on Pollards Hill South at around 12pm on Friday (April 7). READ MORE: Police looking for missing Norbury girl who said she was going to trampoline park Officers were concerned for the welfare of the 16-year-old whose disappearance was described by the Met Police as "significantly out of...
  
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• An entire housing estate in Crystal Palace is going to be...

  10-04-2017 10:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Crystal Palace housing estate with more than 450 homes looks set to be demolished and rebuilt, despite a desperate campaign from residents.The decision to regenerate and rebuild the Central Hill estate, located just off the Crystal Palace Triangle, was reached by Lambeth Council on March 24.Residents had been waiting for two years to hear a verdict on the estate's future.READ MORE: REVEALED: The most and least expensive homes sold in CroydonThe decision was reached as it was considered the...
  
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• 'Happier and healthier': Campaigners calling for shorter working week in London

  10-04-2017 09:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Campaigners in London are calling for a shorter working week in the capital. 
  
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• Overturned car 'in bits' after crashing and catching fire in Old...

  10-04-2017 09:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An overturned car was "in bits" last night after crashing and catching fire in Old Coulsdon late last night. At about 11.09pm Purley fire station received a call from a concerned neighbour after they thought a tree was on fire on Stites Hill Road, nearby to Coulsdon Common.Crews from both Purley and Godstone fire stations attended the collision, which is believed to have involved two cars, and found one vehicle overturned and on fire.The occupants from both the cars had left the...
  
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• RAIL: Major disruption on South West trains going to Waterloo

  10-04-2017 08:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  There is South West trains major disruption this morning at Waterloo with more than 80 cancellations. 
  
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