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• Missing People Choir on Britain's Got Talent: Who is missing...

  15-04-2017 22:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The father of a teenager who went missing on his way to a Crystal Palace match and has never been found was among the members of the Missing People Choir who moved the audience on Britain's Got Talent to tears with an emotional performance tonight (Saturday). The choir sang I Miss You which was written by Peter Boxell.Peter's son Lee Boxell vanished on September 10, 1988 as he travelled to Selhurst Park and was last seen in Sutton High Street. Lee was 15 years old when he disappeared,...
  
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• Croydon's new trampoline park is up and running again | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  15-04-2017 19:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon's new trampoline park is up and running once again after having to temporarily close earlier this week due to a burst water main. Oxygen Freejumping ...and more »
  
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• Pedestrian taken to major trauma centre after being hit by car in...

  15-04-2017 17:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A pedestrian was taken to a major trauma centre this afternoon after being hit by a car in PurleyThe incident occurred at about 12.30pm on the Coulsdon-bound side of the A23 (Brighton Road).Major delays were reported in the area as the road was closed in both directions near its junction with Smitham Downs Road, while emergency services were at the scene.READ MORE: Police called as bus appears to crash in to garden wall in SelsdonA spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed that both police
  
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• Police called as bus appears to crash in to garden wall in...

  15-04-2017 16:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  In what looks like an unusual piece of parking, a double decker bus appears to have crashed in to somebody's garden in Selsdon. Police were called at 2.54pm this afternoon [Saturday, April 15] to reports of a bus rolling back and colliding in to a garden wall on Old Farleigh Road. Peter Underwood, who witnessed the incident, wrote on twitter that police are preventing traffic turning down Old Farleigh Road from the Selsdon crossroads. Bus stuck at the end of Dulverton Road. Police...
  
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• Croydon's new trampoline park is up and running again

  15-04-2017 16:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon's new trampoline park is up and running once again after having to temporarily close earlier this week due to a burst water main.Oxygen Freejumping, off Purley Way, has been fully open since 3pm on Thursday (April 13).The trampoline park, off Purley Way, which opened last Saturday [April 8], had to close temporarily due to the burst water main at a neighbouring business on Wednesday [April, 12].READ MORE: Here's what parents and children make of Croydon's first trampoline parkDavid...
  
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• RE-CAP: Pedestrian hit by a car on Brighton Road between Purley...

  15-04-2017 14:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A person has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Purley. The crash, involving a vehicle and a pedestrian, occurred at about 12.30pm on the Coulsdon-bound side of the A23 (Brighton Road). The road was closed in both directions near its junction with Smitham Downs Road while emergency services were on the scene but has since re-opened.
  Due to the collision on the A23 at Smitham Downs Road, traffic is also slow on A22 Godstone Road northbound between Kenley and Purley.— TfL...
  
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• Here's what can be done if a stranger parks on or in front of...

  15-04-2017 13:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An Englishman's home is his castle - and most people would expect that to extend to their driveways.But if you return from a tiring day at the office to find some chancer parked in front of - or even on - your drive you might be surprised at your limited options.Surprisingly the powers that be seem unlikely to be much help with sorting out this antisocial and thoughtless behaviour.So what can you do about it?READ MORE: London to Brighton in 25 minutes? The long-term ideas that could fix the...
  
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• The noisy roadworks that kept people awake until 5 in the morning...

  15-04-2017 13:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tired Crystal Palace residents were kept up all night by lorries, vans and diggers, which were working until as late as 5.30am. Road resurfacing works kicked off at 9.30pm each night, infuriating unhappy residents in Westow Hill, Beluah Hill, Church Road and Westow Street.
  The works began last Sunday (April 9) and finished on Wednesday. A spokesman for Croydon Council insists that all residents in Church Road and Westow Street received a letter of notification through their doors, but some...
  
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• 80-year-old man has to be released from car wedged in Wallington...

  15-04-2017 12:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It's not often you'll see a car end up in as precarious a position as this one did in Wallington this morning.Incredibly, this hatchback someone managed to get itself wedged in the hedge at Wallington Library's car park on Shotfield Road, behind Barclays Bank.Mark Perry witnessed the car stuck in the bush at about 11.30 this morning.READ MORE: TV talent show The Voice is holding an audition in WallingtonHe said: "It [the car park] has been roped off by the police and the fire brigade are at...
  
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• Croydon braces itself for the arrival of 'Spice' drug which has created 'zombies' across the country - Croydon Advertiser

  15-04-2017 11:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon braces itself for the arrival of 'Spice' drug which has created 'zombies' across the country
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  Croydon is bracing itself for the terrifying impact of the drug Spice, which is highly addictive and turns its user "into zombies". The synthetic cannabis, first sold in 2004, has horrific side-effects which can reduce smokers of the drug to a comatose ...and more »
  
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• 21 signs that you are a little bit too obsessed with Crystal...

  15-04-2017 11:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Like many goalkeepers, football fans could be considered a little mad, following their clubs around the country and beyond whatever the weather, night and day. Of course Eagles supporters are no exception to the rule. One might say you have to be a little loopy to survive being a Crystal Palace fan, as the club has a knack for producing some unforgettably incredible displays, like the one we saw against Arsenal earlier this month, but are also capable of losing 4-0 at home to the bottom team in.
  
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• Croydon braces itself for the arrival of 'Spice' drug which has...

  15-04-2017 10:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon is bracing itself for the terrifying impact of the drug Spice, which is highly addictive and turns its user "into zombies".The synthetic cannabis, first sold in 2004, has horrific side-effects which can reduce smokers of the drug to a comatose, zombie-like state.It is far cheaper and easier for users to obtain, but use can result in convulsions, seizures, vomiting and dangerously rapid heartrates.READ MORE: REVEALED: Interactive map shows the crime rate for every area in...
  
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• Just how important is physical education?

  15-04-2017 09:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  If you are reading this there is a good chance that you are among the 20 million people in the UK who are physically inactive, at least that is according to figures recently released by the British Heart Foundation.
  
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• ​These are the stunning cocktails you can order at a new Croydon bar - Croydon Advertiser

  15-04-2017 06:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​These are the stunning cocktails you can order at a new Croydon bar
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  When faced with a mind-boggling choice of intriguing cocktail names you might just glance at the person sipping the drink next to you and ask for one of them please. Memory Box is a new cocktail bar which opened in Croydon High Street earlier this ...
  
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