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• Two taken to hospital after crash on South Norwood Hill involving...

  21-04-2017 21:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two drivers have been taken to hospital this evening following a crash involving a car and a bus on South Norwood Hill.Emergency services rushed to the road at around 5.30pm after the collision, which involved a Peugeot and a 468 bus.Police officers, paramedics and firefighters were all called to the scene. The driver of the bus and the driver of the car were taken to a south London hospital for treatment.LATEST UPDATES: South Norwood Hill crash: Road closed after collision involving car and...
  
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• South Norwood Hill crash: Road closed after collision involving...

  21-04-2017 20:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  South Norwood Hill has been closed following a crash involving a car and a bus. The road has been shut and police are on the scene after the collision, which happened around 5.30pm today (April 21).A photo from the scene shows Metropolitan police officers in the road and concerned pedestrians at the roadside.
  READ MORE: Anger that new Purley homes 'will look like a prison block'We have contacted the police and London Ambulance Service for further details. We'll be bringing you live...
  
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• South Norwood Hill crash recap: Road closed after collision...

  21-04-2017 20:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  South Norwood Hill was closed earlier today (April 21) following a crash involving a car and a bus. The road has been shut and police are on the scene after the collision, which happened around 5.30pm.A photo from the scene shows Metropolitan police officers in the road and concerned pedestrians at the roadside.
  READ MORE: Anger that new Purley homes 'will look like a prison block'Two people, the driver of the bus and the other vehicle, were taken to hospital with injuries. Below is a...
  
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• Lucky to be alive - Croydon man's frightening meningitis battle

  21-04-2017 19:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It is estimated that over the past two decades there have been around 3,200 cases of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia annually in the UK – with one in 10 sufferers dying.Rob Barnett was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis two years ago and was quarantined in a room for five days as a result – with loved ones having to wear facemasks, gloves and aprons when going to see him to avoid catching it themselves.The 32-year-old, who lives off Orchard Way in Shirley, has spoken about his.
  
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• Mum's desperate bid to raise enough money so 5-year-old son can...

  21-04-2017 18:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It's every mother's worst nightmare to be told their child could be dying, but 27-year-old Rebecca Stewart is refusing to accept that five-year-old son Nicholas cannot beat a cruel disease which is threatening to take his life.The youngster, described as " the happiest child anyone will ever meet", was diagnosed with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia – a condition which means he cannot absorb proteins - just months after he was born.Doctors then found a mass in his stomach back...
  
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• Police staff member jailed for child porn possession and theft from work

  21-04-2017 17:43 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A member of Met Police staff has been jailed for possessing child pornography and stealing from work.
  
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• All you need to need about how to watch the spectacular Lyrid...

  21-04-2017 17:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Millions of eyes around the world will be gazing at the sky with excitement this weekend as an annual meteor shower hits its peak. The Lyrid meteor shower takes place annually between April 16 and April 25 and is expected to be at its peak this year on Saturday, April 22.
  Star gazers will be able to see the greatest number of meteors falling during the few hours before dawn - which will be around 2am to 6am. Tony Roberts, chairman of the Croydon Astronomy Society, has warned that although the...
  
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• Anger that new Purley homes 'will look like a prison block' - Croydon Advertiser

  21-04-2017 17:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Planning permission has now been given for the first batch of homes which will see eight sites across the borough developed. A total of 102 new homes will be built in New Addington, Upper Norwood, South Norwood, Thornton Heath and Purley. by Taboola ...
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• Morrisons issue urgent recall after customers find needles in...

  21-04-2017 16:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Supermarket chain Morrisons has issued an urgent recall on packs of green beans after customers complained they found multiple metal needles hidden inside the vegetables.The retailer has been contacted by two customers who claimed there were metal spikes in food they bought.The products being recalled due to health and safety fears are 170g packs of trimmed green beans, with the display dates April 22, April 23 and April 24, 2017.The company posted a recall notice saying: "As a...
  
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• Croydon doctor 'told a patient having sex with him would be good...

  21-04-2017 16:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon University Hospital doctor who is appearing at a medical tribunal is accused of telling a female patient that "having sex with him would be good for her medical condition".The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is looking into whether Kwame Somuah-Boateng's fitness to practice is impaired because of his alleged misconduct which is said to have been "sexually motivated".In 2015, at Croydon Crown Court, Somuah-Boateng was cleared by a jury of attempting...
  
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• Anger that new Purley homes 'will look like a prison block'

  21-04-2017 16:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Plans to build dozens of new homes in Purley have been given the go-ahead by Croydon Council despite hundreds of residents objecting to the proposal and the local MP claiming they will "look like a prison block" The proposal to create 17 new flats and 19 new homes on land off Kingsdown Avenue and Montpelier Road is part of the council's commitment to build 1,000 affordable homes by 2018 - through a company wholly owned by the council called Brick by Brick.Planning permission has now...
  
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• Watch The BRIT School students surprise Whitgift Centre shoppers...

  21-04-2017 16:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon shoppers taking advantage of late-night Thursday opening hours at the Whitgift Centre had a surprise encounter with a troupe of teenage dancers from The BRIT School.Footage, shot by students from the performing arts and technology school yesterday evening (Thursday, April 20), shows dozens of pupils suddenly appearing and dancing to 'Mama Do The Hump' by Rizzle Kicks in a flash mob performance which took many people by surprise. The colourful mixed troupe busted some moves by the...
  
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• Watch The BRIT School student surprise Whitgift Centre shoppers...

  21-04-2017 16:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon shoppers taking advantage of late-night Thursday opening hours at the Whitgift Centre had a surprise encounter with a troupe of teenage dancers from The BRIT School.Footage, shot by students from the performing arts and technology school yesterday evening (Thursday, April 20), shows dozens of pupils suddenly appearing and dancing to 'Mama Do The Hump' by Rizzle Kicks in a flash mob performance which took many people by surprise. The colourful mixed troupe busted some moves by the...
  
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• Setback to when work will get under way to start building Croydon's Westfield shopping centre - Croydon Advertiser

  21-04-2017 16:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Setback to when work will get under way to start building Croydon's Westfield shopping centre
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  A decision on when work will get under way on building the eagerly anticipated Westfield shopping centre in Croydon has been pushed back after an important meeting was called off, with a new date not having been arranged. Last week the Croydon ...
  
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• PICTURES: Teasy does it! It's World Tea Day today - here are the best places for a cuppa

  21-04-2017 15:55 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Cake it teasy today as it is world tea day!
  
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• Contoversial tower block divides residents in Purley as it is 'called in' by the Secretary of State

  21-04-2017 15:44 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A controversial new tower block has divided opinion in a close-knit community.
  
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• RECAP: Homes evacuated in Addiscombe due to a fire

  21-04-2017 14:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters had to evacuate people from homes on a road in Addiscombe this afternoon, due to a fire on a building site. Two crews, one from Woodside and one from Croydon Fire Station, were called to Inglis Road at about 12.45pm. A cordon was put in place along the road which is just off Lower Addiscombe Road and close to Addiscombe tram stop.READ MORE: Croydon Council announces who it wants to run Fairfield Halls when it reopensA London Fire Brigade spokewoman said: "We have had to...
  
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• Residents return home after firefighters evacuate street due to 'explosion fears'

  21-04-2017 14:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have evacuated most of a road in Addiscombe, reportedly due to fears an overheated gas cylinder might explode.
  
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• Firefighters evacuate street due to 'explosion fears', resident claims

  21-04-2017 14:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have evacuated most of a road in Addiscombe, reportedly due to fears an overheated gas cylinder might explode.
  
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• ​The Crystal Palace author whose book you will have probably seen...

  21-04-2017 14:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Crystal Palace author who only imagined her mum and "maybe a few friends" would read her first book was shocked to win a top prize in the world of literature - and you are likely to instantly recognise her book from being on display at Waterstones.Lizzy Stewart, who has been an illustrator for eight years, published her first book, called There's a Tiger in the Garden, in March last year and it has since been a resounding success. The 30-year-old, who mainly works from her studio in...
  
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• UPDATE: Police have found Emma Roarty, from Purley 'safe and well'

  21-04-2017 13:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon police are appealing for help to find a woman who is missing from Purley.
  
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• Paedophile Croydon police employee stole shotgun ammo from...

  21-04-2017 13:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A paedophile based at Croydon Police Station stole mobile phones and 300 rounds of shotgun ammunition seized during the investigation into the 2010 Pakistan cricket spot fixing scandal.Adrian Milton, from Selsdon, marked the ammunition and mobile phones as "destroyed" in Metropolitan Police records, but they were discovered as part of a raid by the force's gangs unit last year.When police raided the 48-year-old's home, in Swallowdale, they found a stash of thousands of images and...
  
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• Croydon Council announces who it wants to run Fairfield Halls when it reopens - Croydon Advertiser

  21-04-2017 13:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon Council has announced the name of who it wants to run the new Fairfield Halls when it is planned to reopen in 2018 following a multi-million pound revamp. The council has today (Friday, April 21) confirmed its preferred operator to run the ...
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• Croydon Council announces who it wants to run Fairfield Halls when ... - Croydon Advertiser

  21-04-2017 13:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon Council has announced the name of who it wants to run the new Fairfield Halls when it is planned to reopen in 2018 following a multi-million pound ...
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• Surrey Street market re-development making 'good progress'

  21-04-2017 13:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The development of the long awaited Surrey Street market is making ‘good progress’, a councillor has said.
  
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• Croydon Council announces who it wants to run Fairfield Halls...

  21-04-2017 12:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council has announced the name of who it wants to run the new Fairfield Halls when it is planned to reopen in 2018 following a multi-million pound revamp.The council has today (Friday, April 21) confirmed its preferred operator to run the refurbished theatre venue is BH Live - which already operates 15 leisure and event venues across the south of England.The social enterprise has pledged to put on events including theatre shows, live music, visual arts, comedy and dance acts,...
  
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• Council leader rules out a smoking ban in Croydon pub gardens - Croydon Advertiser

  21-04-2017 12:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Council leader rules out a smoking ban in Croydon pub gardens
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  The leader of Croydon Council has ruled out the possibility of considering a smoking ban in pub gardens. Documents seen by the Croydon Advertiser suggested that Haringey Council - another Labour-run authority - was considering extending a smoking ban ...
  
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• Council leader rules out a smoking ban in Croydon pub gardens

  21-04-2017 11:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The leader of Croydon Council has ruled out the possibility of considering a smoking ban in pub gardens.Documents seen by the Croydon Advertiser suggested that Haringey Council - another Labour-run authority - was considering extending a smoking ban to "alfresco dining areas".One of the documents said that the council wanted to achieve a tobacco-free generation by "encouraging more people to quit" and "removing smoking as a social norm".READ MORE: Croydon woman...
  
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• This Croydon man has just run 156 miles across the Sahara Desert

  21-04-2017 11:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  For most runners, a marathon is more than enough of a fitness challenge. But Croydon-based personal trainer Pawel Bal took fitness feats to the next level, running 156 miles through the grueling heat of the Sahara Desert - and beating more than 1,100 other runners in the process. The 34-year-old finished 18th in this year's Marathon Des Sables, which is considered one of the most challenging endurance races in the world. A total of 1,188 competitors took part in this year's race. Billed as the..
  
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• Schoolgirl injured in collision with car in Wallington

  21-04-2017 10:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old schoolgirl suffered an injury to her arm after she was involved in a crash with a car in Wallington.Metropolitan Police (Met) officers were called at 2.45pm on Monday, April 10, to reports of a collision involving a car and a female pedestrian on Acre Lane. The London Ambulance Service attended the scene and treated the victim for an arm injury.READ MORE: Memorial being held for much-loved Crystal Palace fitness instructor who died suddenlyA Met spokesman said the driver of the car
  
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• Trains through East Croydon disrupted due to signalling fault

  21-04-2017 09:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Southern network is experiencing disruption this morning with trains being altered at the last minute and others running slowly, due to signalling problems.Separate issues on two lines mean that services are being delayed with one signalling problem between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport and a second issue between Dorking and Horsham.Short notice alterations are being made to services between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport because train drivers need to stop and wait for permission to...
  
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• This 8-year-old Croydon schoolboy is a musical genius despite...

  21-04-2017 07:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Meet eight-year-old Isaac Rogers - an exceptionally talented boy who doesn't let his deafness stop him from making amazing music. He goes to The Hayes School, in Kenley - and leaves everyone in awe whenever he plays the piano, violin, clarinet, guitar or bass guitar.His outstanding violin and piano skills have won him a place on a prestigious performing arts weekend run by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS), which will take place in Birmingham this weekend. Isaac will spend Saturday and
  
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