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• Why do pilots say 'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday' when disaster strikes? - Croydon Advertiser

  01-05-2017 18:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Why do pilots say 'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday' when disaster strikes?
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  It's May Day - or International Day of the Worker, depending on your politics - but did you know that the distress call of the same name, "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday" was actually invented in Croydon? The term - which is now 94 years old - is always ...
  
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• Family of missing New Addington teenager who has special needs...

  01-05-2017 18:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The family of a teenage boy from New Addington with special needs who went missing two days ago are "very worried" for his safety because he left home with very little money and no phone to get back in touch with his loved ones.Bailey Warda, 19, disappeared after he left the family home in Claygate Crescent, in New Addington, on Saturday afternoon (April 29).He left from home with a freedom pass, £2.50 in cash and without a mobile phone.READ MORE: The amazing legacy left by New...
  
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• Why do pilots say 'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday' when disaster strikes?

  01-05-2017 17:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It's May Day - or International Day of the Worker, depending on your politics - but did you know that the distress call of the same name, "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday" was actually invented in Croydon?The term - which is now 94 years old - is always repeated three times, and used internationally when an aircraft, or ship, is in distress.Previously, the internationally recognised distress call when using Morse code had been SOS - but with the move to radio telephon, transmitting speech, a...
  
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• How a hospice's new virtual reality treatment has a striking...

  01-05-2017 17:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Fans of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror are likely to recognise similarities in how a hospice has taken on a new approach to caring for terminally ill patients to an episode of the famous sci-fi series. In similar fashion to the San Junipero episode of the show on Netflix, where terminally ill patients are given the chance to enter a virtual reality where they are in a different location, patients at a Leicester hospice can wear a headset to be transported virtually to a location they are fond...
  
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• Croydon Central set for General Election rematch as Labour candidate announced - Croydon Advertiser

  01-05-2017 17:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon Central set for General Election rematch as Labour candidate announced
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  The contest for Croydon Central in the 2017 General Election will be a rematch of the battle between the same Labour and Conservative candidates as two years ago, it has been confirmed. Labour has announced Sarah Jones - who came just 165 votes short ...
  
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• New smoking rules will ban types of cigarettes and tobacco by the...

  01-05-2017 16:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  New smoking laws are being introduced this month in a bid to cut down on the number of smokers.By the end of May a number of new rules and changes will have come into effect.As part of this result you will not be able to buy smaller packs of cigarettes and roll up tobacco, menthols will start to be gradually phased out and packaging will change.Some flavoured cigarettes and tobaccos will also be made illegal and the cost of packets are also set to rise, The Hull Daily Mail reports.READ MORE: Are
  
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• Croydon Central set for General Election rematch as Labour...

  01-05-2017 16:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The contest for Croydon Central in the 2017 General Election will be a rematch of the battle between the same Labour and Conservative candidates as two years ago, it has been confirmed. Labour has announced Sarah Jones - who came just 165 votes short of unseating incumbent Conservative Gavin Barwell in 2015 - as its prospective candidate for the fourth tightest seat in the country.Her campaign was formally launched on Monday (May 1) at Ruskin House with Heidi Alexander MP, with her focus...
  
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• Crystal Palace star reveals how he felt after Sunderland's relegation ... - Croydon Advertiser

  01-05-2017 14:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Crystal Palace star reveals how he felt after Sunderland's relegation ...
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  Crystal Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt has expressed his sympathy for Sunderland after the Black Cats were relegated from the Premier League on ...and more »
  
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• NHS urge parents to stop using 'willy' or 'front bottom' when...

  01-05-2017 13:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A NHS group is encouraging parents to stop using stop terms such as "willy" and "front bottom" when referring to their children's private parts — because it is too confusing for toddlers to understand all of the different phrases.Willy, winkle, tinkle, front bottom and woo woo are all no-nos, according to a NHS sexual health service.The same goes for wee man, minnie, moo moo, haa haa and chuff chuff.Instead, parents should be using the correct technical terms - penis...
  
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• Paedophile who raped 4-year-old girl jailed after 19-year quest...

  01-05-2017 12:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A paedophile who raped and sexually abused a four-year-old girl, making her promise not to tell anyone "their secret", has been jailed.Mark Mansell, 43, would sneak into the girl's bedroom at night and would rape her and get her to perform sexual acts while he was staying with her mother at a family friend's house in Mitcham.Mansell, who was in a relationship with the family friend, committed the sex attacks between July 1 and 16, 1998, but it took nearly two decades for the girl to...
  
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• May Bank Holiday opening times for IKEA Purley Way, plus Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  01-05-2017 12:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  May Bank Holiday opening times for IKEA Purley Way, plus Croydon ...
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  Is today the day when you can no longer put off the DIY tasks such as painting the spare room, or venturing out to start shopping for a new kitchen or replacing ...and more »
  
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• May Bank Holiday opening times for IKEA Purley Way, plus Croydon...

  01-05-2017 11:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Is today the day when you can no longer put off the DIY tasks such as painting the spare room, or venturing out to start shopping for a new kitchen or replacing the annoyingly squeaky windscreen wiper on your car? To make sure you don't get left empty-handed to carry out spring time home improvements this May Day Bank Holiday, we've compiled a list of when all the major DIY retailers in Croydon such as IKEA, Homebase B&Q and Wickes will open.Fingers crossed the Purley Way isn't one long...
  
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