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• Is there a danger that Croydon could be left without a hospital? - Croydon Advertiser

  02-05-2017 23:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Is there a danger that Croydon could be left without a hospital?
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  The upcoming General Election has been called a "referendum" on the future of Croydon University Hospital, but what are the facts about the future of the site on Mayday Road? The hospital's future has become a bone of contention between the major ...
  
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• Is there a danger that Croydon could be left without a hospital?

  02-05-2017 23:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The upcoming General Election has been called a "referendum" on the future of Croydon University Hospital, but what are the facts about the future of the site on Mayday Road?The hospital's future has become a bone of contention between the major players in June's political showdown.Labour have insisted the borough's only hospital would be threatened with closure under a Conservative government, while the Tories themselves have called the claims "scaremongering".The NHS is...
  
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• Channel 4 show Tattoo Fixers wants people from Croydon on new series - Croydon Advertiser

  02-05-2017 20:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Channel 4 show Tattoo Fixers wants people from Croydon on new series
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  In the first flames of romance did you go and get your partner's name tattooed somewhere on your body only for the relationship to end and they are now a bitter ex? Maybe there is a portrait gone wrong of your teenage idol emblazoned across your back ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Council is running out of places to bury people - Croydon Advertiser

  02-05-2017 20:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon Council is running out of places to bury people
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  Croydon Council is running out of places to bury people, and is looking to Surrey for space. While there is sufficient burial land for the next few years, that space is quickly running out. Not for the first time, the council is considering extending ...
  
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• Pepper may be the latest victim of the Croydon Cat Killer - Bracknell News

  02-05-2017 20:06 via bracknellnews.co.uk
  
  Pepper may be the latest victim of the Croydon Cat Killer
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  A DEVASTATED animal lover whose cat was allegedly dismembered by the Croydon cat killer has made a desperate appeal for owners to keep their pets safe. The mutilated body of three-year-old Pepper was discovered in Bracknell two weeks ago, which a ...and more »
  
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• Video update is given on Croydon TV star Delroy Anglin's cancer...

  02-05-2017 19:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There has been an "astounding" outpouring of support for TV bailiff Delroy Anglin after it was revealed he is in desperate need of a transplant after being told that without it the leukaemia he is fighting will kill him. His friend and colleague on the popular Channel 5 show Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! has joined in the effort to find the "terminally ill" Croydon dad a donor for a lifesaving bone marrow transplant.READ MORE: Croydon dad who stars in Channel 5 show needs...
  
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• Croydon Council is running out of places to bury people

  02-05-2017 19:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council is running out of places to bury people, and is looking to Surrey for space.While there is sufficient burial land for the next few years, that space is quickly running out. Not for the first time, the council is considering extending Greenlawn Memorial Park, a cemetery it owns in Warlingham.And not for the first time it is likely to face firece oppositon from Surrey residents who feel that the council should use its own land. READ MORE: Car destroyed and house damaged by fire...
  
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• Croydon attack: Thirteen people to go on trial later this year, after ... - Croydon Guardian

  02-05-2017 18:27 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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• Croydon attack: Thirteen people to go on trial later this year, after attack which left a teenage asylum seeker with ... - Croydon Guardian

  02-05-2017 18:27 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon attack: Thirteen people to go on trial later this year, after attack which left a teenage asylum seeker with ...
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  Don't be the last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. Thirteen people accused of a suspected hate attack that left a teenage asylum seeker fighting for his life in hospital will go on trial later this year. The group ...and more »
  
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• Croydon attack: Thirteen people to go on trial later this year, after attack which left a teenage asylum seeker with a bleed on the brain

  02-05-2017 18:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Thirteen people accused of a suspected hate attack that left a teenage asylum seeker fighting for his life in hospital will go on trial later this year.
  
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• Wing Yip in Croydon is getting even bigger

  02-05-2017 18:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Popular Oriental-inspired superstore Wing Yip is set to get even bigger due to demand for authentic pan-Asian cuisine.
  
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• Croydon's Labour MP says borough should vote for the party message and not for Jeremy Corbyn - Croydon Advertiser

  02-05-2017 18:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon's Labour MP says borough should vote for the party message and not for Jeremy Corbyn
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  A Croydon MP has said Labour "will endure" regardless of Jeremy Corbyn being in charge and that the borough's residents should back the party in the upcoming General Election whatever they think of the party leader. Steve Reed, MP for Croydon North, ...
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• Reker Ahmed: Gang accused of hate attack on asylum seeker in Croydon appear in court - Evening Standard

  02-05-2017 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Reker Ahmed: Gang accused of hate attack on asylum seeker in Croydon appear in court
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  Thirteen people accused of a suspected hate attack that left a teenage asylum seeker fighting for his life in hospital will go on trial later this year. The mixed-sex group - who are aged between 15 and 24 - each denied one charge of violent disorder ...and more »
  
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• 13 people to face trial charged with attacking teenage asylum...

  02-05-2017 17:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A total of 13 people will face trial charged with attacking a teenage asylum seeker in Croydon who was left in hospital for more than a week. Rekar Ahmed, 17, suffered a fractured eye socket, fractured spine, severe bruising and a bleed on the brain when he was attacked near the The Goat pub on Shirley's Shrublands estate on March 31. Police have said the Kurdish-Iranian was punched, kicked and stamped on, with up to 30 people alleged to have been involved in the incident.
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• Sutton comedian helps raise thousands for African schoolchildren

  02-05-2017 17:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Sutton comedian Tim Vine helped raise £16,000 to improve educational opportunities for African children.
  
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• WATCH: This is what happened when football fans got hypnotised to support bitter rivals

  02-05-2017 17:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Football fans can sometimes put the game above else, according to the new research by Green Flag.
  
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• Ambulances turned away as Croydon University Hospital has power failure

  02-05-2017 17:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Ambulances were turned away from Croydon University hospital yesterday (May 1), after a power failure.
  
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• Croydon's Labour MP says borough should vote for the party...

  02-05-2017 16:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon MP has said Labour "will endure" regardless of Jeremy Corbyn being in charge and that the borough's residents should back the party in the upcoming General Election whatever they think of the party leader.Steve Reed, MP for Croydon North, has urged voters to throw their support behind the Labour Party no matter who is leader.The party's candidate for the north of the borough resigned his position as Shadow Minister for Local Government last June claiming that Mr Corbyn's...
  
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• Croydon's Dingwall Road Job Centre evacuated after reports of a gas leak - Croydon Advertiser

  02-05-2017 16:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon's Dingwall Road Job Centre evacuated after reports of a gas leak
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  Up to 50 people were evacuated from the job centre in Dingwall Road this morning after reports of a nearby gas leak. Staff and visitors to the town centre job centre filed into the street after being asked to leave the building. Although reported to be ...
  
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• Crystal Palace youngsters lose out to Bristol City at Selhurst Park - Croydon Advertiser

  02-05-2017 16:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace youngsters lose out to Bristol City at Selhurst Park
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  Crystal Palace's U23 side lost for the fifth time in six games as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Bristol City this afternoon (Tuesday). The young Eagles were hoping to finish their campaign on a high, but suffered a fourth successive home defeat as ...and more »
  
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• Croydon's Dingwall Road Job Centre evacuated after reports of a...

  02-05-2017 15:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Up to 50 people were evacuated from the job centre in Dingwall Road this morning after reports of a nearby gas leak.Staff and visitors to the town centre job centre filed into the street after being asked to leave the building. Although reported to be because of a gas leak, the cause of the evacuation has not yet been confirmed. READ MORE: Croydon Park Hotel evacuated after reports of a fire in kitchenColin Hillman, 47, was passing through Dingwall Road and initially saw a crowd of people at...
  
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• Driver of tram which derailed killing seven people has been...

  02-05-2017 14:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A tram driver arrested after a tram derailed and killed seven people in Croydon last year has been rebailed by police.Alfred Dorris, 43, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter when the tram he was driving from New Addington overturned on the Sandilands bend on November 9 at about 6.07am.Dorris, from Beckenham, has been rebailed for four months and is due to answer bail on September 20, pending further enquiries. The British Transport Police (BTP) said in a statement: "A dedicated team of...
  
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• Gas leak closes Croydon Jobcentre - Croydon Guardian

  02-05-2017 14:35 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Gas leak closes Croydon Jobcentre
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  Workers at the building in Dingwall Road suspected the leak at around 7.45am today (Tuesday, May 2), which was confirmed by contractors dealing with heating on the site. A spokesman for the Jobcentre said it would remain closed until the end of the day ...
  
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• Croydon Jobcentre, on Dingwall road, evacuated after staff suspect gas leak - Croydon Guardian

  02-05-2017 14:35 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon Jobcentre, on Dingwall road, evacuated after staff suspect gas leak
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  Workers at the building in Dingwall Road suspected the leak at around 7.45am today (Tuesday, May 2), which was confirmed by contractors dealing with heating on the site. A spokesman for the Jobcentre said it would remain closed until the end of the day ...
  
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• Gas leak closes Croydon Jobcentre

  02-05-2017 14:29 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Jobseekers and staff have been forced to evacuate Croydon Jobcentre this morning.
  
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• The man who attacked the Crystal Palace mascot has been jailed for 21 months and banned from matches for six years

  02-05-2017 13:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man who punched Crystal Palace’s eagle mascot has been jailed and banned from attending matches.
  
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• Purley Way landmark store Wing Yip is about to nearly double in...

  02-05-2017 13:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Work on a £15 million expansion to nearly double the size of Purley Way superstore Wing Yip has begun.As part of the work, a new cold warehouse, entrance lobby, larger shop floor and extra parking will be constructed.The owner and founder of the Oriental grocery store, Woon Wing Yip, ceremonially broke ground on the site last week.The additional space will provide room for a new wholesale cold store area, an extended small goods floor area, including a new butcher's and fresh fish counter,
  
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• The future of Croydon – the 11 developments that will shape the borough for years to come

  02-05-2017 13:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Since the riots in 2011, Croydon has been on the ‘up’. The council and residents have come together to change the face of Croydon, from our cultural art centre, to our pavements. The joint efforts has seen Croydon’s future look brighter and happier. We have taken a good look at some of the biggest changes that have happened, and those that are on the way and pulled them together to show just how the area is set to transform.
  
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• Hunt for driver who failed to stop after crashing into horse near...

  02-05-2017 11:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for the driver of a car which hit a young woman riding her horse just outside New Addington on Sunday morning (April 30), injuring both horse and rider.Zoë Bullas, 21, was riding her horse on Layhams Road, between New Addington and Keston, at about 7.50am, when she was "sent flying" by what she describes as a blue "box car" or van pulling a trailer full of tyres.She said her horse Daisy was hit on the back side when she turned round in reaction to...
  
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• Ambulances turned away from Croydon University Hospital due to...

  02-05-2017 11:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ambulances had to be turned away from Croydon University Hospital on Monday night, due to a power failure at the hospital.Emergency generators had to be used in parts of the London Road hospital, and a spokesman for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust explained that the incident did not have an effect on patients.READ MORE: Union and Labour activists to hold protest against Croydon University Hospital 'closure'He said: "We had a power failure which affected parts of the hospital.READ MORE:...
  
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• Disruption on trains between East Croydon and Gatwick due to engineering works overrunning - Croydon Advertiser

  02-05-2017 09:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Disruption on trains between East Croydon and Gatwick due to engineering works overrunning
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  Trains running through East Croydon and Gatwick Airport will be delayed or cancelled until 4pm today (May 1) due to engineering works not being finished on time. Planned overnight engineering work in the Horley area has not been completed so one of the ...
  
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• Disruption on trains between East Croydon and Gatwick due to ... - Croydon Advertiser

  02-05-2017 09:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Trains running through East Croydon and Gatwick Airport will be delayed or cancelled until 4pm today (May 1) due to engineering works not being finished on ...and more »
  
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• Disruption on trains between East Croydon and Gatwick due to...

  02-05-2017 08:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Trains running through East Croydon and Gatwick Airport will be delayed or cancelled until 4pm today (May 1) due to engineering works not being finished on time.Planned overnight engineering work in the Horley area has not been completed so one of the southbound lines is closed - meaning a reduced service is operating. Gatwick Express and Southern Rail services running through East Croydon and Gatwick may be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes until 4pm as a result. READ MORE: Police hunt..
  
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