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• How these portraits of women by a Croydon artist are helping to tackle mental health issues - Croydon Advertiser

  07-05-2017 18:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  How these portraits of women by a Croydon artist are helping to tackle mental health issues
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  A Croydon artist who struggled with mental health issues is now educating others through her artwork. Charlotte Allen suffered with mental health problems four years ago and at one stage ran away from her family for a week as the problems got too much.
  
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• Croydon people living with OCD wanted for new TV show - Croydon Advertiser

  07-05-2017 18:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon people living with OCD wanted for new TV show
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  Croydon people living with OCD are wanted for a new TV show which delves into the condition. Crackit Productions is casting for the series which follows the impact of OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – on 18 to 30-year-olds. About 12 out of every ...and more »
  
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• Almost one fifth of schoolchildren in Croydon are eligible for free school meals - Croydon Advertiser

  07-05-2017 18:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Almost one fifth of schoolchildren in Croydon are eligible for free school meals
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  Almost one in five children are currently eligible for free school meals in Croydon, figures show. Marking a one per cent increase to last years' figures, 19 per cent of schoolchildren, in attendance of all schools in the borough, have met the criteria ...
  
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• Palace weren't 'at it' against Manchester City, admits Schlupp - Croydon Advertiser

  07-05-2017 16:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Palace weren't 'at it' against Manchester City, admits Schlupp
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  Jeffrey Schlupp was left frustrated by Crystal Palace's display at Manchester City after they fought their way back into the game after conceding after only two minutes, only to capitulate in the second half and let in another four goals. The defender ...and more »
  
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• How big is Greater London and what area does it cover? - Croydon Advertiser

  07-05-2017 16:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  How big is Greater London and what area does it cover?
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  Frustrations over whether a place is 'actually London' or is technically registered as Greater London are commonplace. This debate can be felt closer to home, with the quarrel over whether Croydon is in Surrey or London. READ MORE: The mystery of one ...
  
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• How big is Greater London and what area does it cover?

  07-05-2017 16:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The borders and distinctions of Greater London have often led to debate and disagreement. Frustrations over whether a place is 'actually London' or is technically registered as Greater London are commonplace.This debate can be felt closer to home, with the quarrel over whether Croydon is in Surrey or London.
  READ MORE: The mystery of one of the biggest successful gold heists of all time - and it happened in CroydonBut what does Greater London cover? And how big actually is Greater London?...
  
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• Nearly 600 kindhearted people donate thousands to help pay for...

  07-05-2017 15:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than £11,000 has been raised to pay for 15-year-old Edvinas Jankevicius's funeral after he died in Sutton last week.Edvinas was reported missing on April 30 and the Met Police launched an appeal to find him but his body was found on May 3 in a "secluded area" in Sutton. His body was found near to the junction where Upland Road meets Kings Lane, which goes over the railway tracks near Sutton station.Police later confirmed that the finding of the body was linked to the earlier...
  
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• WATCH: Far-right and anti-fascist groups clash at immigration march in Croydon

  07-05-2017 15:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Anti-facist and far-right groups clashed at an immigration march in Croydon this weekend.
  
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• SCAM ALERT: Holiday booking fraud on the rise

  07-05-2017 14:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The number of holidaymakers ripped off by booking scams rose by almost a fifth last year, new figures show.
  
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• Anger as Warlingham play area cordoned off after spate of vandalism - Croydon Advertiser

  07-05-2017 14:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Anger as Warlingham play area cordoned off after spate of vandalism
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  A cordon has been put in place around play equipment at Mint Walk Recreation Ground in Warlingham because a spate of vandalism has rendered it unsafe to ...and more »
  
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• Train services in Croydon to be disrupted all day due to engineering work - Croydon Advertiser

  07-05-2017 11:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Train services in Croydon to be disrupted all day due to engineering work
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  Engineering work at train stations in and around Croydon means services are being disrupted for the whole of today (Sunday). Work at West Croydon station, on London Road, means services running through the station may be diverted to and from East ...
  
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• Anger as Warlingham play area cordoned off after spate of...

  07-05-2017 11:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A cordon has been put in place around play equipment at Mint Walk Recreation Ground in Warlingham because a spate of vandalism has rendered it unsafe to use.A temporary metal fence was put in place by Tandridge District Council on Tuesday and will remain in place until the equipment is repaired.It seems someone has repeatedly tried to set fire to a large piece of play equipment which is made up of two slides, a net tunnel, a climbing post and a wooden playhouse.The £35,000 piece of play...
  
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• No trams running from East Croydon to New Addington and Addiscombe due to emergency works - Croydon Advertiser

  07-05-2017 11:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  No trams running from East Croydon to New Addington and Addiscombe due to emergency works
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  There are no trams running from East Croydon through to New Addington and Addiscombe due to "emergency engineering work". Engineers are currently on lines between East Croydon and Addington Village as well as between East Croydon and ...
  
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• Train services in Croydon to be disrupted all day due to...

  07-05-2017 10:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Engineering work at train stations in and around Croydon means services are being disrupted for the whole of today (Sunday).Work at West Croydon station, on London Road, means services running through the station may be diverted to and from East Croydon. West Croydon will not be served at all.Disruption is expected until at least 11.59pm today. On the Southern Rail website, it says: "Planned engineering work is taking place between West Croydon and Sutton today. "Network Rail, who own...
  
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• No trams running from East Croydon to New Addington and...

  07-05-2017 10:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There are no trams running from East Croydon through to New Addington and Addiscombe due to "emergency engineering work". Engineers are currently on lines between East Croydon and Addington Village as well as between East Croydon and Blackhorse Lane as they work to resolve the issue. On the London Tramlink website, it says: "No service East Croydon to Addington Village and Blackhorse Lane due to emergency engineering work. Good service on all other routes." READ MORE:...
  
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