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• This is why the Tesco in South Croydon has closed

  10-05-2017 23:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Croydon Tesco store has closed indefinitely while construction work is carried out.The store suddenly shut its doors on May 7 and no date has been given for when local shoppers will be able to return.READ MORE: Policeman found not guilty of attemptng to rape a woman in CroydonThe Tesco Express, in South End, will remain closed while the construction work is carried out on the old building, formerly The Swan and Sugarloaf pub.The store has apologised for the inconvenience of the works...
  
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• Shirley High pupil, 13, scared of going back to school after...

  10-05-2017 22:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington teenager has been taken out of school, after allegedly being beaten up so badly at Shirley High by an older pupil that he needed hospital treatment. Anthony Clarke Green, a Year 8 student, says he is too scared to return to the school after the ordeal. The 13-year-old's parents have said that police have advised him to stay off school for a week, but he doesn't ever want to go back.Anthony's mum, dad and brother were called to Shirley High just after 11am on Tuesday - 30...
  
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• Thorpe Park shuts Rumba Rapids ride after schoolgirl's death at...

  10-05-2017 22:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Thorpe Park has shut its Rumba Rapids water raft ride as a precaution following the death of a schoolgirl on a similar ride in Staffordshire. Evha Jannath, an 11-year-old schoolgirl from Leicester, died following an incident on the Splash Canyon river rapids ride at Drayton Manor on Tuesday (May 9). Witnesses said she fell out and was dragged underwater by the currents. The theme park in Tamworth remained closed today (Wednesday, May 10) as a mark of respect to the family of the young...
  
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• Parents horrified after finding out their daughter's killer is...

  10-05-2017 19:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The parents of a Croydon teenager who was murdered in her own bed have told of their horror after being told that her killer is about to be released from prison. Tessa Howden became known as "The Sleeping Beauty" after she was attacked while she slept in her Selsdon home by Gary Taken in January 1986. Her father David and mother Heather received a letter from the Ministry of Justice last Friday informing them of a decision they "have been fighting against for 30...
  
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• A man's body has been found on Kenley Common

  10-05-2017 18:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that the body of a man has been found on Kenley Common.It is understood that officers were called overnight to the common, which is located just off Hayes Lane and near Kenley Aerodrome.READ MORE: Woodside tram stop cordoned off after stabbing - latest updatesThe Metropolitan Police have said that the death is not being treated as suspicious. At this stage it hasn't been revealed how old the victim was and an inquest is likely to be held to establish the cause of death....
  
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• Man stabbed on tram in Woodside

  10-05-2017 18:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed on a tram in Woodside.
  
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• Excessive force and police restraint at psychiatric hospital led to IT analyst's death

  10-05-2017 14:43 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Excessive force and police restraint led to the death of a South Norwood IT analyst at a Beckenham psychiatric hospital, a jury has found.
  
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• Labour candidate Sarah Jones accuses Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell of breaking promises - South West Londoner

  10-05-2017 13:54 via swlondoner.co.uk
  
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  Labour candidate Sarah Jones accuses Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell of breaking promises
  South West Londoner
  Labour's Sarah Jones has said Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell breaks his promises ahead of June's general election. Labour's candidate for Croydon Central in the general election, Sarah Jones, says she knows the party faces a big challenge to get into ...and more »
  
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• The vast majority of Croydon roads will now get 20mph speed limits - Croydon Advertiser

  10-05-2017 13:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  The vast majority of Croydon roads will now get 20mph speed limits
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  The vast majority of roads throughout Croydon will get 20mph speed limits, after the council rubber-stamped a plan to extend the slower limit to the south of the borough. The council says the move will improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists ...
  
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• Running into brick walls around Fairfield Halls - The Croydon Citizen

  10-05-2017 13:00 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  Running into brick walls around Fairfield Halls
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  Contrary to popular opinion, our politicians do rather a lot. They make difficult decisions and are then responsible for implementing those decisions. Difficult decisions always have pros and cons – that's why they are difficult. Once the decision is ...
  
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• Policeman found not guilty of attemptng to rape a woman in...

  10-05-2017 12:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Met Police officer charged with attempting to rape a woman in South Croydon has been found not guilty.PC James McKibbin, a serving officer based in the borough of Richmond, was found not guilty on May 8 at Southwark Crown Court, although the Met Police misconduct process is still ongoing.READ MORE: Policeman charged after being accused of attempting to rape a woman in South CroydonThe attempted rape was alleged to have taken place between January and December 2012, in South Croydon.READ MORE:.
  
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• Serving police officer cleared of attempted rape

  10-05-2017 12:41 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A serving police officer has been cleared of attempted rape.
  
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• The vast majority of Croydon roads will now get 20mph speed...

  10-05-2017 12:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The vast majority of roads throughout Croydon will get 20mph speed limits, after the council rubber-stamped a plan to extend the slower limit to the south of the borough.The council says the move will improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists, though opponents argue it will not be enforced properly, and therefore be a waste of money and largely ignored by drivers.The new limits are being brought in on nearly all residential roads, with a few exceptions, while most of the major through routes..
  
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• Night trains from London Victoria to East Croydon to be scrapped - Croydon Advertiser

  10-05-2017 11:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Night trains from London Victoria to East Croydon to be scrapped
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  Southern Rail has announced that it is ditching 14 late night services later this month between London Victoria and East Croydon. The train operator says the move is needed to help Network Rail carry out essential engineering works along the Brighton ...
  
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• Night trains from London Victoria to East Croydon to be scrapped

  10-05-2017 10:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern Rail has announced that it is ditching numerous late night services later this month between London Victoria and East Croydon. The train operator says the move is needed to help Network Rail carry out essential engineering works along the Brighton Main Line. To coincide with the launch of a new Southern timetable on May 21, the company has revealed that trains departing after 0.05am and before 4.52am from London Victoria will not run during the early hours of the day on mornings...
  
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• TfL didn't realise drivers could override safety device on trams

  10-05-2017 09:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Transport for London was not aware tram drivers could override the "dead man's handle", which is supposed to stop the vehicle if a driver becomes incapacitated, until about three months after the fatal Croydon tram crash. The driver safety device is supposed to bring a tram to a stop and sound an alarm if pressure is not maintained on the controls by the driver. However, until early March the newer Stadler trams, 12 of the 35 vehicles, had an override function. The 23 Bombardier...
  
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• Bare necessities: shedkm's stripped-back Croydon offices - Architects' Journal

  10-05-2017 09:05 via architectsjournal.co.uk
  
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  Bare necessities: shedkm's stripped-back Croydon offices
  Architects' Journal
  One Ruskin Square is the first of a new generation of commercial space for Croydon, providing offices with a naked industrial feel. Perhaps too naked for its first tenants from Revenue & Customs, writes Owen Hopkins. Photography by Jack Hobhouse. It's ...
  
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• Croydon woman, 84, spends 12 hours trapped in a hospital toilet - Evening Standard

  10-05-2017 08:19 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Croydon woman, 84, spends 12 hours trapped in a hospital toilet
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  An 84-year-old Croydon woman was left trapped in a hospital toilet for 12 hours while staff believed she had been discharged, her son says. Janina Borasinski spent Saturday night stuck in a bathroom at Croydon University Hospital as frantic efforts ...
  
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• 6 months on from the Croydon tram crash – what do we know so far? - Croydon Advertiser

  10-05-2017 02:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  6 months on from the Croydon tram crash – what do we know so far?
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  Six months ago to the day, a tram left New Addington at 5.53am as one does almost every day. Despite the torrential rain, it should have been a straightforward journey to Wimbledon. But the tram would never reach its intended destination. It picked up ...and more »
  
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