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• Driver taken to hospital after crash blocked Purley Way

  28-05-2017 19:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A driver has been taken to hospital after a crash on Purley Way which led to the busy road being blocked for more than two hours.Police were called at around 3pm today (May 28) to reports of a crash at the junction of Stafford Road and Purley Way.READ MORE: Flooding and thunderstorms threaten Croydon as severe weather warning issued by Met OfficeOne of the drivers involved in the two-car crash was rushed to hospital following the collision.The condition of the driver is not known.READ MORE: Fire
  
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• New date for Croydon Central election hustings confirmed - Croydon Advertiser

  28-05-2017 17:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  New date for Croydon Central election hustings confirmed
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  A new date has been set for Croydon residents to quiz candidates for the Croydon Central seat at next month's general election. The hustings, co-hosted by the Advertiser and the Croydon Business Improvement District (BID), will now take place on ...
  
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• Croydon tattoo studio inking residents with Manchester bee after terror attack - Croydon Advertiser

  28-05-2017 16:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon tattoo studio inking residents with Manchester bee after terror attack
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  The country has stood in solidarity with Manchester after the terror attack this week – and to affirm that even more, a Croydon tattoo studio will be offering residents tattoos of the Manchester bee symbol to raise money for the victims' fund. Doc ...and more »
  
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• Croydon tattoo studio inking residents with Manchester bee after...

  28-05-2017 14:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The country has stood in solidarity with Manchester after the terror attack this week – and to affirm that even more, a Croydon tattoo studio will be offering residents tattoos of the Manchester bee symbol to raise money for the victims' fund.Doc Kelly, 35, was born in the Tameside area of Manchester and for the last 18 months has been working as a tattoo artist at Steel Point Tattoos in Tamworth Road.While home is some 200 miles away, he was deeply affected by the terrorist attack on...
  
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• Children's play area 'hit by vandals' despite it being fenced...

  28-05-2017 12:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A children's playground has reportedly been vandalised yet again despite the site being fenced off to protect it from further fire damage.The Mint Walk Recreation ground, in Warlingham, has been targeted repeatedly and a new £35,000 children's play house has been burned by vandals.Tandridge District Council were forced to close off the play area with a metal fence as fire damage had rendered the site unsafe.READ MORE: Anger as Warlingham play area cordoned off after spate of vandalismNow,.
  
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• New date for Croydon Central election hustings confirmed

  28-05-2017 11:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new date has been set for Croydon residents to quiz candidates for the Croydon Central seat at next month's general election. The hustings, co-hosted by the Advertiser and the Croydon Business Improvement District (BID), will now take place on Thursday, June 1 between 6 and 8pm at TMRW hub in Croydon High Street. Conservative candidate Gavin Barwell will take on Sarah Jones for what is one of the tightest seats in the country as the Conservatives campaign to try and keep their 165 vote...
  
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• Fire crews battle storage unit blaze in Purley

  28-05-2017 10:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A storage unit close to residential flats in Purley was damaged in a fire last night (Saturday).Fire crews from Purley Fire Station were called to Croftleigh Avenue at about 9pm.Firefighter Peter Bullock said: "It was a shed come garage that was fully alight. It was quite close to some flats." READ MORE: Flooding and thunderstorms threaten Croydon as severe weather warning issued by Met OfficeHe added the residents who had come outside to see what was happening had made a "great...
  
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• Thornton Heath man charged with murdering woman in West Norwood

  28-05-2017 09:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Thornton Heath man has been charged with murdering a mum-of-two in West Norwood.Mark Morris, 39, of Cranbrook Road, was charged on Saturday with the murder of a woman, named locally as 33-year-old Emma Day, in Elyewood Road, close to Aubyn Hill, on Thursday.He is due to appear in custody at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court on Monday.READ MORE: Croydon man jailed for helping to plan armed warehouse robbery for criminal networkPolice, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance were called to a...
  
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• Croydon whistleblowing doctor wins legal battle after sacking for raising safety concerns - Evening Standard

  28-05-2017 08:29 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Croydon whistleblowing doctor wins legal battle after sacking for raising safety concerns
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  A London NHS trust will be forced to pay compensation to a whistleblowing doctor who was sacked for raising safety concerns following a patient's death. Croydon Health Services has already racked up a £440,000 legal bill in a five-year battle with Dr ...
  
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• Check out this beautiful Croydon home which is on sale for...

  28-05-2017 07:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A beautiful house which is a short walk from East Croydon station has come onto the market for £1.15 million. The home in Beech House Road has seven bedrooms and has in excess of 3,000 square feet of floor space. It also has off road parking for three cars and a large landscaped rear garden. The house has Hive heating controls, ample storage space and whilst being arranged over four floors boasts many period features. It also offers scope to extend to the rear.The home has a beautiful...
  
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