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• REVEALED: Croydon's worst areas for antisocial behaviour - Croydon Advertiser

  05-06-2017 23:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  REVEALED: Croydon's worst areas for antisocial behaviour
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  Recent crime statistics have revealed that the majority of areas in Croydon are seeing a rise in the number of antisocial behaviour offences being reported to police. Data, which is released by the Home Office, on the website www.police.uk, has given ...
  
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• Mental health patient escaped from Croydon hospital and then stabbed a jogger - Croydon Advertiser

  05-06-2017 22:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Mental health patient escaped from Croydon hospital and then stabbed a jogger
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  A mental health patient who escaped through a window at Croydon University Hospital by "unscrewing the bolts" before repeatedly stabbing a jogger in Upper Norwood has been found guilty of attempted murder. Reece Davis was on escorted leave from ...
  
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• REVEALED: Croydon's worst areas for antisocial behaviour

  05-06-2017 22:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Recent crime statistics have revealed that the majority of areas in Croydon are seeing a rise in the number of antisocial behaviour offences being reported to police.Data, which is released by the Home Office, on the website www.police.uk, has given an insight into the number of offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police across Croydon's 25 policing wards between January and March this year.According to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, antisocial behaviour by definition is acting in a manner..
  
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• Mental health patient escaped from Croydon hospital and then...

  05-06-2017 22:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A mental health patient who escaped through a window at Croydon University Hospital by "unscrewing the bolts" before repeatedly stabbing a jogger in Upper Norwood has been found guilty of attempted murder. Reece Davis was on escorted leave from Bethlem Royal Hospital, in Beckenham, on Thursday, May 5 last year when he managed to climb out of the window at about 6pm.An urgent appeal was issued by the Metropolitan Police the next day to trace him, with the public being warned not to...
  
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• Defiant head teacher vows to continue improving standards at 'good' Croydon secondary school - Croydon Advertiser

  05-06-2017 20:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Defiant head teacher vows to continue improving standards at 'good' Croydon secondary school
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  The defiant head teacher of a Croydon secondary school has vowed to continue improving standards, after a recent Ofsted report judged the school to be rated as "good". Ofsted inspector Vanessa Ward made a visit to Archbishop Tenison's Church of England ...
  
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• Defiant head teacher vows to continue improving standards at...

  05-06-2017 19:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The defiant head teacher of a Croydon secondary school has vowed to continue improving standards, after a recent Ofsted report judged the school to be rated as "good".
  Ofsted inspector Vanessa Ward made a visit to Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School for an update inspection on March 14.
  The school on Seaborne Road, which has just under 800 pupils on its role, was previously rated as a 'good' school at its last full inspection in May 2013 and following this visit it has...
  
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• Traders finally return to Surrey Street home, but not all are...

  05-06-2017 19:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Market stall traders who have served on Surrey Street for years returned to their historical home in the town centre today (Monday, June 5), but not all are happy about the move back.The market, which has operated on Surrey Street for more than 700 years, was temporarily moved to North End for 10 weeks to allow £1.1 million worth of resurfacing work to be carried out. The aim was to improve the layout of the market and make it more accessible for pedestrians.Advertiser reporter Olivia...
  
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• Croydon's fake news problem - The Croydon Citizen

  05-06-2017 18:31 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  Croydon's fake news problem
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  The majority of those in Britain with an interest in politics watched the results of the US Presidential election with a degree of horror. Not just the result, with Hillary Clinton being beaten by Donald Trump, but more importantly the suggestion that ...
  
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• Young woman accused of attacking elderly couple in their Coulsdon...

  05-06-2017 18:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 24-year-old woman has appeared in court after being charged with attacking an elderly couple in their home in Coulsdon in the middle of the night.Kirsty Anne Constantinou, of Brighton Road, in Purley, was charged on May 31 with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating.READ MORE: A Croydon parent has slammed a new craze which left her daughter with a broken armConstantinou is alleged to have attacked an elderly man and woman in the early hours of Tuesday (May 30) at their..
  
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• Croydon authorities 'working tirelessly' to keep people safe after London Bridge attack - Croydon Advertiser

  05-06-2017 17:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon authorities 'working tirelessly' to keep people safe after London Bridge attack
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  The top police officer in Croydon and the leader of the council are working "tirelessly" to keep people safe in the borough, as they both said their thoughts are with the victims of the London Bridge terror attack and have praised the response of ...
  
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• Croydon authorities 'working tirelessly' to keep people safe...

  05-06-2017 16:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The top police officer in Croydon and the leader of the council are working "tirelessly" to keep people safe in the borough, as they both said their thoughts are with the victims of the London Bridge terror attack and have praised the response of emergency services. Croydon Council leader Tony Newman and Chief Superintendent Jeff Boothe, the borough commander reassured the public after three men armed with knives killed seven and injured dozens more people during a rampage at the...
  
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• Case dropped against man accused of murdering dad shot on...

  05-06-2017 12:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man accused of the murder of a Croydon dad shot on the dancefloor at a party in Thornton Heath has had the case against him dropped after new evidence emerged.Keeno Harris, 28, died in hospital after he was fatally wounded during the private bash, attended by about 200 people, at the Higher Level Function Room in Brigstock Parade.Police said Mr Harris, who was shot at about 5am on November 27 last year, had been attending his daughter's birthday party earlier in the night.Mark Gordon, of...
  
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• Anger as Beddington Park trashed with barbecue litter and...

  05-06-2017 12:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents visiting a local park during the sunny weekend were "disgusted" to find discarded barbecues littering the grounds and fly-tipping in the lake.Tracey Massey, who was passing through Beddington Park, off Church Road, on Friday (June 2) noticed four disposable barbecues and litter strewn across part of the field.The barbecues were left on top of a log which is on the opposite side of the park to the designated barbecue area, she said. Two days later on Sunday (June 4), a...
  
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• Child Safety Week and how to keep your children safe with these helpful tips

  05-06-2017 11:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Child Safety Week is this week, June 5 to 11, and south London's councils are helping promote the event to keep your kids accident-free.
  
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• Delays on trains between Crystal Palace and London after signal problems

  05-06-2017 11:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Trains have been suspended on the London Overground, Southern and Thameslink services this morning because of a signalling fault.
  
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• Entire roof destroyed in early morning house fire

  05-06-2017 10:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters battled a blaze a house in Carshalton Beeches for nearly three hours this morning. Six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers were called to a house on fire in Willis Avenue. The whole of the roof and part of the first floor of the detached house were damaged, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said in a statement. READ MORE: Croydon woman saw young woman 'flee clutching neck' after being stabbed in London terror attacks One person left the property before the arrival of...
  
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• See the moment lightning strikes in Old Coulsdon and hits tree

  05-06-2017 10:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A lightning strike in Old Coulsdon that caused serious damage to a tree near was captured on camera by a resident.The tree, which is behind the playing fields for Coulsdon Sixth Form College, off Placehouse Lane, has a large scar down one side after the lightning hit during a thunderstorm on Friday (June 2).Wood surrounding the scar has been left blackened and charred by the incident, which several residents said they could hear from their homes. READ MORE: More than 100 new homes could...
  
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• London Bridge station reopens but commuters warned to expect...

  05-06-2017 09:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  London Bridge station has reopened this morning after the terrorist attack on Saturday night. The central London station is open in time for rush hour commuters but services are subject to disruption.Southern services between London Bridge and the following stations are being affected: London Victoria, Tattenham Corner, Horsham, Norwood Junction, Caterham, Uckfield, West Croydon and Beckenham Junction.READ MORE: Croydon woman saw young woman 'flee clutching neck' after being stabbed in...
  
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• London Bridge attack: Canadian victim died in fiance's arms

  05-06-2017 08:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Canadian woman killed in the latest London attack died in her fiance's arms after being struck by a speeding van as terrorists again brought havoc to the capital.
  
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