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• Croydon Cat Killer 'likely to have fantasies about killing or raping humans' according to BBC show - Croydon Advertiser

  14-06-2017 23:42
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  Croydon Cat Killer 'likely to have fantasies about killing or raping humans' according to BBC show
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  Police fear the so-called Croydon Cat Killer is likely to have "fantasies about killing or raping humans" and believe they are likely to have a very strong connection to Addiscombe, given how many attacks there have been there. The police investigation ...
  Croydon Cat Killer investigation Operation Takahe will feature on BBC One documentary The Met: Policing L
  
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• Croydon Cat Killer 'likely to have fantasies about killing or raping ... - Croydon Advertiser

  14-06-2017 23:42
  
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  Croydon Cat Killer 'likely to have fantasies about killing or raping ...
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  Police fear the so-called Croydon Cat Killer is likely to have "fantasies about killing or raping humans" and believe they are likely to have a very strong ...
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• 'I will miss you to my last breath' - moving tributes paid to...

  14-06-2017 23:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Flowers and heartfelt messages have been left in tribute to the Croydon man gunned down in a drive-by shooting, with one mourner saying they will miss him "to my last breath".Tino Makwanya was shot in the head in central Croydon last Friday night (June 9) as he sat in the passenger seat of a car on Park Lane. The driver of the car took him to hospital but he died on arrival. Those that knew him can't believe the young man is "gone forever" and their tragic loss feels...
  
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• Croydon Cat Killer 'likely to have fantasies about killing or...

  14-06-2017 22:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police fear the so-called Croydon Cat Killer is likely to have "fantasies about killing or raping humans" and believe they are likely to have a very strong connection to Addiscombe, given how many attacks there have been there.The police investigation into the Croydon Cat Killer was shown on BBC One documentary "The Met: Policing London" tonight (Wednesday, June 14).A human is believed to have killed, dismembered and decapitated more than 250 cats since the first pet was...
  
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• ​Police reveal why helicopter was hovering above Shirley this...

  14-06-2017 21:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have explained why Croydon residents would have spotted or heard a helicopter hovering above Shirley this evening.A police helicopter was seen over Millers Pond just after 7pm today (Wednesday, June 14).READ MORE: Mutilated foxes found in Wallington and Caterham believed to be linked to 'Croydon Cat Killer'A Metropolitan Police spokesman told the Advertiser he believes the National Police Air Service (NPAS) had been called on to provide support to officers dealing with a man suffering...
  
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• Croydon firefighter 'horrified' by devastating Grenfell Tower...

  14-06-2017 21:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A watch commander at Croydon Fire Station has spoken about his horror and disbelief at the catastrophic fire which ripped through the London tower block Grenfell Tower.Fire crews from every station in the borough, apart from Woodside and Purley, attended the huge blaze as they joined hundreds of other firefighters working to extinguish the fireat the tower in North Kensington, west London. through the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, June 14).It has been confirmed that 12 people died in..
  
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• Police officer explains how he helped save life of trapped...

  14-06-2017 20:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A police officer has spoken for the first time about how he helped save the life of a passenger trapped on board the tram which derailed in Croydon last November, killing seven people. PC Charlie Clark was one of the first people to arrive on the scene and climbed into the overturned tram to do whatever he could to help. He found a passenger whose arm was trapped, having become crushed between two pieces of metal, and talked to him to keep him conscious until firefighters arrived to cut him...
  
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• Hundreds of new homes built in Croydon could be let at 65% the...

  14-06-2017 20:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of new homes built in the borough could be let at rents well below market rate under Croydon Council plans to make properties "genuinely affordable".The council wants to set up a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) to administer some 340 affordable rented homes that will be built as part of its plans to build 1,000 new homes across the borough through development company Brick by Brick.The arrangement would also be in place for some of the homes built on the site of the former...
  
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• ​Croydon Council to carry out 'full review' of housing stock...

  14-06-2017 19:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council will carry out a full review of fire safety practices at its own housing blocks following the catastrophic Grenfell Tower. Twelve people are now confirmed to have died and another 64 were left in hospital after a devastating fire engulfed the tower block in North Kensington during the early hours of this morning.The council is now offering support to help those made homeless by the fire.A spokeswoman for the council said: "All Croydon Council housing blocks meet rigorous...
  
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• Mutilated foxes found in Wallington and Caterham believed to be...

  14-06-2017 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Body parts from dead foxes found in Wallington and Caterham over the weekend are being linked to the so-called "Croydon Cat Killer" investigation. A member of the public found a fox paw near Bute Road, in Wallington, on Saturday (June 10) and then contacted South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) - the charity helping to lead the investigation.A decapitated fox cub was then discovered by a passer-by on Court Road, in Caterham-on-the-Hill, later the same day. READ MORE:...
  
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• McDonald's in Church Street, Croydon, could be about to get bigger and better as planning application made to council - Croydon Guardian

  14-06-2017 17:31
  
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  McDonald's in Church Street, Croydon, could be about to get bigger and better as planning application made to council
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  A fast food restaurant in Croydon town centre is set to get bigger and better if plans are approved. McDonald's has applied to Croydon Council for “alterations and refurbishment and reconfiguration of shopfront to include front extension” at its Church ...and more »
  
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• Gang member jailed for murdering rival with axe blows to the head...

  14-06-2017 16:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A gang member has been jailed for at least 29 years for murdering a rival by beating him with an axe during a large street brawl.Prashad Sothilingham, of Edgehill Road in Mitcham, murdered Neal Croos with repeated axe blows to the head during the fight after a dispute between the factions of the same gang turned violent.
  At the Old Bailey today (Wednesday, June 14) Sothilingham was given a life sentence, with the requirement that he serve at least 29 years for the crime after he was found...
  
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• Morrisons launches huge new 1lb beefburger for Father's Day

  14-06-2017 16:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Supermarket giant Morrisons has launched what it believes to be the biggest beefburger on the market, weighing in at a hefty 1lb, in honour of Father's Day. The so-called "daddy of all burgers" weighs a full pound or just under half a kilogram, making it four times the weight of a quarter pounder. It has a whopping 18cm diameter but a budget-friendly price tag of £3, and is freshly made by butchers in-store. The ginormous piece of meat went on sale today (Wednesday) and will be...
  
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• Inquest to be held as woman who was hit by Gatwick Express train...

  14-06-2017 16:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman who died after being hit by a Gatwick Express train at East Croydon station earlier this year, has been named as Samantha Wheeler.An inquest into the death of Ms Wheeler has been scheduled to take place at the South London Coroner's Court, in Davis House, on August 1.On February 3, the 44-year-old was struck by the train - which had been heading from Brighton towards London Victoria - shortly before 9.30am as it passed through East Croydon.Platforms 1 and 2 at East Croydon station were..
  
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• New £100k playground opens in South Norwood after...

  14-06-2017 16:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new £100,000 playground has been opened in South Norwood after a three-year campaign by local residents to raise the money.The Lake Playground Action Trust (LPAG) celebrated its successful three-year campaign to raise the funds and build the playground on Saturday (June 10), with a launch event attended by Thornton Heath-born Olympian Donna Fraser. Vanessa Potter, chair of LPAG, said it was "brilliant" to see the playground at South Norwood Lake and Grounds finally open.READ...
  
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• London tower block fire: More Croydon firefighters sent to scene...

  14-06-2017 14:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More firefighters from Croydon Fire Station are being sent to help with deal with a horrific inferno which has destroyed a residential tower block in west London.Since the early hours of this morning scores of firefighters have been tackling an enormous blaze at the Grenfell Tower block in North Kensington.The first call came into the London Fire Brigade at 12.54am - and the fire service said the first responders were at the scene within six minutes.As the fire inside the 120-flat tower block...
  
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• Kind-hearted Norbury florist asking for donations to deliver to...

  14-06-2017 13:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A kind-hearted Norbury woman will be collecting donations to help those made homeless by the fatal Grenfell Tower fire.Sam Jennings, who runs florist's Flower Girl London, is asking for items for men, women and children which are in a decent condition and for a lift from anyone who can drive her to deliver the donations to west London over the next few days. She said: "This is London, we pull together and help each other."I cannot imagine how it must feel to have not only witnessed...
  
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• ​Former Croydon Central MP accused of having 'sat on' report on...

  14-06-2017 11:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Former Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has been accused of having "sat on" reviewing building regulations at tower blocks, it has emerged this morning after the catastrophic Grenfell Tower fire.Mr Barwell was part of Theresa May's cabinet as Housing Minister for a year until he lost his seat to Labour last week.Following a tower block fire at Lakanal House in south London in 2009, which claimed six lives, fire safety failings were uncovered in an investigation.The failings included...
  
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• 25 degrees forecast in Croydon today and it will be even hotter at the weekend - Croydon Advertiser

  14-06-2017 11:05
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  25 degrees forecast in Croydon today and it will be even hotter at the weekend
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  Croydon is expected to bask in temperatures as high as 25 degrees today - and it will be even hotter at the weekend, according to the Met Office. Temperatures are expected to hit their highest point at around 4pm today with the whole day set to be ...
  
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• 25 degrees forecast in Croydon today and it will be even hotter...

  14-06-2017 10:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon is expected to bask in temperatures as high as 25 degrees today - and it will be even hotter at the weekend, according to the Met Office.Temperatures are expected to hit their highest point at around 4pm today with the whole day set to be sunny with clear skies. And the weekend is likely to be even hotter in the borough, with the Met Office forecasting highs of 26C on Saturday and 27C on Sunday - good news for anyone planning a barbecue on their days off. READ MORE: The secret hidden...
  
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• 'It's clear what the money has been spent on' - councillor...

  14-06-2017 10:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A council chief has hit back after traders in Surrey Street complained that they were struggling to see what difference had been made to the historic market after it underwent a £1.1 million revamp. Stall-holders returned to Surrey Street last week but a number told the Advertiser they would rather have stayed in North End, where they had been temporary relocated, due to its higher footfall. Some added that they felt there wasn't much to show for such a huge sum of money being spent....
  
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• Firefighters from Croydon and New Addington sent to help tackle fire at Grenfell Tower in London - Croydon Advertiser

  14-06-2017 09:39
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  Firefighters from Croydon and New Addington sent to help tackle fire at Grenfell Tower in London
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  Several firefighters from Croydon and New Addington have been sent to help tackle an enormous fire which has ripped through the 27-storey Grenfell Tower block in North Kensington, west London. Since the early hours of this morning about 200 ...and more »
  
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• London tower block fire: Photos of the horrific blaze Croydon...

  14-06-2017 09:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Heartbreaking pictures show the horrific inferno which firefighters from Croydon and New Addington are helping to tackle this morning at a tower block in west London. It has been confirmed that several people have died in the devastating fire that has torn through a 27-storey tower block in North Kensington, west London, but it is not yet clear how many. Witnesses have told how residents could be seen flashing torches from flats at the top of the tower block as they were trapped inside due to...
  
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• Greenfell tower block fire: Photos of the horrific blaze Croydon...

  14-06-2017 09:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Heartbreaking pictures show the horrific inferno which firefighters from Croydon and New Addington are helping to tackle this morning at a tower block in west London. It has been confirmed that people have died in the devastating fire that has torn through a 27-storey tower block in North Kensington, west London, but it has not yet been confirmed how many. Witnesses have told how residents could be seen flashing torches from flats at the top of the tower block as they were trapped inside due to.
  
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• Firefighters from Croydon and New Addington sent to help tackle...

  14-06-2017 08:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Several firefighters from Croydon and New Addington have been sent to help tackle an enormous fire which has ripped through the 27-storey Grenfell Tower block in North Kensington, west London.Since the early hours of this morning about 200 firefighters have been dealing with the blaze which was reported to the London Fire Brigade (LFB) at 0.54am.One crew from Croydon Fire Station was sent out at about 3am because it is one of the appliances in London which carries specialist breathing apparatus.
  
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• Croydon gallery owner puts forward £3000 of his own money to fund new art project in borough - Croydon Advertiser

  14-06-2017 00:33
  
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  Croydon gallery owner puts forward £3000 of his own money to fund new art project in borough
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  The owner of a gallery in Croydon has put forward £3,000 of his own money to help fund a new art project in the borough. The sum of money will go to the winner of this cultural impact category at the 2017 Croydon Business Excellence Awards. RISE ...
  
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