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• ​Crystal Palace Overground festival makes a return after a year...

  16-06-2017 22:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  With a forecast of scorching weather this weekend there's plenty of options across Croydon to enjoy the sun.This weekend sees the return of Crystal Palace Overground festival and gives those wanting to enjoy the good weather a chance to visit Crystal Palace park. After missing a year in 2016, Crystal Palace Overground Festival is returning on Saturday June 17 with a new setting.READ MORE: 25 of the best pub gardens in and not far from Croydon to chill out in this summerPreviously held in Westow.
  
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• Ever wondered how much staff get paid at Poundworld? Here's the...

  16-06-2017 22:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  They may be known for their bargains, selling hundreds of products for just £1, but how much do Poundworld pay their employees?A job is currently available at the discount retailer's Croydon store in the Centrale Shopping Centre.They are advertising for a new assistant manager, with proven retail management experience, with a salary of up to £20,000 on offer.The Croydon branch, which opened back in 2014, is one of more than 300 stores across the UK and Poundworld has plans to open a.
  
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• Five great ways to catch some rays in Croydon this summer - Time Out London (blog)

  16-06-2017 18:23
  
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  Five great ways to catch some rays in Croydon this summer
  Time Out London (blog)
  After a spell of great weather, we Croydonites are usually on the lookout for more ways to spend some time outdoors without having to trek up to town. If you can't squeeze on to the terrace at Boxpark Croydon, here are some alternatives to camping out ...
  
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• Croydon Tory MP defends Theresa May's decision not to meet those...

  16-06-2017 17:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon South MP Chris Philp has defended the Prime Minister for opting not to speak to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire on Thursday.At least 30 people have been killed following an enormous inferno which erupted in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Hundreds of firefighters were needed to tackle the ferocious blaze - including several crews from Croydon, Norbury and Addington Fire Stations. In the aftermath of the tragedy, on Thursday, Theresa May made a private visit to to...
  
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• Suspected armed robbery at jewellers in Banstead - Recap

  16-06-2017 16:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A suspected armed robbery has taken place at a jewellers in Banstead High Street. Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after the incident at Campbells Of Banstead Ltd at number 35 High Street this afternoon (Friday, June 16). Reigate and Banstead's Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have tweeted that officers have been in attendance at the scene.They said: "Officers are in attendance #Banstead after suspected robbery at High St jewellers (approx 2.15pm) witnesses urged to call...
  
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• Suspected armed robbery at jewellers in Banstead - latest updates

  16-06-2017 16:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A suspected armed robbery has taken place at a jewellers in Banstead High Street. Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after the incident at Campbells Of Banstead Ltd at number 35 High Street this afternoon (Friday, June 16). Reigate and Banstead's Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have tweeted that officers have been in attendance at the scene.They said: "Officers are in attendance #Banstead after suspected robbery at High St jewellers (approx 2.15pm) witnesses urged to call...
  
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• Thornton Heath gun dealer fails in bid to have his 16-year jail...

  16-06-2017 15:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Thornton Heath gun dealer caught by cops plotting to sell a pistol outside a London train station has been told his 16-year jail term was not a day too long.Keith Henry "sought to obtain money by dealing in firearms to fund a crack cocaine habit," London's Criminal Appeal Court heard this morning (Friday, June 16).The 43-year-old was arrested leaving the car park at Mitcham Junction station in 2015.In a car with him was an 8mm pistol, "capable of firing live ammunition with...
  
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• Pram stolen and pensioner punched in 'crime spree' near Croydon...

  16-06-2017 14:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An elderly women being punched and a baby's pram being stolen are among the "relentless crimes" plaguing the streets surrounding a drugs rehab centre in Croydon.Residents have reported continual break-ins, violence and abuse from people they believe to be using the Turning Point drug and alcohol centre on Church Road. There have been 77 crimes reported on the streets immediately next to the treatment centre in the past two years.One woman claims she has been burgled 10 times in the...
  
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• New plan to stop children causing trouble in Croydon town centre

  16-06-2017 13:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  After a teenage boy was "stabbed four times" in a near-fatal fight on North End new powers could see schoolchildren being moved on by police to keep the public safe.The 14-year-old almost lost his life on February 3 after being knifed in the neck on the busy street where young people gathering and causing trouble has been deemed a problem.New powers are being explored by Croydon Council to prevent incidents like the stabbing and reign in troublemakers.This could see gangs of...
  
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• Ex-Croydon MP Gavin Barwell dodges questions about Grenfell Tower deaths - Croydon Advertiser

  16-06-2017 13:35
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  Ex-Croydon MP Gavin Barwell dodges questions about Grenfell Tower deaths
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  Former Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has refused to answer questions about whether the deaths at the Grenfell Tower could have been avoided. Reporters quizzed the 45-year-old as he walked along Whitehall towards Downing Street this morning ...
  Grenfell Tower fire prompts Croydon Council to conduct a "full review" into its fire safety practicesYour Local Guardianall 5,730 news a
  
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• Croydon motorcyclist killed in crash with two cars in East Grinstead - Croydon Advertiser

  16-06-2017 13:15
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  Croydon motorcyclist killed in crash with two cars in East Grinstead
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  A young man from Croydon has been killed following a crash in East Grinstead town centre on Thursday evening. Officers from Sussex Police and paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service were called to Beeching Way following reports of a ...
  Croydon motorcyclist killed after collision in on the A22 Beeching Way in East Grinstead.Croydon Guardianall 3 news articles &raqu
  
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• Ex-Croydon MP Gavin Barwell dodges questions about Grenfell Tower...

  16-06-2017 13:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Former Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has refused to answer questions about whether the deaths at the Grenfell Tower could have been avoided. Reporters quizzed the 45-year-old as he walked along Whitehall towards Downing Street this morning (Friday, June 16). Mr Barwell, who was the Housing Minister until he lost his seat to Sarah Jones last week, has been accused of "sitting on a review" into building regulations at tower blocks after a deadly fire at Lakanal House in...
  
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• Police reveal why helicopter was over Croydon last night

  16-06-2017 12:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police have revealed the reason why a helicopter was hovering over parts of Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace last night (Thursday).Officers were called to help with the pursuit of a vehicle, and called on the support of the National Police Air Serivice (NPAS) helicopter.READ MORE: Croydon firefighter 'horrified' by devastating Grenfell Tower fire where at least 12 people diedResidents in Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace reported on social media that they could see a number of...
  
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• Pret to add vegetarian and vegan-only fridges in its London...

  16-06-2017 12:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Sandwich shop chain Pret a Manger is set to install fridges filled with exclusively vegetarian and vegan food in all of its stores this summer. This includes its Croydon branch, on George Street, as well as its 80 other London locations. The fridges will be stocked with the brand's popular Veggie Pret range which includes salads, soups, wraps, sandwiches, sushi, "veggie boxes" and breakfast options such as porridge and bircher muesli. READ MORE: How you can eat your way around the...
  
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• Croydon motorcyclist killed in crash with two cars in East...

  16-06-2017 12:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A young man from Croydon has been killed following a crash in East Grinstead town centre on Thursday evening.Officers from Sussex Police and paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service were called to Beeching Way following reports of a collision involving a motorcycle and two cars. The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old man from Croydon, who was riding a blue Suzuki eastbound on the road - was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.READ MORE: Cancer drug Kadcyla which will help South Croydon mum
  
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• The Big Lunch is back in Croydon this weekend just in time for a special Father's Day - Croydon Guardian

  16-06-2017 11:32
  
  The Big Lunch is back in Croydon this weekend just in time for a special Father's Day
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  If you're looking for something to do this weekend, look no further than the end of your street. The Big Lunch is being run all over Croydon with the aim of getting people to have lunch with their neighbours. This year's event is set to be a special ...and more »
  
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• New fundraiser launched to make Old Coulsdon park even better

  16-06-2017 11:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A group of villagers from Old Coulsdon have launched a fundraiser to pay for improvements to their local park, which could include outdoor gym equipment, a new pathway, a trim-trail and a ball games court. Campaigners from the Friends of Grange Park raised the £100,000 needed to install a new playground last June and now hope to add more features to the park which will not limited to being for the use of children. Precisely what will be installed and how much it will cost depends on what..
  
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• Man who died after being hit by Southern Rail train at East...

  16-06-2017 11:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man who died at East Croydon station after being struck by a Southern Rail train earlier this year, has been named as Graham Bell.An inquest into the death of Mr Bell, from Crawley in Sussex, is scheduled to take place in August.On March 11, the 47-year-old was hit by the train as it travelled through Platform 1 at East Croydon shortly after 9am.As a result, Platforms 1 and 2 were cordoned off in order to allow the emergency services to attend.READ MORE: The astonishing number of Southern Rail
  
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• London's international dance festival Dance Umbrella announces a show for Croydon - Croydon Guardian

  16-06-2017 11:20
  
  London's international dance festival Dance Umbrella announces a show for Croydon
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  London's international dance festival Dance Umbrella has named Croydon among the venues for a performance this autumn. Released this week, the 2017 Dance Umbrella programme describes Origami as 'the unlikely pairing of a monumental shipping ...and more »
  
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• Cancer drug Kadcyla which will help South Croydon mum live longer approved for NHS use - Croydon Advertiser

  16-06-2017 11:11
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  Cancer drug Kadcyla which will help South Croydon mum live longer approved for NHS use
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  A South Croydon mum has had vital time added to her life after the continued use on the NHS of a revolutionary breast cancer drug, which faced having its funding pulled, was approved. Bonnie Fox, 39, has been waiting for about six months to hear ...and more »
  
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• London's international dance festival Dance Umbrella announces a ... - Croydon Guardian

  16-06-2017 11:01
  
  London's international dance festival Dance Umbrella announces a ...
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  London's international dance festival Dance Umbrella has named Croydon among the venues for a performance this autumn.and more »
  
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• Croydon Council plan could cut in home rental prices by more than 30 per cent for eligible residents - Your Local Guardian

  16-06-2017 10:35
  
  Croydon Council plan could cut in home rental prices by more than 30 per cent for eligible residents
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  Cheaper rent for households could be on the horizon if a proposal by Croydon Council for “genuinely affordable homes” are approved. Eligible borough residents would pay just 65 per cent of the typical private rent for the 340 new properties being ...
  
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• Cancer drug Kadcyla which will help South Croydon mum live longer...

  16-06-2017 10:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Croydon mum has had vital time added to her life after the continued use on the NHS of a revolutionary breast cancer drug, which faced having its funding pulled, was approved.Bonnie Fox, 39, has been waiting for about six months to hear whether the NHS watchdog could make a deal with the manufacturer of the drug Kadcyla.If the price remained too high, the funding was likely to have been pulled, meaning Mrs Fox was facing a huge fundraising campaign of about £90,000.Now, because the
  
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• Mum transforms bus into cinema so she can bring the 'magic' of...

  16-06-2017 10:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A mum-of-two has transformed a single-decker bus into her own mobile movie cinema so she can bring "the magic of the cinema" to disadvantaged children in low-income areas.Kerry Hector, 34, who lives in Kenley, was inspired to do so because the cost of seeing a film at the cinema has risen so high.Transforming the second-hand bus, the New Addington-born mum installed red leather seats and a popcorn machine, and has even painted the inside and outside jet black to mimic the feel of being...
  
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• 'More needs to be done' to improve Upper Norwood primary school...

  16-06-2017 07:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A primary school in Upper Norwood with more than 400 pupils has been praised in a recent Ofsted report for addressing previous concerns about standards at the school. The report also acknowledges, however, that "much work still needs to be done".Back in September last year, All Saints CofE Primary School, on Upper Beulah Hill, was given an overall rating of "requires improvement" following its second Ofsted inspection in as many years.A brief follow-up inspection was carried...
  
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• Marks & Spencer wants to open new supermarket in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  16-06-2017 02:58
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  Marks & Spencer wants to open new supermarket in Croydon
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  Supermarket and department store chain Marks & Spencer has said it wants to open a new Foodhall in Croydon - but isn't commenting on rumours its intended location is in Hamsey Green. Several residents have said they had heard talk the retailer was ...
  
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• Marks & Spencer wants to open new supermarket in Croydon

  16-06-2017 01:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Supermarket and department store chain Marks & Spencer has said it wants to open a new Foodhall in Croydon - but isn't commenting on rumours its intended location is in Hamsey Green. Several residents have said they had heard talk the retailer was opening one of its food stores in the retail unit of a new housing development set to be built at the former site of Ken's Autos, on Limpsfield Road, on the Sanderstead and Warlingham border.The development, which was granted planning permission...
  
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• Family come from 'all over the world' to remember Crystal Palace...

  16-06-2017 01:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The family of a young Crystal Palace gym instructor who died after suffering a cardiac arrest at work are holding a wake in his memory this weekend.John Hammar, 28, worked at the Fit4Less gym on Stanley Park Road, in Wallington, and was there when he went into cardiac arrest at around 9pm on Thursday, March 23 with both staff and paramedics doing all they could to try and resuscitate him.While hundreds of close friends and colleagues at the gym attended a memorial service at All Saints Church,..
  
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