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• Young Croydon man killed in tragic motorbike crash in East...

  17-06-2017 17:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The young man from Croydon who tragically lost his life in a three-vehicle crash in East Grinstead town centre has been named locally as Daniel Ray Marzetti.On Thursday evening at about 5.50pm 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 24-year-old motorcyclist, who was riding a blue Suzuki on the eastbound side of the road, was sadly pronounced dead at.
  
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• Man hailed as 'inspiration' behind the transformation of numerous Croydon schools is to be given OBE - Croydon Advertiser

  17-06-2017 14:49
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  Man hailed as 'inspiration' behind the transformation of numerous Croydon schools is to be given OBE
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  The man at the the head of an academy trust which is said to have transformed a number of Croydon's failing schools, is to be given an OBE as part of the Queen's 2017 Birthday Honours list for his services to education. Mark Ducker has been hailed as ...
  
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• Croydon Council wants government to check permitted development flats meet safety standards - Croydon Advertiser

  17-06-2017 14:18
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  Croydon Council wants government to check permitted development flats meet safety standards
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  Croydon Council's cabinet member who oversees housing wants the Government to review homes created under permitted development to make sure they do meet fire safety standards. Croydon has more than a thousand homes in office space allowed ...
  South Croydon business The Laptop Clinic lends a helping hand to victims of Grenfell Tower fireCroydon Guardianall 4 news
  
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• Croydon Council wants government to check permitted development ... - Croydon Advertiser

  17-06-2017 14:18
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  Croydon Council wants government to check permitted development ...
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  Croydon Council's cabinet member who oversees housing wants the Government to review homes created under permitted development to make sure they do ...
  South Croydon business The Laptop Clinic lends a helping hand to ...Croydon Guardianall 4 news articles »
  
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• ​These are Croydon's best restaurants and takeaways as declared by you - Croydon Advertiser

  17-06-2017 12:53
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  ​These are Croydon's best restaurants and takeaways as declared by you
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  When you want to know the best place in your area to dine out or grab a takeaway from, you might ask a mate, right? So, while discussing the best restaurants in Croydon we thought we would ask the Advertiser's Facebook followers for their ...
  
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• Man hailed as 'inspiration' behind the transformation of numerous...

  17-06-2017 12:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man at the the head of an academy trust which is said to have transformed a number of Croydon's failing schools, is to be given an OBE as part of the Queen's 2017 Birthday Honours list for his services to education. Mark Ducker has been hailed as the inspiration behind the STEP Academy Trust which runs five schools in the borough including two in New Addington, two in Thornton Heath and one in South Croydon. The father-of-two has built a strong teaching career in the borough since being...
  
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• Here's what you can expect from the plans to transform a...

  17-06-2017 11:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Proposals to transform and expand one of Croydon town centre's McDonald's restaurants have been put to Croydon Council. The planning application to carry out work on the Church Street branch was submitted to the council on May 26 and the fast food giant is currently waiting to see if the scheme will be approved or rejected.McDonald's, which has nine branches across the borough, wants to make the Church Street restaurant a more "contemporary" and "sleek" experience for...
  
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• Kind-hearted students fundraising for 'much-loved' Croydon...

  17-06-2017 10:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Kind-hearted students have started a fundraising page for a Croydon lecturer who lived in the Grenfell Tower and lost of all his possessions in the fire, including research for his PhD.Mesrob Kassemdjian, known as Robbie to his students, managed to escape his 17th floor flat with his girlfriend and elderly auntie before the fire engulfed the building. So far 30 people are confirmed to have died in the disaster but the death toll is expected to rise above 70. The teacher of criminology at...
  
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• Croydon Council wants government to check permitted development...

  17-06-2017 10:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council's cabinet member who oversees housing wants the Government to review homes created under permitted development to make sure they do meet fire safety standards.Croydon has more than a thousand homes in office space allowed under the Government's temporary permitted development rule, which allows developers to convert disused offices into flats without planning permission.The council opted out of this in the town centre, what it calls the Croydon Opportunity Area (COA), as it was..
  
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• Once-failing Thornton Heath primary school turns around its...

  17-06-2017 10:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Thornton Heath primary school with more than 600 pupils, has been deemed by Ofsted to have carried out the required improvements to become a "good" school, according to a recent report. Kensington Avenue Primary School was inspected last month for the first time in more than two years. Previously, in April 2015, Kensington Avenue was judged to be "requires improvement" in a number of the areas assessed by Ofsted, however the school is now judged to be "good"...
  
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