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• Girlfriend pays heartbreaking video tribute to Croydon biker killed in crash - Croydon Advertiser

  19-06-2017 21:02
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  Girlfriend pays heartbreaking video tribute to Croydon biker killed in crash
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  The heartbroken girlfriend of a New Addington motorcyclist killed in a crash has recorded an emotional video in which she thanks him for making her "the girl she is today" and urges other couples to "cherish their time together". Daniel Marzetti died ...
  
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• Croydon's tallest council blocks to have sprinklers installed...

  19-06-2017 21:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Sprinklers will be installed at 25 of Croydon Council's tower blocks following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.Regulations in England currently mean that only buildings constructed since 2007 and which are taller than 30 metres are required to have sprinklers fitted.However, recommendations were made following a previous fatal fire in a block of flats that providers of housing should consider retro-fitting sprinkler systems into tower blocks.The Department for Communities and Local Government says it
  
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• ​The amazing outdoor swimming pool which is a short drive from Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  19-06-2017 19:19
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  ​The amazing outdoor swimming pool which is a short drive from Croydon
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  If you're desperate to cool off in the hot weather then how about jumping into the turquoise waters of a huge outdoor pool right on our doorstep? Tooting Bec Lido is about 20 minutes away from the centre of Croydon in good traffic and we reckon, like ...
  
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• Authorities move to reassure Croydon's Muslim population after Finsbury Park terror attack - Croydon Advertiser

  19-06-2017 19:19
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  Authorities move to reassure Croydon's Muslim population after Finsbury Park terror attack
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  Croydon Council and the police have moved to reassure the borough's Muslim community in the wake of the terror attack in Finsbury Park this morning. Police, neighbourhood safety officers and Croydon Council's communities team are making visits to ...
  Finsbury Park mosque attack: suspect named as Darren Osborne, 47-year-old who lives in Cardiff – as it happe
  
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• Girlfriend pays heartbreaking video tribute to Croydon biker...

  19-06-2017 18:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken girlfriend of a New Addington motorcyclist killed in a crash has recorded an emotional video in which she thanks him for making her "the girl she is today" and urges other couples to "cherish their time together".Daniel Marzetti died in a collision with two cars in East Grinstead last Thursday evening at about 5.50pm.His partner, Caitlin Harris, received a devastating phone call telling her that her boyfriend had died just hours before she turned 21 on...
  
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• Authorities move to reassure Croydon's Muslim population after...

  19-06-2017 18:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council and the police have moved to reassure the borough's Muslim community in the wake of the terror attack in Finsbury Park this morning.Police, neighbourhood safety officers and Croydon Council's communities team are making visits to mosques after a van was driven into pedestrians outside a mosque on Seven Sisters Road shortly after midnight.One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while eight others have been taken to hospital. Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said the...
  
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• Demolition work starts ahead of New Addington leisure centre...

  19-06-2017 18:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Demolition work has started at the site in New Addington which will become home to a state-of-the-art leisure centre and a new community centre. The new facility will replace the single-storey extensions at the back of the ACA centre and the former library, between Central Parade and Chertsey Crescent, which are now being bulldozed. Work on the site, which will also include eight three and four bed homes on Chertsey Crescent, began last week with diggers moving on to the site last Thursday (June
  
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• Concern that Croydon tram tracks appear to be 'melting in the heat ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-06-2017 18:04
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  Concern that Croydon tram tracks appear to be 'melting in the heat ...
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  The lining around the sides of tram tracks in Croydon town centre appears to be melting in the heat, on what is the hottest day of the year so far. Pictures show ...
  'Melting' tram lines near East Croydon have worried residents passing by Lebabnon RoadYour Local Guardianall 3 news articles »
  
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• Can't Pay We'll Take It Away star Delroy Anglin gives an update...

  19-06-2017 17:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Terminally ill TV bailiff Delroy Anglin has said that his fight with leukaemia has made him realise "life isn't all about work and getting extra money in". The 56-year-old star of Channel 5 show Can't Pay We'll Take it Away, who lives in Croydon, is suffering from a rare blood cancer from which he "will die" unless he receives a life-saving transplant. All attempts to find a donor for the dad-of-eight have so far been unsuccessful. He spoke to the Advertiser this week to give...
  
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• Can't Pay We'll Take It Away star Delory Anglin gives an update...

  19-06-2017 17:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Terminally ill TV bailiff Delroy Anglin has said that his fight with leukaemia has made him realise "life isn't all about work and getting extra money in". The 56-year-old star of Channel 5 show Can't Pay We'll Take it Away, who lives in Croydon, is suffering from a rare blood cancer from which he "will die" unless he receives a life-saving transplant. All attempts to find a donor for the dad-of-eight have so far been unsuccessful. He spoke to the Advertiser this week to give...
  
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• Can you go home? These are your rights when it gets really hot in the office

  19-06-2017 17:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  It's hot, we get it, and everyone's asking the same question: "How hot does it really have to be before we can go home?"
  
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• Concern that Croydon tram tracks appear to be 'melting in the...

  19-06-2017 17:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The lining around the sides of tram tracks in Croydon town centre appears to be melting in the heat, on what is the hottest day of the year so far. Pictures show how the black substance on the side of the tracks has gathered, and moved away from the tracks.The Advertiser witnessed how a small bit of lining used around the edge of one bit of track appears to be softening in today's sweltering temperatures.
  Transport for London (TfL), which owns the tram network, has said a "flexible...
  
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• A new fast-food restaurant is in the works for West Croydon

  19-06-2017 14:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A new fast-food restaurant could be in West Croydon by the end of this year.
  
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• Transport boss denied £723,415 bonus as it 'wouldn't be...

  19-06-2017 13:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The boss of the company which runs trams on behalf of Transport for London has not been paid his £723,415 bonus this year because of the Croydon tram crash. According to FirstGroup's annual report, published last week, it would not be "appropriate" for chief executive Tim O'Toole to be paid the bonus while investigations into the cause of the disaster are ongoing. The tram network is run by Tram Operations Limited (TOL), a subsidiary of transport giant FirstGroup. Seven...
  
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• Use it or lose it, Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  19-06-2017 13:01
  
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  Use it or lose it, Croydon
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  This was the phrase that struck me as I read Liz Sheppard-Jones' celebratory review of the London Mozart Players' recent performance at Croydon's only rooftop bar and cinema, Lost Format Society. Croydon has never had anything like this before – a live ...
  
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• Send us photos of your fun in the sun - or how you're trying to stay cool in the hot weather

  19-06-2017 11:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  It’s another scorcher today with the temperature set to pass the 30C mark.
  
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• Why diesel drivers in Croydon and London are being urged to leave their cars at home this week - Croydon Advertiser

  19-06-2017 11:37
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  Why diesel drivers in Croydon and London are being urged to leave their cars at home this week
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  Diesel drivers across Croydon and the rest of London are being urged to leave their vehicles at home this week. Clean air experts say that the recent hot weather, with low winds and no rain, is causing air pollution to gather over the capital. Levels ...
  
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• Why diesel drivers in Croydon and London are being urged to leave...

  19-06-2017 11:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Diesel drivers across Croydon and the rest of London are being urged to leave their vehicles at home this week.Clean air experts say that the recent hot weather, with low winds and no rain, is causing air pollution to gather over the capital.Levels of ozone and particulates - the tiny particles in fumes - are rising due to the long period of stable high pressure and warm weather, which is expected to last for the rest of the week.Both ozone and particulates are particularly harmful to children's
  
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• Croydon man Daniel Ray Marzetti identified as the man who tragically lost his life in a three-vehicle-crash in East ... - Croydon Guardian

  19-06-2017 11:11
  
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  Croydon man Daniel Ray Marzetti identified as the man who tragically lost his life in a three-vehicle-crash in East ...
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  There has been an outpouring of tributes for Daniel Ray Marzetti, after the Croydon man was identified locally as the man tragically killed in a three-vehicle crash last week. On Thursday, June 15 at 5.50pm, officers from Sussex Police were called to ...and more »
  
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• #MoreInCommon: Street parties held in Croydon to remember murdered MP Jo Cox - Croydon Advertiser

  19-06-2017 10:27
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  #MoreInCommon: Street parties held in Croydon to remember murdered MP Jo Cox
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  Streets in Croydon became warm havens of sandwiches, bouncy castles and bunting yesterday (Sunday) as residents celebrated their communities in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox. Dozens of residential streets were closed and held A Great Get Together ...
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze in New Addington bedroom after a ...

  19-06-2017 09:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Firefighters rushed to tackle a blaze in a New Addington bedroom after a mattress went up in flames.A smoke alarm was triggered at around 6.50am this morning (June 19) as the fire erupted in a bedroom on Thursley Crescent.READ MORE: Croydon Council to carry out 'full review' of housing stock safety following Grenfell Tower fireFire crews dashed to deal with the fire which was contained within the bedroom of the house. It not known how the fire started although it is thought "smoking...
  
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• #MoreInCommon: Street parties held in Croydon to remember...

  19-06-2017 09:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Streets in Croydon became warm havens of sandwiches, bouncy castles and bunting yesterday (Sunday) as residents celebrated their communities in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox.Dozens of residential streets were closed and held A Great Get Together joining thousands nationally, united and inspired by the dedicated MP, who was killed last year in her Yorkshire constituency.Colourful Love Lane, in South Norwood, held its third street party on Sunday, but one organiser Emma Hope-Fitch said this year's.
  
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• Crystal Palace show intent with double swoop to sign Tottenham stars - Croydon Advertiser

  19-06-2017 08:53
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  Crystal Palace show intent with double swoop to sign Tottenham stars
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  Crystal Palace Ladies have strengthened their side by signing two players from Championship-winning Tottenham. Palace have completed the signings of goalkeeper Megen Lynch and forward Nikita Whinnett ahead of the 2017-18 season, with both bringing ...
  
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