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• Croydon tram crash: TfL bosses to 'reject' annual bonuses - BBC News

  27-06-2017 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Croydon tram crash: TfL bosses to 'reject' annual bonuses
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  Two Transport for London (TfL) bosses will say they should not receive an annual bonus for the last financial year because of the Croydon tram crash. Commissioner Mike Brown and managing rirector of surface transport Leon Daniels are to tell TfL's ...and more »
  
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• Fire safety in Croydon's tower blocks – what we know so far - Croydon Advertiser

  27-06-2017 21:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Fire safety in Croydon's tower blocks – what we know so far
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  Since the Grenfell Tower disaster earlier this month, safety standards at tower blocks and other residential buildings have come under further scrutiny. In Croydon, the highest council-owned tower block is 12 storeys, half the size of Grenfell, but ...and more »
  
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• Tram operator boss to retire this year after 17 years of working...

  27-06-2017 20:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The managing director of Croydon's tram operator will be retiring this year after nearly two decades working on the network.John Rymer already signalled his intent to retire in the past but stayed with Tram Operations Limited (TOL), a subsidiary of FirstGroup, after the tram crash at Sandilands in November, which claimed seven lives. He carried on working to provide "continuity and stability" following the derailment, a spokesman for TOL said. Mr Rymer will now retire in September...
  
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• Person sustained burns in Thornton Heath shop explosion - Croydon Advertiser

  27-06-2017 18:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Person sustained burns in Thornton Heath shop explosion
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  A person was taken to hospital with burns after an explosion at a Thornton Heath shop. Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to London Road at about 7pm on Monday to scenes of shattered glass over the pavement in the busy street. According to ...
  
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• South Norwood shoplifter who stole a pram worth more than...

  27-06-2017 17:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Norwood shoplifter who stole a "Rolls-Royce" of a pram from Mothercare in Richmond has failed to convince top judges to clear his name.Jamie White, of Westgate Road, got a nine-month suspended jail term at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court on January 11 this year.The 26-year-old was captured on CCTV removing a pram from a display and walking out of the store without paying for the pushchair on November 21, 2014. READ MORE: Thornton Heath gun dealer fails in bid to have his...
  
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• Person sustained burns in Thornton Heath shop explosion

  27-06-2017 17:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A person was taken to hospital with burns after an explosion at a Thornton Heath shop.Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to London Road at about 7pm on Monday to scenes of shattered glass over the pavement in the busy street.According to witnesses a man was sent flying into the street as smoke billowed from the damaged Collect and Go wine and groceries.The shop, which has homes above between Lyndhurst Road and Malvern Road, was cordoned off as the London Fire Brigade (LFB)...
  
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• Purley woman Dianne Winkworth settles with Croydon dentist Dr Julius Babayemi for £22k after finding 'dental instrument - Croydon Guardian

  27-06-2017 16:07 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
  Purley woman Dianne Winkworth settles with Croydon dentist Dr Julius Babayemi for £22k after finding 'dental instrument
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  A 58-year-old Purley woman has been given a £22,000 settlement from her dentist after she says a root canal went wrong. Dianne Winkworth has lost a tooth and her lawyers say she will lose another couple in the future while she faces corrective ...and more »
  
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• Purley woman settles with dentist for £22k after finding 'dental instrument lodged in teeth' for eight years

  27-06-2017 15:57
  
  A 58-year-old Purley woman has been given a £22,000 settlement from her dentist after she says a root canal went wrong.
  
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• The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge given tick of approval by Croydon language teacher - Croydon Guardian

  27-06-2017 15:40 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge given tick of approval by Croydon language teacher
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  Well Prince William and Kate Middleton reportedly have and one Croydon kid's language franchise has celebrated the decision. Why the praise? Joanna, who runs Kidslingo was delighted to hear the nanny will speak to the royal kids George and Charlotte in ...and more »
  
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• Royal family given tick of approval by Croydon language teacher

  27-06-2017 15:35
  
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• Fire safety in Croydon's tower blocks – what we know so far

  27-06-2017 14:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Since the Grenfell Tower disaster earlier this month, safety standards at tower blocks and other residential buildings have come under further scrutiny. In Croydon, the highest council-owned tower block is 12 storeys, half the size of Grenfell, but residents have shared their concerns about living so high up. Croydon Council has sought to reassure residents they are safe but in a bold move were one of the first councils in the country to declare it would be retrofitting sprinklers to some...
  
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• Southern Rail overtime ban: Everything you need to know | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  27-06-2017 14:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Southern Rail trains are set to yet again be plagued by disruption with the Aslef union set to enforce an overtime ban on Thursday and Friday, meaning ...and more »
  
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• Southern Rail overtime ban: Everything you need to know - Croydon Advertiser

  27-06-2017 14:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Southern Rail overtime ban: Everything you need to know
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  Southern Rail trains are set to yet again be plagued by disruption with the Aslef union set to enforce an overtime ban on Thursday and Friday, meaning thousands of rail services will be cut. About 1,100 rail services will be axed on Thursday and Friday ...and more »
  
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• Calls for Croydon Food Festival to be held more than once a year due to continual success - Croydon Advertiser

  27-06-2017 13:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Calls for Croydon Food Festival to be held more than once a year due to continual success
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  Thousands of people celebrated "Croydon at its best" while enjoying cuisines from across the world were at the ever-popular food and music festival, with calls for the event to be held more than once a year. More than 12,000 people dined alfresco while ...
  
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• Annual summit demonstrates the strength of Croydon's tech community - The Croydon Citizen

  27-06-2017 13:00 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  Annual summit demonstrates the strength of Croydon's tech community
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  Several technology based businesses gathered last week on Wednesday afternoon to discuss Croydon's future. Entrepreneurs set up booths showing off their most recent innovations. The overall excitement for new technology charged the event with ...
  
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• Southern Rail overtime ban: Everything you need to know

  27-06-2017 12:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern Rail trains are set to yet again be plagued by disruption with the Aslef union set to enforce an overtime ban on Thursday and Friday, meaning thousands of rail services will be cut.About 1,100 rail services will be axed on Thursday and Friday as the rail operator - which due to a shortage of drivers relies on them to work extra days of overtime - tries to cope with the ban. Aslef has taken the decision to advise members against working overtime on Thursday and Friday after a...
  
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• Street lined with people as KFC opens in Thornton Heath

  27-06-2017 12:18
  
  Hungry customers lined the streets of Thornton Heath for the opening of a new KFC.
  
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• KFC fans queue round the block to get free food and t-shirts at...

  27-06-2017 11:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Fans of KFC's famous fried chicken queued round the block to get their hands on free food and t-shirts at the opening of a new Croydon branch.Any of the first 100 customers to walk through the doors of the new KFC in Thornton Heath were given a free gift at its official opening yesterday (Monday, June 26).The fast food giant has moved into the vacant unit at 744-746 London Road, which was previously home to a Barclays bank.The opening proved to be very popular with more than 100 people waiting..
  
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• 'Cladding is not the same used on Grenfell tower' Croydon Council says

  27-06-2017 11:07
  
  Croydon Council is confident that the borough's tower blocks do not contain the same cladding as that used on Grenfell Tower.
  
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• Commuter group to take Department for Transport to court this...

  27-06-2017 11:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A commuter group will take the Department for Transport (DfT) to court this week over its handling of the Southern Rail franchise.The Association of British Commuters (ABC) will appear at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London on Thursday (June 29) to attend a 'public permission hearing'.In September last year an online fundraising campaign was set up by ABC with 1,331 people raising a total of £26,290 to cover costs of the review's initial stages.ABC's case, which was submitted to.
  
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• Five arrested in two separate knife incidents

  27-06-2017 10:47
  
  Five people have arrested in two separate incidents, both of which involved the seizure of knives.
  
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• Street party marks the official re-opening of Surrey Street

  27-06-2017 10:31
  
  A street party packed with performances of singing, music and dance marked the reopening of Surrey Street over the weekend.
  
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• Thornton Heath schoolboy treated for cancer becomes mascot for...

  27-06-2017 10:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A young cancer patient from Thornton Heath was given the treat of a lifetime when he got to lead two top tennis players out as a mascot at the semi-final of the Queen's Club Championships.Lucas Hill took to the centre court with Marin Čilić and Gilles Müller on Saturday (June 24).The nine-year-old was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in May 2015, after a scan showed he had tumours on his kidney, lymph nodes, lung and spine, and two on his lower jaw. The Beulah Junior School
  
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• South Norwood Community Festival starts off the week with a bang

  27-06-2017 10:18
  
  The South Norwood Community Festival (SNCF) free annual event in South Norwood has a myriad of events on this time around.
  
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• Don't Tell The Bride is looking for Croydon couples to take part in its new series - Croydon Advertiser

  27-06-2017 10:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Don't Tell The Bride is looking for Croydon couples to take part in its new series
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  Ladies, would you trust your fiancé to be in charge of planning your dream wedding, including choosing the flowers, ordering a cake and picking the perfect dress for you? Lads, would you be up for the challenge of planning a dream wedding for your ...
  
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• Here's why this South Norwood butchers got a 'zero-star' food...

  27-06-2017 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The director of a South Norwood butchers has vowed to improve standards, after a critical report judged the business to have a "zero-star" food hygiene rating.When a food safety officer visited the South Norwood Halal Butchers and Grocers on March 9, they deemed two out of the three categories assessed to be failing to meet basic food hygiene criteria, landing them the lowest rating out of a possible five stars.Inspectors from Croydon Council, who carry out the checks on behalf of the...
  
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• Don't Tell The Bride is looking for Croydon couples to take part...

  27-06-2017 09:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ladies, would you trust your fiancé to be in charge of planning your dream wedding, including choosing the flowers, ordering a cake and picking the perfect dress for you? Lads, would you be up for the challenge of planning a dream wedding for your sweetheart in exchange for £14,000, meaning our dream day doesn't leave you penniless?If you think your husband-to-be could carry it off without messing it all up, or if you fancy yourself as the perfect fiancé, E4 is looking for...
  
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• Outrage as Millers Pond was 'in a sorry state' after grass left...

  27-06-2017 08:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon residents paying a visit to Millers Pond during the sunny weather that swept the borough over the past fortnight were disappointed to find overgrown grass covering the park's fields. Lynne Wood, a Shirley resident who regularly visits the park, said pleas for the grass to be cut have "fallen on deaf ears".She added: "The grass hasn't seen a mower for many weeks and is covered in hundreds of bees enjoying the bumper crop of clover and very tall weeds."There is...
  
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• An 'explosion' has torn through the front of a Croydon shop - Croydon Advertiser

  27-06-2017 02:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  An 'explosion' has torn through the front of a Croydon shop
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  An explosion blasted glass from a shop in Thornton Heath and a sent a man flying in to the street, according to a shocked eyewitness passing by this evening (Monday, June 26) as smoke billowed from the damaged store. A loud blast rocked the Collect and ...
  
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