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• Pictures show enormous transformer bringing Croydon roads to a standstill - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 21:51
  Croydon Advertiser
  Pictures show enormous transformer bringing Croydon roads to a standstill
  Croydon Advertiser
  A giant transformer built for the controversial incinerator in Beddington forced the part closure of roads through Croydon because it was too enormous to be carried by a normal lorry. According to a spokesman from National Grid the enormous piece of ...
  
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• Croydon tram crash to feature in new documentary about London Fire Brigade tonight - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 20:50
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  Croydon tram crash to feature in new documentary about London Fire Brigade tonight
  Croydon Advertiser
  The Croydon tram crash will feature in a new documentary showing the challenging jobs firefighters face in the capital. The three part series of Inside London Fire Brigade starts tonight (Thursday) on ITV at 9pm. Part of the first episode will follow ...and more »
  
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• The staggering number of animals firefighters have had to rescue in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 18:09
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  The staggering number of animals firefighters have had to rescue in Croydon
  Croydon Advertiser
  Snakes trapped in pipes, squirrels stuck on windowsills and even a rabbit trapped in a car engine, it's not just cats up trees that London Fire Brigade is called to rescue in Croydon, according to data released by the force. Altogether, the brigade has ...
  
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• Man Tasered by police after 'charging' towards officers in Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 18:09
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  Man Tasered by police after 'charging' towards officers in Croydon ...
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  A man was Tasered after allegedly charging towards officers as they tried to arrest him in Croydon this morning (Thursday, July 27). Police officers went to a ...and more »
  
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• Man tasered after 'resisting arrest'

  27-07-2017 17:40
  A man was tasered early this morning after resisting arrest from police.
  
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• Step taken in getting New Addington its long-awaited £25m leisure and community centre

  27-07-2017 16:46
  Another step has been taken in getting New Addington its long-awaited leisure and community centre.
  
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• Political row over giving Croydon's Grenfell Tower volunteers their birthdays off as a reward - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 16:38
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  Political row over giving Croydon's Grenfell Tower volunteers their birthdays off as a reward
  Croydon Advertiser
  Croydon Council staff who volunteered to help out after the horror of the Grenfell Tower disaster will not be rewarded for their selfless work - despite proposals to give them their birthdays off. About 25 kind-hearted council workers gave up their ...
  
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• 'I miss her every day': Thornton Heath mum shaves her head in memory of best friend

  27-07-2017 16:09
  A hair cut is a run-of-the-mill event for most people.
  
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• 'I miss her every day': Thornton Heath mum shaves her hair in memory of best friend

  27-07-2017 16:09
  A hair cut is a run-of-the-mill event for most people.
  
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• ​This is the reason why armed police were seen at East Croydon station earlier today - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 14:09
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  ​This is the reason why armed police were seen at East Croydon station earlier today
  Croydon Advertiser
  Armed police were called to a "serious" incident at East Croydon station earlier today (Thursday) following reports that a man was acting suspiciously. Local officers and armed officers were called to the station just before 9am this morning but failed ...
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• Croydon residents unable to identify any improvements to the area in the past 5 years a survey by Regenerate London ... - Croydon Guardian

  27-07-2017 14:07
  Croydon residents unable to identify any improvements to the area in the past 5 years a survey by Regenerate London ...
  Croydon Guardian
  A study carried out by Opinion Matters on behalf of Regenerate London found that 100 per cent of Croydon residents surveyed said they felt least proud of any new or improved housing within the borough. In comparison, 44 per cent of respondents said the ...
  
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• Croydon residents unable to identify any improvements to the area in the past 5 years

  27-07-2017 14:03
  A lack of culture and a distaste for new developments.
  
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• Armed police spotted at East Croydon Station

  27-07-2017 12:26
  Armed police and police helicopters have been spotted at East Croydon Station this morning.
  
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• Armed police called to East Croydon station after reports of a man acting suspiciously

  27-07-2017 12:26
  Armed police and police helicopters have been spotted at East Croydon Station this morning.
  
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• New school to offer Croydon pupils on the autism spectrum a place to learn - Croydon Guardian

  27-07-2017 12:09
  Croydon Guardian
  New school to offer Croydon pupils on the autism spectrum a place to learn
  Croydon Guardian
  The town is among 19 local authorities chosen by the Department for Education to open a new special free school with a focus on pupils with autism spectrum disorder (though not exclusively) an all-through education from age two to 19. Now all it needs ...and more »
  
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• New school to offer Croydon pupils on the autism spectrum a place to learn

  27-07-2017 12:07
  A new 150-place free school for kids on the autism spectrum could be coming to Croydon.
  
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• Baby who fell from fourth floor window in Croydon remains in critical condition - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 11:12
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  Baby who fell from fourth floor window in Croydon remains in critical condition
  Croydon Advertiser
  An 11-month-old baby boy who fell from a fourth floor window at a block of flats in Croydon remains in a critical condition 11 days after the accident. Police and ambulance crews were called to St James's Road at about 2.45pm on Sunday, July 16 and an ...
  
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• Hare Krishna Chariot Festival on this weekend

  27-07-2017 11:05
  Croydon High Street will be a sight to see this weekend as an infusion of colour is set to hit the borough.
  
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• Police want to talk to this man about courier frauds against elderly women in Croydon

  27-07-2017 10:53
  Police are hunting a 26-year-old man after a series of reports of fraud targetting women aged between 70 and 91 years old.
  
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• ITV programme airing tonight to strike close to home for Croydon residents

  27-07-2017 10:43
  The first episode of ITV's Inside London Fire Brigade will strike a chord with Croydon residents.
  
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• The Coloma Convent Girls’ School choir stuns New York audiences

  27-07-2017 10:29
  The Coloma Convent Girls’ School choir has left New York, following a music tour through the city.
  
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• Croydon man wanted for number of fraud offences against lone, elderly women - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 09:18
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  Croydon man wanted for number of fraud offences against lone, elderly women
  Croydon Advertiser
  Police want to speak to a Croydon man about a series of fraud offences committed against lone, elderly women. Officers would like to speak to Stuart Jackow, 26, about offences committed against women aged between 70 and 91 over a 14-month period from ...and more »
  
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• Croydon Council leader urges Westfield bosses to 'get a move on' and build new shopping centre - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 02:57
  Croydon Advertiser
  Croydon Council leader urges Westfield bosses to 'get a move on' and build new shopping centre
  Croydon Advertiser
  The leader of Croydon Council has urged the team behind the Westfield shopping centre project "to get a move on" amid concerns that work on building the new super-mall still hasn't begun. The Croydon Partnership, which is made up of developers ...
  
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• Café in Croydon town centre to shut as owner puts loss of trade down to Fairfield Halls closure - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 02:57
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  Café in Croydon town centre to shut as owner puts loss of trade down to Fairfield Halls closure
  Croydon Advertiser
  A family-run café in Croydon town centre is closing down for good this weekend with the owner blaming a loss of trade on Fairfield Halls shutting. Piccolino's Snack Bar, on St George's Walk, will shut its doors this Saturday (July 29) after nine years.
  
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• Britain's second tallest building could be built in Croydon | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 02:57
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  Britain's second tallest building could be built in Croydon | Croydon ...
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  The second tallest building in Britain could be built in Croydon town centre after plans to build a 68-storey skyscraper were submitted to the council. Proposals to ...and more »
  
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• Britain's second tallest building could be built in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  27-07-2017 02:57
  Croydon Advertiser
  Britain's second tallest building could be built in Croydon
  Croydon Advertiser
  The second tallest building in Britain could be built in Croydon town centre after plans to build a 68-storey skyscraper were submitted to the council. Proposals to demolish buildings at 1-5 Lansdowne Road and Voyager House at 30-32 Wellesley Road and ...and more »
  
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