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• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn filmed helping a woman at Crawley...

  07-08-2017 22:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has been spotted helping a woman with her pram at Crawley train station this afternoon (Monday).The baby inside the pram looked on, somewhat baffled, as Mr Corbyn - fresh from his holiday in Croatia - edged up the stairs of the footbridge which links Platforms one and two.READ MORE: Sadiq Khan calls on YouTube to crack down on violent gang videosThe heartwarming moment was captured by a member of Mr Corbyn's press team who quickly posted the five...
  
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• Firefighters to open doors to Croydon Fire Station this weekend

  07-08-2017 20:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Fire Station will open its doors to the public this weekend.Firefighters, at the station in Old Town, will show people how they remove casualties from vehicles involved in crashes and there will also be a live rescue demonstration .They will also be on hand to give out fire safety information, including the importance of having working smoke alarms.READ MORE: South Norwood man jailed for deliberately setting fire to a Clapham barAnimal lovers will be pleased to hear there will be a visit
  
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• Morrisons is now selling a giant sausage roll at its Croydon...

  07-08-2017 19:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Morrisons has launched a foot-long sausage roll which is available in its Croydon store this week. The supermarket has unleashed the monster-sized pastry which will cost only £1 until August 14 before the price rises to £1.43. Believed to be the biggest in the country, it weighs just under half a kilo (455g).READ MORE: Tesco is going to stop selling its 5p carrier bags And according to Morrisons it is "double the length and four times the weight of some high street...
  
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• New head teacher praised for making 'significant changes' at...

  07-08-2017 19:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The new executive head teacher of a secondary school in Purley has been praised for making "significant changes" to improve the school which was told by Ofsted earlier in the year to raise its standards.Thomas More Catholic School, on Russell Hill Road, was given an overall rating of "requires improvement" in an Ofsted report which was published in February following an inspection in December 2016.A recent check-up by Ofsted, on July 6, found that the new executive head...
  
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• Former Croydon Council employee charged with fraud by abuse of position - Croydon Advertiser

  07-08-2017 19:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A former Croydon Council employee has been charged with allegedly defrauding the authority out of cash. Paulette Bromfield, of Zion Place in Thornton Heath, is facing two charges of fraud by abuse of position while working as a registrar for the council.
  
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• Sadiq Khan calls on YouTube to crack down on violent gang videos

  07-08-2017 18:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has demanded that YouTube do more to crack down on violent gang videos after it refused to take down rap videos that featured known gang members making murder threats.The Mayor called for YouTube, and its parent company Google, to take a tougher stance on gang and knife-related videos, put "stricter" rules in place to prevent them being published and act quickly to take such content down.The call comes after the Metropolitan Police reported four violent...
  
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• ​Tesco is going to stop selling its 5p carrier bags

  07-08-2017 18:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Tesco has announced that it is going to stop selling its 5p carrier bags - with 10p 'Bags for Life' being sold instead. The supermarket giant says the 5p bags will be scrapped in just three weeks' time. More than 700 million carrier bags a year have been sold in England by the supermarket giant since a charge was brought in, but the eco-friendly Bags for Life, which are thought to be more reusable, will be brought in instead as of August 28. READ MORE: Vandals ruin murals of Amy Winehouse and...
  
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• Former Croydon Council employee charged with fraud by abuse of...

  07-08-2017 18:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A former Croydon Council employee has been charged with allegedly defrauding the authority out of cash.Paulette Bromfield, of Zion Place in Thornton Heath, is facing two charges of fraud by abuse of position while working as a registrar for the council.The first charge claims she retained cash - which she was receiving from users of the nationality checking service, that checks UK applications for British citizenship and passports - for herself between June 30 and September 20, 2011. READ MORE:.
  
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• West Wickham neighbour speaks of shock after mum of three shot in...

  07-08-2017 18:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A mum from Bromley has been shot in front of her husband and three children while on holiday to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.Eloise Dixon, 46, who used to live in West Wickham but has since moved to Hayes, was reportedly shot twice in the abdomen on Sunday after mistakenly walking into a gang-ruled favela.Mrs Dixon's family were apparently in search of water to buy when they took a wrong turning and ended up in a favela called Agua Santa, which is ruled by a drug gang, according to our sister paper.
  
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• Why Jason Lokilo has been given huge Crystal Palace chance - Croydon Advertiser

  07-08-2017 17:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace boss Frank de Boer says youngster Jason Lokilo filled in due to a shortness of numbers in pre-season and impressed to keep his place within the first team setup. The Belgian has featured in the majority of the Eagles' matches this summer ...and more »
  
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• WATCH: Time-lapse of work done for the Waterloo Upgrade so far

  07-08-2017 17:30
  Network Rail has released a video showing engineers hard at work on the upgrade at Waterloo.
  
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• Police investigating claims a pregnant woman was assaulted by...

  07-08-2017 17:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating an allegation made by a pregnant woman that she was assaulted by a minicab driver in South Norwood.Officers from the Metropolitan Roads and Transport Policing Command are investigating the alleged attack on the 22-year-old woman, a Met spokesman said. READ MORE: Baby boy remains in 'serious but stable condition' three weeks after falling from flats in CroydonThe expectant woman, from South Norwood, called police at 7pm on July 31 claiming she had been assaulted by the...
  
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• Baby boy remains in 'serious but stable condition' three weeks...

  07-08-2017 16:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A baby boy who suffered a head injury after falling from the fourth floor of a block of flats in Croydon on July 16 remains in a "serious but stable condition" three weeks on, police have revealed.The child, an 11-month-old, was left fighting for his life after he fell from a window on what is the top floor of the flats in St James's Road three weeks ago. His condition was originally described as "critical" by police, but has been described as "critical/serious but...
  
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• Crime stats show which parts of Croydon are the most and least violent

  07-08-2017 16:10
  The most recent crime statistics released have revealed which parts of Croydon are the most and least violent.
  
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• The cheapest carrier bag at Tesco will soon cost you 10p

  07-08-2017 16:02
  Supermarket giant Tesco is to stop selling single-use plastic bags in its stores, replacing them with 'bags for life' to be offered at double the price.
  
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• Croydon organisation helping excluded pupils says it's struggling...

  07-08-2017 16:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A youth mentor has appealed for residents to help support the borough's young people due to "stretched resources" at a Thornton Heath centre for excluded pupils.Tony Harrison is a behavioural manager at Croydon African Caribbean Family Organisation (CACFO) Education Centre, in Northwood Road, supporting young boys and girls temporarily sent there from mainstream schools.Mr Harrison explained how Croydon Council sends these children to the centre, an independent alternative provision,...
  
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• Stoke City agree deal to sign Crystal Palace target | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  07-08-2017 15:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace look set to miss out on the signing of Netherland international Bruno Martins Indi, with Premier League rivals Stoke City in the driving seat.and more »
  
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• The 'largest sausage roll in the UK' is now on sale in supermarkets - for a tasty price

  07-08-2017 15:20
  The "largest sausage roll in the UK" is now on sale in Morrisons stores, and is apparently too heavy to be served in a paper bag.
  
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• ​South Norwood man jailed for deliberately setting fire to a...

  07-08-2017 14:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Norwood man has been jailed for deliberately setting fire to a bar in Clapham.Jason Fossett, 45, of Portland Road, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Inner London Crown Court on Friday (August 4) but will only have to serve three years and 244 days before he is eligible for parole. Fossett pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger life at the same court on May 3, but his motivation for targeting The Two Brewers, which is a gay bar, is unknown and there is no suggestion that it..
  
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• Vandals ruin murals of Amy Winehouse and Stormzy in Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  07-08-2017 13:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Vandals ruin murals of Amy Winehouse and Stormzy in Croydon town centre
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  Two eye-catching pieces of street art put up in the town centre in tribute to two music legends with links to Croydon have been trashed by vandals who sprayed tags onto them. The murals in St George's Walk which depict Amy Winehouse and Stormzy appear ...
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ arsonist who set fire to busy Clapham gay bar in ‘calculated attack’ jailed

  07-08-2017 13:07
  An arsonist who set fire to a busy Clapham bar in a "carefully calculated attack" has been jailed.
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ arsonist who set fire to busy Clapham bar in ‘calculated attack’ jailed

  07-08-2017 13:07
  An arsonist who set fire to a busy Clapham bar in a "carefully calculated attack" has been jailed.
  
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• Vandals ruin murals of Amy Winehouse and Stormzy in Croydon town...

  07-08-2017 12:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two eye-catching pieces of street art put up in the town centre in tribute to two music legends with links to Croydon have been trashed by vandals who sprayed tags onto them.The murals in St George's Walk which depict Amy Winehouse and Stormzy appear to have been targeted over the weekend. A blue tag was sprayed across the whole of the Stormzy piece and a tear and grey square were scribbled onto Amy Winehouse's cheek.The Amy Winehouse mural was painted just over two weeks ago by Thornton Heath..
  
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• Coulsdon model back at home after kidnappers allegedly attempted to sell her online

  07-08-2017 12:26
  A Coulsdon model who was kidnapped in Milan and detained for six days while her captor tried to auction her online has reportedly returned to the UK.
  
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• Manchester United starlet set for Crystal Palace medical | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  07-08-2017 11:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Manchester United starlet Timothy Fosu-Mensah is close to completing a move to Crystal Palace, according to reports. The teenager, who can play as a ...and more »
  
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• Manchester United starlet set for Crystal Palace medical - Croydon Advertiser

  07-08-2017 11:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Manchester United starlet Timothy Fosu-Mensah is close to completing a move to Crystal Palace, according to reports. The teenager, who can play as a defensive midfielder or anywhere across the backline, is set to have a medical at Palace today ahead of ...and more »
  
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• ​Coulsdon model's horror after being 'kidnapped to be sold as sex...

  07-08-2017 10:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A model has spoken out after allegedly being kidnapped to be sold as a sex slave in Italy.Chloe Ayling, 20, from Coulsdon, has spoken out for the first time about the terrifying ordeal she says she suffered at the hands of a gang. The glamour model was lured to Milan for a fake photoshoot before she was drugged, bounded and bundled into a car, The Mirror reports. READ MORE: The most violent areas of Croydon so far this year according to statisticsThe 20-year-old told Italian police: "When I...
  
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• Another Boxpark-style food mall is set to open in south London

  07-08-2017 08:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Developers have revealed that they want to build a food mall similar to Croydon's Boxpark elsewhere in south London.Based in Camberwell, the new attraction would feature 14 retail units centred around a community seating area.Rolfe Judd, the planning firm behind the proposal, has likened the venue, which has been named Camberwell Yards, to the existing Boxparks in Croydon and Shoreditch, but said this project will be more "community focussed".Both Boxpark venues have proved to be...
  
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• Teenager hit by car in Old Coulsdon still fighting for his life...

  07-08-2017 08:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy who was hit by a car in Old Coulsdon remains in hospital, fighting for his life, three weeks after the horrific incident. Police and London Ambulance Service paramedics were called to Coulsdon Road at the junction with Canon's Hill at 10.25pm on Monday, July 17, after the collision between the vehicle and pedestrian. The pedestrian, a 16-year-old boy, was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, which has not changed after three weeks, a spokesman for the Met Police...
  
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