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• REVEALED: The most dangerous places to live in Croydon according to the latest crime figures - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 23:52
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  REVEALED: The most dangerous places to live in Croydon according to the latest crime figures
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  The Advertiser has analysed the latest available crime statistics to reveal what they show to be the most and least dangerous places to live in Croydon. Figures recorded by the Metropolitan Police - available on www.police.uk - show that between ...
  
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• Purley drug dealer jailed after being found with cocaine and 18...

  08-08-2017 23:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Purley drug dealer who was found to have cocaine and 18 wraps of heroin on him during a stop and search has been jailed for three years.On June 25 officers from Surrey Police, in an unmarked car, were on patrol in the Epsom area and stopped Shomari Fraser Etienne who was driving a hire car without insurance. Officers could immediately smell cannabis coming from the car and the 30-year-old admitted to police that he had smoked cannabis. READ MORE: Watch this bizarre world record get broken on..
  
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• Police desperate to stop Thornton Heath club where man was...

  08-08-2017 20:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police trying to block an application to reopen a Thornton Heath club where a dad was fatally shot say breaches of the previous premises licence "contributed" to the shooting.Higher Level Function Room, in Brigstock Parade, became a murder scene last November when 28-year-old dad Keeno Harris was shot on the dance floor at a party – one of two shootings police believe are linked to the venue since 2014.The licence holders at the venue at the time of the shooting surrendered their...
  
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• This is why a police helicopter was hovering over parts of...

  08-08-2017 20:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police Service has explained why a police helicopter was hovering over parts of Croydon during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).Officers were called out at 0.21am to reports of a person who was "in distress" in the Beddington Park area.READ MORE: Inquest date set for Wallington police employee who shot himself in front of armed officersThe park, which is close to Croydon's borough border with Sutton, was searched by officers and the police helicopter was also...
  
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• Kind schoolgirl cuts off her hair so disabled children can go to...

  08-08-2017 19:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A kind-hearted disabled schoolgirl has cut her long locks off so that other children can visit Disney World. Megan Herons, 14, from South Croydon, was lucky enough to visit the Florida theme park herself and now wants to give other disabled youngsters the chance to go too. The Riddlesdown Collegiate pupil made the trip in 2013 with her brother, Joe, 17, mum Beth, 43, and dad, Mick, 57, after being given the chance to do so through charity Cauldwell Children. The charity gives families who...
  
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• Inquest date set for Wallington police employee who shot himself...

  08-08-2017 18:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An inquest into the death of a Wallington man who shot himself in the head during a confrontation with armed police will be held later this year.The incident took place in Bridge Road, in Wallington, at about 8pm on January 30, 2016. Tony Hanley, 51, who was a civilian employee with the Met Police, was taken to St George's Hospital, in Tooting, with gunshot wounds, where he died in the early hours of the following morning. It was announced at a pre-inquest hearing at South London Coroner's...
  
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• PHOTOS: 150 runners compete in biggest ever Vanguard Way Marathon in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 18:07
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  PHOTOS: 150 runners compete in biggest ever Vanguard Way Marathon in Croydon
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  Runners from across the globe travelled to Croydon to complete in the biggest ever Vanguard Way Marathon last weekend. In its fifth annual event, which started in Lloyd Park, in South Croydon, 150 people put on their shoes to run through Selsdon, ...
  
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• Planning application for 1200 person school in Addiscombe submitted to council

  08-08-2017 17:39
  The plan to build a 1200 student school in Addiscombe has taken a step forward.
  
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• The hilarious and really random dreams people have had about...

  08-08-2017 17:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Whether it's dreaming about an ostrich living in Lloyd Park or Katie Price playing the drums, it seems that anything goes for Croydon residents when they are dreaming. We will all have woken up from time to time from such weird dreams that it has left us wondering whether we have completely lost the plot. Some of us will wake up partners to try and get some sort of explanation for why on earth our imaginations have wandered off in such bizarre directions. And some post about their dreams...
  
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• Jailed: Drug dealers who carried weapons and failed surprise 'reading test' in Banstead and Epsom

  08-08-2017 16:56
  Two drug dealers who were caught with stun guns and knife in separate police swoops in Banstead and Epsom have been jailed.
  
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• Watch this bizarre world record get broken on the roof of a...

  08-08-2017 16:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Wandle Road car park in Croydon town centre was the unlikely venue for a bizarre world record which has just been set for the most consecutive cars jumped over on a pogo stick. Three Nissan Juke cars were lined up in a row and American stuntman Dalton Smith was tasked with jumping over them.Thankfully he managed to do so safely without damaging himself or any of the cars. The world record was broken last month with a video clip of the stunt being uploaded to YouTube on August 2. As...
  
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• PHOTOS: 150 runners compete in biggest ever Vanguard Way Marathon...

  08-08-2017 16:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Runners from across the globe travelled to Croydon to complete in the biggest ever Vanguard Way Marathon last weekend.In its fifth annual event, which started in Lloyd Park, in South Croydon, 150 people put on their shoes to run through Selsdon, Warlingham down to Oxted and back on Sunday. Runners from as far as India, South Africa and the United States of America competed in the marathon and the event's debut half-marathon, both organised by Selsdon dad-of-one Gareth Davies.READ MORE: Why...
  
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• This is why KFC in West Croydon is closed and when it will reopen - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 16:26
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  This is why KFC in West Croydon is closed and when it will reopen
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  The branch shut its doors on Thursday, July 17, and is not set to open them again until early next month. A spokeswoman for the chicken chain has confirmed this morning that the reason for the closure is the restaurant is being given a full refurbishment.
  
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• Ex-Crystal Palace, Charlton and Newcastle boss announces new job - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 16:24
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  Ex-Crystal Palace, Charlton and Newcastle boss announces new job
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  Fans of Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic and Newcastle United are about to see Alan Pardew a lot more next season. No, he's not been announced as a manager at a new club - but instead he has joined Sky Sports a pundit and is set to feature every week.and more »
  
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• This is why KFC in West Croydon is closed and when it will reopen

  08-08-2017 16:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  KFC has revealed why its West Croydon restaurant, on London Road, is currently closed. The branch shut its doors on Thursday, July 17, and is not set to open them again until early next month. A spokeswoman for the chicken chain has confirmed this morning that the reason for the closure is the restaurant is being given a full refurbishment.Despite rumours the closure was for a deep clean after inspectors gave the branch a rating of just one out of five for food hygiene in 2015, Abbas Zareh,...
  
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• Ten-year-olds get behind the wheel in new driving course

  08-08-2017 16:08
  How would you feel letting your 10-year-old child behind the wheel of a car?
  
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• Defendant in Croydon asylum seeker attack case is cleared of grievous bodily harm charge - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 16:08
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  Defendant in Croydon asylum seeker attack case is cleared of grievous bodily harm charge
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  One of the 13 people set to stand trial for allegedly attacking a teenage asylum seeker in Croydon has been cleared of one of the charges he faced after the prosecution offered no evidence. George Walder, 20, was charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH) ...and more »
  
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• Defendant in Croydon asylum seeker attack case is cleared of ... - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 16:08
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  Defendant in Croydon asylum seeker attack case is cleared of ...
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  One of the 13 people set to stand trial for allegedly attacking a teenage asylum seeker in Croydon has been cleared of one of the charges he faced after the ...and more »
  
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• 10-year-olds get behind the wheel in new driving course

  08-08-2017 16:08
  How would you feel letting your 10-year-old child behind the wheel of a car?
  
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• Defendant in Croydon asylum seeker attack case is cleared of...

  08-08-2017 15:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One of the 13 people set to stand trial for allegedly attacking a teenage asylum seeker in Croydon has been cleared of one of the charges he faced after the prosecution offered no evidence. George Walder, 20, was charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH) alongside two violent disorder charges when he appeared at Croydon Crown Court in May.He is one of 13 defendants who will be standing trial in connection with an attack on Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker Reker Ahmed.Mr Ahmed, 17, suffered a...
  
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• ​Why comedian Julian Clary has just visited a South Norwood school - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 13:10
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  ​Why comedian Julian Clary has just visited a South Norwood school
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  Comedian and children's author Julian Clary visited a school in South Norwood during the last week of the school term last month and admitted it was "nice to get away" from grown-ups. The 58-year-old TV star, who has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother ...and more »
  
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• Lawyer dismisses suggestions that Coulsdon model was in on her own alleged kidnapping

  08-08-2017 13:07
  A Coulsdon model who was allegedly kidnapped in Milan was too terrified to try to get away from her captor when he took her shoe shopping and to buy groceries, her lawyer said.
  
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• ​Why comedian Julian Clary has just visited a South Norwood...

  08-08-2017 12:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Comedian and children's author Julian Clary visited a school in South Norwood during the last week of the school term last month and admitted it was "nice to get away" from grown-ups.The 58-year-old TV star, who has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and Strictly Come Dancing in recent years, popped in to The South Norwood Academy on July 12 and spent the day talking to pupils at the school. Mr Clary was speaking to pupils about his latest series of books, aimed at young readers, called...
  
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• Croydon's AC London look to break down barriers en route to FA ... - Your Local Guardian

  08-08-2017 12:25
  Croydon's AC London look to break down barriers en route to FA ...
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  Some saw family businesses destroyed. Others helped in the destruction.and more »
  
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• Croydon's AC London look to break down barriers en route to FA Cup glory - Your Local Guardian

  08-08-2017 12:25
  Croydon's AC London look to break down barriers en route to FA Cup glory
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  Prince Choudary was just 16 at the time of the attacks and saw the town he loved go up in flames. "I was born and bred in Croydon and I just thought 'this can't happen," he said. "The youths were animals. At that point the young were being mislead and ...and more »
  
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• From the ashes of the London Riots a Croydon success story has been born

  08-08-2017 12:24
  Some saw family businesses destroyed. Others helped in the destruction.
  
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• Dog owners invited to get their special pooch checked out free of charge

  08-08-2017 11:03
  Calling all dog owners.
  
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• Family man's death honoured with a climb for charity

  08-08-2017 10:51
  On the tenth anniversary of Nickos Efthymiou's death, his family and friends did something special to honour his memory.
  
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• Capital XTRA is bringing gif photo booths and glitter make-up stations to Croydon this weekend

  08-08-2017 10:30
  National radio station Capital XTRA is coming to Croydon this weekend.
  
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• Children's author talks shop at Croydon school

  08-08-2017 10:17
  Students at one Croydon school were treated to an afternoon of entertainment when comedian and children’s author Julian Clary dropped by for a visit.
  
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• Met Office issues two-day weather warning for Croydon and forecasts thunderstorms and flooding - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 10:12
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  Met Office issues two-day weather warning for Croydon and forecasts thunderstorms and flooding
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  Croydon could be hit with heavy thunderstorms over the next two days after the Met Office issued two yellow weather warnings. The first warning predicts torrential downpours and thunder to hit the region between 3am this morning (Tuesday) and 9pm tonight.and more »
  
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• A teenager has been stabbed to death in a south London street

  08-08-2017 09:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Four people have been arrested after a teenage boy died after being stabbed on a busy south London street in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, August 8). Officers were called to a "disturbance" on Old Kent Road, in Southwark, at around 2am and found a 19-year-old male suffering from stabbing injuries. He was pronounced dead by paramedics less than an hour later. Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command have launched an investigation into the death, which...
  
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• Two of London's cutest firefighters are retiring

  08-08-2017 09:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two of London Fire Brigade's most adorable employees, spaniels Roscoe and Murphy, are leaving the brigade this week as their owner is retiring after 30 years in the service. The fluffy duo have been working together as fire investigation dogs since 2013 with the help of their owner, Mick Boyle, who is a fire investigator as well as a dog handler. Twelve years ago, Mr Boyle's job as a fire investigator changed when he became one of the brigade's first dog handlers, taking on clever springer...
  
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• Weather warning for London as UK braced for summer downpours

  08-08-2017 09:14
  Large swathes of the country are due to be hit with "thundery downpours" over the next two days.
  
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• 'It's a bummer': Artists react to Amy Winehouse and Stormzy...

  08-08-2017 09:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The men behind two eye-catching pieces of street art in Croydon town centre have told of their disappointment after the murals were ruined by vandals over the weekend. The new murals in St George's Walk which depict Amy Winehouse and Stormzy had tags sprayed over them at some point during the weekend, and may now have to be painted over and designed again. 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. A...
  
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• Met Office issues two-day weather warning for Croydon and...

  08-08-2017 09:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon could be hit with heavy thunderstorms over the next two days after the Met Office issued two yellow weather warnings.The first warning predicts torrential downpours and thunder to hit the region between 3am this morning (Tuesday) and 9pm tonight. Some parts of the region are expected to see two to three hours of heavy rain which may cause flooding to roads, the Met Office has said. The chief forecaster said on the Met Office website: "Areas of rain will move north across parts of...
  
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• Firefighters called after car bursts into flames in Forestdale

  08-08-2017 08:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon firefighters were called out in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, August 8) after a car burst into flames in Forestdale. A fire crew from Addington Fire Station were called to tackle the blaze, on Courtwood Lane, at around 2.10am and used a hose reel to put out the flames. A spokeswoman for Addington Fire Station said: "We were called to Courtwood Lane at 2.10am following reports of a car fire.READ MORE: Former Croydon council employee charged with fraud by abuse of...
  
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• Firefighters to open doors to Croydon Fire Station this weekend - Croydon Advertiser

  08-08-2017 02:54
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  Firefighters to open doors to Croydon Fire Station this weekend
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  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 ...
  
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