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• Croydon flat closed after spate of antisocial behavior by pensioner who started fires on the roof - Croydon Advertiser

  09-08-2017 22:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon flat closed after spate of antisocial behavior by pensioner who started fires on the roof
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  Police have closed a retirement flat in South Croydon after the tenant abused other residents and care workers, created noise nuisance and started fires on the flat's roof. When he appeared at Camberwell Magistrates' Court today (Wednesday, August 9), ...
  
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• Croydon flat closed after spate of antisocial behavior by...

  09-08-2017 22:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have closed a retirement flat in South Croydon after the tenant abused other residents and care workers, created noise nuisance and started fires on the flat's roof. When he appeared at Camberwell Magistrates' Court today (Wednesday, August 9), Geoffrey Ball, 69, the occupant of the flat, at Sovereign Court on Warham Road, was found to have been verbally abusive to both other residents and staff on many occasions.The court also heard that he had put lives at risk by starting fires on the.
  
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• Historic Coulsdon cottages are saved from demolition

  09-08-2017 21:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Plans to demolish two historic cottages in Coulsdon have been scrapped by a housing association - less than 24 hours after a petition was launched to save them.Optivo, who were behind the application, wanted to knock down two cottages on Fourth Drive - the last surviving buildings associated with Cane Hill Hospital which closed in 1992.The housing association said it had listened to "considerable" feedback and would be ditching its plans - much to the satisfaction of Croydon South MP...
  
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• MPs call for more police in Croydon after fatal stabbing of 15-year-old - Croydon Advertiser

  09-08-2017 20:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  MPs call for more police in Croydon after fatal stabbing of 15-year-old
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  Croydon's Labour MPs have said police cordons are becoming "a painfully regular sight" on the borough's streets after the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Jermaine Goupall. Croydon North's Steve Reed and Croydon Central's Sarah Jones say the stabbing is a ...
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• Jermaine Goupall murder: Here's everything we know so far

  09-08-2017 19:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police continue to investigate after the tragic murder of 15-year-old Jermaine Goupall in Thornton Heath on Tuesday night. Officers and paramedics were called to Georgia Road at about 11pm, near the junction with Green Lane - a short distance from a parade of shops where there was a double shooting in July. Despite the extensive efforts of the emergency services, the teenager, who was found suffering from stab wounds, died at the scene shortly before midnight.
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• MPs call for more police in Croydon after fatal stabbing of...

  09-08-2017 19:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon's Labour MPs have said police cordons are becoming "a painfully regular sight" on the borough's streets after the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Jermaine Goupall. Croydon North's Steve Reed and Croydon Central's Sarah Jones say the stabbing is a "tragic reminder" that knife crime in the borough is at dangerously high levels. Jermaine died last night (August 8) shortly after being knifed in Georgia Road, Thornton Heath. Police are yet to make any arrests. As the...
  
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• Paramedics made 'extensive efforts' to save 15-year-old boy...

  09-08-2017 19:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Thornton Heath overnight died "despite the extensive efforts" of paramedics, the London Ambulance Service (LAS) has said. Emergency services were called just after 11pm last night (Tuesday) to Georgia Road, near the junction with Green Lane, following reports of a stabbing. Metropolitan Police officers and paramedics from the LAS attended and found the victim, Jermaine Goupall, suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the...
  
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• Campaign to be launched calling for permanent CCTV in Thornton...

  09-08-2017 18:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A campaign is to be launched to secure permanent CCTV on the shopping parade near where 15-year-old Jermaine Goupall was stabbed to death in Thornton Heath.Councillors, residents and shopkeepers campaigned several years ago for CCTV to be placed on the Green Lane parade after a spate of antisocial behaviour and violence near the shops.Alisa Flemming, the council's cabinet member for children, young people and learning, told the Advertiser this evening how that campaign led to a temporary roaming
  
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• Coulsdon teenager's heartbreaking appeal for help to save her dad's life - Croydon Advertiser

  09-08-2017 17:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Coulsdon teenager's heartbreaking appeal for help to save her dad's life
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  A young woman from Coulsdon is trying to raise £30,000 so her dad, who was diagnosed with late-stage cancer last year, can go to Germany or Italy for potentially "life-saving" treatment. Jen Ciminiello, 19, who set up the crowdfunding page on August 1 ...
  
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• Number of crimes on London Underground has increased according to official stats

  09-08-2017 16:58
  Over 11,000 crimes were committed on the Tube and Overground last year which is an increase of 6 per cent, official figures have revealed.
  
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• Coulsdon teenager's heartbreaking appeal for help to save her...

  09-08-2017 16:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A young woman from Coulsdon is trying to raise £30,000 so her dad, who was diagnosed with late-stage cancer last year, can go to Germany or Italy for potentially "life-saving" treatment. Jen Ciminiello, 19, who set up the crowdfunding page on August 1, told the Advertiser of her heartbreak after her dad Eduardo Ciminiello was diagnosed with stage-four rectal cancer. "What happened at first was that he was often bleeding heavily, but doctors kept diagnosing the problems as...
  
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• Historic Coulsdon cottages could be demolished and replaced with...

  09-08-2017 16:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon MP has launched a petition against the potential demolition of two historic cottages in Coulsdon which are the last surviving buildings associated with Cane Hill Hospital.A planning application has gone in to Croydon Council by housing association Optivo to demolish two cottages on Fourth Drive and erect a four-storey building comprising of six one-bedroom and three two-bedroom flats in their place. The cottages are the last surviving buildings associated with the psychiatric hospital,
  
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• Don't get caught out by this fake Royal Mail 'missed delivery' card scam

  09-08-2017 15:46
  People are being warned about ‘something for you’ cards arriving through letterboxes designed to look like they have come from Royal Mail.
  
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• Family pay heartbreaking tribute to 15-year-old Jermaine Goupall...

  09-08-2017 15:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old schoolboy who was knifed to death in Thornton Heath has been named locally, while family have paid a heartbreaking tribute to the youngster.Jermaine Goupall's family paid tribute to the teen who had aspired to become an architect. He was pronounced dead shortly before midnight in Georgia Road last night after being stabbed. His father, Stanley Goupall, told the Evening Standard: "I want the perpetrators to know what a lovely boy my son was. He was special, he was adored by...
  
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• Is the council doing enough for small businesses? - The Croydon Citizen

  09-08-2017 13:01 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  Is the council doing enough for small businesses?
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  This is the second part of a series by Sean Creighton. The first part is available now. In 2014, the Croydon TUC Working Party drew the attention of the Local Government Association to the issue of greater role for councils in enhancing the digital ...
  
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• Second teen knifed to death in 24 hours in London - Daily Star

  09-08-2017 12:39 via dailystar.co.uk
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  Second teen knifed to death in 24 hours in London
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  A 15-YEAR-OLD has been knifed to death in the street in south London, in the capital's second fatal stabbing in 24 hours. 0. By Chloe Kerr / Published 9th August 2017. the teen was knifed on the streets of Croydon, London GOOGLE. HORROR: The teen was ...
  
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• Teenage gatecrashers locked up for stabbing host at child's...

  09-08-2017 12:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Teenage gatecrashers locked up after stabbing a man who asked them to leave a 14th birthday party in South Croydon have failed to convince judges they are not dangerous.Shaquille Badley-Allen, 18, and a 14-year-old boy were given custodial sentences after Duwayne Holness, 24, was stabbed four times when he tried to get a group of youths to leave his niece's party at a house in Nottingham Road.Badley-Allen, of Windsor Road in Thornton Heath, and the 14-year-old, who cannot be named because of his
  
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• Event review: CODA presents The Pirates of Penzance - The Croydon Citizen

  09-08-2017 11:45 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  Event review: CODA presents The Pirates of Penzance
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  Croydon's been lucky with the rain so far this summer, sunshine-y at just the right moments for its outdoor festivities. This was the week that luck ran out, with grey drizzly skies hanging over Wandle Park as Friday evening's Croydon Operatic and ...
  
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• Boy stabbed to death in Thornton Heath overnight was just 15...

  09-08-2017 11:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Thornton Heath last night (Tuesday).Police were called at about 11pm to Georgia Road near the junction with Green Lane. Met Police officers and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended and found the victim, a 15-year-old boy, suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before midnight.Whilst officers believe they know his identity, they are waiting for formal...
  
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• Chance to show off your ping pong talents

  09-08-2017 11:03
  A free ping pong festival is back in Croydon today (Wednesday 9).
  
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• ​Residents react to the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old boy in...

  09-08-2017 10:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents who live close to the scene of a fatal stabbing in Thornton Heath overnight have said it is "frightening" with some saying the nearby area is "getting worse".Police were called at about 11pm to Georgia Road near the junction with Green Lane to reports of a stabbing but the victim, a 15-year-old boy, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before midnight.A police cordon remains in place with a forensics tent standing between two cars.Giuseppe Paganuzzi, 71 and his...
  
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• Suspect in the alleged kidnapping of a Coulsdon model has denied knowingly committing any crime

  09-08-2017 10:56
  The chief suspect in the alleged kidnap of a Coulsdon model in Milan has said he did not knowingly take part in any crime.
  
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• New Croydon production Yellowbone to tackle issues surrounding skin bleaching - Croydon Guardian

  09-08-2017 10:45 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  New Croydon production Yellowbone to tackle issues surrounding skin bleaching
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  Croydon salon Josh Hair and Beauty will be hosting Yellowbone, an upcoming stage play, exploring skin bleaching in support with Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. 0 comments. Get the latest local news straight to your inbox every day. Sign up.
  
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• New Croydon production to tackle issues surrounding skin bleaching

  09-08-2017 10:43
  Croydon woman Samantha Dube will soon be showcasing a play surrounding the issues of skin bleaching.
  
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• Dominos could be opening a store in South Norwood very soon

  09-08-2017 10:23
  Another Dominos could soon be built in Croydon.
  
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• ​First pictures from the scene of fatal stabbing in Thornton...

  09-08-2017 10:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  These are the first pictures from the scene of a fatal stabbing in Thornton Heath overnight, as police try to piece together what led to a teenager's death. Police were called at about 11pm to Georgia Road near the junction with Green Lane but the teen was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before midnight.A police cordon remains in place with a forensics tent in place at the spot where the victim was stabbed.There are currently two police cars, one police van and at least four police...
  
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• Croydon stabbing: Second teen in 24 hours killed in London - BBC News

  09-08-2017 09:32 via bbc.co.uk
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  Croydon stabbing: Second teen in 24 hours killed in London
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  A teenager has been stabbed to death in south London, the second young person to have been killed that way in the capital in 24 hours. The boy was found by officers at about 23:00 BST on Tuesday in Georgia Road, in Thornton Heath, Croydon. He was ...and more »
  
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• Children as young as five thrown out of school for sexual misconduct

  09-08-2017 09:04
  Children as young as five have been thrown out of school for sexual misconduct, an investigation has found.
  
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• Yellow warning issued for London as downpours move south

  09-08-2017 08:36
  Up to 80 millimetres of rain could fall across parts of the country in the next 24 hours as heavy downpours are expected to continue.
  
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• ​Teenager stabbed to death in Thornton Heath - live updates - Croydon Advertiser

  09-08-2017 08:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Teenager stabbed to death in Thornton Heath - live updates
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  A teenage boy has died after being stabbed in Thornton Heath late last night (Tuesday). Police were called at about 11pm to Georgia Road near the junction with Green Lane but the teen was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before midnight.
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• Teenager stabbed to death in Thornton Heath

  09-08-2017 08:19
  A teenager has been stabbed to death in Croydon.
  
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• 'He was shouting for help, there was a lot of blood': Teenage boy stabbed to death with a 'samurai sword' in Thornton Heath

  09-08-2017 08:19
  A murder investigation has been launched after a 15-year-old boy was been stabbed to death in Croydon.
  
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• ​Teenager stabbed to death in Thornton Heath - Recap

  09-08-2017 08:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in Thornton Heath on Tuesday night (August 8).Police were called at about 11pm to Georgia Road near the junction with Green Lane but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before midnight. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "While officers believe they know his identity, they await formal identification and confirmation that next of kin have been informed." READ MORE: Defendant in Croydon asylum seeker...
  
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• ​Teenager stabbed to death in Thornton Heath - live updates

  09-08-2017 08:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy has died after being stabbed in Thornton Heath late last night (Tuesday). Police were called at about 11pm to Georgia Road near the junction with Green Lane but the teen was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before midnight.
  A spokesman for the Metrpolitan Police said: "While officers believe they know his identity, they await formal identification and confirmation that next of kin have been informed."READ MORE: Defendant in Croydon asylum seeker attack case is...
  
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• Woman 'climbed through window and stole £80 from vulnerable man' - Croydon Advertiser

  09-08-2017 00:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Woman 'climbed through window and stole £80 from vulnerable man'
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  A woman has appeared in court accused of climbing through a window and stealing £80 from a vulnerable adult as he slept. Rochelle Palmer, 28, of Oak Avenue, Shirley, pleaded not guilty to burglary, but did admit to stealing the cash at Croydon Crown ...
  
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• Woman 'climbed through window and stole £80 from vulnerable...

  09-08-2017 00:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman has appeared in court accused of climbing through a window and stealing £80 from a vulnerable adult as he slept.Rochelle Palmer, 28, of Oak Avenue, Shirley, pleaded not guilty to burglary, but did admit to stealing the cash at Croydon Crown Court today (Tuesday, August 8). The 28-year-old maintained she had not broken into William Park's home, in South Norwood, and said she usually enters through the window because Mr Park has mobility and heart issues, and cannot always reach the.
  
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