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• First meeting of Croydon MP Sarah Jones's parliamentary knife crime group confirmed - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 22:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  First meeting of Croydon MP Sarah Jones's parliamentary knife crime group confirmed
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  Croydon Central MP Sarah Jones will hold her first parliamentary knife crime group meeting next month in bid to get to the root causes of the issue. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Knife Crime will aim to create new measures and policy ...
  
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• First meeting of Croydon MP Sarah Jones's parliamentary knife...

  22-08-2017 21:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Central MP Sarah Jones will hold her first parliamentary knife crime group meeting next month in bid to get to the root causes of the issue.The All Party Parliamentary Group on Knife Crime will aim to create new measures and policy recommendations to combat a resurgence in knife crime, in the capital and across the country.The group's focus will not solely be on judicial or policing measures, but the causes, with particular focus on prevention and early intervention.READ MORE: The...
  
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• ​Dogs left with no food or water in South Croydon home rescued only to be diagnosed with cancer - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 21:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Dogs left with no food or water in South Croydon home rescued only to be diagnosed with cancer
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  Two dogs that were heartlessly left in their own faeces and urine at a South Croydon home have been rescued and now have a new home. Sam, an eight-year-old Rottweiler, and Lexi, a Staffy, were left without any food or water and are going to feature on ...and more »
  
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• A man has died and a woman has been taken to hospital after sex...

  22-08-2017 20:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has died in "unexplained" circumstances at the campsite of a sex festival just 30 miles away from Croydon. The second annual Flamefest event took place in Tunbridge Wells over the weekend.The festival website said the event would allow revellers to: "Get back to nature and rediscover your wild side with DJs, live music, extreme performances, movie nights, daytime workshops, ridiculous games, an adult play area and steamy outdoor hot tubs."READ MORE: Scammers pretending...
  
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• ​Dogs left with no food or water in South Croydon home rescued...

  22-08-2017 20:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two dogs that were heartlessly left in their own faeces and urine at a South Croydon home have been rescued and now have a new home.Sam, an eight-year-old Rottweiler, and Lexi, a Staffy, were left without any food or water and are going to feature on new Channel 5 program, Dog Rescuers. And though they have now been rehoused in Coulsdon and Sussex, in a cruel twist of fate both dogs have now been diagnosed with cancer.Before the dogs were discovered in the filthy conditions neighbours had tipped
  
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• Barclays announces that these two bank branches in Croydon will close - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 19:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Barclays announces that these two bank branches in Croydon will close
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  Banking giant Barclays has announced it will be shutting down two of its Croydon branches before the end of the year. The branches in Brigstock Road, in Thornton Heath and Lower Addiscombe Road, in Addiscombe, are due to close on December 1.
  
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• Barclays announces that these two bank branches in Croydon will...

  22-08-2017 18:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Banking giant Barclays has announced it will be shutting down two of its Croydon branches before the end of the year.The branches in Brigstock Road, in Thornton Heath and Lower Addiscombe Road, in Addiscombe, are due to close on December 1. News of the closure has been greeted with dismay by local activists and politicians, who say the Thornton Heath and Addiscombe communities will suffer as a result.Barclays' closure on Lower Addiscombe Road will be the second bank lost on the road in the...
  
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• First part of Croydon University Hospital's new £21.25m A&E opens - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 18:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  First part of Croydon University Hospital's new £21.25m A&E opens
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  The first part of Croydon University Hospital's new accident and emergency department, the area designed to provide care for "life or death" patients, has opened to the public. The new enlarged resuscitation unit, which is where the most critically ill ...
  
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• First part of Croydon University Hospital's new £21.25m...

  22-08-2017 18:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The first part of Croydon University Hospital's new accident and emergency department, the area designed to provide care for "life or death" patients, has opened to the public. The new enlarged resuscitation unit, which is where the most critically ill patients are taken on arrival to A&E, opened this week. The area is the first section of the hospital's new £21.25m A&E to open. As part of the refurbishment, the resuscitation unit now has three extra beds, eight in...
  
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• Pro-vegan slogans daubed onto the pavement in Croydon town centre - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 17:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Pro-vegan slogans daubed onto the pavement in Croydon town centre
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  A series of pro-vegan slogans were chalked onto the main thoroughfare in Croydon Town Centre earlier this morning. One of the messages, which were written onto North End outside the branch of Next in the Centrale shopping centre, read: "All animal use ...
  
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• Scammers pretending to work for Croydon Council tried to steal more than £1000 from disabled people - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 17:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Scammers pretending to work for Croydon Council tried to steal more than £1000 from disabled people
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  A scammer, posing a Croydon Council employee, has tried to con several of the borough' residents with learning disabilities out of more than £1,000. Six Croydon residents have contacted the council about the scam, whilst their carers and connected ...
  
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• Pro-vegan slogans daubed onto the pavement in Croydon town centre

  22-08-2017 16:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A series of pro-vegan slogans were chalked onto the main thoroughfare in Croydon Town Centre earlier this morning.One of the messages, which were written onto North End outside the branch of Next in the Centrale shopping centre, read: "All animal use is animal abuse."The other slogans daubed say "there is no excuse for animal abuse – be vegan" and "go vegan".The chalk messages also encourage passers-by to "watch Land of Hope and Glory on...
  
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• Today will be 'hottest day so far in August 2017' for Croydon, Met Office says - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 15:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Today will be 'hottest day so far in August 2017' for Croydon, Met Office says
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  If you've been grinning and bearing the rain in Croydon for the past few days, the good news is that today and the rest of the week are set to be much warmer. The Met Office has forecast that today (Tuesday, August 22) will be the hottest day so far in ...
  
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• Croydon punters lost £124million on fixed odds betting terminals in nine years

  22-08-2017 15:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  More than £124 million was lost on fixed odds betting terminals in Croydon between 2008 and 2016, according to campaigners.
  
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• Search for missing 15-year-old from Purley | Croydon Advertiser - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 13:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Search for missing 15-year-old from Purley | Croydon Advertiser
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  Police have appealed for help to find a missing 15-year-old girl from Purley. Demi Hamilton was last seen at about 1.30pm on Monday (August 21) when she left ...
  Teenager Demi Hamilton goes missing from home in PurleyCroydon Guardianall 2 news articles »
  
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• Former Young Reporter winner secures place at top American University

  22-08-2017 13:41 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Liberty Martin, a former Young Reporter winner, has been offered a place at Columbia University NYC. 
  
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• Teenager goes missing from home in Purley

  22-08-2017 13:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A 15-year-old girl has gone missing from Croydon
  
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• Crystal Palace boss heaps praise on Chelsea loanee Ruben Loftus-Cheek - Croydon Advertiser

  22-08-2017 12:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace boss heaps praise on Chelsea loanee Ruben Loftus-Cheek
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  Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been a shining light for Crystal Palace so far this season. On the face of it, with two defeats to open the campaign, there would appear to be not that much to shout about at Selhurst Park. But the form of Chelsea loan man ...
  
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• Pair of dogs abandoned in a house for two days without water diagnosed with cancer shortly after being rescued

  22-08-2017 12:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Two dogs who were abandoned in a house covered with faeces and urine are due to star on the small screen.
  
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• Croydon housewife goes viral after singalong with Stormzy

  22-08-2017 12:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Croydon mum who filmed a spontaneous singalong with Stormzy at the V Festival has praised the grime star for his "generosity and graciousness" in taking time out for his fans.
  
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• Are you transgender? You could take part in a new TV series

  22-08-2017 11:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A TV production company is looking for transgender people to take part in a new series.
  
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• Are you transgender? Well now is your chance to start your television career

  22-08-2017 11:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  RDF Television is looking for transgender people to take part in a new series.
  
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• Cancer survivor wins place at top American university

  22-08-2017 11:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Having been diagnosed with cancer at the age of thirteen, Liberty Martin was determined to use her experience with the disease to motivate her and push her forward.
  
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