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• Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho heading to Crystal Palace - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2017 20:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho heading to Crystal Palace
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  It's the one the Crystal Palace fans have been waiting for all summer - Mamadou Sakho looks set to sign for the Eagles after a two-month chase. Sakho spent five months on loan with the Eagles from Liverpool last season, having a massive impact as he ...
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• Young man rushed to hospital after being stabbed during fight in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2017 19:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Young man rushed to hospital after being stabbed during fight in Croydon
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  A 20-year-old man has been rushed to hospital this evening (Thursday, August 31) after being stabbed in the arm during a fight in Croydon. Police were called to Sydenham Road at 5.21pm today following reports of a fight taking place in the street.
  
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• Police issue description of 'Croydon cat killer' | UK news | The ... - The Guardian

  31-08-2017 18:55 via theguardian.com
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  The charity Snarl is urging people not to let their cats out at night, when most of the killings have taken place. Photograph: Konrad Wothe/Getty Images/LOOK.and more »
  
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• Police issue description of 'Croydon cat killer' - The Guardian

  31-08-2017 18:55 via theguardian.com
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  Police issue description of 'Croydon cat killer'
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  The charity Snarl is urging people not to let their cats out at night, when most of the killings have taken place. Photograph: Konrad Wothe/Getty Images/LOOK. Crime. Police issue description of 'Croydon cat killer'. Man in 40s thought to be behind ...and more »
  
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• Crystal Palace fans' favourite set for Sunderland switch - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2017 18:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace fans' favourite set for Sunderland switch
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  Crystal Palace fans' favourite Jonny Williams is expected to join Sunderland on a season-long loan in a bid for first team football. The 23-year-old midfielder has previously enjoyed two loans spells at Ipswich Town as well as short spells at ...and more »
  
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• Oval cricket match suspended after crossbow lands on pitch

  31-08-2017 18:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A cricket match at The Oval has been suspended after a crossbow bolt appeared to be fired into the middle of the pitch.
  
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• Oval cricket match suspended after crossbow bolt lands on pitch

  31-08-2017 18:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A cricket match at The Oval has been suspended after a crossbow bolt appeared to be fired into the middle of the pitch.
  
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• Friends left celebrating a birthday on a train platform after a Thornton Heath limo company left them stranded at Reading Festival

  31-08-2017 18:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A group of friends were left cold, tired and annoyed after a Thornton Heath limo company failed to pick them in the middle of the night following a recent festival.
  
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• Friends left celebrating a 40th birthday on a train platform after a Thornton Heath limo company left them stranded at Reading Festival

  31-08-2017 18:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A group of friends were left cold, tired and annoyed after a Thornton Heath limo company failed to pick them in the middle of the night following a recent festival.
  
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• Lloyd's Bank bringing digital skills to Croydon - Your Local Guardian

  31-08-2017 17:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
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  Lloyd's Bank bringing digital skills to Croydon
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  Lloyds Banking Group has committed to supporting a Croydon Online Centre in the hope to deliver digital skills training. The Croydon branch will be the My OutSpace Business Centre. A spokesperson for Lloyd's Bank said: "Each Online Centre will partner ...and more »
  
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• Cleaners on Southern, Southeastern and Thameslink train services to be balloted for strike action

  31-08-2017 16:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Cleaners on Southern, Southeastern and Thameslink trains could go on strike, after a ballot has been announced by RMT.
  
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• Croydon has the highest percentage of babies born to foreign mothers in the country - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2017 16:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon has the highest percentage of babies born to foreign mothers in the country
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  More than half of babies in Croydon are born to mothers who were themselves born outside Britain - the highest proportion in the country. There were 5,894 babies born in the borough in 2016, figures from the Office for National Statistics show. Some 3 ...
  
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• Crime stats show which parts of Croydon are the worst for anti-social behaviour

  31-08-2017 15:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  The worst parts of Croydon for anti-social behaviour have been revealed.
  
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• Council looking to crack down on drinking and drug use in town centre

  31-08-2017 12:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Do people drinking or doing drugs in the Croydon town centre stop you from having a good time?
  
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• Ripped off in Istanbul and 'intense' smells - Croydon man reveals the worst dates he's ever been on - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2017 12:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Ripped off in Istanbul and 'intense' smells - Croydon man reveals the worst dates he's ever been on
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  From ending up in Istanbul with no money to running away from a date for an 'emergency', one Croydon man has had all the bad dates in the book. Unlucky-in-love Jean-Paul Noel-Cephise said that after experiencing four years of internet dating, he has ...
  
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• Lloyd's Bank bringing digital skills to Croydon

  31-08-2017 10:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Lloyds Banking Group has committed to supporting a Croydon Online Centre in the hope to deliver digital skills training.
  
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• Tech-savvy teachers make the trek to California after selection into 'exclusive' group

  31-08-2017 10:42 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Two tech-savvy Croydon primary school teachers will be inspiring their pupils this term after spending part of the summer break at a celebrated teaching event in California.
  
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• Festival organisers call on community help after 2017 shortfall

  31-08-2017 10:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  An event run almost entirely by volunteers, the Crystal Palace Overground Festival needed nearly £170,000 worth of donations to get it off the ground.
  
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• Giant spiders are invading Croydon homes - here's how to stop them ... - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2017 02:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Giant spiders are invading Croydon homes - here's how to stop them ...
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  Huge, sex-starved spiders big enough to trigger a burglar alarms are making their way into homes across Croydon, striking fear into the hearts of bug-haters in ...and more »
  
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• Former Croydon MP Gavin Barwell's Shirley office will become a brand new vape shop and café - Croydon Advertiser

  31-08-2017 02:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Former Croydon MP Gavin Barwell's Shirley office will become a brand new vape shop and café
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  Former Croydon MP Gavin Barwell was ousted in the general election earlier this year and now his old office is about to be taken over by a brand new vape business. The unit on Wickham Road in Shirley was once the scene of political planning when the ...
  
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