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• The £1 coins worth £250 - here's what to look for - Croydon Advertiser

  05-09-2017 23:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The £1 coins worth £250 - here's what to look for
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  The new, harder to counterfeit, 12-sided one pound coin was introduced in the UK in March this year with a billion of the coins now in circulation. Most are worth only their face value but there a few special coins that could be worth more than a ...
  
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• REVEALED: Croydon's best and worst secondary schools according to Ofsted - Croydon Advertiser

  05-09-2017 20:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  REVEALED: Croydon's best and worst secondary schools according to Ofsted
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  It's that week of the year again when thousands of children across Croydon spend their first nervous day at new schools. Parents will be worried about how their sons and daughters are coping. And they will probably also be worried about whether or not ...
  Government takes over Croydon children's services after 'serious failures'Public Sector Executiveall 6 news articles »
  
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• Caffeine lovers rejoice as new Nero Express coffee bar opens up at a Croydon train station

  05-09-2017 17:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  If you need a shot of coffee to get you started in the morning and you catch the train then you might just be in luck.
  
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• Royal Mail is recruiting for Christmas staff in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  05-09-2017 17:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Royal Mail is recruiting for Christmas staff in Croydon
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  It might well be months until Christmas, but Royal Mail are already gearing up for its busiest time of the year. The Croydon Mail Centre, located just off Beddington Farm Road, and the Croydon Outhouse, based in Mitcham, are both looking for Christmas ...and more »
  
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• Parents not allowed to pick up and drop off their kids in front of schools

  05-09-2017 16:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Class may be back in session but parents at three schools won't be allowed to drop their kids off - not in the usual way at least.
  
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• Croydon police officer reveals he worked 21 days in a row earlier this summer - Croydon Advertiser

  05-09-2017 16:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon police officer reveals he worked 21 days in a row earlier this summer
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  A Croydon PC has revealed that local police officers are so snowed under that he worked 21 days in a row earlier this summer. The Croydon Advertiser was invited to join PC Mark O'Meara and PC Rob Webb from the borough's robbery response unit for a ...
  
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• Croydon's month-long celebration of Andy Warhol is finally here. - Your Local Guardian

  05-09-2017 16:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
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  Croydon's month-long celebration of Andy Warhol is finally here.
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  Throughout September there will be daily guided tours of a public exhibition of 12 giant street artworks around Croydon – homages to Warhol by leading contemporary artists. Over the next month there will also be 114 free events, including Workshops, ...
  
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• New Addington man sentenced to jail for multiple sexual assaults

  05-09-2017 13:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A New Addington man has been jailed for sexually assaulting two women.
  
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• A man has been jailed for two drunken sex assaults on women on the same day

  05-09-2017 13:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A New Addington man has been jailed for sexually assaulting two women.
  
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• The challenges facing Croydon's interfaith initiatives - The Croydon Citizen

  05-09-2017 13:00 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  The challenges facing Croydon's interfaith initiatives
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  Croydon's Council's supplementary planning document, 'Places of Worship', takes seven pages to list 187 such places. If you're reading this article, it's unlikely that you've visited more than one. That's because our town is divided by faith. The ...
  
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• Warhol month arrives in Croydon

  05-09-2017 12:41 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Croydon's month-long celebration of Andy Warhol is finally here.
  
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• Croydon dad jailed for conning elderly women out of thousands - Croydon Advertiser

  05-09-2017 11:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon dad jailed for conning elderly women out of thousands
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  A Croydon dad has been jailed for his part in a scam which conned vulnerable pensioners out of thousand of pounds. Aaron Leacock, 29, of South View House, on Croydon High Street, appeared at St Albans Crown Court on August 25 for sentencing having ...
  
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• Young man stabbed during fight in Croydon discharged from hospital - Croydon Advertiser

  05-09-2017 11:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Young man stabbed during fight in Croydon discharged from hospital
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  A young man who was left in hospital last Thursday evening ( August 31) after being stabbed in the arm during a fight in Croydon has been discharged from hospital, police have revealed. Police were called to Sydenham Road at 5.21pm following reports of ...
  
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• Residents 'love' their recycling centres according to new figures

  05-09-2017 11:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Residents in Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton are "very satisfied" with the services provided at their Household Reuse and Recycling Centres according to new figures.
  
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• New mini festival is coming to Croydon at the end of September - Croydon Guardian

  05-09-2017 11:00 via croydonguardian.co.uk
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  New mini festival is coming to Croydon at the end of September
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  A two day mini festival of theatre, comedy and music is coming to Croydon later this month. 'A Bit Of A Do' has been created to celebrate the launch of Disco Disco - a new company of artists with learning disabilities, born out of Club Soda in Croydon ...and more »
  
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• New mini festival is coming to Croydon at the end of September

  05-09-2017 10:58 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A two day mini festival of theatre, comedy and music is coming to Croydon later this month.
  
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• Prolific Croydon burglar jailed after detectives find stolen ear-ring at his home - Croydon Advertiser

  05-09-2017 10:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Prolific Croydon burglar jailed after detectives find stolen ear-ring at his home
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  A prolific Croydon burglar who carried out a series of robberies across Kent and Surrey has been jailed after detectives on the case found a stolen ear-ring at his home. Anthony Murray, 34, of Purley Way, raided homes across the two counties in a four ...and more »
  
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• Croydon musicians have chance to play alongside some of the best in the business

  05-09-2017 10:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  No matter the skill level, musicians around Croydon are being summoned to perform with established professionals.
  
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• Motorcyclist taken to hospital following crash in New Addington

  05-09-2017 10:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A man was taken to hospital after a car and motorcycle collided on King Henry's Drive in New Addington last night.
  
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• Teenage girl left with ‘life-changing’ injuries after Elmers End hit-and-run

  05-09-2017 08:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A teenage girl has been left with “life-changing” injuries after a hit-and-run.
  
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• Teenage girl left with ‘life-changing’ injuries after Bromley hit-and-run

  05-09-2017 08:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A teenage girl has been left with “life-changing” injuries after a hit-and-run in Bromley.
  
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• Mamalan in Boxpark Croydon closed telling customer it 'wasn't working out' - Croydon Advertiser

  05-09-2017 02:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Mamalan in Boxpark Croydon closed telling customer it 'wasn't working out'
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  Mamalan, at unit 18, was one of the original restaurants to open in the food hall in October last year. The chain specialises in handmade Beijing dumplings, noodle soups and salads and various Beijing street snacks. READ MORE: Domino's reveals it is ...
  
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