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• Police give condition update on 15-year-old boy stabbed in Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2017 23:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Police give condition update on 15-year-old boy stabbed in Croydon
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  A teenage boy who was stabbed in Croydon town centre this evening (Tuesday) is in a "serious, but stable condition", police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to Church Street at 6.11pm following reports of a stabbing and a teenager was ...and more »
  
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• Travellers pitch up on South Croydon Recreation Ground - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2017 21:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Travellers pitch up on South Croydon Recreation Ground
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  Travellers who have parked up on South Croydon Recreation Ground have been served a notice telling them to leave by this Friday. A group of 12 caravans have set up in the park, on Sanderstead Road, and it is understood they have been there since ...
  
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• Prolific Croydon pickpocket jailed after stealing wallets from suit jackets - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2017 21:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Prolific Croydon pickpocket jailed after stealing wallets from suit jackets
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  A prolific Croydon pickpocket has been jailed for more than two years after stealing wallets from suit jackets in pubs and bars across London – which he was banned from entering anyway. Rocky Abrams appeared at City of London Magistrates' Court on ...
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• Travellers pitch up on South Croydon Recreation Ground

  19-09-2017 17:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Travellers who have parked up on South Croydon Recreation Ground have been served a notice telling them to leave by this Friday.A group of 12 caravans have set up in the park, on Sanderstead Road, and it is understood they have been there Sunday evening (September 15).As well as caravans, cars have also been seen in the area, parked up near the children's play park on the site.Nearby resident, Danny Rayner, 41, of Braemar Avenue, said he noticed six caravans park up on Sunday night and said...
  
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• Croydon man banned from entering pubs sentenced to two years behind bars

  19-09-2017 17:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Croydon man who was banned from entering any City of London pub for five years has been jailed for two years for stealing from pub-goers.
  
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• Gunshots fired during car chase through Coulsdon

  19-09-2017 17:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Gunshots were fired during a dramatic car chase through Coulsdon which resulted in three people being arrested.Two vehicles were involved in a pursuit from Coulsdon to Caterham just after 9pm on Thursday (September 14) with a number of shots fired en route, according to Surrey Police.Three male suspects then ran from the vehicles after they came to a stop.An off-duty Met Police officer arrested three people - two boys aged 15 and 16 and a man aged 23 - a short while later on suspicion of being..
  
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• Prolific Croydon pickpocket jailed after stealing wallets from...

  19-09-2017 16:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A prolific Croydon pickpocket has been jailed for more than two years after stealing wallets from suit jackets in pubs and bars across London – which he was banned from entering anyway.Rocky Abrams appeared at City of London Magistrates' Court on September 7.He was sentenced to a total 28 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to three counts of theft, six counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) and six counts of fraud by false representation.The 41-year-old, was previously
  
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• This rare 2p coin could be worth a fortune because of a tiny...

  19-09-2017 16:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The new £10 notes released with rare serial numbers could be worth a fortune, but they're not the only cash that could be worth far more than face value.A valuable two pence piece sold for £100 on ebay - and it's worth checking to see if you have one in your coin bank.The coin in question is known as the '1983 New Pence 2p coin" - and according to GoCompare , it's worth hundreds, and possibly thousands, because of an error during production.What's the story behind it? All 2p...
  
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• Fresh calls for councillors to resign over 'inadequate' children's services rating

  19-09-2017 16:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Calls have once again come for Croydon Council's leader and cabinet member for children, young people and learning to resign, after a damning report by Ofsted found children's services in the borough to be inadequate.
  
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• Off-duty police officer arrests trio after car chase near Coulsdon

  19-09-2017 14:39 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Three men have been arrested after leading an off-duty Met Police officer on a car chase near Coulsdon.
  
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• Transfer talk: Former Crystal Palace midfielder on Derby County's radar - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2017 14:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Transfer talk: Former Crystal Palace midfielder on Derby County's radar
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  Former Crystal Palace midfielder Joe Ledley is reportedly on the radar of Championship club Derby County. The 30-year-old was one of 11 players released by Palace at the end of last season, and has been without a club since then, although he has been ...and more »
  
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• Transfer talk: Former Crystal Palace midfielder on Derby County's ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2017 14:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Former Crystal Palace midfielder Joe Ledley is reportedly on the radar of Championship club Derby County. The 30-year-old was one of 11 players released by ...and more »
  
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• The winners of the Croydon Advertiser's 2017 Cute Kids competitio...

  19-09-2017 13:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The winner of the Croydon Advertiser's 2017 Cuts Kids competition has been named after a public vote. Getting more votes than anybody else in the contest, which used to be known as Baby of the Year but is now also for children up to the age of 11, was adorable 17-month-old Grace Polson. She won the category for tots aged between 13 months and 24 months old, and also the overall title. She took away a giant print of her picture and a £200 gift voucher which can be spent in the Whitgift...
  
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• The dilemma of knife crime in Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  19-09-2017 13:00 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  The dilemma of knife crime in Croydon
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  Why does this happen in our town, and what can be done to prevent it? Photo public domain. The Croydon campaign group, Lives Not Knives, states on its website that one in twenty knife crimes in London occurs in Croydon. Sarah Jones, the new MP for ...and more »
  
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• Businesses asked to stop selling hunting and combat knives over safety concerns

  19-09-2017 12:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Businesses are being asked to clamp down on the sale of knives amidst growing concerns over safety
  
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• Tube drivers vote to go on strike after bosses 'fail to deliver' on work-life balance

  19-09-2017 11:39 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Tube drivers have voted for a 24-hour strike as part of their dispute over shift patterns, with the industrial action to take place on Thursday, October 5.
  
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• Charity serves up an ace for Crystal Palace

  19-09-2017 11:08 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Get your racquets ready, free tennis is coming to Crystal Palace.
  
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• New action movie gives Croydon a chance to shine

  19-09-2017 10:57 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Croydon students play a part in a new movie starring starring Michael Keaton and Dylan O’Brien.
  
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• Croydon FC looking to build on its recent success with Non-League Day event

  19-09-2017 10:43 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Croydon FC has launched a borough-wide drive to attract a new generation of fans to the Croydon Arena.
  
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• Free baby bundles worth £40 are being given away by Amazon...

  19-09-2017 10:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Parenting has just been made that bit easier, as internet giant Amazon is giving away free products to give stressed out mums and dads a helping hand.Amazon is helping out new parents across the country by giving away a free "baby box" filled with £40 worth of products, to parents whoare members of Amazon Prime and spend £20 on the site, the Mirror reports.Included in the freebie box is a Nemo teddy, a bottle, some nappy rash cream, some wipes, a soother and a Nuby...
  
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• Croydon student drunkenly walked down a London Underground tunnel to his death in tragic accident - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2017 09:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon student drunkenly walked down a London Underground tunnel to his death in tragic accident
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  The life of a young Croydon medical student with a "wonderful future ahead of him" tragically ended when he inexplicably "disappeared" drunk down the tunnel of a London Tube line to his death. An inquest heard today how 21-year-old Sean Sathiyajit, ...
  
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• How to make a bomb: Amazon suggests explosive recipes to shoppers

  19-09-2017 09:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Amazon shoppers are being offered the chance to buy bomb-making components while innocently buying other items, a Channel 4 investigation has revealed.
  
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• Police hunt for knifeman who threatened to kill toddler in...

  19-09-2017 09:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an appeal to try and find a man who threatened to kill a toddler if their mother didn't hand over her phone.After a series of robberies, which police believe are linked, an investigation has been launched to track down the suspect. The first incident took place on August 16, at about 10.30pm in Churchill Gardens, in Bromley, where three 17-year-old girls were approached and threatened with a knife. The teens were asked what the time was before the man followed them to...
  
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• Croydon tram driver explains why he wants to go on strike over...

  19-09-2017 07:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon tram drivers had until yesterday (Monday) to vote on whether they want to take industrial action over a new safety device following the fatal Croydon tram crash.The ASLEF union says the ballot was held because there was a "failure" to consult staff or trade unions on the new cameras which will detect if a driver falls asleep or is distracted by monitoring their face and sound an alarm if so. TfL says the new device will monitor the face and eyes of the driver, but will not be...
  
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• Transport for London boss overseeing trams to leave 'towards end...

  19-09-2017 06:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Transport for London (TfL) boss overseeing the Croydon tram network will be leaving towards the end of the year, it has been announced.Leon Daniels has been managing director of surface transport for nearly seven years, with buses and the trams coming under his responsibilities. Mr Daniels previously worked for 13 years, including as a director, at FirstGroup, the parent company of Tram Operations Limited (TOL) which operates Croydon's trams on a contract from TfL. As part of its...
  
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