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• Teenage asylum seeker Reker Ahmed 'stamped on' after 'running for his life' from 'pack of youths' through Shrublands estate

  09-10-2017 21:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The trial of six people in relation to an alleged attack on the Kurdish 17-year-old in March has begun
  
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• Work to install sprinklers in Croydon Council's 25 tallest tower blocks begins in wake of Grenfell

  09-10-2017 21:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Retrofitting sprinklers in more than 1,200 flats will cost £10 million - and so far no Government funding has been awarded
  
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• This is why Croydon children as young as 11 are set to take on top jobs in the borough - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 21:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  This is why Croydon children as young as 11 are set to take on top jobs in the borough
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Young people are being given a say in the decisions which affect them (Image: Apex Photography/Croydon Council).and more »
  
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• This is why Croydon children as young as 11 are set to take on top jobs in the borough

  09-10-2017 21:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Young people are being given the chance to tell the council, police and NHS what matters most to them
  
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• This is why Croydon children as young as 11 are set to take on top ... - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 21:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  This is why Croydon children as young as 11 are set to take on top ...
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  Young people are being given the chance to tell the council, police and NHS what matters most to them.and more »
  
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• Car repair firm which has been based in Croydon nearly 30 years named best business in the borough

  09-10-2017 21:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than 200 firms entered this year's Croydon Business Excellence Awards 2017
  
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• All you need to know about the major changes being made to driving tests before end of this year

  09-10-2017 20:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The DVSA have just announced the biggest driving test changes since 1996 according to the RAC
  
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• Kurdish teenager attacked in Croydon by 'pack' of youths - BBC News - BBC News

  09-10-2017 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
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  Kurdish teenager attacked in Croydon by 'pack' of youths - BBC News
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  A Kurdish teenager suffered a fractured spine and a bleed on the brain when he was attacked by a "pack" of young people in a street, a court has heard.
  Pack of thugs stamped on asylum seeker in Croydon, court toldThe Times
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• Kurdish teenager attacked in Croydon by 'pack' of youths - BBC News

  09-10-2017 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
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  Kurdish teenager attacked in Croydon by 'pack' of youths
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  A Kurdish teenager suffered a fractured spine and a bleed on the brain when he was attacked by a "pack" of young people in a street, a court has heard. Reker Ahmed was kicked and stamped on during the "brutal" late-night assault in Croydon, south ...
  Kurdish asylum seeker, 17, 'was subjected to brutal and unjustifiable 16-minute eight-on-one assault by mob of thugs ...Daily Mailall 7 news articles »
  
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• Rugby matches between rival Croydon schools called off due to 'crowd disruption' fears - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 19:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Rugby matches between rival Croydon schools called off due to 'crowd disruption' fears
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Whitgift School and The john Fisher School regularly play each other at rugby Whitgift School and The john Fisher School ...
  
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• Rugby matches between rival Croydon schools called off due to 'crowd disruption' fears

  09-10-2017 19:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Games between senior teams at Whitgift School and The John Fisher School were due to be held at the weekend
  
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• Part of this 'dangerous building' in Thornton Heath is set to be demolished and here's what will be built in its place

  09-10-2017 19:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Developers anticipate the rebuild will be complete by early December
  
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• Protections could be removed from 70 parks and open spaces in Croydon - Croydon Guardian

  09-10-2017 18:44 via croydonguardian.co.uk
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  Protections could be removed from 70 parks and open spaces in Croydon
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  More than 70 parks and open spaces in Croydon could see protections taken away, making it easier for some of them to be sold off in the future. That is unless the public voice their objection to a planning inspector's consultation on the Local Plan by ...and more »
  
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• High-rise flats in Croydon to be fitted with sprinklers 'at council's ... - Times & Star

  09-10-2017 18:38 via timesandstar.co.uk
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  High-rise flats in Croydon to be fitted with sprinklers 'at council's ...
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  High-rise flats in Croydon are being fitted with sprinklers at the council's own expense - despite requests for Government funding. It comes amid claims Whitehall ...
  Work to install sprinklers in Croydon Council's 25 tallest tower blocks begins in wake of GrenfellCroydon Advertiser
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• Protections could be removed from 70 parks and open spaces in Croydon

  09-10-2017 18:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  More than 70 parks and open spaces in Croydon could see protections taken away, making it easier for some of them to be sold off in the future.
  
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• Additional protections might not be given to 70 parks and open spaces in Croydon

  09-10-2017 18:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  More than 70 parks and open spaces in Croydon could see protections taken away, making it easier for some of them to be sold off in the future.
  
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• Arsenal star's strike against Crystal Palace makes shortlist for FIFA prize - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 18:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Arsenal star's strike against Crystal Palace makes shortlist for FIFA prize
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  Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud's goal against Crystal Palace on New Year's Day has been shortlisted for a prestigious FIFA prize. Photo: Adam Davy/PA Wire. Share; Comments. Crystal Palace were on the receiving end of some stunning strikes last season ...and more »
  
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• Calls for steep Succombs Hill in Warlingham to be made one-way after latest crash

  09-10-2017 18:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Surrey County Council said it will 'carefully look at what, if anything, can be done to make the road safer'
  
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• Fire sprinklers installed in first Croydon tower block flat despite lack of government funding to assist with £10 million cost

  09-10-2017 17:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  There are officially fire sprinklers in Croydon tower blocks. Or at least there are in one flat - with more on the way.
  
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• How this Crystal Palace dad became an international author with his first 'mind-blowing' book

  09-10-2017 17:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  You may have seen Mike Fairbass' book on sale in Waterstones
  
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• Asylum seeker Reker Ahmed 'surrounded and kicked around' in 'truly disgraceful episode of thuggery', court hears

  09-10-2017 17:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A jury has heard how the teenage asylum seeker was repeatedly punched and kicked after 'running for his life' through the Shrublands estate
  
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• Crawley man appears in court on firearms charges after being found in Holland

  09-10-2017 16:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The unemployed 31-year-old was extradited back to the UK last week to answer firearms charges
  
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• Croydon girl stuns judges as she goes through to the next round on X Factor

  09-10-2017 16:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A 16-year-old girl from South Croydon is through to the next round of X Factor.
  
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• Police charge more men with the murder of West Norwood dad Jude Gayle

  09-10-2017 16:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The pair are due to appear in custody at Camberwell Magistrates' Court on Monday (October 9)
  
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• Crawley woman in 'critical condition' after two-vehicle crash in ... - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crawley woman in 'critical condition' after crash in Brighton.and more »
  
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• Crawley woman in 'critical condition' after two-vehicle crash in Brighton - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crawley woman in 'critical condition' after two-vehicle crash in Brighton
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Emergency services were called to Saddlescombe Road in Brighton on Sunday (October 8) (Image: Google). Share.and more »
  
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• Crawley woman in 'critical condition' after two-vehicle crash in Brighton

  09-10-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crawley woman in 'critical condition' after crash in Brighton
  
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• This is how much bus drivers in Croydon get paid - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 15:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  This is how much bus drivers in Croydon get paid
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... A 466 London Bus Bus drivers in Croydon get paid a fairly healthy wage. Share; Comments. It's a job most of us wouldn't ...
  
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• This is how much bus drivers in Croydon get paid

  09-10-2017 15:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  We find out what it takes to become a bus driver and how much they get paid
  
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• Road near Coulsdon closed after 'disgusting' fly-tipping - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 14:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Road near Coulsdon closed after 'disgusting' fly-tipping
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... The dumped rubbish left on Star Lane in Hooley late on Sunday night (Image: Reigate and Banstead beat/Surrey Police).
  
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• Road near Coulsdon closed after 'disgusting' fly-tipping

  09-10-2017 14:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Fly-tipped waste was dumped yards from St Margaret's Church in Hooley
  
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• Warhol Croydon Month: How free public art is bringing Croydon back to life - South West Londoner

  09-10-2017 14:07 via swlondoner.co.uk
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  Warhol Croydon Month: How free public art is bringing Croydon back to life
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  Warhol Croydon Month brought together a landmark collection of free exhibitions, installations, lectures and workshops across Croydon in homage to pop-art icon Andy Warhol. With 114 events throughout September, the project – the brainchild of ...
  
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• Kids as young as 11 could soon be running your workplace

  09-10-2017 13:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  How would you feel about an 11-year-old telling you what to do at work?
  
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• The search for the Croydon's Best Independent Café is back! - The Croydon Citizen

  09-10-2017 13:02 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  The search for the Croydon's Best Independent Café is back!
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  It's back for its third year and this time – forgive the cliché – it's better than ever. This year we've added more categories, so that more great independent cafés in Croydon can bask in the glory of being nominated and voted for by our judging panel ...
  
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• Croydon stabbing: Teenage boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of ... - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 12:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Police say the 15-year-old victim is still in hospital recovering from his injuries.and more »
  
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• Croydon stabbing: Teenage boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder - Croydon Advertiser

  09-10-2017 12:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon stabbing: Teenage boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... The police cordon at the scene (Image: Craig Simpson). Share. A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of ...and more »
  
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• Croydon stabbing: Teenage boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

  09-10-2017 12:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police say the 15-year-old victim is still in hospital recovering from his injuries
  
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• 'We aren't heroes, just normal people' - Thornton Heath church marks 130 years next month

  09-10-2017 11:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A church in Thornton Heath is about to turn 130 years old.
  
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• Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

  09-10-2017 10:47 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A 15-year-old boy was arrested yesterday on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Addiscombe.
  
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• Rai-Elle Williams through to the next round of the X Factor after dramatic sing-off

  09-10-2017 10:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Coulsdon College student sang Simon & Garfunkel's ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ a cappella
  
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• Bodybuilder from South Croydon best in the nation

  09-10-2017 10:25 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Everything is bigger in Croydon.
  
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• Coulsdon mum starts business to 'help others' after almost dying from heart spasm

  09-10-2017 09:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  "I spent three weeks going to bed not knowing if I was going to wake up in the morning"
  
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• Elderly woman dies after being hit by a lorry in south London

  09-10-2017 09:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The woman, who was in her 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Tesco is urgently recalling this light-up toy for children

  09-10-2017 09:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If you've bought one of these in the last few months, Tesco is urging you to return it immediately
  
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