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• Homes in Shirley currently 'without water' after leak

  10-10-2017 23:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Thames Water has posted a message to customers online to say engineers are carrying out "emergency works" to"repair a leak"
  
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• Teenager accused of stamping on Reker Ahmed 'may have been chased' by Kurdish teenager's friends

  10-10-2017 22:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Reker Ahmed suffered a fractured spine and a bleed on the brain
  
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• Outrage as Thornton Heath Leisure Centre stops supplying paper cups for drinks of water

  10-10-2017 19:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Users of the leisure centre have also complained about lockers, showers and the lift not working
  
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• Fears for missing teenage girl who failed to attend St Wilfrid's School

  10-10-2017 18:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  15-year-old Lisa Valencia was driven to the Crawley school but didn't go inside
  
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• Radio 1 Xtra’s Charlie Sloth is coming to Croydon this month

  10-10-2017 18:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Fire in the Booth DJ will be playing at Luna nightclub
  
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• Crawley man Macauley Lawless found guilty of killing young dad Sam Caulfield

  10-10-2017 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  All four defendants were found guilty of conspiring to pervert the course of justice
  
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• This is why people who are on the EE phone network have not been able to make calls

  10-10-2017 18:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The mobile phone giant says it is 'working to fix the problem as quickly as possible'
  
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• Nearly 800 violent and sexual crimes recorded in Croydon for August

  10-10-2017 17:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  The most recent crime statistics released have revealed which parts of Croydon are the most and least violent.
  
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• Man killed in Halloween horror attack by group armed with knives, baseball bats and screwdriver, court told

  10-10-2017 17:49 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Attackers armed with knives, baseball bats and a screwdriver killed a young man and injured two others in a horrifying night of Halloween violence, a court was told.
  
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• Teenager Reker Ahmed woke up in 'severe pain' and without his gold watch after being 'stamped on' in Shrublands estate

  10-10-2017 17:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Reker Ahmed suffered a fractured spine and a bleed on the brain
  
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• First look at the two memorials for victims of the Croydon Tram crash

  10-10-2017 17:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  The first images of the memorials made to honour those affected by the Croydon tram crash last year have been revealed.
  
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• Cat found dead in garden of Kenley home is being linked to the Croydon Cat Killer

  10-10-2017 16:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  SNARL released the first-ever description earlier this year of someone it wants to trace in the hunt for the so-called Croydon Cat Killer
  
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• EE phone users unable to make or receive calls due to outage

  10-10-2017 16:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  EE has been hit by a service outage across the UK, with customers reporting they are unable to make or receive phone calls.
  
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• Police no longer investigating East Croydon bomb scare

  10-10-2017 15:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The busy station was evacuated on October 2 causing wide-spread delays across the Southern Rail network
  
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• Gang knifed Scotty Kouebitra to death in Halloween stabbing spree, court hears

  10-10-2017 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Four men are on trial accused of murdering the 22-year-old in Selhurst on October 31 last year
  
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• Toys R Us recalls children's ball over choking fears

  10-10-2017 15:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Toys R Us has recalled a children's ball sold in the UK following concerns it could pose a choking hazard.
  
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• Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise picture used to advertise South Norwood flats

  10-10-2017 15:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Property developers have used a bizarre marketing technique to promote new flats in Croydon - superimposing a picture of Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise onto their advert.
  
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• Edenham High says pupil was banned from his prom and GCSE results day for 'glorifying bad behaviour'

  10-10-2017 15:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The head teacher said she had 'no alternative but to ring the police' after the teenager's media agent called the school
  
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• Plans submitted to build two 25 storey towers to make East Croydon a 'desirable place to live and work'

  10-10-2017 14:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Works could begin as soon as 2018 to build two 25-storey tower blocks opposite East Croydon Station.
  
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• This is what the two memorials for the 7 people killed in the Croydon tram crash will look like

  10-10-2017 14:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One memorial will be built in New Addington - where most of the victims came from
  
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• Four on trial for 'senseless' Halloween murder in Croydon - The Guardian

  10-10-2017 13:12 via theguardian.com
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  Four on trial for 'senseless' Halloween murder in Croydon
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  Scotty Kouebitra suffered fatal knife wounds to his neck and chest and was stabbed in the arm with a screwdriver. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA. London. Four on trial for 'senseless' Halloween murder in Croydon. Old Bailey jury hear that Scotty ...
  Croydon Halloween murder: Student 'killed by armed group'BBC News
  Masked gang 'armed with knives and baseball bats stabbed a recruitment consultant, 22, to
  
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• Teenager ran for his life before being brutally assaulted by a "pack" of young people, court hears

  10-10-2017 12:52 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Kurdish teenager was kicked and stamped on in Croydon as he ran for his life from a "pack" of young people in a late-night attack, a court has heard.
  
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• Croydon man who murdered his fiancée and blamed the Devil is jailed for life

  10-10-2017 12:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ivan Griffin killed his wife-to-be Sabrina Mullings on March 13
  
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• More than a million of you read our stories last month and it's not just 'bad' news that makes the news

  10-10-2017 10:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Every month our newspapers in south London are reaching a massive readership, not just in print but online too.
  
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• Mixed emotions for Crystal Palace men in World Cup qualifiers - Croydon Advertiser

  10-10-2017 08:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Mixed emotions for Crystal Palace men in World Cup qualifiers
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  Crystal Palace midfielder Luka Milivojevic helped Serbia qualify for the World Cup. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire. Share; Comments. It was a night of mixed fortunes for Crystal Palace's stars in World Cup qualification matches. Midfielder Luka ...
  
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• Croydon travel updates and breaking news - October 10 - Croydon Advertiser

  10-10-2017 08:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Share. Welcome to the Croydon Advertiser's breaking news service. Stay with us throughout the day to be the first to know ...
  
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• The babysitting service with a difference that's about to be launched in Croydon

  10-10-2017 01:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  You can book a babysitter through a new app at short notice
  
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• Southern Rail is installing free wi-fi on its trains

  10-10-2017 01:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The much-maligned train company says the decision follows the "success" of providing it on the Gatwick Express
  
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• Heartbroken daughter of Croydon gran murdered by 'Devil' killer asks 'why my beautiful mum?'

  10-10-2017 01:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Hayley Mullings, 22, has paid a moving tribute to her beloved mother who was brutally killed by the man she planned to marry
  
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