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• Campaign launched for statue of Formula 1 legend to be built in Croydon

  08-01-2018 23:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A friend of John Surtees CBE is calling for his Croydon links to be recognised
  
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• Police name Crawley man killed in A23 crash

  08-01-2018 23:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  He was a passenger in a car that crashed into a lorry parked in a lay-by at the side of the road
  
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• This kind man has devoted 39 years of his life to helping Croydon's homeless

  08-01-2018 23:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Jad Adams has been the chairman of Nightwatch for 26 years, and a volunteer for 39 
  
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• More details revealed about South Norwood crash involving police car

  08-01-2018 22:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Portland Road had to be temporarily closed while the incident was dealt with
  
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• First photo of Croydon teenager who went on moped crime spree, attacking six people with acid

  08-01-2018 22:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Derryck John was 16 years old when he sprayed six men in the face with acid, leaving two with "life-changing injuries"
  
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• Whatever happened to the Blue Orchid? The story of Croydon's much-loved former nightclub

  08-01-2018 22:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Those who were part of the Blue Orchid generation will probably still be missing the iconic club
  
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• Police launch search for missing 16-year-old girl from Crawley

  08-01-2018 20:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Officers are urging anyone who has seen Katie Robinson to get in touch so she can be reunited with her family
  
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• Croydon teenager pleads guilty to a spate of acid attacks on moped riders

  08-01-2018 20:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Derryck John was trying to steal their bikes
  
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• Here are 23 music, showbiz, sport and what's on highlights to look forward to in 2018

  08-01-2018 20:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A new year is now well and truly under way, so we are looking forward to lots of exciting new adventures, announcements and things to do.
  
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• Mum's heartbreaking plea for missing son from New Addington to come home

  08-01-2018 19:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  George Aird hasn't been seen by his family since Boxing Day
  
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• Police are increasingly concerned about a vulnerable man missing since Boxing Day

  08-01-2018 19:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A vulnerable man has disappeared from New Addington and police are appealing for information.
  
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• Heartfelt tributes pour in after the man who brought the trams back to Croydon dies

  08-01-2018 19:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Robert Dorey OBE has died at the age of 78 but leaves an incredible legacy behind
  
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• Talk about a wrong turn: Driver causes big delays on tram lines

  08-01-2018 18:25 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  One driver has caused some big delays on the tram tracks tonight.
  
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• Warning of major disruption to Croydon trams as car get stuck on tracks

  08-01-2018 18:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It appears to have driven some distance up the tracks close to Sandillands tram stop
  
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• Patients left waiting as NHS figures reveal worrying insight into Croydon hospital

  08-01-2018 17:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  One out of every 20 people taken to hospital by ambulance this winter were left waiting at least 30 minutes before being handed over to the emergency department.
  
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• Third teenager arrested after death of Thornton Heath 17-year-old Kyall Parnell

  08-01-2018 17:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Kyall Parnell was stabbed to death on New Year's Eve in Tulse Hill
  
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• Police crash car on way to South Norwood rubbish fire

  08-01-2018 16:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  It was all happening in South Norwood this afternoon as a fire broke out and a man was left injured after a police car crashed into a van.
  
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• It's happening! London mayor gives new Westfield in Croydon the go-ahead

  08-01-2018 16:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  This was the final hurdle that needed to be cleared so that building work can begin next year
  
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• Mayor approves Croydon Westfield shopping centre plans - BBC News

  08-01-2018 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
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  The Mayor of London has rubber stamped plans to build a new £1.4bn shopping centre in Croydon. The project was given the go-ahead by Croydon Council in November, but due to the size of the scheme it had to be scrutinised by Sadiq Khan. Mr Khan said the ...
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• South Norwood man 'glorified ISIS and Al-Qaeda terrorism on YouTube'

  08-01-2018 16:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  South Norwood man 'glorified Isis terrorism on YouTube'
  
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• Police car badly damaged after 'crash with van' in South Norwood

  08-01-2018 15:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Portland Road had to be closed off following the incident
  
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• Third arrest in relation to murder of Thornton Heath teenager

  08-01-2018 15:41 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A third person has been arrested in relation to the murder of a Thornton Heath teenager on New Year's Eve.
  
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• New plans for huge extension of Upper Norwood hotel drawn up after council refusal

  08-01-2018 15:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The first planning application was met with 250 objections
  
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• Wallington County Grammar schoolboy 'drowned after being pushed into a lake by a friend'

  08-01-2018 15:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The boy's mother said her son Jamal was a gifted student set for a career as a City economist
  
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• Flu watch - new map shows the illness hotspots amid 'deadly Aussie flu' fears

  08-01-2018 13:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A new map shows where the worst hit areas for flu are in south London, Surrey and north Kent amid fears about the outbreak of the potentially deadly Aussie flu.
  
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• South London police officer needed 22 stitches to the head after being bottled on duty

  08-01-2018 13:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The officer was intervening in an altercation in the early hours of Sunday when the attack took place
  
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• Croydon firefighter putting own life on hold to help fight deadly disease in foreign country

  08-01-2018 13:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Croydon firefighter is putting his life on the line to help fight a deadly diphtheria outbreak in Bangladesh.
  
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• Outrage as Coulsdon Community Centre could be demolished and turned into flats

  08-01-2018 12:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  People are outraged that the Coulsdon Community Centre could be turned into homes
  
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• Group sets up talent show in effort to stamp out knife crime

  08-01-2018 11:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A group looking to stamp out knife crime in Croydon is offering up a free hour of studio recording time to the person who can sweep judges off their feet at an upcoming talent show.
  
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• Car catches fire in Lidl car park while owner is in the gym

  08-01-2018 09:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Luckily no other cars were damaged by the blaze
  
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• 13 of the worst parking fails caught on camera in south London

  08-01-2018 09:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  No matter how good a driver you are, there will have been times - for whatever reason - you have struggled to get into a parking space.
  
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• Missing Venetia, 60, could be in Crystal Palace

  08-01-2018 08:18 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  An appeal has been launched to find a 60-year-old Surrey woman who went missing before Christmas and could be in Crystal Palace.
  
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• Driver cut free 'after THREE separate crashes' on the M25

  08-01-2018 08:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A driver had to be cut free from his car after reports it was involved in three separate crashes on the M25 in one morning.
  
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• Southern and South Western train strike: What you need to know if you are travelling today

  08-01-2018 07:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  It’s a new year, but things on the trains haven’t changed (apart from getting more expensive).
  
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