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• Free training for jobs in the construction industry being offered in Croydon

  01-02-2018 23:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council is hoping to train more local people to work on big development projects in the borough such as the Westfield shopping centre
  
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• This is when the huge new Lidl in Sutton will open

  01-02-2018 23:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The discount supermarket will be welcoming shoppers for the first time later this month
  
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• Shocking new stats show gun crime is on the rise in Croydon as ... - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2018 22:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Shocking new stats show gun crime is on the rise in Croydon as ...
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  The amount of firearms offences committed in the borough is rising at a faster rate than the London average.and more »
  
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• Police warn public to call 999 if this wanted teenager is seen in Croydon

  01-02-2018 22:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Have you seen Mitchell Hewitt?
  
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• Driver who caused death of Shahid Moghal in Crawley jailed for five years

  01-02-2018 21:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old had been attempting a 'Formula one style' overtaking manoeuvre when he crashed into a tree killing his friend who was in the passenger seat
  
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• 'Waste of money' or 'fantastic' - readers have their say on Boxpark Croydon after it recorded a £500,000 loss

  01-02-2018 20:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Readers have their say on the food mall after accounts filed at Companies House were published
  
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• Crystal Palace’s academy director suspended over alleged inappropriate behaviour

  01-02-2018 20:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It has been reported that Gary Issott is alleged to have attempted to shower with youth team players
  
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• Crawley taxi driver attacked by man armed with knife

  01-02-2018 18:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police said a man wearing a red puffer-style jacket got into the taxi and demanded money from the driver
  
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• This is why ambulances were in Croydon town centre this afternoon

  01-02-2018 18:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two ambulance crews and a single response car were seen at the end of North End
  
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• Paedophile who abused New Addington girl, 7, fails in bid to cut his prison sentence

  01-02-2018 18:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  He manipulated and cajoled his young victim, demanding the depraved abuse remained “their secret”
  
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• Sheep sufferers horrifying injuries after dog attack

  01-02-2018 18:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  For the third time in a matter of months, sheep grazing in Croydon have been victims of a vicious dog attack.
  
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• Croydon Bicycle Theatre celebrates women's suffrage centenary - The Croydon Citizen

  01-02-2018 18:01 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  Croydon Bicycle Theatre celebrates women's suffrage centenary
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  “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.” When Susan B. Anthony made this statement, voting rights remained a distant promise for women both in her native US and here in ...
  
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• Croydon residents recall the times they met notorious gangster Charlie Kray in the borough

  01-02-2018 18:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Charlie Kray once described himself as a "human punchbag" for his infamous twin brothers, Ronnie and Reggie
  
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• Train delays expected as police search for 'man with a knife'

  01-02-2018 17:55 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  People travelling through Croydon tonight can expect delays on the trains as police search for a man with a knife.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after being rescued from house fire

  01-02-2018 17:27 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A woman had to be taken to hospital following a house fire yesterday morning (January 31).
  
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• Fresh batch of fly-tippers named and shamed by Croydon Council ... - Croydon Guardian

  01-02-2018 17:19 via croydonguardian.co.uk
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  Fresh batch of fly-tippers named and shamed by Croydon Council ...
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  From dropping a cigarette to littering bags of beers cans, 17 more people have been named and shamed for fly-tipping in Croydon.and more »
  
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• Home of South Norwood family business could be turned into a micro-flat

  01-02-2018 17:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Dobson Upholstery, which has been in business for 40 years, faces being forced to move for the second time
  
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• Fresh batch of fly-tippers named and shamed by Croydon Council

  01-02-2018 17:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  From dropping a cigarette to littering bags of beers cans, 17 more people have been named and shamed for fly-tipping in Croydon.
  
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• The New Addington café where people meet up to talk about death

  01-02-2018 16:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Although it might seem like a morbid topic, organisers say there is "always laughter" at the death café
  
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• South London man who ran a cannabis factory at railway station jailed

  01-02-2018 15:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Todor Karzhev kept almost 300 plants in the 'well-established' drugs factory
  
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• Leader of the council calls amount of funding allocated towards asylum seeking children 'completely unacceptable'

  01-02-2018 15:18 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  The amount of funding given awarded to Croydon Council to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) has left people "astonished," but not in a good way.
  
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• 11 photos which show just what an ugly place Croydon is to live

  01-02-2018 15:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There just isn't a single nice view in the town
  
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• Police warn the public not to approach wanted man believed to be in south London

  01-02-2018 14:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Steven Graham has scars on his forehead and above his right eye and the upper part of his left ear is missing
  
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• Croydon fly-tippers named and shamed after being handed hefty fines

  01-02-2018 13:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council has published details of 17 offenders who have been taken through the courts in the last three months
  
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• Kingston man wanted on recall to Wandsworth Prison

  01-02-2018 13:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Police are appealing for help to find a man who is wanted on recall to Wandsworth Prison.
  
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• Dad who ran Olympic torch relay in Sutton has 'irreplaceable' torch he hoped to give to daughter stolen in burglary

  01-02-2018 12:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Guy Watts hoped to pass the torch on to his eight-month-old daughter to help inspire her when she grows up
  
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• Petition started to save family business which could be turned into studio apartment

  01-02-2018 11:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A much loved family business may be forced to close after a planning application was submitted to turn the building into a studio apartment.
  
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• This Greggs in south London is inviting couples for a 'fine dining' experience on Valentine's Day

  01-02-2018 11:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If a steak bake is your idea of romance, read on
  
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• City Hall, Croydon, Lambeth and Westminster councils invest £60m to buy homes for homeless Londoners - MayorWatch

  01-02-2018 10:59 via mayorwatch.co.uk
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  City Hall, Croydon, Lambeth and Westminster councils invest £60m to buy homes for homeless Londoners
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  City Hall and three London boroughs are investing £60m in a new scheme to buy around 330 private properties and rent them at “genuinely affordable” rents to people who have been, or are at risk of becoming, homeless. The 'Real Lettings Property Fund 2 ...and more »
  
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• These stunning portraits of inspirational Croydon people are now on display at Boxpark

  01-02-2018 10:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Here's how you can see the newest pieces of art in the town centre
  
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• Labour party branch rocked as 'Shoot Trump' Skipper quits - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  01-02-2018 10:49 via insidecroydon.com
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  Labour party branch rocked as 'Shoot Trump' Skipper quits
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  Caragh Skipper, the Croydon Labour candidate in May's council elections who has caused widespread outrage for her “who's shooting Trump?” message on social media, last night resigned as the chair of her local party. She did so on Facebook. Skipper was ...
  
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• People 'living on the margins of society' showcased in new art exhibit at Boxpark

  01-02-2018 10:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  People "living on the margins of society" will be given a chance to shine in a new photography exhibition.
  
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• People 'living on the margins of society' showcased in new exhibit - Croydon Guardian

  01-02-2018 10:34 via croydonguardian.co.uk
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  People 'living on the margins of society' showcased in new exhibit
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  People "living on the margins of society" will be given a chance to shine in a new photography exhibition. To be held at Boxpark Croydon, the 'Croydon Lives' exhibition will portray people who live and work in Croydon in their everyday setting. Shot by ...and more »
  
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• Your best photos of the rare blue moon and supermoon

  01-02-2018 10:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Here are your photos of the unusual double lunar event we’ve seen this week.
  
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• When does a town become a city? On Croydon, and the mysteries of official British city status - CityMetric

  01-02-2018 10:03 via citymetric.com
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  When does a town become a city? On Croydon, and the mysteries of official British city status
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  When you think of the great cities of history what springs to mind? Alexandria? Benin? Rome? Croydon? For over half a century now, Greater London's ugly duckling, has been trying in vain to secure city status in an attempt to improve its decidedly ...and more »
  
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• Snow in Croydon: The borough is set for a wintry weekend but will the white stuff settle? - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2018 09:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Snow in Croydon: The borough is set for a wintry weekend but will the white stuff settle?
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• Snow in Croydon: The borough is set for a wintry weekend but will the white stuff settle?

  01-02-2018 09:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  At some points, especially on Saturday, temperatures are expected to feel around 0°C
  
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• This is Londoners' preferred way of saying it's pouring - how do you describe heavy rain?

  01-02-2018 09:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Here in London we say "caning it" but up north they prefer "chucking it down".
  
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• One lane blocked on the M23 after crash - Croydon Advertiser

  01-02-2018 09:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  One lane blocked on the M23 after crash
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• One lane blocked on the M23 after crash

  01-02-2018 08:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Traffic is slow in the area around the collision
  
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• Shocking new stats show gun crime is on the rise in Croydon as police in London are called to nearly seven incidents every day

  01-02-2018 01:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The amount of firearms offences committed in the borough is rising at a faster rate than the London average
  
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