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• Shrublands estate where teenage asylum seeker Reker Ahmed was attacked gets new CCTV

  06-02-2018 22:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents have raised concerns about drug dealing, anti-social behaviour, assaults and intimidation when using the local shops
  
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• Family of Croydon man accused of rape in bid to sue police and CPS after case against him collapsed

  06-02-2018 22:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Connor Fitzgerald's family want to launch a legal fight against the Met Police and Crown Prosecution Service
  
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• Asda is scrapping 5p plastic carrier bags by the end of 2018

  06-02-2018 19:38 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Asda is vowing to get rid of 5p plastic bags from sale by the end of this year in its campaign to cut down on plastic.
  
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• PHOTOS: The damage done when a car crashed into a Croydon pub causing 'the whole building to shake'

  06-02-2018 19:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There were four males in the car at the time with one having to be taken to hospital
  
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• Snooker star breaking records at home club in Coulsdon

  06-02-2018 18:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  At just 13 years old, this snooker prodigy is eyeing off records left, right and centre.
  
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• This is how BRIT School pupils are hoping to tackle knife crime in Croydon

  06-02-2018 17:35 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The play is going to look at county line drug dealing, bullying, carrying a knife and other subjects.
  
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• Revealed: The Croydon bus lanes where you are most likely to get a fine

  06-02-2018 17:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  In one particular lane, you're more than twice as likely to get a fine than anywhere else in the borough
  
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• £4,000 a week is being spent on fire wardens at a Croydon housing ... - Croydon Advertiser

  06-02-2018 17:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  £4,000 a week is being spent on fire wardens at a Croydon housing ...
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  The flammable cladding at Citiscape will only be removed if residents stump up £500000 or the Government provides funding, a tribunal has heard.
  Cladding may not be replaced on Croydon tower block until leaseholders payInside Housing
  Croydon residents face £2m bill for removal of Grenfell Tower-style claddingInternational Business Times UKall 6 news articles »
  
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• £4,000 a week is being spent on fire wardens at a Croydon housing complex with similar cladding to Grenfell tower

  06-02-2018 17:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The flammable cladding at Citiscape will only be removed if residents stump up £500,000 or the Government provides funding, a tribunal has heard
  
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• Residents or Government must pay to have flammable cladding removed from Croydon building a has been tribunal told

  06-02-2018 16:55 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Residents living in a building encased in flammable cladding will either have to fork out £500,000 or for the Government to provide funding to have it removed, a tribunal has heard.
  
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• Male cyclist taken to hospital after crash involving a car in South Croydon

  06-02-2018 16:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The cyclist is expected to make a full recovery, police say
  
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• Crime 'hotspot' to get temporary CCTV camera

  06-02-2018 16:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A temporary CCTV camera has been installed in a "crime hotspot."
  
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• Man tells of lucky escape after diving to avoid being hit by out-of-control van

  06-02-2018 15:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A man has told of his lucky escape after an out-of-control van nearly crashed into him this morning (Febraury 6).
  
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• Still no confirmed sightings of missing Croydon brothers as search enters fifth day

  06-02-2018 15:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The search for Harvey Jackson, 12, and Neil Jackson, 15, is ongoing
  
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• Croydon man charged after elderly woman broke hip getting off bus in Sutton

  06-02-2018 15:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A man has been charged after an elderly woman broke her hip while getting off the bus in Sutton.
  
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• Crystal Palace Overground Festival 2018: Dates and location revealed after kind residents donate to save the free event

  06-02-2018 15:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  More than 28,000 people attended last years' concert
  
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• The number of flu cases reported in Croydon is still very high

  06-02-2018 13:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  But the number of cases isn't higher than last year
  
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• Good news for fans of the Crystal Palace Festival

  06-02-2018 13:26 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  It has a new name, a new website and a new look, and now the Crystal Palace Festival is back with some "great news."
  
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• Why do Croydonians still commute to work? - The Croydon Citizen

  06-02-2018 13:01 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  Why do Croydonians still commute to work?
  The Croydon Citizen
  Every year, 22 million people enter and exit the East Croydon station (that's over 70,000 daily) and this number is set to grow as more and more people make the welcome decision to move to London's most exciting borough. As the trend continues, perhaps ...
  
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• Two men sustain 'serious' injuries after being stabbed in car in Warlingham

  06-02-2018 12:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Police are appealing for information after two men were stabbed in Warlingham on Saturday (February 3).
  
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• Tributes paid to much-loved Croydon FC club photographer Dave West

  06-02-2018 12:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A well-known figure on the local sports scene and Croydon Football Club's photographer, Dave West had a "heart of gold."
  
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• Croydon man charged with 'causing death by dangerous driving' in relation to hit-and-run which killed teenage girl

  06-02-2018 12:33 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Croydon man has been charged with further offences following a hit-and-run that killed a 16-year-old girl last year.
  
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• 17-year-old charged over incident where police officer was threatened with a gun

  06-02-2018 12:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  He has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence
  
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• A care worker in Croydon 'worked for an entire year without having a single day off'

  06-02-2018 11:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The agency which employed the carer was ordered to make improvements by the Care Quality Commission
  
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• Police and Croydon council refuse to disclose exactly why Boxpark had its licence reviewed

  06-02-2018 11:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  In June of last year, the police asked to have a review of Boxpark Croydon’s licence after a “security incident”.
  
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• Westfield gets £10millon injection in Government funding

  06-02-2018 11:18 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  With 1000 new homes and more than 300 shops, restaurants and cafes, Westfield in Croydon is set to cost a pretty penny, £1.4billion in fact.
  
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• Aldi product recall: 38,000 bags of frozen veg recalled after shopper finds half a rat inside one

  06-02-2018 10:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An investigation is underway after the rodent carcass was discovered
  
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• Concern for 13-year-old's welfare after not returning home last week

  06-02-2018 10:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  There is concern for the welfare of a 13-year-old boy from Caterham who hasn't been seen since Friday (February 2).
  
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• Met Office gives London 'yellow' warning for snow and ice

  06-02-2018 10:07 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  There’s a yellow warning for ice, sleet and snow in London until 3pm today (February 6).
  
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• Hour-by-hour weather forecast: Here's when the Met Office says it will snow in Croydon today

  06-02-2018 10:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has warned Croydon residents to prepare for possible disruption on the roads and railways
  
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• Homebase closures: DIY chain to axe up to 40 stores - will Croydon's be among them?

  06-02-2018 09:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The chain has announced plans to close at least 20 of its branches
  
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• Celebrating the Suffragette Spirit: putting Britain’s women human rights defenders on the map

  06-02-2018 09:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  One hundred years ago today, British women were given a voice.
  
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• 100 years of the women's vote - a brief history of the suffragettes in south London and north Surrey

  06-02-2018 08:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  It's one hundred years since some women got the vote - and it followed a long battle for recognition from suffragists and suffragettes.
  
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• Dispute over £2m cladding bill at Croydon blocks due before tribunal

  06-02-2018 08:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A row over who should foot the £2 million bill to remove Grenfell-style cladding from a housing complex in Croydon will come before a judge today (Tuesday).
  
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• Londoners' ‘astonishing’ cost of congestion as time wasted in traffic revealed

  06-02-2018 08:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Drivers wasted an average of 31 hours stuck in rush hour traffic last year, new figures show.
  
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• Millions of asthma patients risk deadly attack due to winter flu, warns charity

  06-02-2018 08:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Millions of asthma patients risk deadly attack due to winter flu, warns charity
  
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• Croydon Council wants to bury more of its dead in Surrey's green belt - Get Surrey

  06-02-2018 06:57 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Get Surrey
  Croydon Council wants to bury more of its dead in Surrey's green belt
  Get Surrey
  Croydon's dead bodies will not be buried in Surrey – if planning officers get their way. The latest attempt by Croydon Council to avert a burial space crisis by extending Greenlawns Memorial Park, in Chelsham Road, Warlingham, is set to be thrown out ...
  
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