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• Fight over 'who was more gay' ended with teenager's murder

  22-02-2018 22:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Jordan Wright's mother has been left so distressed by his death that she has contemplated suicide
  
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• Sutton man jailed for using his position as a priest to sexually abuse 'vulnerable' 10-year-old boy

  22-02-2018 21:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ifor Whittaker would offer his young victim glasses of cola spiked with alcohol and urged him to keep quiet about his depraved abuse
  
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• Drug dealer jailed after being caught selling crack cocaine and heroin at Crawley train station

  22-02-2018 21:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Officers caught Akel Isaac red-handed dealing crack cocaine and heroin at the station
  
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• Temperatures to plummet as 'Beast from the East' cold snap from Siberia to hit London

  22-02-2018 20:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Temperatures in London are set to plummet as a cold front is on its way over from Siberia.
  
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• REVEALED: The areas of Croydon where you're most likely to be burgled

  22-02-2018 18:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Figures reported by the Metropolitan Police Service show where the borough's burglary hot spots are
  
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• Cotelands launches a desperate last-ditch appeal to keep its nursery open

  22-02-2018 18:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One mum who uses the service has branded a government decision to withdraw funding 'disgusting'
  
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• Selsdon nursery that helps pregnant teenagers and schoolgirl mums will be forced to close unless fundraiser is successful

  22-02-2018 18:07 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  The fight is on to save a Selsdon nursery that helps pregnant teenagers and schoolgirl mums.
  
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• This is why a giant inflatable chicken was walking around outside Croydon's Primark today

  22-02-2018 17:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There was a huge dancing lamb, too
  
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• Women drivers are being followed home by moped riders in terrifying pursuits through the streets of Croydon

  22-02-2018 16:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A second woman has told how she was chased through the streets of Croydon
  
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• The Met Office has forecast 'significant snow' for the South East

  22-02-2018 16:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It has said that ‘very cold air from Russia’ is heading our way
  
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• This kind man goes out to every night to help homeless people in Croydon

  22-02-2018 16:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  John Broom was one of three people to win a community award for his charity work
  
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• This kind man goes out every night to help homeless people in Croydon

  22-02-2018 16:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  John Broom was one of three people to win a community award for his charity work
  
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• Croydon's trampoline park Oxygen Freejumping is offering free sessions for kids

  22-02-2018 16:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It normally costs children £12.60 a session but freebies are on offer if kids get dressed up for the visit
  
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• Croydon basketball team giving kids a free education off the court - Croydon Guardian

  22-02-2018 16:01 via croydonguardian.co.uk
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  Croydon basketball team giving kids a free education off the court
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  When Paul Munday-Castle founded a youth basketball club in wake of the 2011 riots, his goal was simple, "help young people." A former pro basketball player himself, Mr Munday-Castle knew just what kind of effect sports could have on a child. Just like ...and more »
  
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• Meet the Croydon basketball club fighting knife crime by giving kids a free education on and off the court

  22-02-2018 15:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  When Paul Munday-Castle founded a youth basketball club in wake of the 2011 riots, his goal was simple, "help young people."
  
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• 5 of YOUR suggestions for how Boxpark in Croydon can get more people to visit

  22-02-2018 15:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  After Brazilian street food restaurant Carioca closed, a host of suggestions have been made on what should be done to get more people to visit the food mall
  
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• Cyclist left brain damaged by crash on the Coulsdon Bypass says it was caused by a pothole

  22-02-2018 14:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The pensioner, who was wearing a helmet, says he lost control of his bike after hitting the hazard and collided with a car
  
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• Here's what Stormzy said about life in Croydon before becoming a superstar - Croydon Advertiser

  22-02-2018 13:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Here's what Stormzy said about life in Croydon before becoming a superstar
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• Here’s what Stormzy said about life in Croydon before becoming a superstar

  22-02-2018 13:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Stormzy has won 12 of the 15 awards he has been nominated for, including two Brit Awards
  
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• Asthma inhalers recalled over fault that could 'put people's lives at risk'

  22-02-2018 13:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Thousands of inhalers used by asthma patients have been recalled over safety fears.
  
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• Police release CCTV after 96-year-old man scammed out of more than £2,000

  22-02-2018 12:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Police investigating after a 96-year-old pensioner was conned out of more than £2,000 have released CCTV footage of a man they want to find.
  
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• Cadaverous in Croydon - FAD magazine

  22-02-2018 11:56 via fadmagazine.com
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  Cadaverous in Croydon
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  The last time I was in Croydon the trams – which came into operation in 2000 – were just a plan. Would a visit to Turf Projects, which has taken over disused units in the Whitgift shopping centre, prove stimulating enough to make me wonder if I've been ...
  
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• Why Croydon Council is soon going to have to help more homeless people

  22-02-2018 11:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Implementing a new law is set to "significantly impact" the demand the local authority already has, according to a report
  
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• Croydon police go viral again as account tweets out iPhone warning

  22-02-2018 11:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A week after a tweet warning people about an ATM hoax went viral, a Croydon police twitter account is at it again.
  
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• Caterham man fined for 'smashing up' bus stop last year

  22-02-2018 10:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Caterham man has been fined for "smashing up" a bus stop.
  
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• 'You should burn your house down and see if you can manage this' - Stormzy praised over Grenfell rap at Brits

  22-02-2018 10:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Stormzy was praised as he asked Theresa May "where's the money for Grenfell?" in his live performance at the Brit Awards.
  
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• Terrified Beckenham woman driver 'chased through Croydon by men on a moped wielding a crowbar'

  22-02-2018 10:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  She thinks they were trying to steal her Mercedes or mobile phone
  
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• Suspected Croydon burglar 'with acne scars on his face' sought by police

  22-02-2018 09:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have tweeted an appeal for information
  
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• Here is how likely it is to snow in Croydon for the rest of the week

  22-02-2018 09:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  According to the website netweather.tv, there’s a more than 60 per cent chance it will snow on Thursday or Friday
  
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• Internet dating couple found guilty of plotting an IS attack in Britain

  22-02-2018 08:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A lonely hearts couple will be sentenced later at the Old Bailey for plotting an Islamic State-inspired bomb or ricin attack over the Christmas holidays.
  
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• New Addington man took his own life in golf club's showers, inquest hears

  22-02-2018 02:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Members of the public and a paramedic tried to save John Veazey but he died at the scene
  
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