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• Drop litter in Croydon and you can now be fined £150

  20-03-2018 23:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The fine has increased by £70
  
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• Purley Way gas leak: Investigation launched into leak which forced evacuation of hundreds of homes

  20-03-2018 22:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents reported hearing a loud bang and 'huge hissing' after the crash which caused the leak
  
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• Croydon driver convicted of killing 16-year-old Streatham girl in crash after losing control of sports car - London News Online (blog)

  20-03-2018 22:45 via londonnewsonline.co.uk
  Croydon driver convicted of killing 16-year-old Streatham girl in crash after losing control of sports car
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  A man has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving after a 16-year-old girl died following a collision in Croydon last year. Stuart Abbs, 39, of Court Wood Lane, Croydon, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 20 March to causing the ...
  
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• Ellie Butler inquest: Social worker did not view 'volatility' of dad who went on to murder his daughter as a risk

  20-03-2018 19:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The six-year-old was battered to death by her dad at the family home in Sutton
  
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• Thousands of people in Croydon are trying to cheat on their partners

  20-03-2018 19:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A website which helps men and women do the dirty on their other halves has revealed how many members it has in the town
  
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• Crystal Palace mascot's dream of finally being able to walk is close to becoming a reality

  20-03-2018 18:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  £65,000 needs to be raised for her surgery and post-operation rehabilitation
  
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• 'IT issue' leaves shelves bare at Co-op supermarket branches in Croydon

  20-03-2018 18:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One Croydon Co-op shopper said the lack of basics was 'becoming a bit of a bore'
  
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• 'Drunk and high' driver jailed over Croydon fatal crash - BBC News - BBC News

  20-03-2018 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
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  'Drunk and high' driver jailed over Croydon fatal crash - BBC News
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  Stuart Abbs, 39, was driving at 55pmh when his car hit and killed a 16-year-old girl in Croydon.and more »
  
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• Croydon a 'hotbed of infidelity' as it is named second most adulterous borough in south London

  20-03-2018 18:13 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  The people of Croydon have more affairs than almost any other borough in south London, according to affairs website Illicit Encounters.
  
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• Drink driver who killed 16-year-old girl before fleeing the scene is jailed

  20-03-2018 17:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A man who drank nine pints of lager and took cocaine before crashing into a group of schoolchildren and killing a 16-year-old girl, has been jailed.
  
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• Investigation launched after teacher kicked out of school after allegedly being called 'chinky' by students

  20-03-2018 15:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A supply teacher who was allegedly called 'chinky' by students was then kicked out of the school by the head teacher before completing the day.
  
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• Purley Way gas leak: Engineers work through the night to ensure gas and electricity supplies are restored to evacuated homes

  20-03-2018 14:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Around 900 residents were evacuated from their homes and businesses
  
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• Cost of illegal fly-tipping in Croydon set to double

  20-03-2018 14:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Plans to fine fly-tippers £150 have been approved.
  
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• Croydon Council partners with Rainmaker to shake up its IT - ComputerWeekly.com

  20-03-2018 14:40 via computerweekly.com
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  Croydon Council partners with Rainmaker to shake up its IT
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  Croydon Council has appointed Rainmaker as a strategic partner to help change the way it works and deliver a new ICT model, including implementing new capability and changing the way it procures IT, from a single supplier model to a mixed economy ...
  Croydon appoints Rainmaker as transformation partnerUKAuthority.com (press release) (blog)
  Croydon Council picks Rainmaker as transformation partnerGov
  
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• South Norwood primary school where playtime is 'spoilt' by teachers rated inadequate by Ofsted...but some parents disagree

  20-03-2018 12:59 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A school where playtime is "spoilt" and students aren't being prepared for "their future lives in modern Britain" has been rated inadequate by Ofsted.
  
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• New skatepark opens in Crystal Palace Park

  20-03-2018 11:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A new skatepark has opened in Crystal Palace in part of a major improvement scheme for the area.
  
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• Police release CCTV after two men stabbed following south London crash

  20-03-2018 11:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The incident took place on Thursday, March 8
  
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• Schools combine to put on "impressive" Oliver Twist spectacular

  20-03-2018 11:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A duel school performance has left onlookers "hugely impressed" with their performance of Oliver Twist.
  
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• More snow could be on the way in Croydon as weather experts warn of 'white Easter'

  20-03-2018 10:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  As British Summer Time officially begins the weather is not expected to match
  
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• Croydon man regains his sight in groundbreaking medical trial

  20-03-2018 10:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  For the past year, Croydon man Douglas Waters' sight had slowly been losing his sight.
  
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• Bomb threat emails sent to London schools may have been due to 'online gamers feud'

  20-03-2018 09:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Hoax emails sent out to hundreds of schools across the country warning of a ‘bomb threat’ may have been sent because of a “feud” between gamers, according to reports.
  
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• Photos show damage caused to car in crash that led to hundreds of homes being evacuated

  20-03-2018 09:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The car collided with the energy plant on Sunday (March 18) evening
  
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