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• Croydon builders have done the sweetest thing for the family of a war hero

  05-06-2018 23:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Staff Sergeant William David’s extraordinary life has been remembered by his daughter, Pat Easter
  
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• Croydon 'could be the next Nashville' with council plan to make the borough a music destination

  05-06-2018 19:10 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Perhaps the borough could birth the next Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift or Miley Cyrus...
  
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• Why is the pollen count 'very high' this week? Hayfever sufferers demand to know!

  05-06-2018 18:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  And it's not good news going forward into the weekend
  
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• Govia Thameslink Rail services branded an 'abject failure' as inquiry launched into Southern train failures

  05-06-2018 18:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express provider Govia Thameslink has been targeted by MPs over London and south east services
  
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• Thornton Heath teen appears in court in connection with London Road knife attack

  05-06-2018 18:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The teen is charged with attempted GBH, affray and threatening a person with an offensive weapon
  
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• South Croydon man 'punched girlfriend repeatedly in the face' in Boxing Day attack

  05-06-2018 18:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The victim has been left with mental and physical injuries while feeling 'wary to date men in future'
  
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• Croydon mother left looking for answers after second respite centre shuts in six months

  05-06-2018 17:25 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Croydon mother has been left in the lurch for the second time in six months after being told the respite centre her disabled daughter stays at was due to close.
  
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• Trouble and squeak - tiny bat Boris rescued from inside giant stack of speakers

  05-06-2018 16:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A tiny bat was squeaking with delight after he was rescued - from inside a giant stack of speakers.
  
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• This is where you might see the Flying Scotsman travelling though Croydon - Croydon Advertiser

  05-06-2018 15:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  This is where you might see the Flying Scotsman travelling though Croydon
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  The legendary locomotive is hauling The Cathedrals Express Surrey Evening Flyer train though London and the Surrey Hills on Tuesday evening (June 5). The exact route and timings of where it will pass have not been revealed due to fears of crowds ...and more »
  
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• This is where you might see the Flying Scotsman travelling though Croydon

  05-06-2018 15:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It is taking passengers on an evening tour of the Surrey Hills
  
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• Two more tall tower blocks with 300 homes planned for Croydon town centre next to Leon House - Croydon Advertiser

  05-06-2018 14:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Two more tall tower blocks with 300 homes planned for Croydon town centre next to Leon House
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  Plans for two new tower blocks of flats next to Leon House will be discussed by Croydon Council this week – but only 10 per cent of those homes are planned to be 'affordable'. The council's planning committee will be presented with a preliminary plan ...
  Labour-run Croydon sold-off 140 council homes in one yearInside Croydon (satire) (blog)all 2 news articles&
  
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• Two more tall tower blocks with 300 homes planned for Croydon town centre next to Leon House

  05-06-2018 14:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The plans would include the demolition and replacement of shops on the High Street
  
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• Crawley gang violently attack man before stealing his quad bike

  05-06-2018 13:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The victim was attacked in the Crawley Asda car park and left with injuries to his face
  
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• Mouse urine and droppings discovered on food and shelves at Croydon TK Maxx - Croydon Advertiser

  05-06-2018 13:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Mouse urine and droppings discovered on food and shelves at Croydon TK Maxx
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  Croydon's TK Maxx store has been given the worst possible food hygiene rating after inspectors found mouse urine and faeces on some food put out for sale as well as evidence it had been "gnawed". The store, on Whitehorse Road, was given the zero star ...
  
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• Mouse urine and droppings discovered on food and shelves at Croydon TK Maxx

  05-06-2018 13:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The store was given the worst possible hygiene rating and the extent of the failings have been revealed in an FOI request
  
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• Police hunting for missing chef William Brown from Croydon find body - London News Online (blog)

  05-06-2018 13:11 via londonnewsonline.co.uk
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  Police hunting for missing chef William Brown from Croydon find body
  London News Online (blog)
  Police who were searching for a missing 24-year-old man from Croydon have found a body. Officers were appealing for the public's help to find chef William Brown, who was last seen at work in central London at 9.50am on Saturday, 2 June. A body was ...and more »
  
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• Review: Art & Craft CR0 bar, Surrey Street - The Croydon Citizen

  05-06-2018 13:00 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  Review: Art & Craft CR0 bar, Surrey Street
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  They say that good things come in small packages. This certainly applies to the new bar in Surrey Street, Art & Craft, a very welcome addition to the pub and bar scene in Croydon, situated in the former Croydon Advertiser building – whose original sign ...
  
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• Progress MP's local members back Wadsworth's reinstatement - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  05-06-2018 12:21 via insidecroydon.com
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  Progress MP's local members back Wadsworth's reinstatement
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  Marc Wadsworth raises his glass at the Croydon North CLP meeting which had just backed his campaign for reinstatement to the Labour Party. Taking the photograph is Cllr Callton Young, and among those also present are Cllrs Patsy Cummings and Louisa ...
  
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• Police find body in search for missing South Norwood man William Brown

  05-06-2018 12:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police say his next of kin have been informed
  
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• Body found in search for missing South Norwood man

  05-06-2018 12:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A body believed to be that of missing man William Brown has been found.
  
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• alma-nac creates 'couplets' of apartment units in Croydon retrofit - Architects Journal

  05-06-2018 09:34 via architectsjournal.co.uk
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  alma-nac creates 'couplets' of apartment units in Croydon retrofit
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  Paxton House, a derelict 1960s building next to Norwood Junction station, has been converted into 43 homes with shared communal spaces. Avoiding a central corridor arrangement, each of the dual-aspect apartments is accessed via a series of stacked ...
  
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• Man in his 50s in a critical condition in hospital after south London fight

  05-06-2018 09:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Met Police have made an arrest and are urging witnesses to come forward
  
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• Teenager charged in connection with Croydon knife attack video - Croydon Advertiser

  05-06-2018 08:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Teenager charged in connection with Croydon knife attack video
  Croydon Advertiser
  A teenager has been charged and will appear in court after a terrifying video of a male wielding a knife on a busy Croydon road went viral online. A 17-year-old boy was charged on Monday night (June 4) with affray and threatening a person in a public ...
  
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• Teenager charged in connection with Croydon knife attack video

  05-06-2018 08:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old is due to appear in court on Tuesday (June 5)
  
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