Croydon news

• Stopping in this Croydon box junction is a seriously bad idea

  22-06-2018 20:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It has been revealed that drivers paid nearly £65,000 in fines after being caught stopped in the yellow grid
  
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• Doughnut shop Dum Dum Donutterie permanently closes Boxpark Croydon branch

  22-06-2018 20:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The restaurant first moved to Croydon when Boxpark first opened in November 2016
  
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• 300 people objected but Croydon Council has still allowed a house to be turned into 9 flats

  22-06-2018 19:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents of the exclusive Whitgift Estate are concerned that houses there could now be given permission to be turned into flats
  
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• Addiscombe Road flats given green light despite strong opposition

  22-06-2018 18:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Plans to convert a house into nine flats was given the green light by Croydon Council on Thursday (June 21), despite more than 300 public objections having been made.
  
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• Potholes to be treated with thermal technology

  22-06-2018 17:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Thermal technology is to be used to repair potholes in Croydon’s roads, following successful trials on 10 streets in Shirley, Coulsdon, Purley and Kenley. The council says the technology speeds up repair times by up to 40 per cent. as it enables contractors to heat up the existing damaged road until it is soft enough to be reshaped as a partial filling for the pothole. Time is saved by not needing to take away old material or source new material. Croydon Council says the trial saved n
  
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• Children and young people focus of restructured board

  22-06-2018 17:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Croydon Council board is shifting its focus to concentrate on the health and well-being of children and young people, it announced this week. The council’s Health and Wellbeing Board meets four times a year and is made up of private, voluntary and community organisations. Stephen Meah-Sims from the Leaders Office said the mental health of young people was identified by the board as an important issue to focus on. But Michael Bell, chairman of Croydon Health Services, asked if t
  
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• EasyJet and Ryanair cancel hundreds of flights this weekend due to strike action in France

  22-06-2018 17:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Air traffic controllers in Marseille are taking part in strike action this weekend
  
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• Large number of huge knives found on Monks Hill estate to be destroyed by police

  22-06-2018 17:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  An astonishing 17 weapons were found when police searched a home in Selsdon
  
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• Queens Hotel expansion turned down again but it could cost the council £100,000

  22-06-2018 17:07 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  It is yet to be seen whether a public enquiry costing Croydon Council up to £100,000 will go ahead after a hotel expansion was turned down for the second time. On Thursday (June 21) night the council’s planning committee went against planning officers’ recommendations and refused the expansion of Queen’s Hotel in Upper Norwood. The owners of the hotel, Euro Hotels Ltd, want to demolish existing buildings at the centre of the site and build an extension which wou
  
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• Sex shop in South Croydon wants to renew its licence to stay open

  22-06-2018 16:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If the renewal is approved the entrance to the shop will have to be obscured so passers-by cannot see inside
  
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• A sex shop in South Croydon wants to renew its licence

  22-06-2018 16:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If the renewal is approved the entrance to the shop will have to be obscured so passers-by cannot see inside
  
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• New outdoor gym opens in Purley Way Playing Fields

  22-06-2018 16:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  There is a new outdoor gym in town.
  
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• Police called to reports of shots fired at Bromley pizza restaurant in late night attack

  22-06-2018 15:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A second restaurant in the same road suffered similar damage on the same night
  
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• The Real Schools Guide: Search for your secondary school

  22-06-2018 15:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  We've analysed all the local government data to bring you the rundown on your local secondary schools. You can see how each secondary school compares against other schools in your area and across the UK. Data is available for comparison on everything from pupils' attainment and the quality of the teaching to when the school was lasted inspected and teacher to pupil ratio.
  
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• McDonald's employee 'punched in the head' by customer in lunch-time attack at Croydon town centre branch

  22-06-2018 15:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to the restaurant
  
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• School ratings: How we rated the schools

  22-06-2018 15:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Welcome to the 2018 Real Schools Guide - the most comprehensive guide ever to state-funded secondaries.
  
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• Mum's anger at Croydon primary school children being given LGBT lessons

  22-06-2018 15:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The head teacher has strongly defended the decision to run a "Pride Month" at the school
  
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• Croydon mum believes primary children are 'simply too young' for LGBT lessons in school

  22-06-2018 15:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The head teacher has strongly defended the decision to run a "Pride Month" at the school
  
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• This is why you may have spotted lots of gym equipment on Purley Way playing fields

  22-06-2018 13:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There are plans for trainers to run regular exercise sessions at the free gym
  
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• Suspected boss of people smuggling gang arrested at south London home

  22-06-2018 11:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The National Crime Agency arrested the 31-year-old as part of an investigation
  
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• Croydon weather - A two-week heatwave starts today!

  22-06-2018 10:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Yes, we're serious! Get the barbecue ready
  
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• Croydon Council ignored man’s life-threatening health conditions when finding him a home

  22-06-2018 09:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The council has been criticised for using findings from an independent advisor, who had not even spoken to the man, to make its decision
  
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• New York Brass Band devastated after thieves steal band’s van and instruments in Crystal Palace

  22-06-2018 08:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Among the stolen haul was a rare King Eb Sousaphone, taken while the band stayed in the area for just one night
  
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