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• Croydon's top 10 best secondary schools revealed according to the Real Schools Guide - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2018 21:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon's top 10 best secondary schools revealed according to the Real Schools Guide
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  The best secondary schools across the borough of Croydon have been named in latest figures from the Real Schools Guide. The guide, compiled by Reach PLC's data unit, aims to give a far more rounded picture than normal league tables. It also takes into ...
  
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• Croydon's top 10 best secondary schools revealed according to the Real Schools Guide

  23-07-2018 21:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Our guide takes into account 51 different points of data to rank schools
  
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• Residents are worried new flats at Upper Norwood will put their children in danger

  23-07-2018 19:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  They've set up a petition to oppose the plan for Arkell Grove
  
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• Croydon nightclub boss revealed to be serial sex attacker known as the Rush Hour Prowler - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2018 18:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon nightclub boss revealed to be serial sex attacker known as the Rush Hour Prowler
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  The former owner of a Croydon nightclub has been jailed for six years after carrying out a string of sex attacks on women and young girls. Kevin Bond, who owned Club 34, in Surrey Street, targeted victims across south east London, grabbing girls as ...and more »
  
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• Croydon nightclub boss revealed to be serial sex attacker known as the Rush Hour Prowler

  23-07-2018 18:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Kevin Bond, who owned Club 34, would attack women and girls as they made their way to or from work and school
  
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• Purley woman to ride 100 miles in memory of 'inspirational' brother

  23-07-2018 18:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A Purley woman is ready to ride a gruelling 100 miles in memory of her late brother.
  
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• Pictures show charred trees and grass after huge fire near Coombe Lane in South Croydon

  23-07-2018 18:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The blaze raged for hours in South Croydon
  
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• First pictures from the scene of the grass fire near Coombe Lane in South Croydon

  23-07-2018 18:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The blaze raged for hours in South Croydon
  
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• Young man admits stabbing his own grandmother to death at their Mitcham home

  23-07-2018 17:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  He also killed his family's pet dog and cat
  
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• Third annual Pridefest an 'amazing success'

  23-07-2018 16:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  The third annual Croydon Pridefest was an "amazing success."
  
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• Elderly man dies after being knocked off mobility scooter during robbery in Crawley

  23-07-2018 16:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  He was taken to hospital but sadly died later that evening
  
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• More places available for children to learn tennis

  23-07-2018 15:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  More children than ever across south London are getting the chance to take part in a beginner tennis programme, after an increase in the number of available places.
  
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• Pro-life campaigners claim they are 'victims of terrifying censorship' after stall is taken down at Lambeth Country Fair

  23-07-2018 14:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Charity Life claim to have been removed from Lambeth Country Show by Lambeth Council
  
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• Edridge Road tower block pre-application goes before planning committee

  23-07-2018 14:39 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Proposals for a 36-storey tower block were discussed by councillors at a Croydon planning meeting on Thursday (July 19).
  
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• Petition started against Arkell Grove flats

  23-07-2018 13:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Concerns about safety have been raised in response to proposals to turn a dozen garages in Upper Norwood into flats.
  
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• 'You won't have to sit on the floor like Jeremy Corbyn' - Southern driver leaves early morning commuters rolling in the aisle with stand-up routine

  23-07-2018 13:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  An early morning train journey is something everybody dreads.
  
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• Why you should never pat dogs on the head - and how you should greet them instead

  23-07-2018 12:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A qualified dog instructor has explained why doing this isn't necessarily a good idea
  
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• Financial Times predicts Hammerson will sell stake in Croydon - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  23-07-2018 11:54 via insidecroydon.com
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  Financial Times predicts Hammerson will sell stake in Croydon
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  WALTER CRONXITE reports on how more boardroom manoeuvring is threatening the long-delayed redevelopment of the town centre. There may be clear blue skies over Croydon during this long, hot summer, but there's a dark cloud of uncertainty sitting ...
  
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• West Norwood man jailed for part in Caribbean cocaine smuggling group

  23-07-2018 11:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A West Norwood man has been jailed for 12 years for his involvement in a Caribbean cocaine smuggling group.
  
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• We could get temperatures of 35C this week as the Met Office issues a heatwave warning

  23-07-2018 11:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  The Met Office has issued an amber "heat health watch warning" as temperatures refuse to cool.
  
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• Decision to fine school run drivers made permanent

  23-07-2018 10:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A pilot scheme that fined people for driving outside schools during the busiest hours of the day will be made permanent.
  
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• Croydon set for another scorching week as temperatures continue to climb - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2018 10:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon set for another scorching week as temperatures continue to climb
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  If you're worried that Croydon is seeing the last of the summer sunshine, stop worrying right now because it's going nowhere for the time being. That vat of sun cream will still be very useful as temperatures throughout the borough will climb towards ...
  
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• Croydon set for another scorching week as temperatures continue to climb

  23-07-2018 10:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are expected to reach 30C on Thursday (July 26)
  
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• Young man denies assaulting staff at Croydon University Hospital - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2018 09:27 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Young man denies assaulting staff at Croydon University Hospital
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  A young 23-year-old man has pleaded not-guilty at Croydon Magistrates Court to assaulting three members of staff at Croydon University Hospital. Italian-born Fiifi Mensah is alleged to have beaten or assaulted three male members of staff at about 10 ...
  
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• Young man denies assaulting staff at Croydon University Hospital

  23-07-2018 09:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Italian-born Fiifi Mensah is set to appear in the crown court while Jordan Belto pleaded guilty to assaulting three police officers and a nightclub bouncer after a  nine-hour drinking session
  
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• Young 23-year-old man denies assaulting staff at Croydon University Hospital

  23-07-2018 09:24 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Italian-born Fiifi Mensah is set to appear in the crown court while Jordan Belto pleaded guilty to assaulting three police officers and a nightclub bouncer after a  nine-hour drinking session
  
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• Croydon youngsters share knife crime fears with police in bid to 'eradicate' violence - Croydon Advertiser

  23-07-2018 09:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon youngsters share knife crime fears with police in bid to 'eradicate' violence
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  Young people were brought together to help tackle knife crime which “cannot be solved by police alone”. The summit brought together young people in Croydon, aged between 11 and 24 years, to share their fears over knife crime and youth violence on the ...
  
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• Croydon youngsters share knife crime fears with police in bid to 'eradicate' violence

  23-07-2018 09:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  As young people are often the victims or perpetrators of knife crime, they were asked to help tackle the blight on the capital
  
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