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• Sanderstead residents oppose developer's plan as 'trying to build on any bit of green space'

  24-07-2018 21:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Locals have claimed no signs or notices were put up while highlighting traffic problems, safety for school children and the loss of wildlife habitat as reasons for refusal
  
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• New Addington man caught with 2700 child porn images - Croydon Advertiser

  24-07-2018 20:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  New Addington man caught with 2700 child porn images
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  A New Addington man has pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of child porn images and disgusting images of animal porn. Kevin Carter was caught in possession of more than 2,700 sexual images of children. And the depraved 55-year-old was also ...
  
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• New Addington man caught with 2,700 child porn images

  24-07-2018 20:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  He was also found to have extreme animal porn in his possession
  
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• Croydon's 10 worst secondary schools revealed according to the Real Schools Guide - Croydon Advertiser

  24-07-2018 19:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon's 10 worst secondary schools revealed according to the Real Schools Guide
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  The worst secondary schools across Croydon have been named and ranked in latest figures from the Real Schools Guide. On Monday, July 23, the Advertiser revealed the borough's best schools using a guide compiled by Reach PLC's data unit - aiming to ...and more »
  
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• Croydon's 10 worst secondary schools revealed according to the Real Schools Guide

  24-07-2018 19:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Real Schools Guide is the most comprehensive school ranking system in the UK
  
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• Male motorcyclist dies after crashing into lamppost in Crystal Palace

  24-07-2018 18:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man, believed to be in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Old Coulsdon park to get table tennis and gym equipment in £100,000 investment

  24-07-2018 16:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new perimeter path will also be installed around Grange Park
  
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• Man repeatedly punched on train from Brighton to London Victoria after argument over a COOKIE

  24-07-2018 16:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police said cookie throwing escalated into one man being punched in the head and face until someone intervened
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after Crystal Palace crash

  24-07-2018 16:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A man has died after crashing into a lampost in Crystal Palace.
  
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• Motorbike crash leaves man with life-changing injuries

  24-07-2018 16:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A man has suffered "life-changing" injuries after a crash in Crystal Palace.
  
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• Men armed with pickaxe and crowbar steal £232,000 worth of jewellery from Sutton shop

  24-07-2018 15:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Met Police were alerted after an automated alarm was activated at TK Maxx, at Times Square Shopping Centre
  
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• Police want to speak with this woman after ambulance car damaged in World Cup celebrations

  24-07-2018 14:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The vehicle was so badly damaged it was taken off the road
  
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• Young 23-year-old man denies assaulting staff at Croydon University Hospital - Croydon Advertiser

  24-07-2018 13:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Young 23-year-old man denies assaulting staff at Croydon University Hospital
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  A 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 10.10am on ...
  
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• The number of Croydon babies who don't have their dad's name on birth certificate - Croydon Advertiser

  24-07-2018 13:22 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The number of Croydon babies who don't have their dad's name on birth certificate
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  One in 12 children born in Croydon has no dad's name on the birth certificate, according to the latest statistics. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in 2016 - the latest year for which figures are available - there were 471 ...
  
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• The number of Croydon babies who don't have their dad's name on birth certificate

  24-07-2018 13:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Sole-parent registrations are, in almost all cases, those where only the mum's name appears on the birth certificate
  
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• Battling over Brexit in Croydon - The Croydon Citizen

  24-07-2018 13:07 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  Battling over Brexit in Croydon
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  As Brexit continues to dominate headlines, it's time to take a look at this national issue from a local level. Image by CBAP_cz, used under Creative Commons licence. It has been just over two years since the British people voted to leave the European ...and more »
  
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• Croydon group swim more than 1100 laps to help refugees

  24-07-2018 12:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A group of Croydon activists have swam more than 1100 laps of a pool to raise money for refugees.
  
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• This new company wants to deliver alcohol direct to your door in Croydon

  24-07-2018 12:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  You'd be able to order alcohol, cigarettes and other 'household essentials'
  
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• Company delivering booze right to your doorstep could soon be coming to Croydon

  24-07-2018 12:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Booze could soon be delivered right to your door all night long if you live in Croydon. A start-up company called Drinks on Tap Ltd hopes to run the service from 7pm to 5am every day. People would be able to order alcohol, cigarettes and ‘household essentials’ online with a lower limit of £15. The company has applied to Croydon Council for a licence to allow them to  sell alcohol. Customers would be able to order drinks to residential and business addresses but n
  
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• Amnesty swimmers cover 25 miles to highlight refugee crisis - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  24-07-2018 10:56 via insidecroydon.com
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  Amnesty swimmers cover 25 miles to highlight refugee crisis
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  More than a dozen supporters of Amnesty International on Saturday swam a combined 1,152 lengths of a pool to raise money and awareness for the thousands of refugees who are forced to make the life-threatening journey across the Aegean Sea in search ...
  
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• Cassandra Centre, Norbury, coffee mornings, every Wednesday - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  24-07-2018 10:26 via insidecroydon.com
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  Cassandra Centre, Norbury, coffee mornings, every Wednesday
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• Man 'attacked with metal pole' in South Norwood public garden - Croydon Advertiser

  24-07-2018 09:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Man 'attacked with metal pole' in South Norwood public garden
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  A man was allegedly battered with a metal pole in a violent attack in South Norwood after a reported sexual advance. Witnesses reported that a man was smacked with a pole or “large bat” after intervening in a failed sexual approach on Sunday evening ...
  
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• Man 'attacked with metal pole' in South Norwood public garden

  24-07-2018 09:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It reportedly followed an unwanted sexual advance on a woman
  
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• South London pedestrian hit and killed by Suzuki motorbike - Croydon Advertiser

  24-07-2018 08:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  South London pedestrian hit and killed by Suzuki motorbike
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  A woman has tragically died after being hit by a motorbike in a crash south London. The 45-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a Suzuki motorbike on Monday evening (July 23). Detectives are now appealing for witnesses following the fatal crash ...
  
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• South London pedestrian hit and killed by Suzuki motorbike

  24-07-2018 08:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The 45-year-old tragically died after the incident in Southwark
  
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• Go Vauxhall opens new Croydon showroom - AM

  24-07-2018 08:27 via am-online.com
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  Go Vauxhall opens new Croydon showroom
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  Go Vauxhall has opened its new dealership in Croydon, London, following an undisclosed investment. The new showroom has been relocated to offer customers more parking space and to double workshop capacity, with the ability to service larger ...
  
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