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• People urged to 'behave like human beings' after man is stabbed in South Croydon

  25-07-2018 21:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The man was stabbed in the shoulder and was rushed to hospital
  
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• Fears that Hooley could become a ghost town if A23 is widened

  25-07-2018 20:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Hooley shop owner believes they will struggle to survive and that the village could become “a ghost town” if plans to widen the A23 include removing parking spaces and some of the pavement.
  
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• Heartbreak as service that helped disabled people in Croydon closes - Croydon Advertiser

  25-07-2018 19:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Heartbreak as service that helped disabled people in Croydon closes
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  A group of disabled residents' parents have met with Croydon Council after being left without respite care for the second time in six months. Sas Gabriel and Pauline Allaway are two of 30 parents who attended a private meeting with Croydon Council on ...
  
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• Heartbreak as service that helped disabled people in Croydon closes

  25-07-2018 19:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The respite care service gave parents of disabled adults an occasional break
  
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• Extra police in Crawley after elderly man knocked off mobility scooter during robbery dies

  25-07-2018 19:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police are hoping to speak to those who witnessed the incident
  
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• Part of Selsdon Road cordoned off after stabbing in South Croydon - live updates - Croydon Advertiser

  25-07-2018 18:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Part of Selsdon Road cordoned off after stabbing in South Croydon - live updates
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  A man has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed outside a betting shop in South Croydon. Police rushed to the scene on Selsdon Road outside the Coral bookmakers where a man was found with a stab wound. Metropolitan Police Service officers and ...
  
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• This woman is in charge of keeping all the lights on in Croydon

  25-07-2018 18:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Samantha Burchell heads up a team of 60 at UK Power Networks that keep lights and all power running across Croydon, Sutton and Caterham
  
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• The Croydon couple who quit their jobs and sold their home to go on an epic adventure - Croydon Advertiser

  25-07-2018 18:12 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The Croydon couple who quit their jobs and sold their home to go on an epic adventure
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  A couple who have lived in Croydon their whole lives have sold their flat and quit their jobs so they can travel round Europe in a camper van. Christie Wyatt and her boyfriend Dom Hayward decided 18 months ago they wanted to travel to as many countries ...
  
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• The Croydon couple who quit their jobs and sold their home to go on an epic adventure

  25-07-2018 18:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The pair have already been to five countries in two months
  
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• Plans for new tower blocks featuring 350 homes, shops and restaurants in Croydon town centre revealed

  25-07-2018 17:44 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Final designs were unveiled to the public earlier this month at an exhibition
  
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• Proposals for two multi-million football hubs are 'taking shape'

  25-07-2018 17:31 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Plans to build two multi-million pound football hubs in Croydon are "taking shape."
  
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• Travellers bypass 'gypsy deterrents' to set up surprise camp near New Addington

  25-07-2018 16:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents near Featherbed Lane between Forestdale and New Addington were stunned to see the caravans
  
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• Missing teenager not seen for more than a week has links all across south London

  25-07-2018 16:52 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Police are appealing for "increasingly concerned" for the safety of a missing 14-year-old boy who has not been seen since July 16.
  
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• Vape shop where you can gamble and drink could be coming to Purley

  25-07-2018 15:53 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A vape shop with a gaming area serving alcohol could be coming to Purley. A pool table, jukebox and small stake fruit machines would all be included if a licensing application is successful. The plans are from Every Cloud Vape Shop which runs 12 shops in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. It would be based at 933 Brighton Road, next door to Purley Barbers. In the application, company director Isaac Lloyd said: “Given the nature of our shop, access will only be granted to persons over 18
  
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• 'High risk' 79-year-old goes missing

  25-07-2018 15:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A "high risk" man has gone missing from Croydon.
  
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• Detectives investigating after shooting at taxi with passengers inside in south London

  25-07-2018 14:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The shooting narrowly missed the two passengers inside the taxi
  
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• These Love Island contestants will be appearing at a Croydon nightclub - Croydon Advertiser

  25-07-2018 13:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  These Love Island contestants will be appearing at a Croydon nightclub
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  This year's series of smash hit ITV2 show Love Island may be drawing to a close but Croydon clubbers will still be able to get their reality TV fix in the coming months. A number of contestants from this series of Love Island will be making special ...and more »
  
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• These Love Island contestants will be appearing at a Croydon nightclub

  25-07-2018 13:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Eyal Booker, Jack Fincham and Frankie Foster will be meeting and greeting fans of the ITV2 hit show
  
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• How Croydon won the World Cup - The Croydon Citizen

  25-07-2018 13:04 via thecroydoncitizen.com
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  How Croydon won the World Cup
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  Fans celebrating at Boxpark after England beat Sweden in the 2018 World Cup. Photo author's own. The sun was beating down through the clear plastic roof and burning my face. I was sweating lager from every pore. I was drenched in beer. My eyes were ...
  
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• Job ads for social workers only tell part of the Croydon story - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  25-07-2018 11:36 via insidecroydon.com
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  Job ads for social workers only tell part of the Croydon story
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  Our Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on an outbreak of doublespeak in a recruitment drive for the council's 'inadequate' children's services. Croydon would be unrecognisable to the people who actually live and work here if they had to rely on the ...
  
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• 'He said he killed someone' - Man describes helping with arrest of attempted murder suspect

  25-07-2018 11:21 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  When Carshalton man Matt Boylan was walking through Mitcham Junction, the last thing he expected to do was help arrest a suspected attempted murderer.
  
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• Why you should look out for this week's blood moon - the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century

  25-07-2018 11:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  A rare total lunar eclipse – expected to be the longest in the 21st century – is set to take place on Friday that will see the Earth’s natural satellite turn blood red.
  
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• Network Rail demolition approved - Croydon Guardian

  25-07-2018 10:16 via croydonguardian.co.uk
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  Network Rail demolition approved
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  Buildings including offices near East Croydon station owned by Network Rail will be demolished. Plans for the demolition of Stonewest House in Lambert's Place were given the green light by Croydon Council on Monday (July 23). In June 2015, planning ...
  
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• Network Rail demolition approved

  25-07-2018 10:16 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Buildings including offices near East Croydon station owned by Network Rail will be demolished. Plans for the demolition of Stonewest House in Lambert’s Place were given the green light by Croydon Council on Monday (July 23). In June 2015, planning permission was given to build  a five-storey block of 25 flats on the site, but the permission expired last month. In the latest application, a letter from Network Rail states: “The existing buildings and structures located withi
  
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• Why is the intense UK heatwave sticking around? From the jet stream to climate change, here are the causes explained

  25-07-2018 10:13 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The UK has been experiencing high temperatures and no rain for weeks - these are the reasons behind it
  
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• Full list of businesses and entrepreneurs shortlisted to be named the best in Croydon

  25-07-2018 09:33 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There have been a record 100 entries shortlisted for the Croydon Business Excellence Awards 2018
  
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• Croydon man allegedly attacked ex-partner using knife and hammer while attempting to destroy her boyfriend's shoes - Croydon Advertiser

  25-07-2018 08:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon man allegedly attacked ex-partner using knife and hammer while attempting to destroy her boyfriend's shoes
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  A man accused of using a knife and a hammer in an attack on his ex-partner after attempting to destroy her new boyfriend's shoes will face trial later this year. Ashraf Al-Eshan allegedly attacked his ex-partner in a rampage at their former flat in ...
  
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• Croydon man allegedly attacked ex-partner using knife and hammer while attempting to destroy her boyfriend's shoes

  25-07-2018 08:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ashraf Al-Eshan, 38, is accused of assaulting his former partner
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses to fatal motorbike crash in Crystal Palace

  25-07-2018 08:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses
  
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