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• POETRY FEST IS FIRST FOR CROYDON - Thornton Heath Chronicle

  22-10-2018 22:09
  Thornton Heath Chronicle
  POETRY FEST IS FIRST FOR CROYDON
  Thornton Heath Chronicle
  Thornton Heath artists are at the forefront of the borough's first ever poetry and spoken word festival. The Living in Poetry (LIP) Fest has been designed and created by four Croydon-based poetry groups with the aim of offering those with a passion or ...
  
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• Monks Orchard Co-op staff 'held up at knife-point' in second burglary since August

  22-10-2018 22:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents are concerned that the company is not doing enough to protect its staff members from violence
  
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• Air ambulance called to central Croydon

  22-10-2018 18:14
  An air ambulance was called to central Croydon this afternoon, as a person was rushed to hospital.
  
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• Croydon ranks amongst lowest London boroughs for GCSE results - Your Local Guardian

  22-10-2018 17:57
  Your Local Guardian
  Croydon ranks amongst lowest London boroughs for GCSE results
  Your Local Guardian
  Croydon schools rank amongst the lowest in London for GCSE results, new figures reveal. 0 comment. GCSE results published by the Department of Education (DfE) rank Croydon fourth bottom out of all London boroughs. Croydon's 'attainment 8' score, ...
  
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• Croydon ranks amongst worst London boroughs for GCSE results

  22-10-2018 17:54
  Croydon schools rank amongst the lowest in London for GCSE results, new figures reveal.
  
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• Purley parking restrictions won't go ahead

  22-10-2018 17:13
  Parking restrictions will not be imposed in one road in Purley thanks to a petition from a group of residents.
  
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• Live updates: Air ambulance seen landing in car park of Croydon junior school - Croydon Advertiser

  22-10-2018 17:08
  Croydon Advertiser
  Live updates: Air ambulance seen landing in car park of Croydon junior school
  Croydon Advertiser
  Croydon residents are concerned after a London's Air Ambulance was spotted landing in the car park of a Croydon junior school. The helicopter was seen landing in the car park of St Mary's Catholic Junior School on Sydenham Road, which teaches children ...
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• £9m transport investment could bring Croydon cycle hire scheme ... - Your Local Guardian

  22-10-2018 16:04
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  £9m transport investment could bring Croydon cycle hire scheme ...
  Your Local Guardian
  Plans to invest £9m in Croydon's transport system, including funding for a cycle hire scheme, have been approved for submission to the Mayor of…
  Croydon's version of Boris Bikes part of £9million plans to stop ...Croydon Advertiserall 2 news articles »
  
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• £9m transport investment could bring Croydon cycle hire scheme

  22-10-2018 16:01
  Plans to invest £9m in Croydon's transport system, including funding for a cycle hire scheme, have been approved for submission to the Mayor of London
  
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• Charity worker named winner of short story competition - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  22-10-2018 15:31
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  Charity worker named winner of short story competition
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  A Croydon-based charity worker is one of 21 regional winners of the City of Stories writing competition, a scheme which inspired people to re-engage with libraries in record numbers. Story-teller: Deborah Torr. Deborah Torr, aged 24, who works for the ...and more »
  
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• Remembrance Day 2018: How Croydon will mark the 100th ... - Croydon Advertiser

  22-10-2018 13:59
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  Remembrance Day 2018: How Croydon will mark the 100th ...
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  Croydon will host a special service, parade and memorial wreath laying to respectfully remember those who died.and more »
  
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• Remembrance Day 2018: How Croydon will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I

  22-10-2018 13:53 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Croydon will host a special service, parade and memorial wreath laying to respectfully remember those who died
  
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• Police appeal for help finding woman with links to Croydon

  22-10-2018 13:39
  Police are appealing for help finding a missing woman with links to Croydon.
  
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• Enough to make you physically sick: Labour official Chukas up - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  22-10-2018 12:56
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  Enough to make you physically sick: Labour official Chukas up
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how the stresses and strains of Brexit are showing themselves in the local Labour Party. A Labour Party official who works in Croydon MP Sarah Jones's office yesterday courted controversy and internal party ...
  
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• Croydon council removes new bins in u-turn | Your Local Guardian - Your Local Guardian

  22-10-2018 12:54
  Croydon council removes new bins in u-turn | Your Local Guardian
  Your Local Guardian
  Streets of confused Croydon residents saw their controversial new bins removed last week, as the council u-turned on its recycling scheme.and more »
  
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• Croydon council u-turn removes new bins

  22-10-2018 12:52
  Streets of confused Croydon residents saw their controversial new bins removed last week, as the council u-turned on its recycling scheme.
  
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• Croydon council removes new bins in u-turn

  22-10-2018 12:52
  Streets of confused Croydon residents saw their controversial new bins removed last week, as the council u-turned on its recycling scheme.
  
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• Peace in our times? Veterans for Peace meeting, Oct 31 - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  22-10-2018 12:13
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  Peace in our times? Veterans for Peace meeting, Oct 31
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  Sutton for Peace and Justice in association with Veterans For Peace UK are staging a public meeting: NEVER AGAIN? 1918 to 2018, 100 years of war. on Wednesday October 31, 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm). Sutton Quaker Meeting House, Cedar Road, ...
  
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• Croydon's version of Boris Bikes part of £9million plans to stop people driving - Croydon Advertiser

  22-10-2018 12:10
  Croydon Advertiser
  Croydon's version of Boris Bikes part of £9million plans to stop people driving
  Croydon Advertiser
  Plans to spend around £9million to improve Croydon's transport network, including a cycle hire scheme similar to the Santader Cycles popular in central London, have been partially approved. The three year scheme is hoped to increase the number of ...
  
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• Croydon's version of Boris Bikes part of £9million plans to stop people driving

  22-10-2018 12:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It is hoped the scheme will reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on roads to zero by 2041
  
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• Police warn public not to approach missing New Addington man

  22-10-2018 11:06
  Police are warning the public not to approach a missing man from New Addington.
  
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• Thief convicted for mugging former Palace chairman at gunpoint in ... - Your Local Guardian

  22-10-2018 10:43
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  Thief convicted for mugging former Palace chairman at gunpoint in ...
  Your Local Guardian
  A thief who robbed former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan for his £100000 watch at gunpoint in Croydon has been jailed.and more »
  
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• Thief convicted for mugging former Palace chairman at gunpoint in Croydon - Your Local Guardian

  22-10-2018 10:43
  Your Local Guardian
  Thief convicted for mugging former Palace chairman at gunpoint in Croydon
  Your Local Guardian
  A thief who robbed former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan for his £100,000 watch at gunpoint in Croydon has been jailed. 0 comment. Adam Yaro, 32, of Catford Hill, stole Rolex watches, pearls, diamonds, gold and silver jewellery, computer tablets ...
  
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• Halloween Creepy Craft, Honeywood Museum, Oct 26 - Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)

  22-10-2018 10:08
  Inside Croydon (satire) (blog)
  Halloween Creepy Craft, Honeywood Museum, Oct 26
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• Missing New Addington man should not be approached warn Croydon Police - Croydon Advertiser

  22-10-2018 09:10
  Croydon Advertiser
  Missing New Addington man should not be approached warn Croydon Police
  Croydon Advertiser
  Croydon residents are being warned not to approach a missing man after concerns for his welfare. Sama Brooks, a 24-year-old from New Addington is missing from his home, and police in Croydon are asking members of the public to call them if he is spotted.and more »
  
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• Missing New Addington man should not be approached warn ... - Croydon Advertiser

  22-10-2018 09:10
  Croydon Advertiser
  Missing New Addington man should not be approached warn ...
  Croydon Advertiser
  Croydon residents are being warned not to approach a missing man after concerns for his welfare. Sama Brooks, a 24-year-old from New Addington is missing ...and more »
  
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• Missing New Addington man should not be approached warn Croydon Police

  22-10-2018 09:07 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There are concerns for Sama Brooks' welfare
  
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• ‘Violent prolific burglar’ convicted at Woolwich Crown Court

  22-10-2018 08:25
  A Catford man described by Scotland Yard as a “violent prolific burglar who victimised residents” has been convicted of fifteen crimes after entering a guilty plea on all counts last week.
  
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• Thief convicted for mugging former Palace chairman at gunpoint in Croydon

  22-10-2018 08:25
  A thief who robbed former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan for his £100,000 watch at gunpoint in Croydon has been jailed.
  
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