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Blind doctor wins legal challenge against council over postal vote
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Blind doctor wins legal challenge against council over postal vote
Croydon students ‘take back the streets’ with community events
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Croydon students ‘take back the streets’ with community events
New round of tree planting keeps Morden Park on the up and up
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New round of tree planting keeps Morden Park on the up and up
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Fight to secure future lease at Norbury Park tennis club is on track
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter A fundraising page has been set up to try and save one of the ...
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Search continues for men behind gunshot that injured 50-year-old’s hand
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Police are appealing for information following a shooting in Croydon in December. Police were called at around 11.30pm on Monday, ...
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Man, 32, arrested after fatal shooting of 16-year-old Lathaniel Burrell
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Lathaniel Burrell on Tuesday. The ...
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Council insists support centre will remain open, but carers remain concerned about future of support
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter A carers’ support centre in Croydon will remain open following a backlash to suggestions ...
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Another cop in the dock – facing coercive behaviour charge
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A Metropolitan Police detective has been charged with coercive and controlling behaviour. Detective Constable Asiri Hamidi, 34, attached to the ...
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Croydon’s ‘transformation’ just around the corner after masterplan endorsed
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Croydon council has endorsed developers 'masterplan' for the regeneration of the boroughs town centre. The ‘masterplan’, endorsed by the local ...
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Purley Pool saga takes step forward after plans given green light from council
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The Purley Pool saga has taken another step forward after Croydon council approved developers' planning application for the redevelopment of ...
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‘The forgotten side of the Whitgift centre’: Family business fundraising to stay open
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Owners of a family-run jewellery shop which has served Croydon for two decades say the area's “decline” may force them ...
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M&S food hall to take over site of disused Purley dairy
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A new Marks and Spencer food hall has been given the go-ahead to take over a disused dairy in Croydon. ...
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Swim the channel, or double, at your local pool to support diabetes research
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A new fundraiser is taking a unique twist on the epic channel swim to support diabetes research. For the second ...
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Claims from injured pedestrians proving costly for Croydon
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon council has spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayers’ pounds on pedestrian accident compensation, ...
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Duo convicted of Fellmongers slaying of Rijkaard Siafa
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Two men have been convicted of murder as police appeal to the public for help to find an outstanding suspect. David ...
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Croydon criticised for allowing family to wallow in unfit home for three years
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  By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon council has been criticised for failing to repair damp and mould in ...
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Hindus take over Croydon sites of discontinued old girls’ schools
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter The John Whitgift Foundation has completed a £7.5m sale of its Old Palace pre-school ...
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Slot machine venue’s wish to move complicated by drive-by shooting
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter A Croydon slot machine venue where a drive-by shooting occurred earlier this month has ...
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Four jailed after ambushing man with knives and Samurai sword in drugs killing
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Four men have been jailed for a total of 67 years after the fatal stabbing of a young man in ...
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Croydon to receive “exceptional” financial support from government
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Croydon council is one of six local authorities in the capital set to receive "exceptional" financial support from the government ...
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‘A dangerous precedent’: Council insists it will not sell historic manor house to service debt
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon council has insisted that a historic manor house will remain publicly owned ‘for ...
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Calls for a rethink on closure of Croydon drop-in centre for carers
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon residents have expressed growing concern that closing a ‘one-stop shop’ support centre for ...
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Birds coated in oil after major diesel spill in River Wandle
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Birds have been coated in oil after a diesel spill on a stretch of the river Wandle which has spread ...
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Council promises to invest in social housing despite government bailout
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A council has promised to investment millions of pounds to improve its social housing stock, weeks after asking the government ...
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Trial for woman – nearly five decades on from five-year-old’s death
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Police from the Met’s Cold Case Homicide Team have charged a woman in relation with the death of a five-year-old ...
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Croydon vows to crack down on landlords who fail their tenants
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon council is set to reinstate a selective licensing scheme to improve conditions and ...
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Three teens charged over shooting of 17-year-old in Croydon
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Police have charged three teenagers over a shooting in Croydon which left a 17-year-old boy with life-changing injuries. At around ...
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‘No case to answer’ for Met over handling of stalking allegation before beach murder
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An investigation has found there is “no case to answer” for the Met over its handling of a stalking allegation ...
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Cash boost will help these youngsters get green project off the ground – quite literally
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Ambitious plans to create a rooftop city garden by a Croydon school have been given a boost with an award ...
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Croydon school recognised as ‘Oracy Centre of Excellence’
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A Croydon secondary school has been accredited by a national charity for its work developing students' speaking and listening skills. ...
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Sex offender who encouraged assault on baby is jailed
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A dangerous sex offender who encouraged the rape and sexual assault of a baby, has been given a 21-year sentence. ...
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Police procedure investigated following death of 45-year-old South Norwood man
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An investigation is under way following the death of a man in South Norwood. Officers were called to High Street ...
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Railway disruption expected this weekend due to engineering works
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Commuters travelling on the Brighton Main Line are expected to face disruption this weekend as engineers carry out a series ...
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Rescue of dog from a drainpipe shows fire brigade ready to handle all kinds of emergencies
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The longstanding joke is that firefighters sometimes have to divert from their frontline duties to rescue cats stuck up a ...
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Finance chief insists Croydon’s Fairfield Halls is not for sale
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon’s famous Fairfield Halls is not for sale and any suggestion it is going ...
Outrage as ‘Asbo’ warning is issued to activist feeding Croydon’s homeless
Outrage as ‘Asbo’ warning is issued to activist feeding Croydon’s homeless
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Afghan national arrested in Croydon on suspicion of people smuggling
Afghan national arrested in Croydon on suspicion of people smuggling
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Some ideas of how to entertain half-term kids – leisure centres gearing up for next week
Some ideas of how to entertain half-term kids – leisure centres gearing up for next week
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Croydon shooting: Boy ,17, hospitalised with ‘potentially life changing’ injuries
Croydon shooting: Boy ,17, hospitalised with ‘potentially life changing’ injuries
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TfL moves to address myriad complaints about South London’s ‘unreliable’ 154 bus
TfL moves to address myriad complaints about South London’s ‘unreliable’ 154 bus
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Charity volunteers who found romance over parsnip recipe get engaged
Charity volunteers who found romance over parsnip recipe get engaged
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Croydon council calls for £136m government bailout
Croydon council calls for £136m government bailout
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Appeal to find vulnerable man missing from Woolwich
Appeal to find vulnerable man missing from Woolwich
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‘It will destroy a whole community’: Croydon boxing club hit with eviction notice by council
‘It will destroy a whole community’: Croydon boxing club hit with eviction notice by council
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Bloodied pavement is just latest grim episode for trauma-hit New Addington
Bloodied pavement is just latest grim episode for trauma-hit New Addington
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Croydon town hall called out by volunteer group for ‘neglecting’ country park
Croydon town hall called out by volunteer group for ‘neglecting’ country park
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Black history project will revive works of African philosophers through film
Black history project will revive works of African philosophers through film
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Sentence of 20 years handed to killer of ex-girlfriend
Sentence of 20 years handed to killer of ex-girlfriend
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Croydon vows to get tough on houses of illegal multiple occupancy
Croydon vows to get tough on houses of illegal multiple occupancy
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‘Sick and twisted’ couple admit murdering and dismembering Sarah Mayhew
‘Sick and twisted’ couple admit murdering and dismembering Sarah Mayhew
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Planned tram track work to disrupt East Croydon services throughout February
Planned tram track work to disrupt East Croydon services throughout February
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Man found guilty of stabbing ex-girlfriend to death in home
Man found guilty of stabbing ex-girlfriend to death in home
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Mother qualifies as train driver after 10-year career break
Mother qualifies as train driver after 10-year career break
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Street’s power outages and dips plague residents during cold snap
Street’s power outages and dips plague residents during cold snap
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Calls for action on empty Croydon flats amidst housing crisis
Calls for action on empty Croydon flats amidst housing crisis
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A ton of new bus shelters on the way for Croydon – at long last
A ton of new bus shelters on the way for Croydon – at long last
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It’s all gone wrong on the 154, say fed-up users of the bus service
It’s all gone wrong on the 154, say fed-up users of the bus service
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Outrage at disbanding of youth team set up to curb crime and gang grooming
Outrage at disbanding of youth team set up to curb crime and gang grooming
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Man arrested following Asda stabbings
Man arrested following Asda stabbings
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