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Croydon Central MP seeking urgent meeting with Jeremy Hunt over NHS Croydon...
GAVIN Barwell MP is to seek an urgent meeting with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt in hope of persuading NHS Croydon board members to answer questions about the trust's £28 million overspend.The Croydon...
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Geoff Thomas: Wilfried Zaha should choose England over Ivory Coast
FORMER Palace and England midfielder Geoff Thomas says Wilfried Zaha should choose to represent England at senior international level instead of Ivory Coast.Thomas, who skippered Palace in the early...
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Shirley fishmonger wants life-sized statue of himself next to Croydon bench
A FISHMONGER from Shirley is hoping to follow the likes of Sir Winston Churchill and Eric Morecambe and see a life-sized statue built of himself.A public vote was launched to find three characters to...
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Joint funeral held for Upper Norwood twin sisters
THE lonely funeral of twin sisters who probably starved to death has been held.Reclusive Stephanie and Jacqueline Berry, 51, lay dead in their Beulah Hill flat for more than a month before being...
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TIA SHARP: Officers who missed Tia's body in grandmother's New Addington home...
TWO bungling police officers who failed to find Tia Sharp's body while they searched her grandmother's New Addington home will not face the sack, a Met source has revealed.The constable and...
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Croydon North Decides: LIVE by-election debate
CANDIDATES from six of the political parties contesting the Croydon North by-election on November 29 are taking part in a live debate at Gonville Academy in Thornton Heath tonight (Tuesday). You can...
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Croydon barmaid was victim of Jack the Ripper, new book claims
JACK the Ripper murdered a young woman from Croydon the year before he was hanged for his sickening crimes, a new book audaciously claims.Simon Webb, 50, author of Severin: A Tale Of Jack The Ripper,...
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Toys for Joy appeal 2012 launched by Croydon Advertiser
CHRISTMAS is coming and this week the Advertiser launches our annual Toys For Joy appeal to give sick children a December 25 to remember.We need your help to collect as many toys as possible to donate...
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Fairchildes Primary School rated outstanding by Ofsted
AN ORDINARY school doing extraordinary things is how inspectors have described Fairchildes Primary School after awarding it "outstanding" status in its latest Ofsted report.And expressing her pride in...
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Atkins Hope solicitors in Croydon named Family Law Firm of the Year
A COMMITMENT to safeguarding vulnerable children has led to Croydon-based solicitors Atkins Hope being named as Family Law Firm of the Year at prestigious national awards ceremony held in London.The...
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Coulsdon Christmas market could return for 2012
A BUSINESS leader is hoping a dash of community spirit can revive a festive tradition that fell foul of budget cuts.Amanda Davis, chairman of the Coulsdon Business Partnership, is looking for...
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Croydon mother used charity as front for £48k benefit fraud
A WOMAN who swindled nearly £50,000 of benefits while sending money back to her home country of Nigeria has been jailed.Clarissa Ihenacho, 55, "set out to defraud" the public purse in a "sophisticated"...
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James Daly: 'Andre Moritz already a cult hero'
James Daly's Crystal Palace column for the Croydon Advertiser PALACE have had their fair share of cult heroes since I started supporting them. Eric Young with his crazy headband, Aki Riihilahti with...
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Zaha should stay humble and work hard, says Leon McKenzie
LEON McKenzie admits he's joined the Wilfried Zaha fan club after witnessing the academy product's talent in Palace's recent win at Peterborough United.And despite speculation linking the 20-year-old...
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Croydon North election candidates go head to head over jobs and crime
THE Conservative candidate for Croydon North has said the public would be better off reporting crime to police based in shops or libraries than at a new station in London Road.Opening a police base in...
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Poppy collection tin stolen from Waitrose in Croydon
POLICE have released CCTV images of two men they believe could have been involved in the theft of a poppy collection tin from Waitrose supermarket in George Street, Croydon.The theft took place at...
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Croydon Trams knocked out of Surrey Senior Cup on penalties
AFTER a thumping 9-2 FA Vase victory over Newbury on Saturday, the Trams had less cup joy on Wednesday night when they were knocked out of the Surrey Senior Cup on penalties.The Trams went 2-0 down to...
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Croydon nightclub closed over murder fears
A NIGHTCLUB that has been linked to gang violence has been shut down amid police claims that someone might be murdered.Detectives feared a shooting was about to happen after gang members were reported...
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Review: David Spicer's Long Live The Mad Parade, at Fairfield Halls
IT HAS been a topsy-turvy year for the Royals, what with the Jubilee, the Queen getting thrown out of a helicopter, and Prince Harry's bottom seared across the papers. So it seems like an apt time for...
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Croydon North: Nine Eleven was an Inside Job's Simon Lane on "direct democracy"
THE Advertiser's public debate ahead of the Croydon North by-election featured candidates from six of the main parties. Here Simon Lane, candidate for the Nine Eleven was an Inside Job party, answers...
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