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Bookies say Labour will win back Croydon Central at the General Election
LABOUR will be celebrating in both Croydon North and Croydon Central at next year's General Election, if you believe the bookies. Ladbrokes have today announced Labour as odds-on favourites to take...
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Crystal Palace winger up against Liverpool and Arsenal stars for April award
CRYSTAL Palace winger Jason Puncheon has been nominated for the FTBPro PFA Fan Player of the Month for April. The former Southampton man has been in sparkling form, scoring twice against Cardiff City...
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Cyclist wins apology from TfL after bus driver calls him a 'knob'
A cyclist has won an apology from TfL after one of its bus drivers called him a "knob". John Richardson, who cycles to his work in Croydon twice a week, was riding along High Street when a 119 bus...
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Crystal Palace striker enjoying life across south London
CRYSTAL Palace striker Kwesi Appiah is enjoying life at loan club AFC Wimbledon and believes the move across south London has helped improved his game. The forward spent time on loan Cambridge United...
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Kenley care home boss accused of breaching fire safety regulations
THE director of a firm which runs a care home for the elderly has appeared in court charged with ignoring safety measures, including not having a working smoke alarm. Shanmugasundaram Surendram, who...
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Crystal Palace striker: I told Mile Jedinak to take penalty
CAMERON Jerome says he didn't look to take the penalty for Crystal Palace after winning the spot-kick at West Ham United on Saturday. After his goal at Everton last Wednesday, Jerome's confidence would...
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Croydon charity marks 25 years of helping families to cope
A CHARITY that supports families with young children who are struggling to cope is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.Home-Start Croydon, based in the Almshouses on Church Street, was created...
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Catholic priest Francis Moran still to learn whether he can return to...
A CATHOLIC priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy is still waiting to learn whether he can return to work. Francis Moran has been withdrawn from St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, in Brook...
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Crime in Croydon down 9.5 per cent but rape and domestic abuse rise sharply
CRIME in Croydon fell 9.5 per cent in the last year, according to new statistics. Latest figures show there were 3,000 fewer offences reported in the 2013/14 financial year than the previous 12 months....
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Crystal Palace defender: In the team or not, everyone has turned up
CRYSTAL Palace defender Damien Delaney says everyone in the first team has pulled in the same direction whether they're in the matchday squad or not. The Eagles achieved Premier League safety at West...
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Head of sexual abuse support centre welcomes increase in rape reports in Croydon
A SHARP rise in reports of rape in Croydon in the last year has been welcomed by the head of a sexual violence support service. Figures, published this week, show overall crime fell by 9.5 per cent in...
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Police return stolen mobile phone to owner after finding it on auction site
A mobile phone reported stolen in Croydon was returned to its owner after police managed to track it down on an internet auction site. The victim - a 32 year-old woman - reported that her phone had...
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Two men appear in court over death of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs
TWO men have appeared in court in connection with the death of Croydon teenager Daniel Spargo-Mabbs. Nicqueel Pitrora, 18, of London Road, Croydon, and Ryan Kirk, 21, Puffin Close, Beckenham, are both...
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Unite threatens further action to 'hurt' Fusion Lifestyle if Croydon leisure...
STAFF at five leisure centres across Croydon are to press ahead with planned strike action next Wednesday. Lifeguards, fitness instructors and receptionists working for Fusion Lifestyle have decided to...
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Elderly man who died in Norbury house fire was 79-year-old Walter McBride
An elderly man has died after his house caught fire in Norbury over Easter. Walter McBride, 79, was pulled from his bedroom on the first floor of his house in Norbury Crescent in the early hours of...
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TV PICKS: Jack Bauer returns in 24, and a look at the wild side of Essex
A LOOK at some TV highlights for the next seven days...24: Live Another Day, Sky 1, Wednesday, May 7, 9pm Jack is back and this time he's in London. Kiefer Sutherland's rogue counter terrorist agent...
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South Norwood man ready for charity bike ride after double lung transplant
NEXT month, 25-year-old James Collins will cycle 15 miles to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.But what may seem a standard story of a young man raising money for charity will actually be the...
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Andrew Else: Selsdon stab victim was 'knifed 100 times'
A FATHER of three knifed to death in Selsdon last week was stabbed around 100 times, the Advertiser understands.Andrew Else, 52, was killed in a sustained and frenzied attack at around 10.30pm last...
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CRYSTAL PALACE FAN VIEW: It'll be a crime if Joel Ward and Jason Puncheon...
OUR columnist ALEX WHITE thinks two Crystal Palace players should be on the plane to Brazil for the World Cup this summer... NOW safety is assured, I would like to see some of the fringe players get a...
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Close shave helps to raise funds for New Addington boy Aaran Arslan
IAN Hopcraft looks a fright as he prepares to have his locks shorn off for charity.Mr Hopcraft is raising money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in honour of his shaver-wielding friend Aaran...
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