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Police uncover stash of illegal firearms - guarded by garden gnomes
GNOMES guarding a stash of illegal firearms were no match for police who raided a house in South Norwood yesterday. Officers found three firearms in the back garden, a MAC-10 machine gun, a Smith and...
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Crystal Palace linked with full-back watched by Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham
CRYSTAL Palace boss Tony Pulis has been linked with a move for Irish full-back Brian Lenihan.The 20-year-old, who plays in his homeland for Cork City, has been watched by scouts from a number of big...
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Police hunt man over Purley Way Italian restaurant handbag theft
POLICE are looking for a man in connection with the theft of a handbag from a member of staff at an Italian restaurant off Purley Way.A 40-year-old woman who works at Bella Italia, in Hesterman Way,...
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Croydon riots three years on: A dozen views on life since the 2011 disorder
WE asked 12 people in Croydon town centre a question each from our survey...I feel safer living in Croydon compared to before the riots...John Monk, 67, of South Norwood: "I don't feel safe in Croydon...
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Croydon photographer 'privileged' to be chosen by Westminster Abbey for war...
A CROYDON photographer was chosen by Westminster Abbey to take its official pictures of Monday's national commemoration service.Andrew Dunsmore, who runs the Picture Partnership in Wickham Road,...
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Croydon riots three years on: How our correspondents reported the mayhem
OUR reporters were on the ground as the riots took hold back on August 8, 2011. Here, we re-publish three of their accounts...GARETH DAVIES, at the time a senior reporter with the Advertiser, is now...
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Woman once found in Croydon when missing disappears again
A WOMAN who was found in Croydon after she went missing has disappeared again.Police are asking the public for help looking for Margaret Wilkie, originally from Scotland, who was last seen on Wednesday...
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Hero puts down his crossword to save neighbour who accidentally set herself...
DENNIS Wootley was relaxing in his garden, doing the crossword, when he saw his neighbour running into her back garden – on fire. Without so much as stopping to think, he hurdled the fence, ripped the...
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Fanny, 100, recalls her first memory - a German airship hovering over her...
AS FAR as first memories go, there are not many people still left who can say theirs was the sight of a Zeppelin flying over Waddon.But for centenarian Fanny Hughes, who was aged just three at the...
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Vulnerable man with links to Croydon who has post-traumatic stress disorder...
POLICE are worried about the welfare of a young man suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who went missing from the Royal Bethlem Hospital yesterday (Friday).Shahab Mohammed, 21, was last seen...
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Sex pest business boss Steve Hoad's pun-tastic Twitter page
THE Twitter page of a Croydon business boss this week found to have sexually harassed a former employee makes for interesting reading.Steve Hoad, boss of Hydro Cleansing, made demeaning comments about...
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Daniel Spargo-Mabbs' parents hope dealer responsible for his death will help...
THE parents of 16-year-old Daniel Spargo-Mabbs, who died after taking ecstasy at an illegal rave in January, have said they would like to meet and work with the dealer who sold the drugs. Nicqueel...
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Croydon soccer school teaches children to love sport
A FOOTBALL coaching programme which celebrated its second anniversary this year has achieved a remarkable boost in numbers – from 14 to 700 members.Skillz Coaching is now seeing up to 70 children at...
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Croydon business chief's anger over Government red-tape - just because he...
THE founder of a communications company was left "astounded" when the job centre told him he had to claim an exemption to the Equality Act – for asking for job applicants to be able to speak excellent...
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Coulsdon campaigner wants to see an end to 'postcode lottery' in prostate...
SINCE he was given the all-clear from prostate cancer, Peter Ford has devoted most of his time and energy to raising awareness of one of Britain's biggest killers, as TOM MATTHEWS reports...LAST year,...
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Work finally starts on Aldi in Coulsdon after 10-year wait
WORK is finally under way to build a new Aldi supermarket in Coulsdon town centre, ten years after a pub on the site was knocked down. Since The Red Lion pub was demolished in 2004, the prominent...
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Croydon's district centres, including 'neglected' South Norwood, set for a...
NEW moves to help the regenerate the borough's district centres are to get under way next month.Councillor Toni Letts, the council's cabinet member for economic development, is to hold a series of...
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TRANSFER TALK: Crystal Palace linked with move for Arsenal winger
CRYSTAL Palace are said to be one of three Premier League teams chasing Arsenal's promising young winger Serge Gnabry.The 19-year-old impressed during some early season outings for the Gunners during...
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Croydon weather forecast: Unsettled conditions set to continue into this week
THE side effects of Hurricane Bertha may subside after today, but we're still in for a few more days of unsettled weather.Regular showers are forecast for Monday, while more rain is predicted at...
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Football match to remember popular New Addington student
A FOOTBALL tournament in memory of a young trainee teacher from New Addington who died of cancer is taking place next week.Craig Muir, of Castle Hill Avenue, died aged 22 in March 2012, just six days...
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