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Call for full enquiry into death of Croydon man after hospital restraint
A PROMINENT figure in Croydon's black community has called for a full public inquiry into the death of Olaseni Lewis.Nero Ughwujabo, chief executive of the Croydon Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)...
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Ollie's Way: Why would Gareth Bale go anywhere else?
GARETH Bale is in a very rich vein of form right now, isn't he?He is one of the rare ones bought for a large amount of money that has done well because sometimes when you're young, it causes you a...
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Yannick Bolasie: Crystal Palace need to win away to get promoted
PALACE winger Yannick Bolasie says the Eagles can grab their first away victory since November at Derby County tonight.After last Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, having dominated the...
View ArticleWoman taken to hospital after Stafford Road car crash
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after a three-car collision in Waddon shortly after 8pm last night (Sunday). The 55-year-old was taken as a priority to St George's Hospital in south London after the...
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Tesco plan for New Addington after village green application rejected
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco says it hopes to open a store in the heart of New Addington now the way has been cleared to redevelop the area.Croydon Council agreed on Monday to reject a bid that would have...
View ArticlePalace v Hull City: The world will stop tonight
A HUGE clash is in store tonight in the world of football - and it's not in the Champions League. It comes in the form of Championship promotion chasers Crystal Palace against Hull City at Selhurst...
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Snow alerts police to West Thornton cannabis factory
Winter weather - and cool-headed locals - helped police uncover a cannabis factory containing more than 100 plants this morning.Officers raided the industrial unit in Oakwood Road, West Thornton, at...
View ArticleMasked raiders threaten man in Thornton Heath
Masked men armed with a hammer threatened a middle-aged man in his Thornton Heath home. Croydon Police today launched an appeal for witnesses following the aggravated burglary in Quadrant Road on...
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New date for trial of alleged Croydon tram racist Emma West
A new date has been set for the trial of a woman accused of racially abusing passengers on a busy Croydon tram. Emma West, 35, was charged with two racially aggravated public order offences after a...
View ArticleEDITOR'S BLOG: I'm back (again)
It took one week. Just one week.Having committed myself to blogging, if not daily, at least regular tidbits of glorious insight and information from the Advertiser newsroom, I stopped. I made it past...
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Rihanna in Croydon rumour untrue, says River Island
Internet rumours pop megastar Rihanna is to appear at Croydon's branch of River Island this afternoon have been denied by the fashion chain.Suggestions the Umbrella singer was to visit the store in the...
View ArticleCroydon MP Gavin Barwell: I love gangsta rap and Joan Collins
CROYDON Central MP Gavin Barwell has revealed he is an unlikely fan of rap music.Speaking during an interview on LBC radio on Sunday, Mr Barwell said he had attended Public Enemy concerts during his...
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Ikea: Croydon cake is free from human waste bacteria
Ikea has insisted the food in its Croydon store is safe to eat as the company became embroiled in its second food scare in a week. The Swedish furniture giant today pulled its almond cake with...
View ArticlePalace 4-2 Hull City: Super Kev bags super hat-trick in emphatic Eagles win
CRYSTAL Palace bagged an emphatic 4-2 victory over fellow promotion hopefuls Hull City this evening.Kevin Phillips was the star of the show with a superb hat-trick, while Wilfried Zaha made sure of the...
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South Norwood woman using grandfather's battle with Alzheimer's as...
AN ASPIRING catwalk queen is using her grandfather's Alzheimer's battle as inspiration to succeed in the world of modelling.Irene Jewhurst, of Sangley Road, South Norwood, has been shortlisted for the...
View ArticleNew Addington Job Club to help tackle unemployment
A NEW job club has been set up to tackle unemployment in one of Croydon's most deprived areas.The New Addington Job Club will be open for all and is targeting unemployed young people, as well as...
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Croydon loan stores: Is it too easy to borrow money?
STORES handing out 'instant' loans are taking over Croydon and, as Rachel Millard discovered, getting hold of hundreds of pounds is easy. But with huge interest rates potentially dragging people into...
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Croydon Harriers under-17s get squad's highest place at championships
MORE than 20 Croydon Harriers headed north for the English National cross-country championships in Sunderland last weekend. Nearly five inches of snow fell on the course before the event kicked off,...
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Our School: Oasis Academy Coulsdon's exciting new beginning
THIS week pupils and principal David Millar tell us more about life at Oasis Academy Coulsdon... Tell us about your school Oasis Academy Coulsdon opened in 2008 and has undergone a £18.7million...
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Style over substance in Oz
Oz The Great and PowerfulIN 1939, MGM gave us The Wizard Of Oz, the iconic tale of Dorothy, Toto, red slippers, a yellow brick road and the Emerald City.Then, 46 years later, an unofficial sequel came...
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