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Daily Mail falls for Croydon Advertiser's Kate Moss statue April Fool
THE Daily Mail has reported that Westfield are to errect a statue of Kate Moss in their new Croydon shopping centre - less than a week after the 'news' was the Advertiser's April Fool. We reported on...
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Fears over 'parking nightmare' at Purley Hospital
A LACK of parking provision will cause a "nightmare" for patients when the revamped Purley War Memorial Hospital opens this summer, a residents' leader fears.Just 40 spaces have been included in the...
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In Chloë's Name campaign backed by Teenage Cancer Trust
THE Teenage Cancer Trust this week backed the Advertiser's In Chloë's Name campaign.Launched in memory of Purley teenager's Chloë Drury, the campaign aims to break down the obstacles which prevent...
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Kevin Phillips: I can't take any more play-off heartbreak
KEVIN Phillips says that he would prefer to go up automatically with Palace rather than face further play-off heartbreak.The 39-year-old has played in three Championship play-off finals throughout his...
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Croydon minicab driver lured to dead-end street and robbed at gunpoint
A MINICAB driver has described how he was lured into a trap and threatened by a gunman who demanded: "Give me the money".Rafaqat Ali was booked to take someone called Alex from Lindfield Road, in...
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Fox drags 'severed head' across Croydon back garden
THIS is the moment a fox dropped a severed head after dragging it across a Croydon back garden.Playwright David Trotter, 33, said he was shocked when he saw the ghoulish theatre prop – modelled from...
View ArticleWarlingham 36-56 Sevenoaks
IN PREVIOUS years this fixture has always produced a high number of points being scored and in fairly good conditions and on a dry pitch, this mid-table match produced a similar result. With both teams...
View ArticlePalace defender: Don't forget where we were in August
PETER Ramage has reiterated it's important to remember just how far Palace have come this season and that it was important to stop their recent rot with a clean sheet against Barnsley on Saturday.The...
View ArticleCroydon squash club ready for semi-final battle
DEFENDING squash champions and Croydon-based club Integrity Surrey Health & Racquets will be aiming to reach the final of the Premier Squash League for a record fourth successive year when they...
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Croydon politicians pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher
Tributes have been paid to Margaret Thatcher who died today. The 87-year-old, who served as prime minister between 1979 and 1990, suffered a stroke this morning, according to her spokesman. Baroness...
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Croydon charities win funding from grassroots trust
SIX Croydon charities are to benefit from a combined total of nearly £25,000-worth of funding, thanks to the latest round of Croydon Commitment's Grassroots Trust Fund.The half-dozen good causes were...
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Building work at Archbishop Lanfranc to start in 2015
WORK to rebuild the borough's most dilapidated school will not begin for two years.Archbishop Lanfranc was given fresh hope of desperately needed repairs when it was included in the Government's...
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Sanderstead Residents' Association has a new Dennis in charge
SANDERSTEAD'S most prominent community member is handing over the baton of leadership to allow the village residents' association a new lease of life and bring it into the modern age.Dennis Eldridge,...
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Trinity School twins chosen for England U16s tour
TRINITY School footballers Nick and Dan Thompson are set to embark on a tour to Madrid with the Independent Schools Football Association from April 8 to April 12.The Year 11 identical twins, who both...
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Croydon facelift given a new twist by facial exercising craze
A NEW craze that involves women pulling bizarre faces to look good is giving a whole new meaning to the Croydon facelift.Maggie Gray, from Shirley, is offering women the chance to look years younger –...
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DVLA says Croydon drivers are worst in Britain
CROYDON'S drivers are the worst behaved in Britain, according to the DVLA.Figures show that drivers living in the CR0 postcode have an accumulative 6,855 points between them – almost 1,000 points ahead...
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Trial of Emma West for alleged Croydon tram race rant set to start
THE trial of a woman accused of racially abusing passengers on a Croydon tram is set to begin this morning – nearly 18 months after she was charged. Emma West, 35, was charged with two racially...
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Riddlesdown train deaths: Inquest hears Donna Oettinger died with her son in...
AN INQUEST has heard how a mother was hit by a train at Riddlesdown Station while holding her three year-old son. Donna Oettinger and son Zachary, known as Zaki, died during the rush hour on March 22....
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Trial of Croydon tram rant accused Emma West adjourned for fifth time
THE trial of a woman accused of racially abusing passengers on a Croydon tram has been adjourned. Emma West, 35, is charged with two racially aggravated public order offences in relation to an incident...
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Croydon police appeal for help to trace most wanted
POLICE in Croydon have released images of six people they need help to trace. Four are wanted on recall to prison, and the other two are wanted in connection with burglaries and robberies in Croydon....
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