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Olympian Lawrence Okoye impresses in NFL try-outs
LAWRENCE Okoye impressed at the NFL Super Regional Combine on Sunday and Monday as he looks to enter the world of American football.Held at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, USA, 219 players were on show...
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Justin Bieber? Meet the Croydon kid vying for his pop crown
A CHILD star tipped to be the UK's Justin Bieber is one step closer to realising his dream of performing some of his own songs at London's O2 Arena.Thirteen-year-old Kemahl Kelly, from Addiscombe, was...
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Croydon travel update 15/4/2013 - derailed train at Norwood Junction causing...
A DERAILED train is causing widespread disruption in Croydon leading to cancellations and delays of up to 30 minutes. An engineering train has derailed at Norwood Junction and damaged part of the...
View ArticleBenefit cap launches in Croydon today
A BENEFIT cap - affecting around 900 families - will take effect in Croydon today. Couples and single parents will now receive no more than £500 a week, while single people will be limited to just...
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Architect says work could yet restart at IYLO tower
THE architect who designed the IYLO tower – the borough's most notorious eyesore – believes construction work could yet restart.The graffiti-covered block of flats has stood unfinished on a Croydon...
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Selsdon Mormons say: We're fine with South Park creators' new musical
FAR from being offended by the West End's production of The Book Of Mormon – the savage comedy from the creators of South Park – local worshippers are delighted their religion is getting some...
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Croydon 15-year-old arrested for ticket touting at FA Cup semi-final
A TEENAGER from Croydon was arrested for allegedly ticket touting before Saturday's Wembley FA Cup semi-final between Millwall and Wigan. The 15-year-old boy has since been bailed to return to a west...
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Call for Broad Green 'village' meets with mixed reaction
CALLS to rename the London Road area Broad Green Village have met with a mixed response. Reporter Chris Peilow pitched the idea to shoppers in West Croydon this week and while some thought it had...
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Two teenagers found guilty of murdering South Norwood rapper Umar Tufail
TWO teenagers are facing life sentences after being found guilty of murdering an aspiring rapper in a drive-by shooting in South Norwood. Umar Tufail, 25, was shot in the head as he sat in a car...
View ArticleWoman hit with hammer during Woodside burglary
A WOMAN was struck over the head with a hammer during a terrifying late-night burglary in Woodside. The 33-year-old went downstairs and discovered three men in her home in Rusthall Close. One of the...
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More than half of Croydon Council staff are 'too fat'
Croydon Council staff have been told to go on a Weight Watchers course after more than half were deemed too fat.Of around 70 workers tested 52 per cent had a high Body Mass Index, while 31 per cent...
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Move over Kate Moss - Irene Jewhurst is Croydon's new catwalk queen
A South Norwood girl has beaten a host of beauties to win a national modelling competition. 22-year-old Irene Jewhurst won a public vote to win the natural beauty category at the Top Model UK grand...
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Roke Primary head 'not returning this term'
BELEAGURED Roke Primary School has today announced its headteacher will be absent for the rest of term - and is yet to say whether she will return at all. In a letter to parents, Christine Barry, who...
View ArticleIpswich Town 3-0 Palace: Fading Eagles thumped by Tractor Boys
CRYSTAL Palace's automatic promotion hopes are pretty much over after they were thumped 3-0 by Ipswich Town this evening.At this rate, even the Eagles' play-off hopes are in the balance with just three...
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'Old Coulsdon motorists to blame for village's speeding problems'
FAR from passers-by whizzing through an unknown village, many speeding drivers causing misery for Old Coulsdon residents are local, it has been revealed.A "large proportion" of warning letters sent out...
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Nurse writes in defence of Croydon University Hospital
LAST WEEK, we reported how a patients' survey to be published next week will rank Croydon University Hospital as the second worst in the country. Today, our columnist Laura Carter – a...
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Croydon man who took a bear to fight the Nazis dies, aged 89
A FORMER soldier who took a beer-swilling, cigarette-smoking bear into action with him has died aged 89 in Kenley.Dymitr Szawlugo, who died on April 2, was serving with the Polish Army in Iran in 1942...
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New Addington man stole jewellery from his blind mother
A 30-YEAR-OLD man stole hundreds of pounds worth of jewellery from his partially sighted mother.Unemployed Neil Cordell took the valuables from Estelle Cordell's home in Warbank Close in January and...
View ArticlePalace midfielder: I still believe we can make the Premier League
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Andre Moritz couldn't believe he and his team-mates were on the end of a 3-0 defeat to Ipswich last night.But the Brazilian says he is confident the Eagles can reach the...
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South Norwood rapper's killers given 47 years behind bars
TWO teenagers have been sentenced to a minimum of 47 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering an aspiring rapper in a drive-by shooting in South Norwood. Umar Tufail, 25, was shot in the...
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