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Tesco 'makes it too easy for drunks to buy booze at 6am'
RESIDENTS in South Croydon have called for a ban on Tesco selling cheap booze from 6am in an area where alcoholics are sent to recover.The high street giant opened a store in Brighton Road, South End,...
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Teen dedicates her first single to brave cousin
A TEENAGE songstress from Addiscombe is releasing her first single in honour of an inspirational cousin who died of cancer.Chelsea Barber, 15, spent this week filming a video for her self-penned track...
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MP accused of 'inciting panic' in hospital cuts campaign
AN MP has been accused of inciting panic with his bid to save key services at Croydon University Hospital.Croydon North's Labour MP Steve Reed failed to mention when launching the campaign on his...
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'Rio was my little angel - words can't sum up the pain I felt'
THE mother of a seven-year-old who died of meningitis will run a half-marathon to raise money for the hospital which tried to save his life.Rio Wild Redwood, a pupil at Woodside Primary School, died in...
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Oscar-winning designer of Michelle Pfeiffer's dress lives in our street
IN AN unassuming house in Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, some high-end magic is woven, cut and stitched.It is here that Oscar-winning costume designer Gwen Russell produces most of her designs.From a...
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Celebrated jazz pianist found dead just days before 69th birthday
CROYDON's foremost jazz pianist Richard Madgwick has died, just days before his 69th birthday.The respected musician's body was discovered by friends in his home in Orchard Rise, Shirley. He had been...
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'Take over your local or risk it becoming a supermarket'
WHEN Croydon's Red Deer pub is replaced by Morrisons early next year, it will be the third local in the borough to go that way in less than two years.A fourth, the former Good Companions in...
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Martial arts expert: 'People need to put muggers in their place'
A MARTIAL arts instructor believes learning how to ward off muggers could restore pride to Croydon's streets.Dave Spicer, an Urban Krav Maga instructor, teaches people how to use martial arts in...
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Nutritionist exposes Annabel Karmel's claims as 'misleading'
A CHILDREN'S food guru has been forced to backtrack on "misleading" claims that her meals were healthy, after concerns were raised in Croydon.Annabel Karmel, who was awarded an MBE in 2006 for...
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The back yard mushrooms grown in Croydon
A FUN guy, who found he had too mush-room in his garden, has created a business turning produce from his back yard into gourmet ingredients for top-end restaurants.Croydon environmentalist Andrew...
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Dad has car towed while trying to get his sick son to hospital
A FATHER who parked illegally to take his child to an emergency doctor's appointment has described the decision to tow his car as "inhumane".Mo Hussain's son Amaar, 4, has had chicken pox and woke up...
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CUT THE CRAP: Future is bright for Croydon, says Ashley
OUR Cut the Crap feature highlights the positive aspects of Croydon, to counter the lazy stereotypes of our town exemplified by its entry in the Crap Towns book. This week reporter Rachel Millard talsk...
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Allen picked for Team GB
CROYDON swimmer Scott Allen is set to represent Team GB at the Underwater Hockey World Championships in Eger, Hungary.The Championships has attracted some 70 teams from more than 20 countries, and...
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Inspectors to arrive at hospital within weeks
CROYDON University Hospital is to be inspected next month, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has confirmed.It will be one of the first four hospitals to be subject to a strict observation by the Care...
View ArticleRobins knock the Eagles off their perch in cup
PALACE were knocked out of the Capital One Cup after a very disappointing 2-1 defeat at Bristol City on Tuesday.The Eagles were second best throughout and looked way off the pace at Ashton Gate.The...
View ArticleDasaolu aims high
JAMES DASAOLU has confirmed he will compete in Brussels, Belgium, at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme as part of the final Diamond League of the year."I have had a great year so far. Training has gone...
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Kenley air show plans grounded by 'bureaucrats'
A CHARITY air show has been cancelled at the last minute after organisers were "thwarted by bureaucracy".Kenley Air Show was due to take place next weekend at the aerodrome.Alistair White was just days...
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Courageous toddler turns two today
LITTLE George Tappenden is two years old today and is as bubbly, bright and cheeky as any child his age.But tragically George, of Wydehurst Road, Addsicombe, will never be able to walk unaided and will...
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The man who wrote to the royals, a pope and a president
A DEVOTED royalist and poet who spent more than 20 years writing to the Royal Family and world leaders has died at the age of 86.Horace Baldwin, who liked to be known as Bill, lived for much of his...
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Courageous toddler celebrates his birthday
LITTLE George Tappenden is two years old today and is as bubbly, bright and cheeky as any child his age.But tragically George, of Wydehurst Road, Addsicombe, will never be able to walk unaided and will...
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