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More than 300 fill church for Daniel Spargo-Mabbs' memorial
A FRIEND who always made others smile, someone you wanted to get to know, and the best company anyone could keep. Those were among the tributes paid to Croydon teenager Daniel Spargo-Mabbs, who died...
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Tube strike called off at the 11th hour
CROYDON commuters should find it a little easier to get to work, after a 48-hour strike by London Underground workers was cancelled. The proposed walkout - the second in as many weeks - had been due to...
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Police hail 20 per cent decrease in robberies in Croydon
POLICE have hailed a 20 per cent fall in robberies a year after launching a targeted operation to tackle the problem. Police established Operation Zeus last February in the face of an 18 per cent...
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FANS VIEW: Crystal Palace are mentally tougher and play better football under...
LONG ball? Our columnist Alex White thinks Crystal Palace are playing BETTER football under Tony Pulis... THE style of football played by the team has changed massively since the arrival of Tony Pulis,...
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Not so great Dane: Popstar Bowers' Butlins shame
POPSTAR Dane Bowers has admitted abusing door staff at a seaside holiday camp where he was performing. The former Another Level frontman, who lives in Kingswood Way, Selsdon, pleaded guilty to using...
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The Damned to play for £1.70 for Captain Sensible's birthday
SOUTH Norwood's Captain Sensible is offering fans of his band The Damned a chance to see them for a 1970s price. The Damned frontman will perform at The Kentish Forum for his 60th birthday on April 24...
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James Smith does Royal Russell School proud with U16 table tennis title
ROYAL Russell table tennis hot shot James Smith took top honours in the Boys U16 category of the Jack Petchey Foundation London Schools Individual Finals last Friday. The South London regional final...
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Croydon's five-year-olds falling behind rest of country but council officers...
YOUNG children in Croydon are falling behind those in London and the rest of the country according to a new progress measure. Good Level of Development (GLD) scores see teachers assess five-year-olds...
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School field and church car park to become emergency flood defences to...
A SCHOOL field and a church car park are to be flooded to protect homes in Kenley and Purley from rising water levels. Croydon Council decided on Saturday to take the unusual step of asking...
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Everton facing striker crisis ahead of Crystal Palace clash
EVERTON boss Roberto Martinez is facing a striker crisis ahead of tonight's clash with Crystal Palace. Romelu Lukaku and Aruna Kone are still out injured, while new boy Lacina Traore is not yet fit...
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At last, some good weather news: NO HOSEPIPE BAN this summer!
THERE is at least one benefit of the downpours currently drenching Croydon, the Advertiser has learned. Sutton and East Surrey Water today confirmed to us that, at this stage, there are no plans to...
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Eighteen flood-threatened residents evacuated by the Red Cross take refuge at...
EIGHTEEN Purley residents are currently holed up at Croydon Council's new HQ, after evacuating their flood-threatened homes. Croydon Council confirmed it transported the people to the centre of town...
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Road closures as Croydon Tesco Express roof 'hangs off building'
THE roof of the Tesco Express in Whitehorse Road, Croydon, is said to be in a 'precarious position' as emergency services have closed the surrounding roads. Whitehorse Road has been closed both ways as...
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Gareth Gates to star in this year's Croydon panto
POP Idol star Gareth Gates will be the star of this year's Croydon pantomime at Fairfield Halls. Unchained Melody singer Gates will appear as Prince Charming in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The...
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Crystal Palace fans battling the elements to reach Goodison Park for Everton...
HIGH winds and torrential rain are handing Crystal Palace fans a nightmare journey to tonight's match at Goodison Park. The Eagles fans are travelling into the eye of a storm, with guts of up to 90mph...
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UPDATED: Everton vs Crystal Palace called off just 30 minutes before kick-off
TONIGHT'S match between Crystal Palace and Everton at Goodison Park was called off - just 30 minutes before kick-off. Despite extreme weather warnings throughout the day, the decision was only taken to...
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Crystal Palace fans fury at late Everton postponement
CRYSTAL Palace fans who made the long journey to Merseyside have hit out the decision to postpone the Everton match just 30 minutes before kick-off. The decision to call the match off was taken on...
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Crystal Palace chairman says decision to call off Everton match was a 'shambles'
THE late decision to postpone Crystal Palace's match at Everton on Wednesday night has been blasted by Eagles co-chairman Steve Parish. The Goodison Park clash was called off just 30 mins before...
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Love of a good meal led to lifetime together for South Croydon couple
THEY say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and for Pamela and Roger Stockwell, the love of a good meal was what set them on the road to half a century of married bliss.The South Croydon...
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UPDATE: Missing Coulsdon schoolgirl, 13, returns home
A TEENAGER reported missing by her mum after she did not return from school is back at home. Megan McCready, a pupil at Woodcote High School, had last been seen in Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, at...
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