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Former IRA member back on Croydon Tories' front bench
JUST over five years after quitting her cabinet post when her past as a member of the IRA was revealed, Councillor Maria Gatland has returned to the council's Conservative front bench. She was this...
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Crystal Palace keen on winger if Manchester United decide to sell
CRYSTAL Palace will be interested in bringing back Wilfried Zaha permanently this summer - if Manchester United decide to sell him, the Advertiser has been told. In what was a difficult first season...
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Police hunt man after four Croydon men arrested and bailed in connection with...
FOUR men from Croydon were arrested in connection with robberies on a train from London Victoria to Brighton in April. A number of passengers had property stolen on board the 0.25am service on Friday,...
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MP helps students pass exams
CROYDON Central MP Gavin Barwell has been helping college students pass exams with a few insider tips. Mr Barwell visited AS politics students at Coulsdon Sixth Form College last Friday to help them...
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Police release image of man wanted in connection with burglary in Wickham...
Police have released a photograph of a man wanted in connection with a residential burglary in Shirley in March. Christopher Henry, 50, is wanted in connection with the burglary in Wickham Road on...
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Selhurst Road Post Office robbery causes commotion in South Norwood
THE Post Office in South Norwood was robbed this morning. Police were called to a robbery at the Post Office, in Selhurst Road, at 8.22am but the suspect fled the scene when they arrived. A London...
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Crystal Palace's former record signing bags managerial job in Germany
A MAN who was at one time Crystal Palace's record signing has taken the hotseat at a struggling German club. Valerien Ismael has been tasked with guiding FC_Nurnberg with an immediate return to the...
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VOTE: Should Crystal Palace re-sign Wilfried Zaha from Man Utd?
WOULD you like to see Wilfried Zaha back in a Crystal Palace shirt? The Advertiser understands Palace would be interested in ending their former star's Old Trafford nightmare, if Man Utd are happy to...
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Fieldway school's speech unit upgraded with a £500k refurbishment
A TEACHING unit for children with speech and language disorders has been revamped after a £500,000 investment.The specialist unit at Applegarth Academy in Fieldway now has three large, modern...
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Breast-feeding mother called 'slut' in Costa Coffee row
A YOUNG mother has spoken of her distress at being called a "slut" while breast-feeding her infant son in a cafe.Rhea Holley, 27, says she was in "floods of tears" after the verbal abuse from a couple...
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Man charged with attempted murder after alleged attack in Mango Bar, Coulsdon
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged attack in a Coulsdon bar. Stephen Jelly, 50, of Brighton Road, Coulsdon, appeared in court on Tuesday after the incident in Mango bar,...
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PICTURES: Croydon residents celebrate the Big Lunch
THOUSANDS tucked into grub with their neighbours across Croydon at the sixth annual Big Lunch last Sunday.There were a number of events organised, with one of the biggest taking place at Trumble...
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Elderly blind man tricked out of £160 by doorstep caller
AN ELDERLY blind man was tricked out of £160 by a bogus doorstep caller offering to repair his roof. The 81-year-old was conned by a trickster who knocked on his door in Beddington Lane and said he...
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Coulsdon town centre's only butchers closes
COULSDON'S only butcher appears to have closed for good.A notice on the door of award-winning Martyn James, in Brighton Road, on Saturday said simply the butcher had "ceased trading" in Coulsdon.The...
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Singer Beverley Knight backs Marie Curie campaign
SINGER BEVERLEY Knight is backing Marie Curie's latest appeal. The soulstress is calling on everyone to host a tea party in aid of the charity between June 20 and 29. Last June the charity's Bloooming...
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Crystal Palace linked with former Old Firm strikers
TWO strikers who have done their best work so far north of the border are being linked with moves to Crystal Palace. Norwich City hitman Gary Hooper, who moved to East Anglia last summer after a...
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Croydon nursery criticised for safety failings gets improved Ofsted rating
A NURSERY given Ofsted's worst grade after a child went missing has now been judged to be "good". Selhurst Children's Centre was rated "inadequate" in a report published in January after a child was...
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New crackdown orders litterbugs: 'Don't mess with Croydon'
A MUCH-PROMISED crackdown on fly-tipping is being launched this week by Croydon's new Labour council.The campaign's title, Don't Mess With Croydon, has a double message – combining a tough warning to...
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Labour 'not even contemplating' increase in Croydon councillors' allowances
COUNCILLORS will not accept an increase in their allowances despite the recommendations of an independent body, the leader of Croydon Council has said. In its report published this week, the panel on...
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VIDEO: Amazing D-Day art on Normandy beaches
ARTISTS Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss include a team of international volunteers to help complete 9,000 fallen figures, raked in the sand to create a massive monotone image. The Fallen are without...
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