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Busy night for Norbury firefighters including woman injured in car crash...
FIREFIGHTERS from Norbury station had a busy night shift on Sunday, attending four separate incidents.At 7.50pm crews were called to a collision outside Tesco in Thornton Heath High Street following a...
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Why are the brightest Asian pupils deserting Croydon's secondary schools?
EXAM season is always an important time in the Bhanu household, but this summer term will be a particularly big deal, as 16-year-old Ayra prepares for her GCSEs and her brother Arun his SATs.Arun, 10,...
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Incident with Nigel Pearson was a bit scary, admits Crystal Palace star
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder James McArthur has played down his incident with Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson on Saturday.After the midfielder went in for a challenge, he tumbled over into Pearson...
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Former Purley schoolboy and Croydon Harrier in coma after suffering head...
A FORMER Croydon schoolboy and promising young athlete is in a coma after suffering a head injury during a football match on Saturday.Redhill FC player Kariym Irving, 22, was involved in a clash of...
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Coulsdon Bypass reopens following 'emergency services incident'
COULSDON Bypass was closed in both directions this morning after an emergency incident. Transport for London's (TfL) official transport news Twitter account told drivers to expect delays as a result...
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Dwight Gayle: Palace still in a scrap but let's push on after Leicester win
DWIGHT Gayle says no one at Crystal Palace is getting carried away despite five wins in six matches in all competitions under Alan Pardew.After Saturday's 1-0 win at Leicester City, Gayle now has...
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Man accused of Andrew Else murder set to enter plea this week after trial delays
A MAN accused of stabbing a 52-year-old father of three to death in April last year is expected to enter a plea to the charge this week.Ephraim Norman, 24, of Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath, was...
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Eric Pickles visits Park Hill Junior School to announce improvement works...
ERIC Pickles visited Park Hill Junior School today as the primary celebrated the announcement that it would be one of almost 300 schools in the country to get a share of £6 billion improvement...
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Creative writing student fails to rewrite the history of his false housing...
A CREATIVE writing student's attempt to use his talents to swindle housing benefit have backfired.Nicholas Harrison, 39, has been dubbed "an unpleasant man" by a judge, after he wrote a series of...
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Croydon's Asian community targeted in 'lottery win' scam
THE Asian community in Croydon has been urged to remain vigilant after a scammer conned an elderly couple into thinking they had won the lottery.Croydon's trading standards team has learned that...
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Nigel Pearson blames Match of the Day for James McArthur 'strangle' furore
LEICESTER boss Nigel Pearson has stayed tight-lipped about his bizarre attack on Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur.Reports on Sunday night suggested Pearson had been sacked by the Premier...
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Former South Croydon school principal jailed for sexually abusing ten young boys
A FORMER public school master has been jailed for ten years for sexually abusing boys as young as eight.David Lowe,ex-principal at Cambridge Tutors' College, in South Croydon, molested ten minors,...
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Croydon head teacher defends school after second successive 'requires...
A HEAD teacher has defended his school after Ofsted said it "requires improvement" for the second successive inspection.St Mary's Roman Catholic High, in West Croydon, was told to improve after a visit...
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Fashionable retailer Boxpark set for East Croydon station move
TRENDY retail marketplace Boxpark is poised to move into Croydon.It is understood founder and chief executive, Roger Wade, of Boxpark Shoreditch is close to finalising a deal to open his new venture on...
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Joe Ledley calls on Palace squad to keep focus and maintains hard work still...
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Joe Ledley says no one in the squad is getting ahead of themselves in the quest for Premier League survival.That's despite being six points clear of the relegation zone after...
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Thank you to the Palace fans again - everyone is buzzing, says Dwight Gayle
CRYSTAL Palace striker Dwight Gayle paid tribute to the club's fans for their excellent backing at Leicester City on Saturday and insists the whole club is "buzzing" right now.After five wins in six in...
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Thornton Heath man accused of trying to dump his dead adopted son in the...
A MAN who allegedly tried to dump his dead adopted son's body in the Thames has denied murder at the Old Bailey this morning (February 10).Colin McSweeny, 59, stands accused of beating Shaun McSweeny,...
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Residents feel 'betrayed' by Higher Drive care home decision
RESIDENTS lost a long battle to stop the expansion of a high dependency care home in their street last week.Foxley Residents' Association (FRA) said they felt "betrayed" after they failed to stop plans...
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Nigel Pearson WON'T be charged by FA for 'strangling' Crystal Palace...
LEICESTER City boss Nigel Pearson will not face an FA charge - despite putting his hands around the neck of Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur.The Football Association has, instead, written to...
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Croydon academies chief earns 'more than twice as much as the Prime Minister'
THE chief executive of the Harris Federation - which runs several schools in Croydon - was paid more than twice as much as David Cameron in the last financial year, according to a report today...
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