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Family pay tribute to West Croydon man killed in Milton Keynes car crash
THE parents of a 25-year-old father-of-one who died in a car crash hundreds of miles from home have paid tribute to a "wonderful happy-go-lucky dad".Connell Cooke, from West Croydon, had celebrated his...
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Croydon MP Gavin Barwell in "Arab girls" Google blunder
TORY MP Gavin Barwell's attempt to slam Labour for making money off a "date Arab girls" web-link backfired - when it was revealed the advert was targeted at his computer. The Croydon Central MP took to...
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Michael Jackson impersonator admits beating his wife
MICHAEL Jackson impersonator Keith Preddie has pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife following an argument over Christmas presents. Preddie, of Stanger Road, South Norwood, sobbed as he admitted...
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Nominees announced for Croydon Business awards 2013
The nominees for this year's Croydon Business Awards have today been announced.Hundreds of entries were received for the nine categories, with a panel of independent judges whittling the entries down...
View ArticleGoals Eltham scores FA Small Sided Accreditation
Goals Eltham scores FA Small Sided AccreditationGoals Eltham celebrates achievement of attaining the FA Small Sided Football Accreditation for second year. The Goals Soccer Centre in Eltham, off Eltham...
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European cafe culture bid for South Croydon
EUROPEAN cafe culture could be on the menu in Croydon under plans to pedestrianise the Restaurant Quarter.A grant of £2.8 million is being given to the South End High Street Improvements Project by the...
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Coulsdon college executive principal: 'If you don't attend you get sacked'
Rachel Millard speaks to the man who says he can free Coulsdon Sixth Form College from its inadequate rating.... "IT IS just like Sainsbury's; if you don't attend you get sacked, as simple as that."...
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Infighting has given Croydon University Hospital bad name, says report
CROYDON University Hospital has suffered "significant reputational damage" as a result of infighting among directors, a newly published report has said.An independent review into governance at the...
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Sophie Foreman secures fifth spot at UK Inter-Counties
TRINITY School pupils representing Surrey had a successful day at the UK Inter-Counties in Birmingham last weekend.Sophie Foreman (pictured) ran in the U17 women's event. After leading for much of the...
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The story of Croydon's own World Cup hero
THE country looks back to the summer of 1966 fondly.Television was better, kids could play in the street and people could leave their front doors open.Oh, and England won the World Cup.But what might...
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Bankruptcy, ruin and broken promises: The forgotten victims of Croydon's...
"WE will help you repair the damage, get your businesses back up and running; and support your communities." These were the words of David Cameron the day after the 2011 riots but, more than 18 months...
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Labour Party motion on Croydon's libraries is defeated
THE collapse of the deal to privatise libraries has given the council the opportunity for a major rethink on how it runs its library service, an extraordinary meeting of the council was told on Monday....
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Crystal Palace fans praised for good behaviour after Brighton defeat
Sussex Police have praised Crystal Palace fans for their good behaviour before, during and after the weekend clash with Brighton. Five arrests were made but, on the whole, the local force says Eagles...
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Kenley man let dogs named Bullet and Trigger urinate on his neighbour's balcony
A nuisance neighbour who intimidated and verbally abused other residents is facing eviction after breaching his ASBO. Kevin Williams, of Croftleigh Avenue, Kenley, has been a persistent nuisance to his...
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South Norwood rapper 'deliberately executed' outside his home, trial hears
TWO teenagers 'deliberately executed' an aspiring rapper outside his home in South Norwood last summer, a court has heard. Umar Tufail, 25, was sitting in a car in Wharncliffe Road on July 15 last year...
View ArticleMan injured in Selsdon car accident
A CAR accident has occured in the centre of Selsdon.The London Ambulance Service were called at 2.50pm today to reports of a road traffic collision.The LAS sent an ambulance to the scene at Selsdon...
View ArticlePalace star fined £3k and banned for Good Friday clash
CRYSTAL Palace loan star Wilfried Zaha has been given a one match ban and also fined £3000 following a gesture he made to Leeds Utd fans.The winger will now miss the the Eagles' game against Birmingham...
View ArticleAction plan to stop betting shops taking over Croydon
MORE pop-up shops, a register of landlords and business rates relief for small firms are among "emergency measures" needed to rescue high streets from a rising tide of bookmakers and money lenders,...
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Archbishop Lanfranc still in the dark over school renovation funding
RUN-DOWN Archbishop Lanfranc is no closer to being rebuilt -a year after it was included on a list of schools to receive government funding for renovation or new buildings.Head teacher David Clark, who...
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The Selhurst cockatiel, the contortionist and the £200 reward
A GRIEVING family who lost their son to cancer just before Christmas are appealing for the safe return of their missing tropical bird.Earl, a one-year-old cockatiel, escaped from the Beecher family's...
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