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November 24, 2014, 9:16 am

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TRAFFIC around Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park was brought to a standstill earlier today (Monday) when a car overturned after a collision near the ground.Park Road in South Norwood was left partially blocked near the junction with Holmesdale Road after the incident, which happened shortly after midday. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said two cars were involved and one man was taken to hospital, though his injuries were not believed to be serious.No arrests had been made, he added.

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Park Hill infant and junior schools in Croydon to remain closed...

November 24, 2014, 9:38 am

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TWO primary schools in Croydon will remain closed for a second day tomorrow after a water main burst. Around 600 pupils who attend Park Hill infant and junior schools stayed at home today (Monday) after an underground pipe cracked, leaving both sites without running water. Staff had hoped to reopen on Tuesday but the problem has yet to be resolved and could cause further closures. A notice on the Park Hill Junior website said: "Regrettably, we will be unable to open...

What do people Yik Yak about in Croydon? Not a lot, as it happens

November 24, 2014, 10:03 am

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YIK Yak is a new social media network sweeping across college campuses in the US, but what is it and is anyone in Croydon using it? The app is a bit like Twitter but involves posting anonymous messages - called yaks - of up to 200 characters which can be read by other users within a 1.5 mile radius. The posts can then be up or downvoted similar to websites such as Reddit. It may sound like a charter for cyber-bullying but Yik Yak has raised in excess of $11 million of...

Croydon North MP Steve Reed says Emily Thornberry right to resign...

November 24, 2014, 11:19 am

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STEVE Reed says his former shadow cabinet colleague Emily Thornberry was right to resign over her Rochester and Strood by-election tweet.The message, branded "snobby", showed a terraced house displaying three England flags, with a white van parked outside, alongside the words "Image from #Rochester".Speaking on Sunday Politics, Mr Reed, MP for Croydon North, said Ms Thornberry had "committed the cardinal sin of showing disrespect to the voters". Asked whether Labour leader Ed Miliband had...

Croydon primary school spends £12,000 on safety improvement...

November 24, 2014, 2:18 pm

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A PRIMARY school had to spend more than £12,000 to make urgent safety improvements following an inspection by the fire brigade.St Joseph's Infant and Nursery School, in Upper Norwood, was asked to install extra emergency lighting and self-closing doors during a spot check in November 2013.London Fire Brigade (LFB) inspectors returned in September this year and found the changes had not been made.The 220-pupil school, in Crown Dale, was subsequently issued with an enforcement notice...

Sanderstead takeaway wins award for 'the best curries in London'

November 24, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A SANDERSTEAD takeaway which let their customers help decide on which the recipes they used has been crowned the best in London.Ruchi Indian takeaway, on Station Approach, won the award at the Asian Curry Awards in London last week.Enamal Khan has worked in the takeaway with owner Chad Uddin since it opened three years ago.Mr Khan said their house specials have been devised from feedback from their customers."Take a particular dish and try to put something different to it," said Mr...

Croydon named one of the top 10 retail destinations in the UK

November 24, 2014, 11:30 pm

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WITH the Westfield/Hammerson development on the horizon, much has been made about the town's potential as a major shopping destination.This has been recognised in a new survey, which has listed Croydon as one of the ten "hottest" retail spots in the UK.The list, compiled by location specialists CACI on behalf of Property Week magazine, ranks Croydon seventh of its top 100 retail hotspots – ahead of big cities like Manchester and Birmingham and large out-of-town developments such as...

UPDATE: Missing 15-year-old girl found

November 25, 2014, 1:27 am

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A MISSING 15-year-old girl with links to Croydon has been found almost a month after she was last seen.Police were pleased to announce today that Brittney Riggan was found safe and well in Woolich on Friday (November 21).Brittney was last seen leaving her home address in Tideslea Path, Greenwich, on Monday October 27 at around 1.30pm and was announced missing on November 7.A police spokesman said: "We would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance. Total Policing is the Met's...

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Man charged with Shaun McSweeny murder will stand trial in June

November 25, 2014, 3:07 am

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The man charged with murdering young dad Shaun McSweeny will stand trial in June.Colin McSweeny, 58, of Parry Road, South Norwood, who the Advertiser understands to be Shaun's foster father, did not enter a plea when he appeared at the Old Bailey this morning.A plea and case management hearing is set for February 10, with a provisional trial date fixed for June 1.Shaun, father to a young girl, was found with head injuries in the back of a car in Evelyn Street, near Deptford Wharf, shortly...

Gun disguised as a walking stick handed in to Croydon police...

November 25, 2014, 8:38 am

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A GUN disguised as a walking stick was among the weapons handed in to Croydon Police Station during a Metropolitan Police gun amnesty.The unusual concealed weapon was one of twelve guns surrendered in the borough during the Met's two-week amnesty, which ended on Sunday evening (November 23).Of those, six were live firearms, including a shotgun and a rifle, five were air weapons and one was an imitation weapon, while some ammunition was also given up.Detective Chief Inspector Gary Bruce, from...

Bagatti's raise funds in memory of 'inspirational' baby girl

November 25, 2014, 8:52 am

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A CROYDON restaurant has raised £5,000 to help a family who lost their baby to a chronic illness find a cure for people with the disease.Bagatti's restaurant on South End, South Croydon gave up their restaurant for the night on November 10 to raise money for the Lily Foundation.The charity was set up by Liz Curtis, sister of Match of the Day football commentator Jonathan Pearce, and her husband Dave Merritt after they lost their baby daughter Lily to mitochondrial disease when she was...

Brothers, aged 14 and 15, 'stabbed teenagers in unprovoked...

November 25, 2014, 10:37 am

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TWO brothers aged 14 and 15 stabbed two teenagers – leaving one with a punctured kidney – during an unprovoked attack in the Whitgift Centre, a court has heard.The boys, who cannot be named due to their ages, are being tried under the controversial joint enterprise law, which allows several people to be charged with the same offence even if they played different roles. Croydon Crown Court heard they were part of a group of five youths who, armed with knives, attacked Glodi Mobwano,...

Christmas market in Croydon from December 4 to 20

November 26, 2014, 12:28 am

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MULLED wine, reindeer and mince pies are on the menu at Croydon's very own Christmas market from next week.Platform, the events space next to East Croydon station's new entrance, will be kitted out with a bar and entertainment area from Thursday, December 4, until Saturday, December 20.The Oval Tavern, The Cronx Brewery and Half & Half bar are collaborating for the joint bar for Christmas Cheers @ Platform, which will be open from 12pm-8pm from Tuesday to Saturdays.Seasonal tipples and...

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November 26, 2014, 12:33 am

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BIN collections is one of those subjects that always raises the hackles.In recent times many councils – Croydon included – have decided that fortnightly collections are the way forward.This is partly driven by resources (or lack of them) but also designed to get people recycling more.But fortnightly collections also cause problems.Not all rubbish is recyclable. Two weeks, especially for those with large families or who live in communal areas such as blocks of flats, is a long...

Six 'illegal immigrants' found in container lorry in Kenley after...

November 26, 2014, 2:28 am

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POLICE arrested six people after a driver contacted them suspicious that illegal immigrants were stowed away inside his container lorry.The driver called the police shortly after 1pm yesterday (November 25) from Godstone Road in Kenley.When they arrived they discovered the six people inside the vehicle.A Met Police spokesman said the group were arrested on suspicion of committing immigration offences, while the driver of the lorry was not arrested.They six had been passed over to the Border...

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November 26, 2014, 2:31 am

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AROUND 600 children have missed a third consecutive day of school as the result of a burst water main. Park Hill infant and junior schools, in Stanhope Road, have been closed all week after an underground pipe cracked and left the site without running water. A message on the junior school's website said: "Regrettably we are still unable to open the school."We are further forward and hopeful that we will open on Thursday."It said parents would be updated this...

New Addington community project to fight on despite missing out...

November 26, 2014, 2:49 am

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A PROJECT hoping to connect the young and old of New Addington is to fight on despite missing out in an ITV competition for funding.The Timebridge Community Centre's Oaks and Acorns project was narrowly beaten by similar project Stockwell Matters in the final of ITV's The People's Millions.If it had won, the project would have received more than £22,000 worth of funding, enough to keep it going for more than a year.Ideas for the project include those aged over 55 teaching young people how...

Arsonist set fire to Thornton Heath house after being threatened...

November 26, 2014, 4:51 am

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AN ARSONIST who set fire to the house he was sharing after being told he was about to be evicted has been jailed.Przemek Berg was sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment for endangering the lives of four people by setting fire to the house he was living in with them.Berg, 25, set fire to a pair of curtains in his room, before locking the door and fleeing the house in Leander Road, Thornton Heath.Four people - three men and a woman - were inside the house, but managed to escape without...

Man charged with attempted robbery of Santander bank in...

November 26, 2014, 6:03 am

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A MAN has been charged with attempted robbery and possession of an imitation firearm after a bank in Addiscombe was held up yesterday (Tuesday).Police were called to the Santander bank, in Lower Addiscombe Road, shortly after 3pm to reports of an attempted armed robbery.A man was arrested in a nearby street and police put cordons in place while the incident was investigated.Jordan Cordier, 21, of no fixed abode, was charged today with attempted robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with...

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November 26, 2014, 6:04 am

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A COULSDON man has been given a 12 year jail sentence after he walked into a bar wielding two knives and stabbed a man who was sat reading a newspaper.Stephen Jelley, 51, of Brighton Road was handed the sentence at Croydon Crown Court on Thursday, November 20.The court previously heard that Jelley walked into Mango Bar in Brighton Road, Coulsdon, at around 10pm on June 1 and attacked a 39-year-old man leaving him with a deep laceration to his neck.After a scuffle between the two, during...