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June 23, 2015, 8:50 am

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POLICE want to speak to this man in connection with a burglary in Upper Norwood.Officers would like to trace Steven Hearn, 37, from South Norwood, after a vehicle was stolen from a garage. A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said the break-in occurred between May 2013 and February 2014.Hearn has connections with Lambeth and Streatham. Detective Constable Billy Clough said: "We are keen to trace Steven Hearn and speak to anyone who is able to provide us with his contact details or whereabouts....

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June 23, 2015, 9:26 am

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A DOG owner was left baffled when police smashed his front door in - while he was out - to seize his four huskies over an alleged attack.Kevin Hann saw his four huskies taken from his home in Lodge Lane, New Addington, by police on May 13 in relation to an allegation his dogs were dangerously out-of-control in Addington Court golf course - some three months before on February 15.He had returned home from his job as a building manager in Bracknell, Berkshire, to find his door ajar with its lock...

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June 24, 2015, 2:10 am

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A SELSDON mechanic starred in his own tale of biblical proportions at the weekend as he took on the London To Brighton bike ride in a Ben Hur-inspired chariot.Phil Letts, 56, transformed an old rickshaw into a chariot – complete with viny cut-out horses – to take on the 54 mile journey to the south coast on Sunday (June 21).He roped in his friend's son, Dean Gillam, 30, to share pedalling duties on the day, which Phil describes as "the hardest thing I've ever done in my...

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June 24, 2015, 3:10 am

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CROYDON Heath Services has been shortlisted in four categories at the Nursing Times Awards.The acute oncology service at Croydon University Hospital has been nominated for the Cancer Nursing Award. The recently created nurse-led service has helped to speed up cancer diagnosis and give more support to cancer patients.It ensures all people referred with suspected cancer from the X-ray department are diagnosed within 24 hours. The 'dementia friendly zone' set up in the emergency department, which...

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June 24, 2015, 3:29 am

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THE owner of a humble station café rail bosses have said is "not trendy enough" has been landed with a 150 per cent rent increase.Rachid Yassine, who runs Café Basmaccino in Norwood Junction, claims he is being forced out after being offered a new lease by London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) which would see his rent rise from £6,000 to £15,000-a-year.If Mr Yassine was to sign the deal – which he has no intention of doing – LOROL has...

Surrey hay fever alert issued by weather expert

June 24, 2015, 4:32 am

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SURREY weather expert Ian Currie has issued an alert for high levels of pollen in the Surrey countryside and gardens over the next few days. He said that high pressure will bring mainly settled summer weather for the next three or four days, providing conditions ideal for pollen to fill the air."Very high counts are likely over the next few days," said Mr Currie, of Coulsdon,this afternoon. It will bemainly fair or fine in the coming days with just a little rain possible on Friday...

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June 24, 2015, 5:01 am

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MEDIA publication Press Gazette has launched a petition urging the Metropolitan Police to cancel the harassment warning given to Advertiser reporter Gareth Davies. On Tuesday we reported that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) rejected an appeal against the Police Information Notice (PIN) given to Mr Davies for questioning convicted conwoman Neelam Desai about her involvement in a series of dating website scams. The IPCC upheld the Met's decision that visiting Desai's...

Croydon schools face cutbacks as debts exceed £700,000

June 24, 2015, 8:48 am

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TWO Church of England secondary schools in Croydon face years of cutbacks after running up debts totalling more than £700,000.Figures published this week show St Andrew's CE High School went £369,579 over budget in 2014/15. Archbishop Tenison's CE High's debt reached £360,683 in the same period.Both schools say they overspent to maintain standards in the face of budget cuts and other financial pressures. Neither head teacher ruled out redundancies as they explained how they...

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June 25, 2015, 4:09 am

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HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition calling on the Metropolitan Police to rescind a harassment warning given to an Croydon Advertiser journalist for questioning a convicted fraudster.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has rejected an appeal against the Police Information Notice (PIN) given to chief reporter Gareth Davies in March last year for approaching Neelam Desai about a series of dating website scams. Gavin Barwell, MP for Croydon Central, described the decision as...

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June 25, 2015, 4:10 am

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DEVELOPERS who have started to fill illegally built flats with tenants above an historic pub have rejected campaigners' offer to buy it off them.The Ship, in South Norwood high street, had its inside ripped out and converted into flats earlier this year.But despite the developers failing to obtain planning permission for the work from the council twice, they have tasked a letting agency with filling the flats.The Save the Ship campaign is still pushing ahead with its business plan for a...

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June 25, 2015, 4:10 am

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A CROYDON teenager in the final of a national beauty pageant wants to inspire other girls from ethnic minorities to follow in her footsteps.Samara Telesford, from Sundale Avenue in Selsdon, has made it to the final of Miss Teen Galaxy and the semi-final of Miss Teen Great Britain, a pageant for girls aged 16 to 19.The 17-year-old, whose family come from St Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, said not many people from ethnic minority backgrounds enter pageants. She said she wanted to...

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June 25, 2015, 4:14 am

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June 25, 2015, 5:02 am

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CROYDON is home to one of the happiest postcodes in London, a recent study has found.Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood with postcode SE19 were found to be the second happiest places to live in the capital, falling just behind Fulham and Parsons Green in SE6.Shoreditch company Clubhouse Studios carried out the research and have produced a 3D map of their findings called the Happy Forecast, with SE19's happiness outlook listed as "sizzling".But South Norwood and its postcode SE25 was...

Man wanted by police thought to be in Croydon

June 25, 2015, 6:03 am

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POLICE think a man on recall to prison after breaking his parole could be in Croydon.Paul Joseph Graham was last seen in Caterham, where he is from, on Friday May 29. He is wanted for breaching the conditions of his release licence.Police think Graham may be staying in Croydon as he has links to the borough and want the public's help to find him.PC Ryan Bramley from the Local Proactive Team at Surrey Police said: "Graham is well known locally and the community have helped officers locate...

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June 25, 2015, 6:51 am

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Welsh police arrest man in Croydon on suspicion of attempted...

June 25, 2015, 11:44 pm

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POLICE have arrested a man in Croydon on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack in Cardiff earlier this month. Arnel Martinez Raymundo, 47, was sought by South Wales Police after the incident in the Welsh capital on June 12 which left a 43-year-old woman with "significant injuries". A spokesman for South Wales Police said officers from the Welsh force travelled to Croydon yesterday (June 25) to make the arrest and took the suspect back to Cardiff, where he is...

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June 26, 2015, 2:00 am

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A MUM whose home was violated in a burglary has written an open letter to whoever took her cherished memories – and even ate her son's Easter egg.The South Croydon resident, who the Advertiser agreed not to name, said she had to pen the letter to help her cope."I was so upset, I thought I've just got to write this down and put it in some order for me so I could think clearly," she said."It was immensely helpful with the things that I'm finding it difficult to cope with...

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June 26, 2015, 3:00 am

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A THIEF who stole parking ticket cash from thousands of unsuspecting drivers has finally been jailed.Domingos Goncalves, 33, used paper to block parking meters then came back later with a piece of wire to release the coins. At one stage Croydon Council was dealing with up to 4,000 calls a month from incensed drivers who lost out because of the scam.Goncalves, of Elgin Road, Croydon, was given community service and a suspended sentence earlier this year after admitting 14 similar offences. Yet he...

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June 26, 2015, 3:42 am

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TWO buildings in Croydon let to the Home Office have been put on sale for £95 million by an Israeli pension fund. Lunar House, which houses an asylum screening unit, and Apollo House have been put on the market by Harel Insurance, according to Property Week. It has appointed CBRE and JLL to sell the buildings for a reported yield of 5.5 per cent. The buildings, in Wellesley Road, have combined office space of 441,878 sq ft, which is let to the government until 2023, for an annual rent of...

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June 26, 2015, 3:53 am

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A 15-YEAR-OLD boy is to stand trial over allegations he sexually assaulted a sixth form girl at a Croydon secondary school.The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is alleged to have "accosted" the girl, 17, by touching her on the "thigh and bottom".At Croydon Magistrates' Court yesterday (June 25), he pleaded not guilty to three charges of sexual assault.Two of the charges relate to allegations at the school in question, on December 11, 2014 and January 28 this...