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ELECTRICAL problems have led to disruption and delays for rail travellers this morning (June 30) between Croydon and Redhill.Southern Rail said the southbound line between Purley and Gatwick Airport via Redhill had been blocked due to electrical problems."Customers may use Metrobus between Three Bridges and Redhill and between Redhill and Reigate; First Great Western between Gatwick Airport and Reigate and London buses between Redhill and Purley," the train company said on its...

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June 30, 2015, 4:04 am

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SCAMMERS attempting to sell boxes of bricks as televisions have been trying to con Coulsdon residents over the past week, according to Croydon Council's trading standards team.A warning has been issued by the team after they received a number of complaints about groups of suspicious-looking people in Coulsdon town centre trying to sell what they claim are televisions from the back of a white van.As well as the television rip-off, people have also been targeted by a man, said to have an eastern...

Toddler among winning gardeners at Croydon flower show

June 30, 2015, 4:50 am

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A GREEN fingered toddler was among the budding gardeners to take home a prize at the 74th annual Sanderstead Horticultural Society Show.Ben Jones, aged two, impressed judges with his entry of mustard and cress winning third prize, with four-year-old Emily Stanley picking up multiple prizes with two first place, one second and three third.There were 319 exhibits from 66 gardeners at the show at the Wettern Tree Garden on Purley Oaks Road on Saturday (June 27).Among the winners was also Emily's...

Police appeal for help to find missing 16-year-old girl

June 30, 2015, 6:01 am

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POLICE are appealing for help to find a 16-year-old Sutton girl who has been missing for two days.Katie Michie went out to see friends on Sunday (June 28) and was last seen by a friend near Asda in Sutton town centre at 8.30pm when Katie was with two older male teenagers.She has not been seen since.Katie is slim and has reddish hair. She has no access to money and her mobile phone is switched off.Katie lives at home in Sutton with her mum and dad who are desperate for news that she is safe and...

Wetherspoons put Foxley Hatch pub in Purley up for sale

June 30, 2015, 6:38 am

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THE Foxley Hatch pub in Purley was put on the market today by owners JD Wetherspoon and will close once a buyer is found.The pub, on Russell Hill Road, is one of 20 across the country put up for sale. A spokesman for Wetherspoons said the pubs are being sold for "commercial reasons" but could not give specific details of decisions behind closing the Foxley Hatch.He said staff from the pub will be offered jobs in other nearby Wetherspoons."We fully understand if customers are...

ATTENTION: Anyone wishing to book a recruitment advert will need...

June 30, 2015, 8:53 am

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CROYDON Advertiser is currently experiencing difficulties with its phone system for booking recruitment adverts.Alternative phone numbers have been set up as a result.Anyone wishing to place a recruitment advert this week can call one of the following numbers:0117 934 36230117 934 31030117 934 30510117 934 3024You can also email jobs@localworld.co.uk and go to recruiters.localworld.co.uk

Hottest day in NINE YEARS expected in Croydon today

June 30, 2015, 11:45 pm

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Today is expected to be the hottest in Croydon for nine years, with the Met Office predicting temperatures will peak at 34 degrees Celsius.The last time such figures were recorded was in 2006, when temperatures in the South East peaked at 36.2 degrees.Today's will see temperatures in Croydon match those of Jamaica, and eclipse the Maldives, the Canary Islands and parts of north Africa.The hottest day on record in the UK was August 10, 2003 - Heathrow Airport clocking a reading of 37.2 degrees at...

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July 1, 2015, 1:54 am

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Croydon Council's leader has urged the Prime Minister to support the expansion plans to build a second runway at Gatwick Airport.Proposals to build an additional runway at the Sussex airport were dealt a major blow this morning, with the Airports Commission announcing it prefers a third runway at Heathrow.Council leader Tony Newman said the £7 billion Gatwick plan offered "the best deal for Croydon, London and the UK as a whole".Sir Howard Davies' report "unanimously"...

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July 1, 2015, 2:33 am

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COUNCILLORS have expressed concern about plans to build a 14 storey tower block in the historic heart of Croydon town centre.Plans for a block of 123 flats and a small shop in Old Town on the site of Arcadia House - in Cairo New Road and currently rented by Mountain of Fire Ministries church - were presented to Croydon Council's planning committee on Thursday (June 25).The meeting was not a planning application, but a chance for councillors to comment on the early stages of the plans from owner,...

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July 1, 2015, 9:31 am

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A FRAUDSTER who dubbed himself 'Sir King Cash' pocketed more than £1 million by pretending to sell music tracks for £1,000 each, a court has heard.Sean Benson, 26, bought personal bank details from Russian computer hackers and then funnelled cash out of the victims' accounts by purchasing songs from his website, it is claimed. Jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told on Wednesday that the online shop was for Benson's company Identity Music Limited, which had dissolved six months...

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July 1, 2015, 1:17 pm

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A PENSIONER from South Norwood was caught exposing his genitals to a woman visiting his home after she spotted him with no trousers on in a window reflection.At Croydon Magistrates' Court today (July 1) Brian Phipps, 73, pleaded guilty to a charge of exposure that took place on May 27.Prosecutor Caroline Mungal said that the victim "could see him standing, in the reflection of the back door window, standing there with no trousers on"."She could see his penis and ballsack,"...

Man to stand trial over long-unsolved Selhurst Park executive box...

July 2, 2015, 2:47 am

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of burgling an executive box at Selhurst Park more than seven years ago after his DNA was matched to the scene.During a short hearing at Croydon Magistrates' Court yesterday (July 1) Stephen Sailes, 31, denied burgling a box in the Whitehorse Lane Stand back in 2008.He was arrested after his DNA was a matched that found in a bloodstain at the scene of the crime.Security guards discovered there had been a break-in at about midday on March 13, 2008, after the...

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July 2, 2015, 3:03 am

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THESE are the CCTV images that led police to believe a 15-year-old girl was carrying a gun in Croydon town centre.Police released the still\ to the Advertiser to justify sending armed officers to arrest teenager Rochae Davis. Simone Davis, Rochae's mum, criticised the police after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided to drop the case against her last month. After searching Rochae's home and analysing her clothes, police could find no evidence she had ever had a gun.They decided not to...

Mum of Thornton Heath teen who took her own life publishes book...

July 2, 2015, 5:00 am

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THE mum of a teenager who took her own life has published a book of memories to raise money for a charity founded in her name.Ashdon Muirhead, a Norbury Manor College pupil from Thornton Heath known to friends as Ashdon Jazz, died in November last year aged 14.At the time her mum, Trisha Muirhead-Hewitt, was so concerned she might forget special memories she started to write them down.On Friday (June 26) she celebrated the launch of a book of her poems and blog posts titled 'Imma miss you all'...

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July 2, 2015, 5:15 am

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A TEENAGE football hooligan who punched a steward in the midst of crowd trouble during Crystal Palace's Premier League game against Swansea City has been fined and given a football banning order.Swansea fan Corey Midwinter, 19, was caught on CCTV punching the steward during scenes of disorder in the away end at Selhurst Park on May 24, the final day of the football season.He appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (July 1) where he pleaded guilty to affray."Mr Midwinter was...

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Firefighters rescue dog stuck in the mud in Crystal Palace Park

July 2, 2015, 6:08 am

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FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dog who got stuck in the mud at Crystal Palace Park on his morning walk today.Scruffy seemed to have squeezed through a fence into a drainage area in the Upper Norwood park at 8.20am, where he became stuck in mud in the locked area.But fortunately for Scruffy firefighters from the White Watch at West Norwood fire station were able to rescue him unharmed.The pooch was given a quick bucket bath before he was able to go home with his owner at 8.50am.

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July 2, 2015, 6:11 am

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THE News Media Association has added its voice to growing calls for the Metropolitan Police to reconsider the harassment warning given to a Croydon Advertiser journalist.David Newell, chief executive of the NMA, has written to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) expressing "the deepest concern" that Police Information Notices (PIN) could be used to hinder or block responsible journalism. He called on the IPCC to reconsider its response to the PIN given to Advertiser...

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July 2, 2015, 7:11 am

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A MAN has been jailed for a string of burglaries and robberies last year which saw him target shops on eight different occasions in the space of six weeks.Paul Debenham, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to six burglaries and two commercial robberies at Croydon Crown Court on Tuesday (June 30) and was jailed for five years.The 31-year-old burgled the Tesco Express on Portland Road, South Norwood twice in one week on November 11 and 17, 2014.He also burgled the Tesco Express in Anerley Road in...

Shirley teenager died on Greek island 'after standing on seat of...

July 2, 2015, 9:03 am

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A TEENAGE law student from Shirley died after she lost control of a quad bike on her first holiday abroad, an inquest heard today.Shannon O'Dwyer, 18, swerved into the path of an oncoming car on August 20 last year after she got into trouble on the Greek island of Zante while standing on the seat of the rented bike, her friends who witnessed the crash told Croydon Coroners' Court.The Croydon College student – who was allowed to take the bikes out despite only having a provisional driver's...

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July 3, 2015, 12:00 am

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THE Advertiser reported a number of serious crimes in June, here are some of those who were brought to book for their actions...Colin McSweeny, 59, of Parry Road, South Norwood, was jailed for life for the murder of his adopted son Shaun. He will serve a minimum of 14-and-a-half years behind bars. Colin killed Shaun by hitting him in the head several times with a scaffolding pole on November 20, 2014.Wayne Patton, 33, of Queen Elizabeth's Drive, New Addington, was jailed for eight years and...