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POLICE temporarily closed a town centre nightclub amid fears it could be the source of antisocial behaviour.Licensing officers used emergency powers to shut Dice Bar, in High Street, Croydon, for 24 hours last Saturday (June 27).A week earlier police had broken up an argument involving customers who had just left the club. They told owner Roy Seda it was being closed to avoid a repeat of the trouble.It has since reopened and Mr Seda is due to meet with officers today (Friday) to discuss their...

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July 3, 2015, 2:07 am

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EMPLOYEES of a coach firm for disabled and special needs children are to strike for the third time in three months. Drivers and guides working for council-contracted Impact Group will walkout this afternoon (July 3) in a row over pay. They went on strike for 24 hours in April then 48 hours in May because the company, paid £1.7 million to operate 32 home-to-school routes, does not pay the London Living Wage. Croydon Council said it had ensured Impact had all its routes, which cover 347...

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July 3, 2015, 4:52 am

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THREE Croydon police officers saved a man's life after he had a fit thought to have triggered a heart attack in West Croydon on Wednesday.PCs Michael Dobson, Michael Jones and Jordan Harwood-Lewis gave life-saving emergency treatment to the man when he collapsed in London Road at 11.30am.PC Dobson was on patrol when he was called to London Road to help the man, aged in his 50s. The man was gargling and struggling to breathe and PC Dobson put him in the recovery position and called an ambulance,...

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July 3, 2015, 5:57 am

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COMMUTERS could face a week of travel woes when Southern rail workers strike for five days later this month.Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members voted nine to one to walk out from 5pm on Sunday July 12 to 5pm on Friday July 17.They will not work overtime between 5pm on Friday July 10 and 5pm on Sunday July 12.An RMT spokesman said workers want the working week reduced to 35 hours. In a 2013 pay settlement southern managers agreed to for RMT to find a way to reduce hours, but the reps...

Croydon man one of prolific burglary gang jailed

July 3, 2015, 6:34 am

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A CROYDON man is one of six burglary gang members who targeted warehouses and shops jailed today.Kane Beard, of Albert Road, South Norwood was sentenced to two years in prison at Kingston Crown Court, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary and one count of theft.Five of the 21-year-old's fellow gang members also received jail sentences of varying lengths for a string of 17 burglaries between October 2014 and February this year, including:777Demolition and Haulage in Beddington...

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July 3, 2015, 7:27 am

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A talent show to find Croydon's next superstar is being launched next month, and will be judged by former JLS star JB Gill.Anyone with a special talent, be it dancing, singing, juggling, or any other impressive act is invited to enter Croydon's Search for a Star.The competition has been set up by Centrale shopping centre in conjunction with the Family Centre in Fieldway and the Metropolitan Police.Among the other high profile judges are GRM Daily's Shanie Ryan, Alexa from the BRIT School,...

Gallery: Croydon in the heatwave Pics by Grant Melton

July 3, 2015, 1:09 pm

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July 4, 2015, 1:00 am

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WAY back in 1981, a young athlete set to be a future Olympic and Commonwealth star became the fastest schoolgirl in Croydon to run the 90m sprint.Now, decades later, Donna Fraser's Croydon Schools record has been smashed by an 11-year-old from Coulsdon.Faith Price, who goes to Woodcote Primary School, won every race she entered at the Croydon Schools Athletics Championship last week.And during one of the heats last Tuesday, she shaved .27 seconds off Donna's 34-year-old, 12-second record.Faith's...

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Three-year-old boy seriously injured in Croydon rush hour crash

July 4, 2015, 2:45 am

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A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Croydon during the evening rush hour yesterday (June 3).Police, London Ambulance Service (LAS) and the Air Ambulance were called to reports of the accident in Barclay Road at the junction with Fairfield Road at 4.45pm.A police spokesman said: "A three year-old boy was taken by London Ambulance Service to a south London hospital for treatment to injuries. "He remains there in a serious...

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July 4, 2015, 6:00 am

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PARENTS at The Crescent Primary united this week to declare: "We love our school".They came together to respond to an anonymous letter, sent to the Advertiser last week by "concerned parents", claiming the school had "gone downhill".A new letter, signed by more than 100 parents and carers, passionately defends the Selhurst school and says head teacher Jane Fairbourn is doing a "spectacular job".It said: "We were surprised to see the views expressed...

Four fire engines tackle blaze in South Croydon garage

July 4, 2015, 10:07 am

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FOUR fire engines tackled a blaze in an industrial garage in South Croydon this afternoon.Croydon and Norbury fire stations were called to reports of a garage alight in Avon Path just after midday.A firefighter from Croydon station said the fire was "fairly big" but no one was in the garage at the time. It is not known what started the fire.

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July 5, 2015, 12:53 am

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POLICE are appealing for help to find a vulnerable missing woman with links to Croydon.Mary Scott, from Carshalton, was last seen in West Norwood in the early hours of Saturday (July 4) after a night out. The 29-year-old has not been home or in contact with family and friends since and officers are concerned for her safety and wellbeing.Mary is slim, around 5ft 6ins tall and has shoulder length dark blonde hair and a piercing in her chin and left cheek.She was last seen wearing light blue jeans,...

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July 5, 2015, 1:00 am

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POLICE have taken a zero-tolerance approach to stop parents from putting youngsters' lives in danger by parking irresponsibly outside schools in Coulsdon.The Met's Coulsdon West Safer Neighbourhood team say they're taking action after reports that parents were flouting the rules while picking up or dropping off their children outside St Aidan's and Smitham primary schools in Portnalls Road.Speaking to the Advertiser last Tuesday, PC Sam Stockdale said police have started making extra checks...

Croydon Council's plan to charge fee to landlords faces challenge

July 5, 2015, 2:00 am

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THE council's controversial plan to charge landlords in Croydon a licence fee is facing a legal challenge.A group of landlords, under the name Croydon Property Forum, have applied to the high court for a judicial review.They hope to overturn the licensing scheme – due to come into place in October – which would see landlords charged £750 per property over a five-year period.Croydon Council believes the scheme would raise standards of accommodation and tackle antisocial...

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July 5, 2015, 8:00 am

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Our head teacher, Mrs Catanach, is retiring from Kenley Primary in a few weeks. To say goodbye, Kenley Young Reporters' Club invited Mrs Catanach along for a special Q&A…Did you always want to be a teacher? I always wanted to be a policewoman, but I was too short according to the rules at the time. I came to the decision that I liked children and wanted to be a teacher. Eventually I joined Kenley and thought that I would be here for the next five years, but ending up staying twenty...

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PHOTOS: Old Coulsdon Village Fair 2015

July 5, 2015, 9:05 am

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July 6, 2015, 1:24 am

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A TEENAGER was taken to hospital with serious injuries after his moped crashed into a building in Crystal Palace on Saturday (July 4).Police were called just after 6pm to the incident involving the 17-year-old rider on Anerley Hill, which caused a gas leak in the building.London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade also went to the scene and the man, aged 17, was taken to a south London Hospital.A police spokesman said: "He remains there in a serious condition. He has also been...

Transport for London reveals final plans for bus service changes...

July 6, 2015, 2:30 am

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FINAL plans for comprehensive changes to the estate's bus services – to be introduced this autumn – have been revealed by Transport for London this week.TfL published the plans after weighing up responses to last year's consultation over bus services in New Addington. At the time, there were fears that parts of New Addington and Fieldway could be left with a much worse service as two of the special "shuttle" buses – the T31 and T32 – are to be axed.But TfL...

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July 6, 2015, 3:11 am

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A MISSING vulnerable woman with links to Croydon is now home after being found safe and well.Police said Mary Scott was found in Sussex in the early hours of yesterday morning (July 5). Officers had become concerned for the 29-year-old, from Carshalton, after she went missing in the early hours of Saturday (July 4) after a night out.

Croydon sculpture vandalised hours after being unveiled

July 6, 2015, 5:20 am

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VANDALS broke a sculpture hours after it was unveiled in Croydon town centre. The abstract artwork, which took sculptor Martin Rawlinson six months to make, was erected in St George's Walk on Saturday (July 4) only to be broken later that night.Mr Rawlinson spent seven hours repairing his creation the following day. "Some people out there are idiots," he told the Advertiser. "I think they were messing about on it. It's not a climbing frame. It's made out of carbon fibre, so it's...