A summer bin lady: Woman caught on camera sitting in Croydon town...

July 6, 2015, 5:20 am

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A CROYDON woman chose an unconventional place to enjoy a can of Supermalt in the borough's sunshine this week – in a rubbish bin. The woman, thought to be in her late 30s, was spotted by Sam Gandhi sat "fully in the bin" on the corner of Dingwall Road and George Street near East Croydon station, just after 8pm on June 29. He said: "I had just left the gym down the road and was walking to my car to go home when I saw in the distance what I thought was a woman sitting in...

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Croydon man with 35 aliases avoids jail for John Lewis refund...

July 6, 2015, 6:25 am

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A FRAUDSTER from Croydon with 35 aliases has admitted conning John Lewis into giving him a refund for an item he never bought.David Bowen, 52, received a £225 refund from John Lewis in Chichester for two curtain poles he had in fact taken from the store minutes earlier. Staff gave him the money after he claimed a manager had agreed to the refund. Bowen, of Vanguard Close, Croydon, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on June 26 and pleaded guilty to committing fraud by false...

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July 6, 2015, 6:52 am

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A MARRIED couple from New Addington who always choose theirs and their childrens' ages for the lottery are celebrating a six-figure Euromillions win.Gary and Sue Ingrams, who have been married for 39 years, pocketed £129,610.10 on the June 16 draw.Gary, 58, a store manager at a central heating and bathroom store in Fulham, had been telling his wife all day he felt he was going to win.He matched five numbers – having only bought the ticket online nine minutes before the draw - after a...

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July 6, 2015, 7:31 am

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A HEDGE fund investment "genius" has been jailed for copying highly valuable computer code from his employers because he felt his £400,000 bonus was not enough.Ke Xu, of Westfield Avenue, Sanderstead, accessed restricted computer codes and strategies, which could have been worth millions of dollars after abruptly resigning from his job with Trenchant Limited, which operates hedge fund G-Research, and started touting himself to financial sector head hunters.Xu, 31, believed...

Around 40 people escape East Croydon hostel fire

July 7, 2015, 1:15 am

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AROUND 40 people escaped a hostel fire in East Croydon thought to be caused by a cigarette last week.London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to the blaze in the nine storey hostel on Dingwall Road at 6.20pm on Friday, July 3.The fire affected a studio flat on the third floor of the hostel. Paramedics treated a woman from the building's second floor at the scene for smoke inhalation. She had left the hostel before LFB arrived.Crews from Norbury, Addington and Beckenham fire stations went to the...

Mercedes-Benz flattens Purley Way traffic lights in midnight...

July 7, 2015, 1:35 am

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A MERCEDES-BENZ flattened traffic lights in a crash on Purley Way in the middle of last night (July 7).Police and London Ambulance Service were called to the incident at 1.05am where the black car hit traffic lights at the junction with Waddon Road.A police spokesman said the driver, a man whose age is not known, was taken to hospital by paramedics as a precaution but was not seriously hurt.A lane was closed both ways after the incident but Transport for London tweeted later saying it has since...

Neighbour from hell kicked out of Croydon flat after six years of...

July 7, 2015, 1:59 am

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A NEIGHBOUR from hell has been booted out of her Thornton Heath flat after causing residents six years of upset.Michelle Taylor, a Woodville Road tenant, was kicked out last week after Croydon Magistrates Court granted a three-month closure order on the ground floor flat.The court heard Taylor and her visitors' behaviour had caused upset for neighbours since 2009.The disturbances continued day and night, with Taylor's visitors ringing on her neighbours' door bells and knocking on their...

Top floor of East Croydon multi-storey car park could be turned...

July 7, 2015, 3:20 am

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THE TOP floor of a town centre multi-storey car park could be transformed into a pop-up cinema and bar.If given the go-ahead by the council, promoters Cellar Door will turn the top of the Dingwall Road car park into an outdoor screening area, complete with bar, live music and food throughout August.The group also wants to offer social use of the site on weekends for yoga and circuit training classes, and approach buskers and Croydon College students to provide acoustic music before the...

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July 7, 2015, 4:11 am

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THREE women are due to appear in court after an alleged Islamophobic attack in Croydon.A Muslim woman had her hijab pulled off and suffered racist abuse after being approached by a group of women in Derby Road, Croydon, on June 4. The alleged victim was attacked as she walked to collect her children from Al-Khair School, in Cherry Orchard Road. Her attackers are said to have torn away her headscarf and shouted Islamophobic abuse at her before a passerby intervened. The police were called and two...

PHOTOS: Sun shines on Purley Festival

July 7, 2015, 4:15 am

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Traffic at a standstill after South Croydon crash

July 7, 2015, 4:23 am

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TRAFFIC is blocked in South Park Hill Road in South Croydon after a crash this morning.A police spokeswoman said cars have come to a stop in both directions after the collision at the junction with Coombe Road just after 11.30am.She said no one was hurt in the crash.Looking for a new job? Visit our jobs section to see all the latest vacancies.

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July 7, 2015, 8:25 am

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Trams have been suspended after a collision between a car and a tram at South Norwood Country Park.A man, believed to have been driving the Ford Focus at the time of the incident, has been taken to hospital with 'back injuries', a police spokeswoman said. Two others have also been treated for injuries. Trams have been suspended between the Arena and Harrington Road stops after the incident on the access road to the park, to which police were called at 3.47pm.Passengers have since been led off...

Firefighters rescue woman from Upper Norwood flat fire

July 7, 2015, 10:14 am

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FIREFIGHTERS rescued a woman from an Upper Norwood flat fire last night.Crews in breathing apparatus led her downstairs from her second floor flat, on Belvedere Road, to safety before she was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.London Fire Brigade was called to the blaze just after 10pm and 15 firefighters from West Norwood and Woodside had flames under control by 11.25pm.The cause of the fire, which damaged part of the flat, is under investigation.

Moped rider, 23, taken to hospital after Addiscombe crash

July 8, 2015, 1:13 am

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A MOPED rider has been taken to hospital after crashing into a bollard on Lower Addiscombe Road this morning.Anna Snelson, a firefighter from nearby Woodside fire station's green watch, said the 23-year-old man crashed at the junction of Spring Lane at 7.10am. She said fire crews gave the man first aid treatment until paramedics arrived.A police spokesman said no other vehicles were involved in the crash. He said the man's injuries do not appear to be serious at this time but the full extent is...

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July 8, 2015, 1:26 am

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UKIP leader Nigel Farage has bizarrely claimed that the country of Luxembourg is smaller than Croydon - though it is 30 times the size. On Twitter this morning (July 8), Mr Farage said: "We now have a Luxembourg Presidency of the EU Council and of the Commission. A country smaller than Croydon is running the European Union." Though the Advertiser does not want to play down the importance of Croydon on the world stage, even by measure of population Croydon is home to around 175,000...

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July 8, 2015, 6:55 am

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DOCUMENTS containing sensitive details about disabled and special needs children have been stolen from a council contractor's coach.The information pack, understood to contain children's names and addresses, was taken when a vehicle belonging to Impact Group was broken into last month.The Advertiser understands the break-in occurred when the coach was taken home overnight instead of being left at the depot in Beddington Lane.Croydon Council said the vehicle was broken into overnight on June...

Diving instructor and Thornton Heath scuba centre expelled from...

July 8, 2015, 8:29 am

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A DIVING instructor and his Thornton Heath scuba school have been expelled from the world's largest diving training organisation.Simon Lodge and Lodge Scuba have been blacklisted by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) as of June 25.PADI, the most widely-recognised scuba diving agency in the world, does not publish the reasons for an expulsion, but says the measure is a "last resort" taken only in the most serious cases.Expelled professionals or diving schools can...

Man, 22, wanted in connection with East Croydon robbery

July 8, 2015, 8:46 am

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POLICE are looking for a 22-year-old man wanted in connection to an East Croydon robbery.Officers want to speak to Shannon Webb, of Selsdon, after the robbery on Thursday, May 28, in Anthony Road. Webb has links to Selsdon and Thornton Heath. He has a tattoo with the letters SW on the right side of his neck. Members of the public with information are advised not to approach, but should contact Croydon Police's Crime Squad on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting reference...

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July 8, 2015, 8:57 am

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POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing 18-year-old girl from Croydon.Daisy Dale, 18, was last seen in Purley just after 9pm yesterday. She is described as white, of medium to large build and around 5ft 3ins tall. She has brown hair and eyes.She was last seen wearing a peach hoodie, blue leggings and black ankle boots. She had a black handbag.Anyone who has seen Daisy should call Croydon police via 101 quoting reference 15MIS026225.

Man hit by 4x4 in Kenley taken to hospital with two broken legs

July 9, 2015, 4:06 am

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A MAN suffered two broken legs after he was hit by a 4x4 in Kenley yesterday morning.Police were called to the crash in the A22 Godstone Road, near Garston Lane, by London Ambulance Service just after 10.50am. A police spokesman said a pedestrian, a man in his mid-40s, was hit by a black Nissan Qashqai and was taken to a south London hospital. He said his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.The driver of the car, a man in his mid-70s, suffered a head injury in the crash.Transport for...