Conservation work started on iconic Crystal Palace dinosaur

December 1, 2015, 6:53 am

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CONSERVATION work has started on the iconic Crystal Palace Iguanodon after volunteers noticed cracks and damage to the Grade I listed sculpture.Around six weeks of major repairs are being undertaken to bring the dinosaur, one of 31 life sized sculptures in Crystal Palace Park, to a stable condition.Specialist stone conservators have begun work after volunteers at Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (FCPD) noticed tails, toes and teeth falling off the models three years ago. Chair of FCPD, Dr...

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December 1, 2015, 7:53 am

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CROYDON Council leader Tony Newman has refused to comment on "demeaning" remarks made by his spokesperson for children and families about people on benefits.Alisa Flemming caused controversy after she told a council meeting on November 16 that the government's universal credit system, which will combine means-tested benefits into one lump sum, would result in more money being spent in betting shops.Cllr Flemming, cabinet member for children, families and learning, also said many people...

Croydon girl, 16, missing for one week

December 1, 2015, 8:28 am

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A 16-YEAR-OLD girl from Croydon has been missing for a week.Najma Dahir has not been seen since November 24 and Missing People have appealed for anyone with information on her whereabouts to get in touch. Police have confirmed Najma is missing. Anyone with any information about where she is should call them on 101.A Missing People spokeswoman said: "Najma we are here for you whenever you are ready; we can listen, talk you through what help you need, pass a message for you and help you to be...

Matthews Yard to double in size after signing lease for second...

December 1, 2015, 9:13 am

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MATTHEWS Yard will double in size in the New Year after signing the lease for part of the building next door.Owner Saif Bonar said there is nowhere for start-ups in Croydon and the new 5,000 square foot site in Exchange Square will house some of 30 start-ups waiting for a spot in the community workspace's current site, off Surrey Street."They [the entrepreneurs] were all sold on the hype about Croydon over the summer, but quite a few are arriving and finding there is a Tech City but there...

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December 2, 2015, 1:53 am

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IN THE run up to Christmas, Croydon Police have launched a 'badvent calendar', appealing for the public's help to track down 24 wanted criminals.Today officers have released the image of 41-year-old Lloyd Porter, who is wanted for failing to appear at court in respect of two shoplifting charges and is known to frequent the South Norwood area.Yesterday, officers appealed for the public's help to find Gordon Desborough, 34, wanted for failing to appear in court after being charged with...

PICTURES: Purley Christmas lights switch on 2015

December 2, 2015, 2:52 am

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Barrister used dead mum's disabled blue badge to park illegally...

December 2, 2015, 3:01 am

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A BARRISTER fraudulently used his dead mother's disabled blue badge to try to get away with parking illegally outside Croydon Crown Court when he was running late for his case. Prithvijit Hoon, 63, displayed the disabled parking permit, which had been issued to his mother Roma Hoon, in his car on Fairfield Road on April 22. But a parking warden who checked the permit found it had expired after Mrs Hoon passed away in July 2014. In a letter to Croydon Magistrates' Court, Hoon said he...

Sussex Police searching for missing girl with links to Croydon

December 2, 2015, 3:11 am

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Police in Sussex are appealing for information regarding a missing 16-year-old girl, who has links to the East Croydon area.Chloe Newman was reported missing from her mother's address in Newhaven at about 11pm on Sunday, November 29.She was due to return to her home in Worthing the following day, but did not arrive.She is described as white with long, dark hair, pierced ears, and her lip pierced on the bottom right side.She was last seen wearing black leggings, a black leather jacket, a flowery...

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GP appointments by Skype and FaceTime: health bosses reveal...

December 2, 2015, 3:30 am

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THE minor injuries units in New Addington and Purley, and the walk-in centre in Edridge Road, should be replaced with three 'GP hubs' - where patients will be able to have appointments via Skype or FaceTime.That is the preferred option of health bosses undertaking a review or urgent care services in the borough. Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which is leading the review, has started an eight-week public consultation before deciding between three possible scenarios. Retaining...

Hundreds of hospital appointments cancelled in Croydon as junior...

December 2, 2015, 4:59 am

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AROUND 200 appointments and 20 operations at Croydon University Hospital had to be cancelled yesterday after the planned junior doctors strike was called off last-minute.The British Medical Association agreed to suspend the planned 'emergency care only' walk-out following breakthrough with the Health Secretary in talks on Monday night.Two more full strikes planned for later in December have also been suspended. John Goulston, chief executive of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust said 20 routine...

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December 2, 2015, 7:24 am

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THE head teacher of a primary school in Croydon has been suspended.Alex Lundie, head teacher of Broadmead Primary Academy, has been suspended "pending an investigation", said REAch2 Academy Trust, which runs the school.Reach2 declined to comment on the reason for the suspension.Brendan Plunkett, a former deputy head at Larkswood Lime Primary Academy, in Chingford, has been appointed interim head teacher.It is understood staff at Broadmead, 650-pupil school in Sydenham Road, have been...

Case of alleged £55k dating website conwoman adjourned for...

December 2, 2015, 7:55 am

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THE case of a woman accused of a £55,000 dating website scam has been adjourned for a third time.Neelam Desai, 35, was due to appear at Croydon Magistrates Court tomorrow however the case is not on the list. The court said the matter had been brought before magistrates at an unscheduled hearing last week and then adjourned until December 17. Desai, of Beulah Grove, Selhurst, was first summonsed to appear at the court in Barclay Road on October 29, but did not attend the hearing.Magistrates...

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December 2, 2015, 8:49 am

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POLICE have appealed for help to find a man they want to trace in connection with a sex attack in South Croydon back in February.Police said Matthieu Bruno Christ Simonklein was working as a cleaner in South Croydon at the time and officers want to speak to him in connection with the sexual assault of a woman at an address in Sanderstead Road on February 28.The Met believe the 24-year-old has lived in Torrington Square, near St James's Road, and has connections in the area.Detective Inspector...

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December 2, 2015, 2:35 pm

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BRITAIN will conduct airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria after a Commons vote, the result of which was read out by Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell. Mr Barwell, a government whip, told the house that the vote in favour of bombing was 397 to 223.Air strikes could begin tomorrow. It is believed 67 Labour MPs voted in favour of the motion, including deputy leader Harriet HarmanMr Barwell told the Advertiser earlier this week that he supported military intervention."To rely on other...

Police searching for cannabis uncover ammo factory and gun in...

December 3, 2015, 12:25 am

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POLICE searching a house for cannabis uncovered an ammo factory, complete with dozens of rounds of ammunition, the equipment to make it and a gun. Officers from Croydon police said they made the unexpected discovery when they raided an address in Fitzroy Gardens, Upper Norwood at 7.15am yesterday. Sergeant Matiu Ratana, of the South Norwood Safer Neighbourhood Team tweeted pictures of the find, and added: "We went looking for cannabis and found firearms."We went looking for...

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December 3, 2015, 2:44 am

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IN THE run up to Christmas, Croydon Police have launched a 'badvent calendar', appealing for the public's help to track down 24 wanted criminals.Today officers have released the image of 26-year-old Detroit Williams who is wanted on a recall to prison after breaching his licence conditions.Detective Sergeant Jonathan Kent, who leads Croydon's Wanted Offender's Unit said: "We're responsible for finding and arresting people who have either been recalled to prison or those who haven't turned...

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December 3, 2015, 4:04 am

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FURTHER consultation has started on a 20mph speed limit proposed in roads around the north of the borough.An opinion survey of 2,320 respondents, held this earlier this year, saw a 52 per cent majority in favour of lowering the limit. Now residents are being asked to write to the council in the statutory consultation phase with their objections to the idea.Cabinet member for transport and environment, Kathy Bee, is urging people to realise how "pleasant" residential streets could...

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December 3, 2015, 4:50 am

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DISGUSTING conditions at two 99p Stores in Croydon town centre, where mouse poo and crisps "sticky" with rodent urine were found on shop floor shelves, have been revealed in pictures released by Croydon Council.The branches of 99p Stores in North End and Crown Hill were found to be infested with rodents and stocking food "unfit for humans" when council inspectors visited last year.On Monday, the Advertiser reported how 99p Stores was hit with a huge £154,000 fine, one...

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December 3, 2015, 5:00 am

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A MOTHER is at breaking point after fighting for around 30 pigeons which have nested in her son's Addiscombe roof to be removed.Yvonne Douglas-Morris's son, Kennedy, has lived with the birds in his social housing roof in Manning Gardens for five months, woken up nightly by their cooing and tapping.Mrs Douglas-Morris first noticed the problem in July and reported it to housing association London and Quadrant (L&Q).She says the association told her the hole under the roof, where pigeons were...

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December 3, 2015, 6:00 am

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RESIDENTS are concerned for the security of an area of South Croydon woodland after council proposals to change its Green Belt status.The Friends of Croham Hurst woods, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, fear the land will be made vulnerable if Croydon Council changes its status from Metropolitan Green Belt to Metropolitan Open Land, as proposed in its 20-year Local Plan.Although both have the same protection against development the Friends are concerned that historically...