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Croydon commuters with Samsung phones can now use their mobile to pay for travel on the trams as well as other services across the London transport network. Launched this morning (Tuesday, May 16) by Transport for London (TfL), the Samsung Pay scheme allows passengers to choose one payment card to link to their phone to pay for daily and weekly fares.READ MORE: Night trains from London Victoria to East Croydon to be scrapped The new payment app, which can be downloaded from the Samsung...

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May 16, 2017, 8:22 am

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A strike will hit Southern train services yet again, after the RMT union announced its conductors and drivers will walk out later in May. The union made the announcement today (Tuesday, May 16) that its members would walk out for a day later this month, which will be the 32nd day of strike action in the long-running dispute over the extension of so-called 'driver-only operation' of doors on all Southern services. The announcement comes after the union met with Southern for talks aimed at...

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May 16, 2017, 8:28 am

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A paranoid schizophrenic who violently stabbed to death a volunteer at a South Croydon hospital believed he was going to be kidnapped, a court heard.Jimi Jedson, 41, killed "hard-working" Patrick Clarke at Southleigh Community Hospital, in Brighton Road, on May 12 last year.Jedson, a patient at the hospital which is for people with complex mental health problems, was originally charged with murdering 68-year-old Mr Clarke but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished...

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May 16, 2017, 9:50 am

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The Mayor of London has renewed his desire to takeover the running of Southern Rail services and has said that the prospect getting two of Croydon's train stations rezoned to cut the cost of commuting "is not off the table".Campaigners for years have called for East and West Croydon stations switched from zone 5 to 4 on the Transport for London (TfL) map.The Mayor Sadiq Khan visited Croydon to show his support for the Labour Party's Croydon Central candidate Sarah Jones this morning...

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May 16, 2017, 10:01 am

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A restaurant at Croydon's Boxpark food mall has been told to improve after being given a food hygiene rating of just one out of five.Mama Lan Limited, which specialises in Beijing street food, was given the second lowest rating after an inspection was carried out on February 3, 2017. The rating means that "major improvement" is necessary at the business. Mama Lan has five other outlets across London, in Dalston, Clapham, Brixton, Shoreditch and Stratford.READ MORE: Boxpark to run a...

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May 16, 2017, 10:21 am

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Fears over the safety of Croydon's underpasses were raised with the council years before a woman was raped in one last month. Croydon Council has said it will consider putting CCTV in the underpass close to Croydon Flyover where a woman in her 40s was the victim of a horrific assault on the morning of April 19. All other underpasses will also have their safety reviewed following the shocking rape. But questions have been asked about why the council didn't act sooner, which potentially could...

Thornton Heath families evacuated after house partially collapses...

May 16, 2017, 10:44 am

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Families in Thornton Heath were evacuated from their homes earlier today (Tuesday, May 16) after the porch of a house partially collapsed.Two fire crews from Norbury Fire Station were called to Manchester Road at 8.20am this morning. A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman told the Advertiser that seven people were evacuated from their homes because a "house under refurbishment had partially collapsed". READ MORE: This is why Thornton Heath High Street has been cordoned offIt is not yet...

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May 16, 2017, 10:50 am

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Strange lights were seen in the sky above Croydon last night - sparking some perhaps not too serious speculation that the borough may have had visitors from another world. Residents below the mysterious illuminations were "freaking out" as they looked up at the orbs of white light. Around four bright points were seen circling in the sky by numerous witnesses who were unable to come up with an obvious explanation for the eerie sight. READ MORE: Fancy managing a Greggs store in...

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May 16, 2017, 10:51 am

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Police were called out after a group of youths were spotted wielding "machetes and axes" in a street in Old Coulsdon, near a children's centre. Officers were sent to Southlands Close last night (Monday, May 15) after reports that a group of young men were carrying weapons near Byron Children's Centre.It is understood that the youths were believed to be in possession of axes, machetes, bats and knives - and that they were seen fighting.READ MORE: Watch the stomach clenching moment a...

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May 20, 2017, 10:05 pm

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A spacious five-bedroom detached home in Kenley has come on to the market, with a price tag of £1.1 million. The home, which also has three bathrooms or shower rooms, and four reception rooms, is located towards the top end of Welcomes Road, and is within easy reach of Kenley Common, The Hayes School and Kenley railway station. Called Albourne House, it has a covered porch, a reception hall and a double aspect living room with a fireplace and French doors to the rear garden. There is a...

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May 16, 2017, 2:29 pm

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A woman has spoken of the "traumatic" moment she saw a man get hit by a train at Reedham station last night (Monday) and told how fellow passengers did all they could to try and help him. The British Transport Police (BTP) confirmed this morning that a 25-year-old man died in the incident. Tara Parmar, who lives in Purley, was on the platform at Reedham station when the man was hit. Ms Parmer, who was travelling to Clapham Junction to meet up with friends, said: "There were five...

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May 16, 2017, 3:37 pm

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Several large developments that could change the shape of parts of Croydon are set to be given the go-ahead over the next week.Croydon Council's planning committee will, in two meetings on Thursday (May 18) and next Wednesday (May 24), consider applications for new tower blocks on the site of its former Taberner House offices, and for a huge 593-room hotel opposite Croydon University Hospital in Thornton Heath.The committee will also be charged with looking at applications by the council's...

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May 16, 2017, 11:10 pm

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Trains running through Norwood Junction have been disrupted this morning (May 17) after earlier engineering works finished late.Southern Rail is warning that services running through this station may be cancelled and says disruption is expected to continue until 9am.There is "major disruption" on the Oxted and Metro lines as a result.According to a statement on Southern's website, Network Rail engineering work in the Selhurst Depot ran late, trapping a number of trains there. Rail...

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May 17, 2017, 1:18 am

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The body of a retired mechanic was found in a "decomposed" state by police and family members when they forced their way into his Kenley home, an inquest has heard.An open verdict was recorded at South London Coroner's Court yesterday (Tuesday), after the inquest was told how Dawood Khan had been "suffering from self-neglect" which was linked to his wife's death 15 years before he died in August.The 66 year-old had been offered support by social services after spending time...

Helicopter spotted hovering over Thornton Heath but police have...

May 17, 2017, 1:31 am

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Members of the public spotted and heard a helicopter hovering over a park in Thornton Heath last night (Tuesday, May 16). People took to social media yesterday evening, wondering why a helicopter was in the sky over Grangewood Park for about 20 minutes. It was seen at 8.30pm. READ MORE: How kind passengers tried to help save the life of a man who died after being hit by a train What's happening in Thornton Heath over Grangewood Park? Helicopter overhead — Vanessa (@van_essa66)...

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May 17, 2017, 3:00 am

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An independent investigation commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) into the Croydon tram crash originally thought to conclude this spring will now be published in the autumn. The authority has commissioned engineering firm SNC-Lavalin to undertake the investigation, to run alongside three other probes into the cause of the fatal tram crash which killed seven and injured 51 people six months ago. TfL said in March how it expected the firm, which has an office in Croydon, to report on its...

Croydon man jailed for robberies in Selhurst

May 17, 2017, 3:22 am

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A Croydon man has been jailed for four years after committing a number of robberies in Selhurst last year. Dylon Green, 19, of Lodge Road, committed three robberies in and around Wilford Road Recreation Ground on November 28 and 29. READ MORE: Paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed Croydon hospital nurse thought 'he was going to be kidnappedPolice have said all of the robberies involved the use of knives. A 19 y/o and a 14 y/o male found guilty of 3 robberies, sentenced to 4 years and 18 months...

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May 17, 2017, 4:11 am

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When a bench was stolen from the garden at a complex of retirement homes in New Addington on Saturday (may 13), residents thought they would have to raise the money to replace it themselves.But one kind-hearted man stepped in to help - by building and delivering a new bench to the residents at Cedar House, on Field Way, within a day of hearing about the theft. Dave Gunner, 46, who was born and raised in New Addington and now lives in South Croydon, went to buy timber from Woodside as soon as he...

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May 17, 2017, 4:22 am

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Two brave schoolgirls helped catch vital evidence as armed thugs robbed a Sanderstead newsagents'.The 14-year-old girls were at the back of the McColl's shop on Limpsfield Road choosing drinks from the fridges when two people with their faces covered stormed into the shop on Monday night at about 7pm. One, a woman, shouted to the girls to get out. The teenagers ran out of the shop but instead of running home hid around the corner in Cranleigh Gardens.They did not at first realise the getaway...

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May 17, 2017, 4:40 am

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The Southern Rail dispute could be about to escalate after train drivers who are members of the Aslef union voted to stop working overtime at the end of this month.Southern has been involved in a long-running row with unions over the controversial decision to bring in driver-only operated (DOO) trains - a move that Aslef's general secretary Mick Whelan has said would jeopardise passenger safety.A previous overtime ban voted in by train drivers working on the Southern network between the end of...