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The owner of a Thornton Heath car repair business has been fined thousands of pounds after he allowed work to be carried out on the pavement and road outside his premises despite repeated warnings from the council.Irfan Chaudhry, the former sole director of Balham Vauxhall Spares, which was based in Parchmore Road, before being dissolved last year, pleaded guilty to three charges at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court on Monday (May 15).Chaudhry admitted to obstructing the road contrary to the...

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May 17, 2017, 6:08 am

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Edenham High's former uniform supplier has said that the school did attempt to make girls wear skirts.Hewitt's of Croydon has also claimed that its reputation has been tarnished by Edenham claiming that its prices are too expensive, and that this was why the school had ditched the supplier. Last week we told how the school was alleged to have tried to ban girls from wearing trousers, infuriating parents. Having read the story, the clothing supplier which has provided uniforms for the secondary...

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May 17, 2017, 6:30 am

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You may have already been caught up in some of it, and it's showing no sign of slowing down later in the day. If anything, the rain is set going to become heaver.The Met Office are warning of "tricky rush hour" conditions today (May 17), with heavy rain forecast throughout this evening and later into the night.Nicola Maxey, at the Met Office, told GetWestLondon: "It is going to be wet, we've got a weather front crossing which is bringing some heavy, slow moving rain."Within...

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May 17, 2017, 7:14 am

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The RSPCA is appealing for information after a tiny Chihuahua was found dumped in Croydon doused in a liquid which is believed to be petrol.Rescuers found the two-year-old dog, who has been called Squeak, collapsed on Hesterman Way, in Valley Retail Park, last Friday evening (May 12).Squeak was found by a passer-by who notified the RSPCA, and its staff are now appealing for anyone who knows what happened to the dog to get in contact.Animal collection officer Kirstie Gillard said: "Poor...

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May 17, 2017, 7:34 am

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Police are searching for the driver of a car which crashed into the back of a vehicle carrying two disabled children during the school run in New Addington and left the scene without stopping.The collision took place just after 3pm on Friday (May 12) on King Henry's Drive and the car was then seen to drive off down Calley Down Crescent, without leaving his details.READ MORE: Cowboy builder jailed for conning a Sanderstead man out of £122,000A witness reported driving down Calley Down...

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May 17, 2017, 8:07 am

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Beautiful tributes are being planned for the funeral of a Croydon schoolboy who fought a courageous battle against a brain tumour. Chirsty Jordan passed away at his Shirley home last Wednesday (May 10) having been diagnosed with the tumour on Christmas Eve 2015. The 10-year-old, who was a pupil at St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School, in Woodside, was a Crystal Palace fanatic and a keen member of Beccehamian RFC, known as "Beccs", who play in West Wickham. The rugby club's coach...

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May 17, 2017, 8:10 am

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If you're starting to book your family's summer holiday or thinking of going away during the late May half term, you'll want the journey to go as smoothly as possible. Airport travel can be a stressful experience and for parents with children who have a different surname, there can be extra issues with planning a holiday abroad.One lawyer has warned parents in this situation could find themselves facing a court hearing for child abduction charges or get turned away at customs if they are not...

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May 17, 2017, 9:53 am

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A restaurant at Croydon's Boxpark food mall has been given a "thorough deep clean" after it was given a shocking food hygiene score of just one out of five. We revealed yesterday that Beijing street food outlet Mama Lan Limited had been ordered to make urgent improvements after its first ever inspection. The business has responded today and explained what it has done since being given the second worst possible rating, after the inspection was carried out on February 3, 2017.Andre...

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May 17, 2017, 10:16 am

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It appears that the owner of this building in Croydon town centre really, really wants the Conservatives to win next month's general election. Because blue Tory election posters have been pasted in almost every window. What is possibly the most Conservative building of all time, is earmarked to be turned into luxury apartments. READ MORE: Is there a danger that Croydon could be left without a hospital?Impact House has shown its colours, with the façade facing Wellesley Road covered in...

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May 17, 2017, 10:40 am

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The mystery surrounding a set of light circling in the sky above Croydon may have been solved. For the past two evenings (Monday, May 15, and Tuesday, May 16) four bright lights have baffled onlookers as they lit up the night sky, leading to some not too serious speculation that UFOs were paying the borough a visit. No planes or helicopters were seen or heard, and the spots of light were thought to be too close to together to be drones. Some residents thought Croydon could be receiving a...

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May 17, 2017, 12:03 pm

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A parent at Oasis Academy Coulsdon has told how she was driven to tears after a new craze sweeping schools across the country resulted in her daughter breaking her arm.Year 8 student Ellanneh Smith, 13, was left in hospital on May 5 after another student at the Homefield Road school left her flat on her face."Sweep them off their feet" is a new craze which involves a student taking off their tie, putting it around another pupil's ankle and pulling, leaving the pupil flat on their face....

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May 17, 2017, 1:37 pm

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With the first snap general election since 1974 looming in three weeks' time, we took to the streets of Croydon to ask young people who they are likely to vote for and why. With Croydon Central being one of the most marginal seats in the country, we spoke to young people in the constituency, as part of our #myvote campaign to encourage more young people to head to the polls on June 8. We asked the voters we spoke to two questions, which were: 1: What are the most important issues in...

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May 17, 2017, 11:35 pm

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The election no-one expected to happen is creeping up, and is now just three weeks away. On June 8, the people will head to the polls in the borough's three constituencies. Labour's Steve Reed will be looking to defend his 21,000 vote majority in Croydon North, while Conservative Chris Philp has a similar task with his majority in Croydon South. READ NEXT: How you can quiz politicians who want to be Croydon Central MP Croydon Central, however is on a knife-edge, and will be a key target...

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May 18, 2017, 3:31 am

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A driver had his nose and thumb broken after he was attacked while on his way to pick his wife and daughter up from East Croydon station. Luke Jennings, 23, from Shirley, was handed a suspended sentence yesterday (Wednesday) and ordered to pay £615 after pleading guilty to actual bodily harm. The unprovoked attack took place on April 9 at about 6.45pm when the victim was driving to East Croydon station and came across two men in the middle of the road. Mariea Slater, prosecuting, told the...

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May 18, 2017, 3:50 am

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Police are "struggling" to find leads as to where a missing South Croydon man with a psychotic disorder, meaning he could become violent without his medication, has disappeared to for a week.Ghodratollah Barani, 31, was last seen on Thursday (May 11) at about 6pm at his care home, Evergreen Lodge, in South Park Hill Road.He was known to get the 109 bus from near Thornton Heath Pond to Norbury at about 10pm that night, but he has not been seen or heard from since, which is described as...

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May 18, 2017, 4:38 am

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A mother-of-two has told how she has been left living in fear after hearing an intruder walk round her home and rifle through her handbag.Fay Marie Clarke, 28, from Shirley, was falling asleep when she heard someone break into her home by climbing through a window. The 28-year-old says the incident has left her too scared to return to the property in Shirley Road with her 15-week old daughter and two-year-old son. READ MORE: Brave schoolgirls caught vital evidence of armed robbery in...

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May 18, 2017, 5:09 am

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If you are travelling through Croydon today you need to be aware of road closures and bus diversions due to Croydon Cycle Fest.The borough's first ever day-long cycling festival started at 11am this morning (Thursday, May 18) and some roads will be closed for the majority of the day as professional races will be starting at 5.30pm.The Matrix Fitness GP Series women's race - involving the whole circuit - will start at 5.30pm, with the Tour Series men's race - also requiring the whole circuit -...

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May 18, 2017, 5:58 am

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Cuts to mental health services in Croydon will leave hundreds of the most vulnerable without the care and support which has brought them joy, purpose, community – and even kept them alive. Support for mental health problems can be the difference between a fulfilled life and one of misery, isolation and even suicide. But funding for a "lifeline" set of mental health services in the borough faces being slashed as cash-strapped Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) –...

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May 18, 2017, 6:15 am

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An extraordinary woman who ran everywhere she went is to be remembered in the sort of way she surely would have approved of. Joan Pick's extreme dedication to not using any form of transport earned her the affectionate nickname, the Croydon Running Lady. She died earlier this year, having devoted her life to preserving natural resources - and now a tree is going to be planted in her memory. Miss Pick was so strong in her beliefs that she only used transport of any kind twice in 40 years, and had...

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May 18, 2017, 7:02 am

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A teenage urban explorer has filmed an astonishing video from the top of Croydon's tallest building - after he sneaked in and risked his life by walking along the edge of its roof.The 10-and-a-half minute clip, uploaded to YouTube by vlogger Usamalama, is a compilation of several attempts he made to climb the Saffron Tower.At one point, the footage shows the 17-year-old dangling his legs over the side of the 43-storey building.This is the second time this year that the daredevil has filmed...