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May 18, 2017, 7:27 am

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A van driver who was arrested after a fatal crash in New Addington earlier this year has been rebailed by police.Selwyn Clarke was hit by a van at the junction of King Henry's Drive and Calley Down Crescent on February 3.Despite the best efforts of paramedics from the London Ambulance Service the 66-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.Police issued an appeal for information after the driver of the van did not stop after the incident.However, the driver, a 34-year-old man, handed himself in...

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May 18, 2017, 7:49 am

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A Transport for London (TfL) support service will "take further lessons" from how it operated in helping people affected by the Croydon tram crash, its manager has said. Victims of the tram crash were encouraged to call The Sarah Hope Line for help after the tram derailed at Sandilands Junction last November.Mark Evers, who is responsible for customer strategy at Transport for London (TfL), has praised the immediate response of The Sarah Hope Line, which was only set up about seven...

Olympic medalist Roger Black announced as GoFest 2017 ambassador

May 18, 2017, 8:05 am

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Olympic medalist Roger Black has been announced as an ambassador of GoFest 2017.The retired 400m sprinter from Guildford will not only play a key role at the third festival of sport, dance and fitness, he will once again take his twin boys to the event to enjoy it as a family.Held over the bank holiday weekend, May 28 and 29 at Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, Roger got involved with the festival right at the start when GoFest founder Paul Farris, a dad at the same school as his kids, discussed...

Thornton Heath man charged with Forestdale McColl's robbery

May 18, 2017, 8:09 am

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A Thornton Heath man has been charged with robbing a McColl's shop in Forestdale.Stephen Thomas, 47, is accused of robbing the newsagents at the Forestdale Centre, off Selsdon Park Road, on May 10.Following his arrest, Thomas, who lives in Beulah Road, appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court for an initial hearing on May 12.READ MORE: Illegal roadside car repairs costs former Thornton Heath trader thousandsHe was remanded in custody until his next hearing on June 9 at Kingston Crown Court.READ...

Dangerous superbug MRSA found in Croydon three years in a row

May 18, 2017, 8:31 am

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The NHS in Croydon has had to deal with the potentially life-threatening superbug MRSA for three years in a row.MRSA is a bacteria which cannot be dealt with by normal antibiotics and can lead to potentially deadly infections. People in hospital are most at risk of infection.READ MORE: How staff shortages and funding cuts are creating frightening problems for Croydon's NHSThe target for the NHS is to have zero cases of the dangerous bacteria.Each year for the past three years Croydon Health...

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May 18, 2017, 8:51 am

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A man was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving this month after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) allegedly went the wrong way around Wapses Lodge Roundabout before colliding with "numerous vehicles".Surrey Police were called to the major roundabout at the bottom of Succombs Hill and at the junction of the Caterham Bypass and Godstone Road, leading to the M25, just before 9pm on May 4 following reports of a crash.On arrival, officers found a heavy goods vehicle had collided with at least...

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May 18, 2017, 8:51 am

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Croydon Council's planning committee is tonight due to decide on a series of planning applications, ranging from dozens of houses to a cluster of tower blocks in the town centre. Developer HUB is seeking planning permission to build 514 flats in a grouping of four towers, ranging between 13 and 35 storeys on the former site of the Council's Taberner House offices next to Queen's Gardens. There are also a series of applications by the Council's development company Brick by Brick to build...

New Addington mum 'disgusted' with police 'lack of interest'...

May 18, 2017, 9:39 am

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A New Addington mum says she is "disgusted" with the Metropolitan Police, accusing officers of showing a "lack of interest" after her car was one of three vehicles damaged by another car on Wednesday afternoon.Luan Henty, of Dunley Drive, alerted police to the incident which happened in the road she lives in shortly before 1.30pm yesterday (May 17).The 44-year-old said following the crash she discovered a crate of beer cans in the back seat of the car which collided with the...

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Man missing from South Croydon care home is a convicted killer

May 18, 2017, 9:48 am

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A dangerous man who has gone missing from his South Croydon care home is a convicted killer, it has emerged this afternoon. Ghodratollah Barani, 31, strangled a rough sleeper at Marble Arch in 2013 claiming he heard voices telling him to kill someone so he could be king.He then spent the next week repeatedly trying to get into Buckingham Palace to see the Queen. He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and was detained in a hospital...

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May 18, 2017, 2:26 pm

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The Tory tower block in Croydon where hundreds of Conservative Party posters fill the windows will soon get a Labour counterpart as the owner of the developments hopes to avoid scenes like "Arsenel vs Chelsea" between the two parties.Impact House in Croydon has been strikingly adorned with hundreds of blue posters backing the Conservatives, with almost every window turned blue.The building is earmarked for 240 high-spec apartments with starting prices around £300,000.It has been...

Thornton Heath drug dealer guilty of murder

May 18, 2017, 3:18 pm

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A drug-runner from Thornton Heath has been found guilty of murdering a Norwich man by stabbing him six times.Hassiem Baqir, of Howberry Road, was today (Thursday, May 18) found guilty of the murder of 38-year-old Steve Stannard after a trial at Norwich Crown Court.Mr Stannard was found dead, with six stab wounds, outside his flat in Bowers Avenue, Norwich on 5 November last year.READ MORE: Man missing from South Croydon care home is a convicted killerThe court heard how Baqir, 20, had travelled...

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May 19, 2017, 12:20 am

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A Croydon man has spoken of his "impulsive" decision to quit his job as an estate agent so he could run to be an MP.Last week, Don Locke was an estate agent desperately trying to persuade potential buyers to put their hard-earned money into homes, flats and apartments he was selling.Then, just a few weeks before the general election on June 8, the 26-year-old decided enough was enough and that the time was right to pursue a long-held ambition of running for Parliament. Mr Locke, who...

Young dad was found hanged on Valentine's Day inquest hears

May 19, 2017, 12:51 am

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A young dad of one was found hanged when his brother popped round for a catch-up, an inquest has heard. Kane O'Hanlon, 26, was suffering with debts and had recently moved into a new house near his family after getting divorced from the mother of his 16 month-old son when he decided to end his life on Valentine's Day at his home in Hurricane Road, on Wallington's Roundshaw estate.Police found messages indicating a row with another woman, he had spoken to his former mother-in-law a week before...

'Inspirational' volunteers and staff at Croydon hospitals...

May 19, 2017, 1:11 am

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The "inspirational" staff and volunteers at two hospitals and more than a dozen health centres in Croydon were recognised at an awards ceremony last week.The Croydon Stars awards acknowledges hundreds of people who work for the Croydon Health Services NHS Trust at Croydon University Hospital, Purley War Memorial Hospital and 15 health centres across the borough. This year's awards, held at Selhurst Park on May 11, was attended by around 300 people. Nominations for the awards were made...

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May 19, 2017, 2:42 am

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Police are yet to make an arrest following the rape of a woman in a Croydon underpass which happened a month ago.On April 19 a woman in her 40s was forced to the floor and rape in the underpass on Southbridge Place, beneath Croydon Flyover.The appeal for witnesses continues as the Metropolitan Police search for the attacker who is described as "distinctive", with bright blonde hair and an Eastern European accent.READ MORE: Fears over safety of underpass where a woman was raped were...

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May 19, 2017, 3:17 am

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New footage has emerged of a tram driver who appears to have fallen asleep at the controls in George Street this week. Transport bosses are investigating the clip recorded by a worried passenger on Wednesday (May 17) at about 8am as the tram stopped near the traffic lights and failed to move off again, the Evening Standard reported. Tram Operations Limited (TOL), the tram operator owned by FirstGroup, has suspended the driver and launched an investigation. The Rail Accident Investigation...

Hundreds of New Addington residents campaign against decision not...

May 19, 2017, 4:08 am

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Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling on Croydon Council to overturn its decision to refuse planning permission for an extension at a doctors' surgery in New Addington which would allow more patients to be seen and extra services provided.The partners at Castle Hill Surgery submitted a single application to build a porch and single-storey rear extension last July. This was rejected at the start of this due to concerns about the extension posing a risk of flooding and surface water...

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May 19, 2017, 4:48 am

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A New Addington schoolgirl has described the moment she and her friends rescued a little dog which had been abandoned and doused in a liquid believed to be petrol.Last Friday night Natalie Purnell, from Field Way, was out bowling with her friends Christina Etheridge, Hannah Baird and Izzy Miraszewska.The girls were in McDonald's in Valley Park when they spotted the tiny dog staggering across the car park.Instantly they realised something wasn't right, and went over to the dog who was shivering...

The Asda jumper that one mum claims is really offensive

May 19, 2017, 5:13 am

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A jumper on sale at Asda which has the phrase Boys Will Be Boys on the front has been branded offensive by a parent, and sparked huge debate as a result. While most shoppers will have walked passed the blue top without batting an eyelid, she spotted the £4 blue sweater during a trip to Asda and was outraged.The mum took to Facebook, writing a post which has now been deleted, which said the jumper's slogan suggests men can get away with offensive and misogynistic behaviour, reports Mail...

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May 19, 2017, 5:37 am

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The streets of Croydon were transformed into a race course yesterday as elite cyclists whizzed around the town centre, battling heavy rain to do their best to stay on two wheels.The first ever day-long Croydon Cycle Fest was held on Thursday (May 18).Roads were cordoned off as The Matrix Fitness GP Series women's race and Tour Series men's race took place, with series of workshops, taster sessions and smaller races taking place beforehand.READ MORE: The best festivals taking place in Croydon...