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A South Norwood pensioner has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a one-year-old girl, after offering the child a dirty and deflated balloon.Eric Linden allegedly approached a mother whose baby daughter was in a pushchair on North End, in the town centre, on May 9.On the busy shopping street the 70-year-old is accused of peering into the pushchair and holding out a balloon for the baby girl.READ MORE: 'I wanted to kill him': Heartbreaking interview with mum of 7-year-old abused by...

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May 29, 2017, 2:15 am

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A family had to evacuate their home in Purley after a fire started in a bedroom last night.Several people called 999 after seeing the blaze at the three-storey home, which had been converted into flats, in Foxley Lane at about 9.30pm. A woman was asleep when "something" fell over in the bedroom and caught fire, a spokesman for London Fire Brigade said.He added: "She was awoken to popping and bangs and the room was alight."READ MORE: Croydon tattoo studio inking residents with...

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May 29, 2017, 3:25 am

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The lead detective who helped bring the killers of Selsdon teenager Andre Aderemi to justice has described the role of the getaway driver as "significant". Jamell Lonergan, 19, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Friday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in the attack. He originally denied murdering 19-year-old Mr Aderemi, who was repeatedly stabbed, kicked and beaten on the Monks Hill estate in daylight on August 16 last year. READ MORE: Thornton Heath man...

Coulsdon country pub the Rambler's Rest is looking for a new chef

May 29, 2017, 7:28 am

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A country pub in Coulsdon is looking for a new chef to serve up tasty grub.The Rambler's Rest, in Outwood Lane, is looking for a cook who "understands what amazing guest service looks like" so if you're handy in the kitchen and fancy the challenge of keeping visitors to a busy pub well-fed, this could be the job for you.The role would include preparing, cooking and presenting food in line with the brand standards and taking pride in the highest standards of cleanliness and safety.To...

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May 29, 2017, 4:37 am

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Having a big family has many advantages – you get spoiled on your birthday and you're never lonely – but finding somewhere to live where you won't get under each other's feet is one of the challenges that comes with it.While you'll inevitably be looking at the higher end of the price range for a family home, there are some stunning properties in Surrey and just over the border in Croydon which give you a serious amount of house for your money.We take a look at three of the best homes...

43 things we find mildly irritating about living in Croydon

May 29, 2017, 6:58 am

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You are pretty fortunate if you live in Croydon.It's close to central London as well as being in touching distance of the seaside and countryside; it's home to the Boxpark food mall and it offers a huge selection of beauty spots and unusual nights out just waiting to be discovered.Not to mention the nightlife, the shopping, the beautiful parks or the fact that there's always new and exciting opening, whether it is a trampoline park or a quirky new board games cafe. But however perfect a town...

Police searching for 'vulnerable' young girl who has disappeared

May 29, 2017, 12:33 pm

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Police are searching for a "vulnerable" young girl who disappeared from West Norwood earlier today (Monday).Kiera Zarb-Cousin has not been seen since she left her home in Knights Hill at about 9am this morning.The 12-year-old is understood to have been heading towards Croydon, having been seen on Beulah Hill.READ MORE: The shocking number of Croydon teenagers reported missing each day in 2016Kiera is described as white and is about 5ft tall with a slim build and long brown hair - which...

Missing 'vulnerable' young girl is found, police confirm

May 29, 2017, 11:08 pm

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Police who had been looking for a "vulnerable" young girl who disappeared from her West Norwood home on Monday morning, have confirmed she has been found safe and well.Kiera Zarb-Cousin had not been seen since she left her home - just over the Croydon border in Knights Hill, in Lambeth, at about 9am yesterday morning.Hours after the young girl had last been seen by her family, an appeal was issued by the Metropolitan Police.At about 8.30pm officers were said to have to become extremely...

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Another seriously hot week as temperatures in Croydon set to be...

May 29, 2017, 11:28 pm

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Croydon residents can expect another warm week with temperatures expected to rise as high as 25°C.According to forecasters Tuesday will have a rather cloudy start to the morning, before some warm bright and sunny spells develop throughout the day. Temperatures on Tuesday night are expected to be much cooler than recent nights.READ MORE: The secret beach that is just over an hour's drive from CroydonWednesday is expected to be dry and warm, with temperatures again set to rise this time to...

More than 100 new homes could be built on Coulsdon car park

May 30, 2017, 12:17 am

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More than 100 new homes could be built on a car park in Coulsdon where a plan for a new Waitrose supermarket was scrapped.Documents submitted in a report to Croydon Council reveal that the council's arms-length development company Brick by Brick has started looking at the feasibility of building 105 new flats on the site of the Lion Green Road car park.The flats would be built in five different blocks, ranging from three storeys to seven storeys tall.The plan would also involve the demolition of...

Midwife sacked from Croydon University Hospital after misconduct...

May 30, 2017, 2:50 am

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A midwife has been sacked from her job at Croydon University Hospital due to the poor level of care she gave to a pregnant patient who was classed as high risk.Mercinth Jackson-Gordon, who starting working at the Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in October 2005, was given a practice order by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) after charges against her actions towards the patient on April 1, 2015 were proved at a hearing held last month.A practice order means Jackson-Gordon has a number of...

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May 30, 2017, 3:00 am

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Plans have been approved by Croydon Council's planning committee to build a huge new 593-room hotel in Thornton Heath in place of three existing hotels which will be demolished.The Ibis Styles, Gilroy Court Hotel and Croydon Court Hotel, with a combined total of 256 rooms, currently stand on London Road between Dunheved Road North and Dunheved Road South.The three hotels will be bulldozed to make way for two new buildings which will make up the new hotel - to form part of the Euro Hotels...

Moving messages left at scene where mother was stabbed to death...

May 30, 2017, 3:35 am

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Heartfelt tributes have been left to the "angel" mother-of-two who was stabbed to death in the middle of a West Norwood street.The woman, who has been named locally as 33-year-old Emma Day, was tragically taken from her young family in a fatal stabbing in broad daylight on Thursday (May 25).The "lovely lady" died on Eylewood Road in West Norwood, with a post-mortem finding the provisional cause of death was a stab wound to the heart.Flowers were left at the scene of her death...

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May 30, 2017, 4:25 am

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So Solid Crew rappers Asher D and DJ Swiss are planning to launch a pilot project to Croydon to steer young people away from violent crime and the "wrong heroes".The south London duo want to prevent youngsters from a "negative" start to life by using their own success in acting and music for good as serious youth violence and stabbing statistics saw a sharp increase at the start of the year. The pilot project, aimed at encouraging young people to get involved in music and...

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May 30, 2017, 5:10 am

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Firefighters believe a fire in a Purley flat, from which a family had to be evacuated, was started when a fan fell over in a bedroom on Sunday night (May 28).Several people called 999 after seeing the blaze at the three-storey building, which had been converted into flats, in Foxley Lane at about 9.30pm.A woman was woken up by the sound of the fire which was at the end of her bed.She collected her children and evacuated the property - before going back inside to try and extinguish the flames...

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May 30, 2017, 5:30 am

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The developer behind huge plans to demolish part of a historic Victorian hotel in Upper Norwood and expand the development into a larger 530-room hotel, has said the scheme will "significantly enhance" the area.Plans were put to Croydon Council at the end of last month which, if approved, would see part of the Queens Hotel on Church Road get knocked down.The proposal has been described as "daunting" by one local resident, Abbie Hayes, who last week expressed her concern at...

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May 30, 2017, 8:40 am

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Drivers on Croydon's tram network have only recently been banned from taking overtime which meant that could work 11 days in a row, the Advertiser has discovered. Tram Operations Limited (TOL), which runs the trams, has insisted it has been managing fatigue among its drivers since the fatal tram crash last November which claimed seven lives and injured 51. But the ban which stops drivers from working on one of their rest days only came about after footage emerged this month of a driver...

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May 30, 2017, 9:20 am

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You can have the time of your life by taking part in a themed dance lesson as part of this year's roof top cinema season in Croydon.Organised by Lost Format Society and held on the top deck of the Centrale Shopping Centre car park, the 'Ultimate Dirty Dancing Evening' is being hosted on June 10. The evening will include a dance lesson based on Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's moves in Dirty Dancing – with the hit 1980s film being screened after. As well as Dirty Dancing, the line up of...

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May 30, 2017, 9:28 am

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Shoppers were given something of a shock this afternoon (Tuesday) - when a topless man wearing hi-vis trousers and a builder's hat performed an energetic dance routine in the street. Setting up outside West Croydon station, the enthusiastic gentleman danced along to music that was playing from electronics store Maplin. A spokesman for the store said the man wasn't known to them and was not raising money for charity, but was just "enjoying life." READ MORE: So Solid Crew rappers plan...

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May 30, 2017, 9:40 am

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Several New Addington residents have become concerned after seeing low-flying drones over their gardens and houses in the past week, it has been reported on Facebook. One worried woman posted on the New Addington Pathfinders Facebook group saying she had spotted a drone flying low around Milne Park yesterday (Monday, May 29) - a sight which "really quite disturbed" her. She wrote: "I'm not sure if it had a camera, but this is an invasion on everyone's privacy and I'm really quite...