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July 9, 2017, 1:46 am

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Police have put out an appeal to help find a teenager who could be missing in Croydon. Roshanny Dube is thought to be in south London and officers from Croydon are understood to be involved in the search for the missing girl. READ MORE: Police worried about 13-year-old girl missing from home in Croydon The 17-year-old is from Kent but is thought to be in the south London area, and people of Croydon are asked for their assistance in tracing the teenager. Met Police based on Croydon...

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July 9, 2017, 2:08 am

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Supermarket chain Tesco has launched a new contactless Clubcard to make it even easier for customers to rack up savings.The new loyalty card allows shoppers to 'tap' the card against a reader at every checkout once they have finished their shopping, in the same way a contactless bank card works.Any points earned from the transaction will be added to the card's balance instantly.The cards began to be rolled out on Friday (July 7) and customers can begin using them immediately, according to the...

1,200 women helping to beat cancer by taking part in Croydon Race...

July 9, 2017, 2:41 am

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More than 1,000 women headed to Lloyd Park this morning to help beat cancer by taking part in the hugely popular Race for Life. Lloyd Park became a sea of bright pink as women dress up for this year's 5km and 10km Croydon event to raise money for Cancer Research UK. This women-only fun run - which you can run, jog, walk or skip - raises money for research into all 200 types of cancer. This year Cancer Research UK hopes to raise £110,000 from the Croydon event alone. Many of the...

Man asks girlfriend to marry him moments after she finishes Race...

July 9, 2017, 4:34 am

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A man cheering on his girlfriend at Race for Life in Croydon got down on one knee for a marriage proposal moments after she crossed the finish line.Chris O'Neill asked his partner Francesca Bruno to marry him after she completed the 5km course to raise money for Cancer Research UK.Huge cheers erupted in Lloyd Park as people at the popular fundraiser realised what was happening.As he got down on one knee, Chris presented Francesca with a white box which he opened with a ring inside.You'll all be...

More council homes sold to private tenants as Right to Buy hits...

July 9, 2017, 7:00 am

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Right to Buy sales in Croydon have reached their highest level in more than a decade as more council home are being sold to tenants.The scheme allows council tenants who have lived in their home for three years to buy the property at a discount.There were 149 sales of council properties to tenants in Croydon in the 2016/17 financial year, new official figures show – this is the highest number since 2004/2005.READ MORE: The number of people sleeping on Croydon's streets has risen...

A Croydon army reservist jailed for rape and molesting a teenage...

July 9, 2017, 8:15 am

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An army training instructor from Croydon who was jailed for raping a woman and sexually assaulting a teenage cadet has failed in a bid to clear his name.Jan Ross, 29, of Bridle Road, in Shirley, was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and causing or inciting a female to engage in sexual activity at Croydon Crown Court in May 2015.The army reservist had been an instructor at cadet units in South London.READ MORE: Man remains in critical condition after Thornton Heath double shootingRoss was...

Parking bays and bus stops to be out of use during next phase...

July 9, 2017, 9:55 am

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The second phase of a major £1.65 million project to improve South Norwood is about to get underway.Work along Market Parade on Portland Road, between Stanger Road and Holland Road, will begin on Monday (July 10) as part of the project to create a more pleasant environment.Pop up shops, new seating and greenery will be brought into the area as part of the improvements.Parking bays and bus stops close to the works site will be temporarily suspended while construction work is carried out....

Train cancellations and delays: Southern's parent company...

July 9, 2017, 10:00 am

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If you commute to work from East Croydon, West Croydon, Purley or South Croydon station you'll be all too familiar with the longstanding issues Southern Rail has had with delays and cancellations. And now Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has been found to have performed the worst of all operators in the last year. One in 11 trains run by GTR was cancelled or more than 30 minutes late in the 2016/17 financial year, according to new official figures - the worst...

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Foxley Lane in Purley reopens after two-car crash

July 9, 2017, 11:55 pm

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A road in Purley was closed yesterday evening (July 9) following a crash involving two vehicles.Emergency services were called to Foxley Lane at around 5pm yesterday following reports of a road traffic collision. The road was closed between the junctions for Woodcote Road and Plough Lane while Met Police, London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service dealt with the incident.A Met Police spokesman said: "We were called shortly before 5pm on July 9 to reports of a road traffic...

Girl injured after falling from second floor window in Croydon

July 10, 2017, 12:33 am

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A girl suffered back injuries after falling from a second floor window at a block of flats in Croydon last night (July 9).The child fell out of a window from a flat on Bardsley Close, off Chepstow Road, at around 10pm last night. She landed onto the roof of a porch on the building's first floor and Met Police, London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service were called to the scene. Watch Manager Frank McCarther, based at Croydon Fire Station, told the Advertiser that a crew from Croydon and a...

Here's why Grant's on Croydon High Street was evacuated this...

July 10, 2017, 1:54 am

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Croydon Grant's complex had to be evacuated earlier this morning (Monday) after firefighters were called to the building. Two engines from Croydon Fire Station rushed to the cinema complex, on High Street, after the fire alarms were set off at about 9.10am. READ MORE: Croydon Vue cinema shows deaf screening of Bridget Jones's Baby - with no subtitles The crews evacuated the building, including the cinema and Milan Bar, in order to investigate but found no fire and that it was a false alarm. A...

One of Croydon's job centres is closing with 750 jobs at risk...

July 10, 2017, 4:05 am

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One of Croydon's job centres is going to close as part of a shake-up by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which will see 68 branches shut over the next year.The move, which will put 750 jobs at risk across the country, will see 68 offices to be merged into larger ones nearby and four shut down permanently in a bid to save more than £100 million a year.A further 40 branches are to be moved into local government buildings under 'efficiency' savings.READ MORE: Clas Ohlson has...

Teenager pleads not guilty over incident where 200 people...

July 10, 2017, 4:28 am

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An 18-year-old man charged with breaching a dispersal order after a large gathering in a Thornton Heath has pleaded not guilty. Arron Scott-Richards, of Broadway Avenue, in Selhurst, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court today (Monday, July 10) denies failing to leave Thornton Heath Recreation Ground when instructed to do so by a police officer. The teenager, who has been released on unconditional bail, and his lawyer John Jones only spoke to deny the charge and to agree a trial date. READ...

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July 10, 2017, 5:15 am

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A marriage proposal, more than 1,000 runners and a nine-year-old winner sprinting across the finish line - this year's Race for Life in Croydon was not your standard fundraiser.The hugely popular event helped turn Lloyd Park into a sea of pink yesterday (Sunday, July 9) as women dressed up in bright tutus, cowboy hats, leggings and tops with inspirational messages written on them, for this year's 5km and 10km routes to raise money for for Cancer Research UK.This fun run is traditionally for...

​Croydon couple ditch expensive wedding and go on a year-long...

July 10, 2017, 5:22 am

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A Croydon couple are travelling around the world after ditching plans for an expensive and extravagant wedding and deciding to spend their savings on the adventure of a lifetime instead. Abby Tayleure-Emmitt and Patrick Emmitt, both 29, opted for a low budget wedding so that rather than spending all their money on one day they could go on a year-long honeymoon. The newlyweds, who have lived in central Croydon for three years, are three months into their travels and have already been to the likes...

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Dad who turned loft in his Coulsdon flat into cannabis farm...

July 10, 2017, 5:55 am

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A dad-of-one who grew 18 cannabis plants in the loft of his Coulsdon flat has avoided being sent to jail after claiming the drugs were for his own personal use. The plants Martin Hamilton, 36, was growing at his flat on Fairdene Road were uncovered during a drugs raid on Saturday, June 24.Police found dried cannabis in bags, cannabis resin and leaves drying out in the self-employed electrician's home and arrested him at the scene. READ MORE: Man remains in critical condition after Thornton Heath...

Moped passenger 'punched an elderly man to the ground to snatch...

July 10, 2017, 6:53 am

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A moped passenger punched an elderly man to the ground so that he could snatch a gold chain from around his neck moments after trying to rip a chain from the neck of a woman in Thornton Heath.Police are appealing for the woman who was targeted to come forward after the robbery and attempted robbery happened in Boston Road on Thursday, July 6.Met Police officers were called at about 4.30pm to the junction of Boston Road and Thornton Road after reports that the pillion passenger of the moped had...

Man with links to Croydon whose mental health has deteriorated...

July 10, 2017, 7:58 am

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A man who has had a recent deterioration in his mental health, and who has links to Croydon, is missing.Olaitan Roberts, 20, was last seen near Langley Green Hospital, in Crawley, yesterday (Sunday) at about 5.30pm. READ MORE: Teenager pleads not guilty over incident where 200 people gathered in Thornton Heath parkThe 20 year old has links to Croydon, Crawley, Lancing and Worthing and Sussex Police are growing concerned as to his whereabouts. Mr Roberts is described as black, 5ft 9ins tall, with...

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July 10, 2017, 9:05 am

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This footage shows the moment Croydon's most notorious fly-tipper, who brazenly dumped tonnes of rubbish around the borough for profit, had his tipper truck crushed as part of his punishment. George Smith, of Crowley Crescent in Waddon, had his two tipper trucks confiscated when he was jailed for a year in January after he was found guilty of carrying out four fly-tips last year, described by Croydon Council as some of the "most appalling" ever seen in the borough. He was found...

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July 10, 2017, 9:08 am

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A New Addington centre which provided treatment, support, practical help and advice to those with mental illnesses has permanently closed. The Crescent Resource Centre, on Walsingham Road, shut its doors last month with people who use it being told to use other centres in the borough by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). Users of the centre now have to travel to either Purley Resource Centre, on Pampisford Road, or Jeanette Wallace House, on the corner of Tamworth Road and...