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Croydon voters have one week to register to vote in Mayor of...

April 11, 2016, 5:11 am
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CROYDON voters have one week left to register to have their say in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections.On May 5 Londoners will cast ballots to decide who will replace outgoing Mayor Boris Johnson, as well as voting for their local London Assembly representative.The deadline to register to vote is April 18. To see the full list of candidates for the Mayor of London click here, and for the full list of candidates for the Croydon and Sutton London Assembly member click here.The Mayor...

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VIDEO: Police appeal after delivery driver is run down by thief...

April 11, 2016, 5:31 am
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THIS video footage shows the shocking moment a delivery driver was run down by a thief who had stolen her own vehicle. The footage of the incident, which happened in Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill in January, has now been released by detectives in an appeal for witnesses and information. The victim, a 22-year-old woman, had left the keys in the van as she delivered a parcel at about 1.40pm on January 21.Watch the video: As she returned a man jumped in and...

VIDEO: Police appeal after delivery driver is run down by thief...

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WATCH: Shameless fly-tipper dumps THREE TONNES of waste in South...

April 11, 2016, 8:22 am
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THE moment a 'shameless' fly-tipper dumped three tonnes of building waste while driving along a backstreet in South Croydon has been captured on video. The brazen act was captured on a resident's back garden CCTV camera in Croham Manor Close off Croham Road at 1.55pm on March 15 and has now been released by Croydon Council in an attempt to track down the driver. Watch the video: Video courtesy of Croydon Council Council officers spotted and seized the van, a Ford Transit with...

WATCH: Shameless fly-tipper dumps THREE TONNES of waste in South...

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VIDEO: Young people say Croydon is full of 'talent and potential'...

April 11, 2016, 8:56 am
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YOUNG people said Croydon is "energetic" with a lot of "talent and potential" despite its "negative reputation" in a video about what they think of the borough. Youngsters were asked to describe Croydon in a few words as well as say whether they felt safe here for the three minute film. Produced by Croydon Council and charity Lives not Knives (LNK), the video focuses on 17 to 22-year-olds but encourages people of all ages to get involved in the...

VIDEO: Young people say Croydon is full of 'talent and potential'...

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Men 'with woolly hats' wanted after woman duped into paying...

April 11, 2016, 9:46 am
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A WOMAN handed over hundreds of pounds in cash to two men in return for a laptop and mobile phone - only to find fizzy drinks and cardboard upon opening the box when she got home.The woman was approached at the junction of Surrey Street and Scarbrook Road by a middle-aged men on March 19 while out shopping.He claimed he was selling a laptop and iPhone to raise cash to pay bills, and that he had paid £1,100 for the computer.He also claimed to have a receipt as proof of purchase.The woman...

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WATCH: Police issue CCTV of man after woman 'was followed' in...

April 12, 2016, 12:45 am
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Police are investigating reports a woman was followed in Croydon, and have issued CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to. The woman, in her thirties, was approached by several customers in a town centre coffee shop on March 9, who told her a man, sitting nearby, had been watching her for 15 minutes. The same man was seen by the victim standing at a bus stop on Brighton Road. He was staring at her, making her feel uncomfortable. She reported the...

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Croydon cricket club tweets support to family and friends of...

April 12, 2016, 2:04 am
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A CRICKET club has posted its support to the family and friends of a player killed in Trinidad in a suspected armed robbery. Adrian St John, 22, was reportedly attacked when he picked up two friends in a car, and was shot as he drove away after they had been robbed. It is understood he died on Sunday. A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to local media. Tributes have poured in for Mr St John, one being a message from the Southern Railway, Kenley and Selsdon...

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Ronnie Corbett's funeral to take place at Croydon church near...

April 12, 2016, 2:09 am
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RONNIE Corbett's funeral will take place at a Croydon church near the comedian's home next week.The much loved entertainer and Shirley resident died on March 31 after battling suspected motor neurone disease.Corbett's funeral will take place at St John the Evangelist Church in Shirley on Monday, April 18, the BBC reported. It will be followed by an invitation only service at Croydon Crematorium, and a wake at Addington Golf Club.Novello Noades, club chairman and wife of late former Crystal...

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'We're entitled to privacy': Croydon MP unconvinced prime...

April 12, 2016, 2:23 am
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CHRIS Philp, Conservative MP for Croydon South, has questioned the need for the prime minister to publish his tax returns despite questions about his financial affairs. Mr Philp said MPs should be "entitled to some measure of privacy" and that financial transparency was not necessarily an indication of whether someone was trustworthy. He said: "Do you need to see someone's tax returns before you trust them? Do you trust your GP? Do you need to see his tax...

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Broken down train causes delays to Croydon services

April 12, 2016, 5:51 am
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A BROKEN down train has caused delays of up to 15 minutes on trains through Croydon this afternoon. The engine became stranded at Selhurst earlier today but has since been removed, Southern said on Twitter today. There are still "residual" delays of 15 minutes, it said, but lines have been reopened and Southern is working to get trains running on time again. ⚠ We are working on recovering the service following an earlier broken down train at #Selhurst, delays of 15 mins ⚠...

Broken down train causes delays to Croydon services

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Police hunting for three men after scratchcards stolen from...

April 12, 2016, 7:05 am
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Police in Croydon have released CCTV images of three men after scratchcards were stolen from a shop in the town centre.The men entered the My Local store in Lansdowne Road on March 16, with one man approaching a member of staff for assistance.A second man appeared to act as lookout, while another man leaps over the counter and takes a quantity of scratchcards.The incident happened around 3pm, and officers are keen to hear from anyone who may recognise the men shown in the images.Anyone with any...

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Police appeal after hit-and-run motorbike rider 'left seriously...

April 12, 2016, 8:21 am
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POLICE have made a fresh appeal for witnesses of a motorbike crash which left a 21-year-old with serious head injuries near Purley Way. Officers believe several people witnessed the crash between two bikes in Imperial Way shortly before 10pm last Wednesday, April 6. The victim, from Lewisham, is in a serious but stable condition at a south London hospital. Police are hunting a second rider who fled the scene, leaving the seriously injured 21-year-old in the road. An air ambulance and...

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'Split from Cowell was numbers game' - X Factor's Ben Haenow on...

April 12, 2016, 8:44 am
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X FACTOR winner Ben Haenow says he was "disappointed" to be dropped from Simon Cowell's record label, but accepts it was a "numbers game"."We broke up! I can't sugarcoat it, it wasn't what I wanted," the former van driver from Shirley said.The 31-year-old was cut loose from Cowell's label Syco in January, just a year after he took the X Factor crown and won a £1million record deal.Ben told the Croydon Advertiser his second single, Slamming Doors, had not...

'Split from Cowell was numbers game' - X Factor's Ben Haenow on...

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Electrical problems at London Victoria station disrupt train...

April 12, 2016, 9:57 am
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THERE are delays on trains travelling to and from London Victoria this evening due to an electrical supply problems. Southern said less trains are running and there is limited access to platforms because of the issue. Platform 14 is completely closed, it said on Twitter. It is not clear how long disruption is expected to last.⚠ We have limited platform access due to electrical supply problems at #Victoria, services are being reduce ⚠ https://t.co/RaIH9t3IZ3— SouthernRailUK...

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Alleged conwoman Neelam Desai denies defrauding three men of more...

April 12, 2016, 11:34 am
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ALLEGED conwoman Neelam Desai has denied defrauding three men of more than £50,000 while 'posing as a pharmacist'.Desai, of Beulah Grove, Selhurst, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of fraud by false representation during a hearing at Croydon Croydon Crown Court this morning.The seven counts relate to three different alleged victims, who are said to have been defrauded of a total of £54,736.50, between December 15, 2012 and April 16, 2014.She is said to have taken £34,120.50...

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West Thornton by-election: Full list of candidates standing...

April 12, 2016, 12:29 pm
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THE full list of candidates standing in the West Thornton by-election has been confirmed. Voters are due to cast their ballot in the Croydon Council by-election alongside the London mayoral and assembly elections on May 5. The by-election was prompted by the resignation of Labour's Emily Benn in March, who announced she was stepping down from the role to pursue a work opportunity in New York. A total of seven candidates are to stand. On Sunday the Conservatives announced Scott Roche would...

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VIDEO: Police issue CCTV of man after £9,000 of jewellery...

April 13, 2016, 12:19 am
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Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to after a handbag containing £9,000 of jewellery was stolen from a car in Coulsdon. The bag is believed to have been stolen from the boot of the owner's car, which was parked on Tudor Close, Coulsdon, between midday on February 12 and 10am on Sunday February 14. The bag also contained several bank cards, which were later used by a man to buy items from a store on South Norwood Hill on February...

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Police appeal for help in finding missing New Addington man

April 13, 2016, 1:09 am
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Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a missing New Addington man. A message on Croydon Police's official Twitter account on Wednesday morning urged anyone with information to contact them.The tweet read: "Have you seen 31 year old Adam Pollitt who is a missing person from #NewAddington Call 101 Ref 16MIS014718." Have you seen 31 year old Adam Pollitt who is a missing person from #NewAddington Call 101 Ref 16MIS014718 pic.twitter.com/KpncvMlJWv— Croydon MPS...

Police appeal for help in finding missing New Addington man

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Exclusive: Questions over police accounts of knife incident that...

April 13, 2016, 4:08 am
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SERIOUS discrepancies with the evidence police used to close a nightclub have been uncovered by the Advertiser.Police used emergency powers to temporarily shut Dice Bar, in Croydon High Street, last June after linking the venue to a serious incident they said involved a knife.Chief Inspector Peter McGarry and Sgt Michael Emery repeatedly told owner Roy Seda that a customer had been spotted on camera with the weapon in a nearby street and, were it not for the intervention of two other officers,...

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Woman arrested after police helicopter chases car through Croydon

April 13, 2016, 7:21 am
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A WOMAN has been arrested for a string of offences after a police chase in Croydon this morning. The Metropolitan Police tried to stop a stolen car in Harold Road just after 9am, but the vehicle would not pull over. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO READ: Exclusive: Questions over police accounts of knife incident that led to Croydon club closure Officers in a marked police car and the service's helicopter chased the car to Impact Court in Bromley where the occupants stopped and ran off, followed by the...

Woman arrested after police helicopter chases car through Croydon

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