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April 13, 2016, 7:49 am

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A CAR crashed into another vehicle after swerving to avoid a pedestrian this afternoon.No one was hurt after the vehicle dodged the pedestrian in Croydon Road, Beddington.Police were called to the scene at just after 1pm.YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO READ: Woman arrested after police helicopter chases car through CroydonYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO READ: Exclusive: Questions over police accounts of knife incident that led to Croydon club closureYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO READ: Police appeal for help in finding...

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April 13, 2016, 10:07 am

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DISCREDITED former council leader Mike Fisher has failed in a surprise attempt to return to front line politics.Cllr Fisher resigned as leader of both the council and Croydon Conservatives in September 2014 after it emerged he had secretly taken an £11,000 pay rise.On Monday night the Shirley councillor put himself forward to replace Dudley Mead as one of the party's two deputy leaders, after the veteran politician decided to retire from the front bench.Councillors who took part in the...

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April 14, 2016, 1:52 am

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A POLICE officer told a nightclub owner not to let black people into his venue, it has been alleged. Roy Seda, owner of Dice Bar, has submitted a statement to Croydon Council in which he accuses Sgt Michael Emery, head of the borough's licensing team, of nodding when asked: "Are you saying I shouldn't let black people into my venue?" The statement is Mr Seda's formal response ahead a hearing on Friday, during which police will try to persuade the council's licensing committee to...

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April 14, 2016, 2:51 am

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THE new headmaster at Whitgift School has said it is an "enormous privilege" to have been appointed to the role.Christopher Ramsey will take over from long-standing head Christopher Barnett, who will be retiring from the job after 26-years at the school in Haling Park, South Croydon.When Mr Ramsey takes over the job at the boarding and day school on from September 1, 2017 it will be make his third appointment as head teacher.He was previously head of King's College, Taunton, and The...

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April 14, 2016, 3:25 am

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A MAN has been arrested on suspicion to supply drugs after officers recovered four bags of cannabis from his car in Thornton Heath. Officers stopped the vehicle on Wednesday at 3.35pm by Thornton Heath Pond as part of police's Operation Cubo - targeting uninsured motorists - and found the bags of drugs inside a larger plastic bag. The 23-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs. He remains in custody at a south London police station and...

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April 14, 2016, 5:32 am

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THE police have submitted 404 pages of evidence against Croydon nightclub Dice Bar ahead of Friday's licensing hearing. To put that in context, that is more than three times as many pages as submitted by police in the last five licence reviews combined. When police applied to revoke the licence of Club 791, in Thornton Heath, following a "near-fatal" stabbing at the venue in October 2015, the case against the club was 24 pages long. LIVE: Coverage of the meeting where the Dice...

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April 14, 2016, 7:29 am

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ALDI and Asda have pulled bottles of rum from its shelves and have urged customers not to drink them after traces of glass were found in some bottles.A statement from the Food Standards Agency said the bottles of white and dark rum could cause a health risk if consumed.Glen Turner, who manufactures the brand of rum - Old Hopkins - for the two supermarkets is urging consumers to return the bottles where they will be given a full refund.Aldi, which has stores in Station Road, South Norwood and...

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April 14, 2016, 7:54 am

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AN independent Norbury florist had a moment in the limelight after her floral designs were featured at the debut screening of a new hit television show. Sam Jennings, owner of Flower Girl London in Norbury railway station, was hired by event organisers to make floral letters and décor for the the launch of new Channel 4 programme 'Flowers' starring Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt."I felt like I had made it, seeing the letters and my designs around the rooms," said...

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April 14, 2016, 8:50 am

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TRAM services in New Addington were suspended this afternoon after a man collapsed from a seizure on the tracks.British Transport Police (BTP), London Ambulance Service and Metropolitan Police officers were called to New Addington tram stop in Parkway at 12.44pm.Ambulance services treated a man thought to have been having a seizure, leading him to collapse on the tracks, said a BTP spokesman.He was then taken to hospital.As emergency services dealt with the incident, there was no service between...

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April 14, 2016, 11:17 am

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The most popular names for babies up to the beginning of April have been revealed.The list, compiled by website Nameberry, found that Olivia is the most popular girls name of 2016 so far, with Ezra taking the top spot for boysCharlotte was top of the list for girls last year, no doubt due to the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton's daughter, Princess Charlotte, but has dropped to third, with Amelia in second.Ezra holds on to top spot after last year, with Asher and Atticus completing the...

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April 14, 2016, 11:47 am

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A MAN is in custody after fleeing police officers during a routine check of an off licence in New Addington Officers were performing a routine check at an off licence in Central Parade on Thursday, before a man ran out of the premises. Police pursued him and detained him on Ownsted Hill a short time later. The man has been taken to a south London police station. A foot chase by officers in #Newaddington - man arrested for immigration offences #Croydoncops pic.twitter.com/8iaUXISYwm—...

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April 15, 2016, 12:41 am

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A FORMER PE teaching assistant has taken a South Croydon school to tribunal, claiming he was bullied for years including having dirty plates and cups piled on his desk up to 30 times.Brett Kitchener brought the employment tribunal against Cumnor House School at a hearing in Croydon yesterday, claiming he felt so "bullied and belittled" he was left with no choice but to resign on June 3 last year.He claimed unfair constructive dismissal against the Pampisford Road school, which is run...

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April 15, 2016, 1:31 am

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CROYDON Council's licensing committee meets this morning to decide the fate of Dice Bar, the club at the centre of a row over the policing of Croydon's night-time economy. The Met is seeking to restrict the bar's hours, but a number of serious allegations have been made against the police, who have been accused of banning bashment music in the club. The bar's owner, Roy Seda, has also claimed the police told him not to let black people into his venue. The police say the bar is the main...

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April 15, 2016, 1:37 am

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A POLICE helicopter was deployed last night searching for people who had reportedly entered a derelict building in Coulsdon. The National Police Air Service (NPAS) and police officers were called to Homefield Road at 8.20pm after reports of people entering a derelict building in the street. Officers and the NPAS, from Redhill Aerodrome, searched the area which was cleared a short time later when no one was found. Officers utilising @NPAS_Redhill to search a derelict building in #Coulsdon...

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April 15, 2016, 2:50 am

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A WEATHER warning is in place in Croydon with reports of heavy rain to batter the borough today.Heavy rain is forecast between 12.00pm and 8.00pm, with thundery showers also likely.The Met Office's assessment is: "There are already some areas of rain and showers, but as temperatures increase this morning, these are likely to become heavy in places, with localised downpours possible. "The showers may well organise themselves into slow-moving bands of heavy rain, which may produce 20mm...

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April 15, 2016, 4:20 am

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A MAN abused at the hands of a "manipulative paedophile" from Addiscombe who was jailed last week says he hopes his abuser dies behind bars.Richard Biddick, a former teacher who lives in Baring Road, was given an eight-year jail sentence last Friday after he admitted sexually assaulting Elliott Cox in the late 1970s and early 1980s.York Crown Court heard the train-spotting enthusiast used sleep-inducing drugs to knock Elliott, from Hull, unconscious before sexually assaulting him.The...

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April 15, 2016, 4:48 am

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FOR many households, Uncle Ben's and Dolmio sauces are a staple in the family food cupboard, popped open regularly to add a flavoursome and convenient taste hit to every day dishes.But, Mars Food, which owns the brands, have announced new guidelines which recommend consuming the products just once a week due to their high fat, salt and sugar content.As part of the company's new health initiative, it will now warn consumers on its packaging and website how often to eat these sauces.It said Dolmio...

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April 15, 2016, 5:00 am

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A SOUTH CROYDON woman who fought back from the brink of death is the new Miss Surrey.Sixteen months ago Sophie King's parents were warned by doctors that she had only a slim chance of survival after contractingdeveloping meningitis.She was in intensive care for a week and was put in an induced coma after she also developed septicaemia.After a painstaking recovery she vowed to throw herself into life with new enthusiasm.Last summer she overcame her fear of heights to complete a charity...

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April 15, 2016, 5:00 am

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A SOUTH Norwood graduate wants an apology from police after being wrongly detained as a potential gunman on a platform at East Croydon station.Platforms were evacuated at the station during last Friday's rush hour, according to Southern Rail, after reports of "a man pulling a gun to another man's face" at the station.However, when officers searched passenger Aaron Grant, who apparently matched the description given to police of the gunman, no weapon was found.Aaron, 26, had caught a...

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April 15, 2016, 5:24 am

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A MAN who fired a shotgun at the car of a love rival on a summer Sunday afternoon on Riddlesdown Common has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.Joshua Stutter, 25, confronted the man shortly before 4pm on August 25 last year.Stutter, of Westhall Road, Warlingham, claimed the man had accused him of having an affair with his partner, and had made a series of threats.After an altercation between the two, Stutter fired the weapon twice at the front of his rival's Range Rover before he sped away...