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A GALLERY owner has thanked a 90-year-old woman who told him "we'll get the b*****ds" after commissioned street art murals around Croydon town centre were defaced.Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, owner of RISE Gallery, praised the anonymous pensioner for her words of solidarity at The Changing Face of Croydon talk last night, exploring the borough's cultural future.His encouragement from the woman came before a "truce" was struck with the town's graffiti artists after Kevin opened...

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April 15, 2016, 8:17 am

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THE family that owns a nightclub described as the "main drain" on police resources in Croydon say they feel "completely vindicated" after the case against their business was rejected. Roy Seda, his father Madan and wife Farrah have spent more than £500,000 on Dice Bar since opening the High Street venue in 2012. Today the future of their business was on the line as a licensing committee considered whether to grant a police request to stop the club from opening beyond...

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April 15, 2016, 9:35 am

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A JUDGE has dismissed a former PE teaching assistant's claim that "years of bullying" left him no choice but to leave his job.Brett Kitchener had taken Cumnor House School to an employment tribunal claiming unfair constructive dismissal after he alleged he was bullied for years by other PE staff.But today (Friday) Employment Judge Freer found Mr Kitchener's claim to have failed.Mr Kitchener had claimed PE staff left piles of dirty cups and plates on his desk about 30 times.A member of...

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April 15, 2016, 9:41 am

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A POLICE officer has rejected claims, made by a nightclub owner, that he told him not to let black people into his bar. Roy Seda, owner of Dice Bar, submitted a formal statement to the council in which he accused 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?"Speaking at a licensing review hearing today, Sgt Emery said the allegation was "insulting."Police alleged Dice Bar was the...

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April 15, 2016, 12:27 pm

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Kenny Sansom pictured at a book signing in 2008A PUB landlord has told how he is trying to help Kenny Sansom beat his battle against booze. The former England, Arsenal and Crystal Palace star is living above The Tower pub, in the High Street in Redhill. On Tuesday the former footballer was filmed in the pub for TV's Jeremy Kyle Show talking about his on-off battle against alcoholism.Kenny, 57, told how he went to a rehabilitation centre and did not touch a drop of drink for five months....

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April 16, 2016, 1:00 am

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A member of the House of Lords who owns a tech company that uses iPhones to help in the diagnosis of malaria will be giving a speech in Croydon about the importance of having digital skills.Lord Jim Knight of Weymouth is chief education adviser at digital education company TES Global Ltd and was schools minister serving during Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's Labour governments.He will be giving his speech at Croydon Tech City's meeting on April 21. Jonny Rose, the tech cluster's director and...

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April 16, 2016, 1:00 am

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SOME of the most frequent calls we get at the Advertiser concerns fly-tipping, or rubbish that is scattered around gathering dust, flies and rodents on the corners of streets. Exasperated residents call for us to ask more questions of the council, who face the continuous task of trying to spruce up Croydon's roads. However, one example this week showed what a tough job the authority has when it must deal with the consequences of such flagrant disregard for others. One fly-tipping driver...

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April 16, 2016, 1:00 am

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A PRIVATE school for children with serious behavioural difficulties has failed an emergency Ofsted inspection.The Department for Education (DfE) asked Ofsted to conduct an unannounced assessment of Cressey College to check how it dealt with complaints and allegations against members of staff.The education watchdog's report says the school has been subject to a "significant" and increasing number of complaints and allegations, but does not detail what they relate to.Adrienne Barnes, the...

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Gliding cadets to return to Kenley Airfield after two years

April 16, 2016, 1:00 am

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Gliding for Air Cadets is set to return to Kenley Airfield after a two-year hiatus.Cadets had to stop gliding in April 2014 due to "airworthiness concerns" about the gliders used by the Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGS), Julian Brazier, parliamentary under secretary of state and minister for reserves said. Negotiations to find a "value for money" approach to repair all 146 gliders used by the Air Cadets has failed, Mr Brazier said in a written statement in March.Now there...

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April 16, 2016, 1:00 am

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Here are a few of the Croydon Advertiser's tweets of the week. Visit our Twitter page to give your opinion on events in Croydon@stephaniekkane: I bet its some its some little neek in their bedroom doing those posters around Croydon. so funny and so clever@londonmore: Four candles and flowers left in tribute to Ronnie Corbett at his statue in Croydon@iainmacintosh: Pardew leading the Palace fans with orchestrated clapping. Alex Neil inadvertently joins in when he applauds his own...

Health trust has 'no concerns' about construction firm at centre...

April 16, 2016, 1:00 am

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THE Trust which runs health services in Croydon says it has "no concerns" over the quality of building work by a company at the centre of concerns over flawed construction work which forced the closure of 17 schools in Edinburgh.Miller Construction carried out much of the work on the schools, built under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) around 10 years ago, which have been closed since Easter after serious defects were discovered in their walls.The firm, since taken over by Galliford...

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April 16, 2016, 1:04 am

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In 2016 a perfect image of anything can be captured in moments.In the 1880s, it took one man's prodigious talent and up to 16 months of skilful graft.Edward George Handel Lucas was an artist hailed as a child prodigy for his ability to produce remarkably detailed still life scenes.Born in Croydon on May 4, 1861, he was given the name Handel by his father, a tailor with a passion for music.Lucas studied at what was then Whitgift Middle School, now Trinity School.At 14 he became one of the...

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April 16, 2016, 1:10 am

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OUR resident Parenting Geek, Tara Green, returns with a few thoughts on how to smash your way through that to-do list...F OR days when you are overwhelmed by parenting, I want to give you a practical exercise. It will give you a different perspective on everything you're managing. Some days you will juggle your to-do list like a boss; on other days you will not! This is for the days when you are drowning in the to-do list.Take a piece of paper and draw ten or more circles on it. Brainstorm...

Potential EU exit splits Croydon business owners

April 16, 2016, 1:40 am

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BUSINESSES in Croydon are divided on the impact leaving the EU would have on Croydon the borough in the event of a possible out vote.On June 23 the country will cast ballots vote to decide whether the United Kingdom will leave or remain in the European Union.The impending decision has divided senior figures in the Government, with many concerned about how such a significant move would impact the economy and business.Prime Minister David Cameron wants the UK to stay in the EU, while the Mayor of...

Emergency services dealing with incident at East Croydon station

April 16, 2016, 1:53 am

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EMERGENCY services were at East Croydon station dealing with a "passenger incident" this morning. All lines were closed at about 9.40am while police officers, four fire engines, three ambulances and an ambulance response car arrived at the station to deal with the incident. British Transport Police confirmed officers were at the station dealing with an incident and later confirmed a man was pronounced dead after being struck by a train. Reporter Tom Matthews said from the...

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Man pronounced dead at East Croydon after being struck by train

April 16, 2016, 3:19 am

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A MAN has died after being struck by a train at East Croydon station this morning. British Transport Police have confirmed that officers were called to the station at 9.32am today to reports of a "man being struck by a train".A spokeswoman said London Ambulance Service also went to the station but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.The London Air Ambulance was seen leaving the scene just after 11.30am.She said the man's death is currently being treated as...

Moped rider escapes unhurt after crash with car in Addiscombe

April 17, 2016, 1:07 am

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A MOPED rider escaped unhurt after his bike was in a crash with a car on Friday night. Police officers were called to the crash at the traffic lights for the tram in Addiscombe Road at 9.30pm. Units have dealt with a road traffic collision on Addiscombe Road. No injuries, except for the moped... #Croydoncops pic.twitter.com/kNVNakEBek— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) April 15, 2016Paramedics from London Ambulance Service checked over both the driver of the moped and the car but both were...

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April 17, 2016, 1:30 am

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A NURSERY in Addiscombe has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after an inspection uncovered a number of serious safety failings.The education watchdog said staff at Bambinos Day Nursery, in Davidson Road, did not take prompt action to remove "significant hazards" to children's safety, including an unsafe trampoline and a broken fence. A report said the nursery had failed to make sufficient improvements despite "various breaches of legal requirements at the past four...

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April 17, 2016, 1:30 am

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AS JOHN Hickman explains in his latest article on Croydon's history, (Advertiser, April 1), our remarkably go-ahead town was, by 1800 perceived to be of sufficient importance to attract both the world's first public railway, authorised by an Act of Parliament (the horse operated Surrey Iron Railway from Wandsworth) and a competing canal, from Deptford.Indeed, for over 20 years from 1811, we had three legally independent railways working in Croydon.However, it seems very unlikely that the...

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April 17, 2016, 1:30 am

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CROYDON Council has launched a consultation on whether the speed limit on all residential roads in Addiscombe, Ashburton and Woodside wards and parts of Fairfield, Heathfield and Shirley wards should be reduced to 20mph.The only roads that would not be affected are Addiscombe Road, Long Lane, Morland Road, Portland Road, Shirley Road, Wellesley Road, Wickham Road and Woodside Green.There are some roads in my constituency where speeding is definitely a problem and I am confident residents will...