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Croydon great-grandfather celebrates his 100th birthday

100 YEARS YOUNG: Charles Harwood with (left to right) daughter Phyllis Neil, nephew John Laing, son-in-law Warwick Neil and daughter Ann Harwood

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A great-grandfather who has celebrated his 100th birthday has put his long life down a good family and "being kind to everybody".

Charles Harwood, of Woodside, received letters of congratulations from the Prime Minister and the Queen on his milestone birthday on March...

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Residents' anger after vandals red paint splurge

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Vandals who defaced street signs and cars with bright red paint are being hunted by police. Old Coulsdon residents woke up to find wing mirrors...

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New £60,000 sports court opens at Sanderstead primary school

GOOD SPORTS: Arek Deng with Ridgeway students (left to right) Zac Collard-Odle, 11, Peter Lawton, 11, Miah Jones, 10, and Zahra Mahmood, 10, on the new court

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Hopscotch or a game of tag would satisfy most primary school kids during their break time. But hundreds of lucky youngsters in Sanderstead will be...

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More than 2,000 women already signed up for Croydon Race for Life

POPULAR: A previous Croydon Race for Life

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

More than 2,000 women have already signed up to take part in this year's Race for Life event in Croydon's Lloyd Park. Competitors can run, jog or walk...

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Norbury dry cleaners is best loved business in the UK

GOING STRONG: ! Hemant Patel, who has run Flamingo dry cleaners in Norbury has just been given an award Photo No: CCRPM050310A06 <I/>

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Modest businessman Hemant Patel says he's still learning even though his dry cleaning firm has been operating for nearly a decade. His down to earth...

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Former Croydon resident featured on commemorative stamp

RECOGNITION: The stamp featuring Alfred Russel Wallace

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Think of the theory of evolution and one name comes to mind - that of Charles Darwin. This is perhaps doing a disservice to a former Croydon resident...

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Pledge that no money for Tory campaign has come from Lord Ashcroft

Monday, March 15, 2010

No money has come directly from Tory deputy chairman and chief fundraiser Lord Ashcroft to help run the party's campaign in Croydon Central. The...

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Guinea pigs rescued after being thrown in dustbin

MIRACLE RESCUE: These two guinea pigs need a home

Monday, March 15, 2010

Callously dumped in a rubbish bin, these two adorable guinea pigs came within inches of being crushed to death. Animal rescue workers said it was a...

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Fears a child will be killed as parents ignore parking rules

BUSY: Cherry Orchard Road, outside Al Khair School

Monday, March 15, 2010

A worried landlord fears a child is going to get killed if action is not taken to stop parents flouting parking rules outside an East Croydon school. ...

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Twenty firefighters successfully tackle house fire in Woodside

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Fire crews were at the scene of a blaze in Woodside for more than an hour-and-a-half yesterday (Saturday) morning. Firefighters were called to a...

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