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Huge supermarket fire closes down much of Croydon town centre

Thursday, July 29, 2010

A FIERCE overnight fire in a Chinese supermarket in Church Street has sealed off parts of Croydon town centre. The fire that raged through the night...

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Croydon Council education chief Dave Hill is moving to new job in Essex

Friday, July 23, 2010

CROYDON'S education chief Dave Hill is leaving his job after just two years to take on a similar but bigger role with Essex County Council. The...

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MOVING ON: Dave Hill

Coulsdon teacher moving to Brazil to reform country’s state education

Sunday, July 25, 2010

A COULSDON teacher is moving almost 6,000 miles away from home in a bid to change the face of Brazilian state education.

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Coulsdon teacher moving to Brazil to reform country’s state education

Yobs target New Addington children's centre three times

Saturday, July 24, 2010

RAMPAGING youths have caused £15,000 worth of damage to a children's centre. The young vandals ripped and burnt a huge sunshade, smashed windows...

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UPSET: Cheryle Sutherland, Fairchildes Children's Centre manager, with one of the youngsters in front of the wrecked sail Photo no: CCRPM200710C14 by Paul Martyniuk

Croydon Council recycling truck caught parked on double yellow lines

Friday, July 23, 2010

COUNCIL bosses have ticked off their own staff after a recycling truck was caught parked on double yellow lines.

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: The recycling truck on the double yellow lines

Mum still feeling pain of soldier son Danny’s death in Afghanistan one year later

Friday, July 23, 2010

THE mum of hero soldier Danny Simpson says the passing of time has "not taken away the pain of losing my baby".

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Mum still feeling pain of soldier son Danny’s death in Afghanistan one year later

Tiny criminal, who is just 4ft 3ins tall, jailed after huge graffiti spree

Friday, July 23, 2010

A GRAFFITI vandal who is just 4ft 3ins tall has been jailed after a huge graffiti spree which caused more than £40,000 of damage. p

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SPRAYING SPREE: Graffiti vandal Matthew Mandell

Damning figures reveal how few reported rapes in Croydon end in convictions

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

ONLY 13 per cent of all reported rapes in Croydon end up with a criminal conviction, damning new figures reveal.

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Damning figures reveal how few reported rapes in Croydon end in convictions

New plans revealed to build 50-storey tower in Croydon

Friday, July 23, 2010

FOLLOWING a massive rethink, radical plans for redeveloping a major part of East Croydon have left the drawing board.

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NO MORE: The original Menta plans for four towers have been discarded

Purley residents call for lorries to be banned from their street

Friday, July 23, 2010

PROTESTERS waved placards on the Town Hall steps before handing in a petition calling on council bosses to ban lorries thundering down their quiet...

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Purley residents call for lorries to be banned from their street
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