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Croydon Harrier Okoye breaks UK discus record again
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The Croydon Harriers Athletics Club member's throw would have been good enough for silver in last year's World Championships. However, today he finished third in the competition, behind World Champion Robert Harting (Germany, 70.31m) and Piotr ...
Lawrence Okoye breaks British discus record in GermanyBBC Sport

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Crystal Palace at crossroads for new ground bid
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However, Parish told the Croydon Advertiser this week that it was not the only option. He said: "It is a possibility and it is one of the options we are looking at. But Crystal Palace Park is still a possibility." Parish said he felt the fans' reaction ...

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Volunteers wanted for Croydon music festival
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On October 20, Croydon will be bursting with live music, as up to 70 bands play at different venues across the town. Festival goers will be able to buy a single wristband which will allow them access to all of the venue's shows.

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Met special PC guilty of race abuse on Croydon train
BBC News
Luke Smith, 27, of Wandsworth, was off-duty when he abused the man on the train between Gatwick and East Croydon last October. He was convicted at Croydon Magistrates' Court of a racially aggravated public order offence. The Met said such "appalling ...
Special constable convicted of train race rantCroydon Guardian

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Croydon shopping centre wins cinema plan approval
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A major town centre shopping centre is set for a £50m transformation after plans were given the go ahead by Croydon Council. Developers Hammerson are set to demolish a section of Centrale, currently housing fashion store TK Maxx, and replace it with an ...
Westfield's billion-pound promise for CroydonCroydon Guardian
Planning approval granted for Centrale in CroydonProperty Magazine International

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Croydon Construction Firm Fined For Unsafe Working Practices
Build.co.uk
A Croydon-based construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Lewisham despite repeated warnings. Anza Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after inspectors found serious safety issues ...

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Zee News
Kate Moss snubbed from Croydon Walk of Fame
Evening Standard
Local councilors in Croydon are planning to mark a new pathway being built through the town centre with three life-size portraits of its most famous faces as voted for by local residents. But when a shortlist of ten people from the town in Greater ...
Kate Moss cut from Walk of Famestv.tv
KATE MOSS IS JUST NOT FA-MOSS ENOUGHDaily Star

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Contactmusic.com
Kate Moss Cut From Walk Of Fame
Contactmusic.com
Kate Moss has been snubbed from inclusion on a Walk of Fame in her home town, Croydon, a borough of London. Kate Moss has been snubbed from inclusion on a Walk of Fame in her home town. The supermodel does not make a short list of ten people from the ...
KATE MOSS IS JUST NOT FA-MOSS ENOUGHDaily Star
Kate Moss' horny night outThe Sun

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Croydon parking attendants issue 6430 fines in one road
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BUSY parking attendants are handing out an average 302 tickets a day to drivers in Croydon – with Cherry Orchard Road one of the top hotspots. Figures revealed to the Advertiser show 110260 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) were given to motorists between ...

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Croydon's Labour and Conservative parties announce reshuffle
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... which Tory winner Steve O'Connell's majority was slashed from 40000 to around 10000. He said: "It gives us a good springboard to fight the next local elections. "However, we are not complacent and will fight for every vote in every road in Croydon.

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The Construction Index
Croydon contractor fined £15000 after repeated failings
The Construction Index
A Croydon-based construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Lewisham despite repeated warnings. Anza was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after inspectors found serious safety issues ...

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Croydon College courses on offer
Your Local Guardian
Construction, Travel and Tourism, Visual and Performing Arts and Media, IT, Motor Vehicle and Public Services are also on offer. For a full list of available course and to secure a place at Croydon College visit croydon.ac.uk or call 0208 760 5914.

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All-ages Croydon athletics club in running for award
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Croydon Harriers Athletics Club has been nominated for the Croydon Champions Team of the Year Award following an array of impressive achievements both on and off the track. Matthew Kiernan, who coaches the Harriers' Senior Mens and Under 20 Mens teams, ...

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The Sun
KATE MOSS IS JUST NOT FA-MOSS ENOUGH
Daily Star
She is by far the most famous face to ever come out of Croydon. She should be an automatic choice By Tom Hutchison SUPERMODEL Kate Moss has been snubbed on her home town's walk of fame. Civic leaders in Croydon want to immortalise the area's biggest ...
Kate Moss' horny night outThe Sun

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Daily Mail
Former Croydon schoolgirl facing jail for Dubai romp
Croydon Guardian
A former Croydon schoolgirl is facing jail in Dubai for allegedly having sex in a taxi while she was drunk. Rebecca Blake is accused of romping with Irishman Conor McRedmond while being driven from a bar following an all-day drinking session.
British Woman Faces Jail In Dubai For 'Drunken Sex In Back Of Taxi'Huffington Post UK
Rebecca Blake 'arrested in Dubai for having sex with Conor McRedmond on ...Daily Mail
British businesswoman facing three years in jail over sex in Dubai taxi ...Telegraph.co.uk
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Glee Club Challenge gives Croydon kids chance to perform at O2
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The music and dance project is aimed at young performers in Croydon offering them the chance to win thousands of pounds in prizes and even perform at the 02. The event, launched last year, is a flagship programme of the Jack Petchey Foundation inspired ...

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Westfield lays out Croydon 'vision'
Evening Standard
The latest round in a fight to redevelop the shopping heart of Croydon will kick off tonight. Shopping centre developer Westfield is set to reveal its plans for an “initial vision” for the Whitgift Centre as part of the pre-application consultation ...
Westfield's billion-pound promise for CroydonCroydon Guardian
Whitgift shopping centre must be demolished to make Croydon world class, says ...This is Croydon
Croydon shopping centre redevelopment approvedOut-Law.com
Construction Enquirer -PlanningResource (subscription)
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Health and Safety Executive (press release)
Fines for 'unsafe' Croydon construction company
Health and Safety Executive (press release)
A Croydon-based construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Lewisham despite repeated warnings. Anza Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after inspectors found serious safety issues ...
PROSECUTION OVER FALLS RISK AND WELFARE DEFECIENCIESConstruction Health and Safety News

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Telegraph.co.uk
Men charged following scrap metal discovery in Croydon
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A police raid of a scrap yard in Croydon uncovered one of the largest ever hauls of stolen metal. Detective inspector Brian Hobbs, of Croydon police, called the find “a significant haul”. He said he believed the raid, on Monday, May 14, which was part ...
What's big, bronze, and attracts metal thieves?Evening Standard
Police discover massive stolen metal hoardITV News

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Accusations fly at meeting over future of library
Croydon Guardian
Accusations of illegality and deception were hurled at Croydon Council at a volatile public meeting held over the future of an under threat library. Councillor Sara Bashford, cabinet member for culture and sport, came under a barrage of complaints at ...
Packed public meeting hears pleas to save Upper Norwood LibraryThis is Croydon

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