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Cherry Orchard Road development may be refused by planning committee
6:40am today Friday 10th July 2009
A major investor may pull out of Croydon if the planning committee rejects its £500million development deal next week.
Have your say »MPs: 'Kingston needs three new primary schools'
6:40am today Friday 10th July 2009
Kingston needs to build three new primary schools to cope with the huge demand expected for reception class places by 2012, according to local MPs Susan Kramer and Edward Davey.
Prosecution for 45 benefits cheats
6:40am today Friday 10th July 2009
Forty-five benefits cheats, who wrongly claimed a whopping £75,000 between them, were detected and had legal action taken against them by Reigate and Banstead Council’s benefit fraud team, during the last financial year.
Lambeth school space crisis
6:50am Thursday 9th July 2009
A primary school space crisis has left every school in south Lambeth completely full for the fifth consecutive year.
Gang shooting in Woodside Green
9:50am Thursday 9th July 2009
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in South Norwood last night.
Attacker drinks on after assault in Wimbledon pub
4:10pm Thursday 9th July 2009
A man assaulted in a Wimbledon pub was left to stand in a corner, dripping in blood, as his attacker was allowed to finish his drink.
Shotgun blast victim hid in shop from attackers
4:21pm Thursday 9th July 2009
The 21-year-old victim of a gangland shooting cowered in a kebab shop as a shotgun-wielding man hunted him down in South Norwood.
Would-be buyers flock to Cobham death house
2:40pm Thursday 9th July 2009
The Cobham house where a woman’s decomposed body was found in a wheelie bin just a month ago has seen a flurry of potential buyers visit, according to neighbours.
Twenty dogs seized in Lambeth dawn raids
1:10pm Thursday 9th July 2009
Police officers seized 20 animals in dawn raids this morning as part of an operation to tackle dangerous dogs.
ASBO bans prostitute from common
1:10pm Thursday 9th July 2009
A Roehampton prostitute has been told she could face five years in jail if she enters exclusion zones in a renowned kerb crawling area near Tooting Bec Common.
Football coach arrested after picnic protest threat
1:00pm Thursday 9th July 2009
A football coach was arrested for threatening to hold a protest picnic, after being told he could not use a park to play ball with children.
BNP candidate leaves offensive messages on web
9:40am Thursday 9th July 2009
A British National Party candidate who claims she is not racist left discriminatory comments on a social networking site, the Croydon Guardian can reveal.
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