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VIDEO: Community mural created in burnt-out fancy dress shop

7:30am Tuesday 14th August 2012

A community mural was created over the weekend in a burnt-out fancy dress shop, a year after it was torched by looters.

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CROYDON RIOTS: Out of the ashes, Croydon has risen like a phoenix

8:00am Wednesday 8th August 2012

The financial and emotional cost of the Croydon riots has been steep and is still being felt today – one year on.

• CROYDON RIOTS: Torch relay response shows love for Croydon
• CROYDON RIOTS: Community spirit led by pub owners
• CROYDON RIOTS: New Addington response was fantastic says councillor
• CROYDON RIOTS: New Addington resident delighted with community

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CROYDON RIOTS: Riots have hurt Croydon's image

8:00am Wednesday 8th August 2012

The lasting image of the August riots was a picture beamed across the world of 145 year old House of Reeves furniture store burning uncontrollably.

• CROYDON RIOTS: John Lewis made a swift recovery
• CROYDON RIOTS: New businesses rises from the riots
• CROYDON RIOTS: Westfield explain interest in Croydon
• CROYDON RIOTS: Insurers blame police for slow payouts
• CROYDON RIOTS: House of Reeves, one year on
• CROYDON RIOTS: Music store owner downbeat about town's future
• CROYDON RIOTS: Shop owner left town after riot trauma
• CROYDON RIOTS: Retail giant Hammerson explains interest in the town
• CROYDON RIOTS: Cycle shop back in the saddle

CROYDON RIOTS: Police change tactics after the riots

8:00am Wednesday 8th August 2012

Police have changed the way they work in the community following negative coverage in the wake of the riots.

• CROYDON RIOTS: Police statistics
• CROYDON RIOTS: Looter has turned his life around
• CROYDON RIOTS: Looter's relative blames lack of jobs
• CROYDON RIOTS: Magistrates speaks of riot experience
• CROYDON RIOTS: Mother says little has changed

CROYDON RIOTS: Council defends low spend

8:00am Wednesday 8th August 2012

Just £1.3 million of the £25m to regenerate the town has been spent in the years since the riots.

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• London rioters jailed for almost 2,000 years, according to Ministry of Justice
• CROYDON RIOTS: What money has been spent
• CROYDON RIOTS: How the money will be spent
• CROYDON RIOTS: Councillor says not enough has been done
• CROYDON RIOTS: Youth worker questions council effort
• CROYDON RIOTS: Gold shop owner feels ignored
• CROYDON RIOTS: Victim questions compensation payout
• CROYDON RIOTS: New school will improve London Road

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CROYDON RIOTS: Reward offered over murder

10:04am Wednesday 8th August 2012

A year after a father of four was murdered during the Croydon riots, police are offering a £20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.

CROYDON RIOTS: Police confident of preventing another riot

8:00am Wednesday 8th August 2012

Croydon police have confidently stated they are prepared in the event another riot is brewing.

• CROYDON RIOTS: Riots were sparked by lawlessness
• CROYDON RIOTS: Murdered: Trevor Ellis
• CROYDON RIOTS: Jailed: Jake Jones
• CROYDON RIOTS: Jailed: Adam Khan Ahmadzai
• CROYDON RIOTS: Jailed: Gordon Thompson
• CROYDON RIOTS: Jailed: Ryan Kitchenside

Streatham one year on from the riots

4:30pm Wednesday 8th August 2012

When looters smashed the glass front of Mussarat Umer’s laptop repair shop, they also shattered her confidence.

CROYDON RIOTS: Man behind Croydon clear-up is optimistic

8:00am Wednesday 8th August 2012

The brains behind Croydon’s riot clean up thinks the town is on the mend.

CROYDON RIOTS: Mother says little has changed

8:00am Wednesday 8th August 2012

Charlene Munro, 31, fled her home on London Road with her young son Cam’ron, four, after she saw hundreds of rioters coming down the road and firebombing the nearby music shop Rockbottom.

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