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  • Ikea is bigger than ever

    Croydon's revamped Ikea store, which is now the biggest in Britain, was officially re-launched on Monday with a traditional Swedish opening ceremony. Mayor Maggie Mansell and Swedish ambassador Stefan Carlsson were on hand to open the new store just

  • Learning village open

    After a three week change over period book lovers in the borough were welcomed into the new Ashburton Library in Addiscombe for the first time on Monday. The new library is part of the Ashburton Learning Village in Shirley Road that will be home to Ashburton

  • Hitman gets 25 years after bragging to his girlfriend

    A hitman who stabbed a Croydon bouncer to death on the orders of an underworld boss was jailed for 25 years last Friday. Mark Dorling, 38, from Tadworth, and his henchmen were paid £10,000 to attack 23-year-old victim Aaron Chapman at his home in Sutton