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Your money's safe, says councillors after Icelandic banking crisis

5:02pm Monday 13th October 2008

Your money is safe is the message Croydon Council is sending out to the borough’s 350,000 residents.

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Gang members jailed for armed raid

4:30pm Monday 13th October 2008

A judge jailed two members of a criminal gang which he said was responsible for a “significant amount of crime” in Croydon.

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Food festival gives shoppers something to bee-live in

1:37pm Monday 13th October 2008

Croydon Town centre was buzzing this weekend as visitors flocked to the food festival enjoying the delights of a live bee demonstration.

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Missing pensioner found safe and well

1:07pm Monday 13th October 2008

A pensioner who went missing from his care home has been found safe and well.

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Hunt for missing Thornton Heath man

9:08am Monday 13th October 2008

An 84-year-old who has gone missing could be in one of his beloved local parks.

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Daredevils join Red Devils

4:37pm Sunday 12th October 2008

Being thrown out a moving aeroplane at 13,000ft may seem like a booby prize to some.

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Campaigners push MP to go green

2:17pm Sunday 12th October 2008

Climate campaigners have met with Croydon MP Malcolm Wicks to talk about what they call the government’s disjointed green policy.

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March past to thank soldiers

11:38am Sunday 12th October 2008

Soldiers returning from overseas operations will be thanked for their brave efforts by Croydon Mayor Jonathan Driver at a reception in Fairfield Halls today.

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The Wandle and the damage done

8:58am Sunday 12th October 2008

A year on from the toxic spill that killed thousands of fish in the River Wandle, local experts are encouraged by its recovery but are desperate for help from the local community to maintain the health of the river.

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