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Suspicious fire at London Road flats under investigation
On the evening after the Olympic Flame passed along London Road, there was another sign of what some fear suggests the sort of criminal behaviour that led to rioting in Croydon 12 months ago. Two appliances and a command unit … Continue reading →
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Posted in 8/8: London Road stories, Broad Green, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Policing
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Tagged Crime, Croydon, England, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Olympic Flame
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The summer’s night that changed Croydon forever
8/8 One Year On: As we approach the anniversary of the London riots, we will be publishing readers’ and contributors’ memories of that darkest of nights, their views and hopes for the future. Like many of us, local filmmaker JANET … Continue reading →
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The day a flaming torch on London Road was a good thing
Yesterday’s visit of the Olympic Torch to Croydon was widely acclaimed as a terrific success, with thousands coming out on to the streets for what was only a briefest of glimpses of something which is supposed to symbolise the spirit … Continue reading →
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Posted in 2012 Olympics, 8/8: London Road stories, Broad Green, Croydon 8/8, Eddy Arram, Waddon
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Tagged Croydon, London, London Road, Mayor, Olympic, Olympic Flame, Olympic Games
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“Misleading and clearly not the case”: Musker speaks out
To have one senior police officer issue a statement refuting a front-page story in a local newspaper must be embarrassing for the paper. But to have two such statements issued within a matter of days ought to be cause for … Continue reading →
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Posted in 2012 Olympics, 8/8: London Road stories, Crime, Croydon 8/8, David Musker, London-wide issues, Policing
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Tagged Crime, Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, Olympic Games, Olympics, Police, Police officer
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