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Young couple from Croydon confirmed among Air India victims

A young couple from Croydon, Vaibhav Patel, 29, and Jinal Goswami, 27, have been confirmed among the victims of last week’s Air India crash in Ahmedabad. Goswami was seven months pregnant. The couple had been visiting Gujarat for a baby … Continue reading

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Fears Croydon residents may have died in Air India tragedy

Unconfirmed reports suggest that as many as three people with Croydon connections may have been among those killed when an Air India flight bound for Gatwick crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday. There were 242 passengers and crew … Continue reading

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Three men convicted over Thornton Heath drug deal killing

Michael Afonso-Peixoto, who died after what the police described as a “brutal” attack in Thornton Heath just before Christmas last year, had driven to Mayfield Crescent to carry out a drugs deal and was murdered by a gang of men … Continue reading

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Proud to Serve: Congrats to car pound operator Collins Boansi!

More from Croydon Council‘s internal interweb thingy. This time it’s the latest accolade for the Employee of the Month. And Croydon’s hardest working employee is one of the car pound staff. #thatissocroydon Here at Inside Croydon, we congratulate Collins. It … Continue reading

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Council’s £3.7m deal collapses over uninsured buses

Croydon Council tonight cancelled a £3.7 million contract with a transport firm less than a month after it had started operating a bus service for disabled children, because the company did not have properly licensed vehicles and lacked the required … Continue reading

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