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Dozens of children abused
8:04am Wednesday 27th August 2008
Dozens of children were physically and sexually abused at a country care home, yourlocalguardian.co.uk can reveal
Comments (3)Knife conference attracts big hitters
6:49pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
A scrutiny committee meeting designed to discuss the knife crime problems in Croydon is attracting some of the borough’s most senior figures.
Audley starts own fame academy
12:10pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
A former Fame Academy star is helping teens from gang and drug backgrounds get their lives back on track with the help of music.
Croydon beats national recycling target for electronics
8:40am Wednesday 27th August 2008
More residents are recycling electronic goods in the borough, beating nationally imposed targets by nearly 20 per cent.
Camogie team break record
8:13am Wednesday 27th August 2008
While Britain’s athletes were setting records in Beijing, sports stars closer to home were following suit.
Call for Tamil community knife rally
8:20am Wednesday 27th August 2008
The cousin of stabbed Nilanthan Murddi is calling on the Tamil community to take a stand over knife crime after his funeral, which the family are hoping to hold on Sunday.
Teen charged over scissor stabbing
6:56pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a classmate was stabbed in the head with a pair of scissors at Edenham High School.
Book charts North End's development
5:40pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
Fascinating pictures of North End in Croydon show the development of the well-to-do 1800s residential area into a thriving retail centre.
Fraudster with four jobs fined £14k
4:56pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
A woman who worked four jobs while claiming benefits has been fined £14,000 after pleading guilty to fraud.
The TA needs you – and not just for the weekend
4:01pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
Reporter Harry Miller founds out how tough it is to get into the TA.
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UK condemns Russian military action
Updated 3:34am Thursday 28th August 2008
Britain has condemned Russia's "excessive use of military force" in Georgia.
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Britain's Olympic heroes reunited with families at Egham hotel
Egham’s Runnymede Hotel welcomed Britain’s returning Olympic heroes today.
Surfer braves current to save children from sea
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Chariot Festival brings music and worship to Tooting
Tooting was bought to life with colour and music today thanks to a stunning spectacle of Hindu worship.
A 20-mile ‘super sewer’ will start in Chiswick
A huge crater may be dug in Chiswick to make way for a massive underground “super sewer” entrance.
Frying tonight: Fire crew tackles blaze in chippy
An investigation has been launched after a fire broke out in a fish and chip shop causing staff and nearby residents to be evacuated.
‘The public should have a say in park’s future’
A Brentford resident who has seen Gunnersbury Park go from riches to rags has accused Hounslow Council of being undemocratic, after meetings on the park’s future have been held in secret.
‘PCT ignored my letters’
A campaigner for the Stroke Association has criticised what he described as the “rudeness and callous indifference” shown by Hounslow Primary Care Trust (PCT) towards the charity.
Merton exhibition will bring out the child in you
Visitors to Merton’s Heritage Centre will have the opportunity to get in touch with their inner-child thanks to a new exhibition.
Only one per cent of you know MPs...
An investigation by the Croydon Guardian has revealed that 99 per cent of Croydon residents do not recognise their local member of Parliament is and 100 per cent have no idea what their European parliament representative looks like.
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