Sullay KaiKai and Reise Allassani on target as Owen Garvan pulls out of...
CRYSTAL Palace's Development Squad got their pre-season up and running with a 4-1 win at local side Beckenham Town on Friday night. The Eagles were set to name first team member Owen Garvan in their...
View ArticleCouncil wants to ease the burden on Croydon taxpayers
REDUCING the potential burden on council taxpayers of what Labour is claiming is a huge debt incurred from building the council's new headquarters is to be a priority. High on the list, according to...
View ArticleCrystal Palace Academy boss happy with Beckenham win
GARY Issott was delighted to see his young Crystal Palace players get off to a good start in their pre-season matches with a 4-1 win at Beckenham Town. A good crowd turned up at Eden Park Avenue on...
View ArticleOwen Garvan suffered patella injury before Beckenham win, says Crystal Palace...
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Owen Garvan was forced to sit out of the U21s' match at Beckenham Town due to tendonitis in his knee, says Academy boss Gary Issott. The central midfielder was not involved...
View ArticleSparks fly at planning committee meeting as South Norwood garage saga turns...
ONE of the longest running planning battles in Croydon Council history came to a head at last week's planning committee. The 12-year fight between the owner of South Norwood's Autoclutch car repair...
View ArticleVolunteers turn derelict South Norwood land into garden honouring punk legend...
A GARDEN in honour of punk legend Captain Sensible has been created from a derelict scrap of land off of South Norwood High Street. A team of volunteers organised by the Crystal Palace Transition Town...
View ArticleChildren at Upper Norwood nursery don gowns and mortar boards to celebrate...
MORTAR boards and gowns are all the rage at university graduation ceremonies. But on Wednesday a group of 15 four-year-olds were determined to show they were not going to be outdone by their bigger...
View ArticleCrystal Palace fan Q&A: Dwight Gayle to kick on next season
In the build-up to the new Premier League season, the Advertiser has spoken to a number of our newspaper and website columnists to get their views on the new campaign. This week, we have James...
View ArticleGraeme Smith will not return to Surrey in 2015 due to injuries
FORMER South Africa captain Graeme Smith will not return to skipper Surrey County Cricket Club in 2015. Smith was announced as captain at the Oval in November 2012 ahead of the 2013 season but an ankle...
View Article'Olympic-sized task' ahead for council to ensure viable future
CEMENTING Croydon's future growth is a task of "Olympic-sized proportions", the council's cabinet was told on Monday.But Councillor Alison Butler, the cabinet member for homes and regeneration, said...
View Article'New schools in Croydon will open in temporary buildings for years to come'
NEW schools in Croydon will open in temporary buildings for years to come, says the head of governors at one of the borough's newest academies.Paxton Academy Sports & Science is one of two schools...
View ArticleUpper Norwood clergyman 'could die behind bars' after admitting string of...
A CLERGYMAN from Upper Norwood was a paedophile who ran a pro-circumcision group, a court heard. Vernon Quaintance, who was 71 on Wednesday, admitted a string of offences against five boys as young as...
View ArticleCroydon election candidates facing police probe finally submit expenses
FIVE election candidates who did not file their election expenses in time have now submitted the required paperwork. Four British National Party (BNP) candidates and an independent, all of whom stood...
View ArticleCrystal Palace midfielder set for move after just a year
Crystal Palace midfielder Jose Campana looks set to depart Selhurst Park for Sampdoria. The former Sevilla man has only been in England for a year but has struggled to adapt to the Premier League....
View ArticleNottingham Forest move for Crystal Palace defender
Crystal Palace right-back Jack Hunt is understood to be on his way to Nottingham Forest on loan. Forest currently have a defensive crisis and have moved quickly to enquire about taking Hunt from...
View ArticleControversial New Addington boulders to be removed this week
THE controversial boulders in New Addington are to be removed this Wednesday (July 23), Croydon Council has confirmed. The process of removing the large rocks, which have previously been likened to...
View ArticleCrystal Palace supremo hopes for big USA tour support following World Cup...
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Parish is excited about the club's current pre-season tour of the United States and hopes to have big crowds to support the Eagles. Following the USA's impressive...
View ArticleSouth Norwood cocaine smuggler part of jailed gang
A WOMAN from South Norwood who was part of a gang that tried to import £400,000 worth of cocaine has been jailed. Sharon Dixon, 52, of Whitehorse Lane, was sentenced on Friday (July 18) to nine years...
View ArticleSouth Norwood NBA star Luol Deng replaces LeBron James at Miami Heat
SOUTH Norwood basketball superstar Luol Deng will have some big shoes to fill next season after signing for Miami Heat. The NBA star joined the Heat last week and replaces one of basketball's all-time...
View Article'Unscrupulous' man jailed for burglaries in Addiscombe and Old Town
AN 'UNSCRUPULOUS' man has been jailed for burglaries in Old Town and Addiscombe. Patrick Horeatko, 25, of no fixed abode, broke into a property in Old Town, Croydon, on the evening of April 20 this...
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