Croydon cat charity 'at crisis point' with more than 100 homeless moggies
ANIMAL lovers are being urged to provide cats with a loving home after a charity said it was "bursting at the seams" with homeless moggies.Cats Protection's Croydon Branch says it has reached "crisis...
View ArticleGlenn Murray's wife laughs off rumours of switch from Crystal Palace to Bolton
GLENN Murray won't be leaving Crystal Palace for Bolton - if you believe his better half. Reports on Monday suggested the Palace striker could be off to the Championship side, to team up once again...
View ArticleWe are all so proud of Jake Gray, says Crystal Palace defender
CRYSTAL Palace Development Squad member Michael Chambers says he and his team-mates are "proud" of Jake Gray for scoring twice for the first team on their pre-season tour. Gray was one of three...
View ArticleFULL FIXTURE LIST: Croydon FC open up season against Deal
Sat 9 Aug DEAL TOWN H Tue 12 Aug Erith Town a Sat 16 Aug FA CUP Wed 20 Aug LINGFIELD H Sat 23 Aug FISHER H Mon 25 Aug Cray Valley a Sat 30 Aug FA CUP Sat 6 Sep FA VASE Wed 10 Sep BECKENHAM TOWN H Sat...
View ArticleRichmond Kickers 0-3 Crystal Palace: Trio of headers do the job
CRYSTAL Palace signed off their tour of the USA in style with a comfortable 3-0 win at USL Pro side Richmond Kickers. A big crowd witnessed the encounter, which saw Peter Ramage, Glenn Murray and...
View ArticleBolton scoff talk of signing Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray
Bolton Wanderers have denied any talk of trying to sign Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray. Rumours over the weekend suggested that the Trotters were set to make a move for the striker, but it is...
View ArticlePurley Way store Kiddicare to close - only a year after it opened
THE Kiddicare store on Purley Way is to close, along with nine others across the country, just a year after it opened.Ironically at a birthday celebration event last month in the store on the Trafalgar...
View ArticleHouse prices in Croydon up 26% in the past year
HOUSE prices in Croydon continue to rise, despite a levelling off across the country because of tough new mortgage regulations.The latest figures from estate agent Rightmove suggest the average...
View ArticleGlenn Murray better in defence than in attack, jokes Crystal Palace boss
CRYSTAL Palace boss Tony Pulis joked that Glenn Murray did better in defence than up front against Richmond Kickers on Monday night. The Eagles surprised everyone by naming the striker in the heart of...
View ArticleCoulsdon bus stops to get new display boards
TWO bus stops in Coulsdon have been fitted with electronic boards showing when the next services are due to arrive.The £10,000 boards were installed at the stops in Brighton Road near the railway...
View ArticleCROYDON WEATHER: Sunny conditions to continue for the rest of the week
SUN worshippers can expect another few days of glorious weather in Croydon.Forecasters suggest it will remain dry and bright from now until the end of the week, with temperatures staying between 25 and...
View ArticleDane Bowers arrives at court with girlfriend Miss Wales for rugby player Ian...
POP star Dane Bowers has this afternoon (Tuesday) arrived at Croydon Magistrates' Court, to support his girlfriend Sophia Cahill – a former Miss Wales.Ex-Welsh rugby star Ian Gough is appearing at the...
View ArticleGreen Flag award for Wandle Park and 12 other Croydon spaces
A REVAMPED park has been awarded an environmental quality mark.Wandle Park has achieved the much-prized Green Flag stamp of quality from the Keep Britain Tidy charity.The park recently had a major...
View ArticleTrialist defender gets final chance to impress Crystal Palace
CRYSTAL Palace's Development Squad travel to Dulwich Hamlet tonight and trialist Sam Magri will be hoping to put in an impressive performance. The former QPR defender, who has represented England at...
View ArticleWoman taken to hospital after fire in her flat
A WOMAN in her 40s was taken to Croydon University Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation following a fire in her ground floor flat at lunchtime today (Tuesday). The fire in Longheath Gardens,...
View ArticleFAN VIEW: It's all about Marouane Chamakh for Crystal Palace next season
PALACE fan Dan Gibbs is currently on work experience this week with the Advertiser sports desk and has given us his view on how Palace will do next season… Predicted second favourites to go down at the...
View ArticleMotorbike rider injured in collision with car
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill this afternoon (Tuesday) after his bike was in collision with a car in South Norwood Hill, South Norwood. Police said the rider, who...
View ArticleWelsh rugby star Ian Gough found guilty of assaulting former Miss Wales...
AN INTERNATIONAL rugby player has been convicted of assaulting a former Miss Wales at the Croydon home of ex-boyband singer Dane Bowers. Ex-Welsh rugby star Ian Gough appeared at Croydon Magistrates'...
View Article"And here comes Rooney, the tall, bearded Englishman!" Croydon star wins...
MARTYN Rooney has set himself up superbly for Wednesday's 400m race final in Glasgow after a stunning semi-final win on Tuesday night. The Croydon star came round the final bend alongside the...
View ArticleGordon Banks: It will be even tougher for Crystal Palace and Tony Pulis next...
ENGLAND legend Gordon Banks reckons keeping Crystal Palace in the Premier League for a second year in a row could be an even bigger achievement for Tony Pulis following their miraculous survival last...
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