Man convicted after £160,000 cannabis factory found in Croydon
A MAN has been convicted of cannabis production after police swooped on his 400-plant factory in Croydon on Sunday (September 7).Officers executed a search warrant at an address in Edridge Road and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fire crews battle blaze in Croydon town centre
Firefighters are still on the scene of an old bank building in Croydon town centre after putting out a fire there this morning.Five fire engines are on the scene in the empty Britannia shop in North...
View ArticleEx-Crystal Palace forward passes away
FORMER Crystal Palace striker David Whyte has passed away at the age of 43. The Greenwich-born man began his career with the Eagles in 1989 and scored seven goals in 38 appearances. Whyte made the...
View ArticleTim Pollard likely to succeed Mike Fisher as Croydon Conservative leader
THE deputy leader of the Conservative group, Tim Pollard, is looking odds-on to succeed Mike Fisher.Cllr Pollard is emerging as the only candidate for the Tory leadership and has already received...
View ArticlePolice arrest man in connection with robbery at Coral bookmaker's in Coulsdon...
POLICE have arrested a man in connection with an armed robbery at a Coral bookmaker's in Coulsdon.Officers investigating the incident at the new shop in Chipstead Valley Road made the arrest last...
View ArticleCrystal Palace v Burnley odds: Wilfried Zaha 9/1 to score first
THE statisticians will tell you Palace have never won a Premier League home game in the month of September, but the Eagles will never have a better opportunity to put the record straight when Burnley...
View ArticleWoman, 64, stabbed multiple times in George Street, Croydon
A 64-YEAR-OLD woman was stabbed multiple times in Croydon town centre yesterday.Police were called to a premises in George Street at 6.30pm yesterday to reports of a stabbing where they found a woman...
View ArticleSouth Croydon home raided by police targeting suspected child...
A SOUTH Croydon home was raided by police targeting a gang suspected of trafficking young boys and girls to transport class A drugs.Officers searched an address in Bramley Hill on suspicion of its...
View ArticleGovernment receives 130 objections to Westfield/Hammerson Whitgift Centre...
MORE than 130 objections to the compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) needed to allow the Westfield/Hammerson redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre have been lodged with Communities Secretary Eric...
View ArticleContactless payments for Croydon Tramlink to start next week
PASSENGERS will be able to board trams using contactless payments from next Tuesday (September 16).Transport for London (TfL) is introducing the new method of payment on Tube, tram, DLR, London...
View ArticleCare worker from Thornton Heath in court charged with laundering £1.3 million
A CARE worker from Thornton Heath has appeared in court accused of laundering £1.3 million.Abayomi Adeboye, 36, is also charged with laundering a further £50,000 of "criminal property" between December...
View ArticleMan denies punching young mum in unprovoked attack outside Croydon medical...
A MAN has denied punching a young mother in the head during an unprovoked attack outside a doctors' surgery.Cyril Atula, 20, is accused of hitting the woman as she left St James Medical Centre, in St...
View ArticleCrystal Palace FC want young talent to become TV presenter
PALACE are looking for the next big thing. The Eagles are searching for a young and fresh local talent to be the face and voice of their online and in-stadium channels. The club say you have to be over...
View ArticleCrystal Palace midfielder departs for Bolton Wanderers on loan
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Owen Garvan has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan. The Irishman was left out of Neil Warnock's 25-man squad and had been earmarked for a move away from Selhurst Park. The...
View ArticleSaltire flag flies above Croydon Town Hall ahead of Scottish independence vote
IN AN attempt to sway the undecided voters of Scotland ahead of next week's independence referendum, the Saltire has been hoisted above Croydon Town Hall.The decision follows calls from Prime Minister...
View ArticleNeil Warnock expects close game with Burnley and urges fans to make the...
CRYSTAL Palace boss Neil Warnock is expecting a difficult test against a "hard-working" Burnley side at Selhurst Park on Saturday. The Eagles haven't lost at home to The Clarets since 2001 and the last...
View ArticleCrystal Palace boss gives update on Ledley and Chamakh fitness
JOE Ledley is in contention to return to Crystal Palace's starting XI against Burnley on Saturday after getting some minutes on international duty this week. The Welshman came off the bench to play...
View ArticleCrystal Palace vs Burnley: TV weatherman John Kettley forecasts a bright day...
IN A SPECIAL opposition view, who better to give us the lowdown on the Clarets than TV weatherman and loyal Burnley fan JOHN KETTLEY? We also asked him for a weather forecast, naturally...What do you...
View ArticleTeenager found in South Croydon with stab wound
A 19-year-old man was found with a stab wound to his arm in South Croydon on Wednesday evening.Police and paramedics were called to Wyche Grove at 7.40pm where the man was found. He was taken to a...
View ArticleWarnock: Crystal Palace and Burnley see this as a winnable game
MAROUANE Chamakh is the only doubt for Crystal Palace's match against Burnley tomorrow. Boss Neil Warnock has revealed all of international players have come back unscathed and is targeting three...
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