Damien Delaney: Don't sniff at a point against Burnley, it will get better...
CRYSTAL Palace defender Damien Delaney believes Saturday's point against Burnley is something to build on following a hectic few weeks. The Republic of Ireland international is certainly not getting...
View Article'Serious concern' over ambulance response times to life-threatening calls in...
AMBULANCES are taking too long to respond to life-threatening calls in Croydon and across London, a report has said.London Ambulance Service (LAS) is expected to get to 'Red' calls – including cardiac...
View ArticleTHE ADVERTISER SAYS: Croydon Village Outlet fiasco shows Westfield...
AFTER a turbulent year – and having gone into administration in April – it comes as something of a surprise that Croydon Village Outlet has lasted a year.But still it trades from the former Allders...
View ArticleCRYSTAL PALACE FAN VIEW: Time to send Jonny Williams out on loan and give...
COLUMNIST and Crystal Palace fan ALEX WHITE mourns the loss of one Eagles favourite on loan - but suggests a temporary move away from SE25 wouldn't be the worst idea for another...It was absolutely...
View ArticlePolice seek to identify man after sexual assault in Croydon
POLICE investigating a sexual assault on a woman in Croydon want to identify this man.The 35-year-old woman was walking along Southbridge Road towards her car in Bramley Hill at 8.45am on July 28. She...
View ArticleMidnight car crash outside Purley War Memorial Hospital, Brighton Road
There was a car crash in the middle of the night last night near Purley War Memorial Hospital on Brighton Road.London Ambulance Service were called at 12.15am to the road traffic collision between two...
View ArticleCan you help police trace man and car involved in a robbery in London Road,...
POLICE have released CCTV images of a man and a car they want to trace in connection with a robbery in London Road.A woman was given a lift from Tottenham Court Road by a group of men in the early...
View ArticleCharity treats special needs children from Croydon to first ever theatre trip
PUPILS with speech and language difficulties were treated to a trip to remember thanks to a special needs charity.Happy Days paid for 19 children from Aerodrome Primary Academy, in Waddon, to go to the...
View ArticleWoman arrested on suspicion of GBH after blood-stained knife found outside...
A WOMAN was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a knife with blood was found on it in South Croydon on Sunday. Police were called at approximately 10am to Melville Avenue after a member...
View ArticleVacancy rates are a 'gaping hole' at the heart of policing in Croydon claims...
HIGH vacancy rates have created a "gaping hole" at the heart of policing in Croydon, a politician has claimed.Statistics show that, in May, Croydon Police were the equivalent of 59 officers below...
View ArticlePolice seek help after confusion over fight outside fusion restaurant
POLICE are appealing for information after they were called to reports of a fight between two men and a women outside a Restaurant Quarter eaterie on Saturday (September 13). Police were called at...
View ArticlePolice release images of man wanted in connection with Selhurst handbag robbery
POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the robbery of a handbag in Selhurst. At around 6pm on Sunday, July 27, a man approached a 33-year-old woman...
View ArticleFAN VIEW: Time to lay off Crystal Palace skipper Mile Jedinak
ADVERTISER columnist and Five Year Plan Fanzine editor ROBERT SUTHERLAND wants Eagles fans to cut their skipper a bit of slack...Saturday's game with Burnley wasn't Mile Jedinak's greatest. His pass...
View ArticleStaff at Croydon leisure centres prepare for 48-hour walkout as row over pay...
LEISURE centres in Croydon could close on Thursday and Friday as staff escalate strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions, unions have warned. The 48-hour walkout is being staged against...
View ArticleCrystal Palace will have a hell of a player if Kevin Doyle finds form, says...
CRYSTAL Palace defender Damien Delaney is hoping Kevin Doyle can recapture the form which made him a prolific striker at the likes of Reading and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The 30-year-old arrived on...
View ArticleCroydon Primary School goes from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate' in latest...
A PRIMARY school has plummeted from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate' in its latest Ofsted report.Parish Church CE Junior School, in Waddon, was given the watchdog's lowest possible grade because its...
View ArticleGoing to central London for New Year's Eve? £10 please
REVELLERS going into central London for New Year's Eve will this year be charged £10 for the privilege.The last two years of celebrations have seen the capital city struggle to cope with spiraling...
View ArticleJulian Speroni: Neil Warnock has settled Crystal Palace down now
JULIAN Speroni says he was only doing his job on Saturday against Burnley following a stunning penalty save. The Eagles legend stuck out a strong hand to palm away Scott Arfield's effort and ensure...
View ArticleCroydon couple sought after family holiday photos found on stolen memory card
Police in Croydon are looking for a couple after officers discovered holiday photos of them on a stolen memory card.The photos were discovered after officers arrested a 53-year-old man on September...
View ArticleTeenagers in court accused of raping women with learning difficulties in Croydon
TWO teenagers have appeared in court accused of raping women with learning difficulties. Ameen Noori and Nasir Huq, 18, are charged with raping the two alleged victims at a flat in Croydon in April...
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