Croydon teenager dies after being hit by a train at Wimbledon station
An 18-year-old girl from Croydon died last night after allegedly jumping in front of a train at Wimbledon station.British Transport Police (BTP), London Ambulance Service (LAS) and London Fire Brigade...
View ArticleFAN VIEW: Crystal Palace fans need to give Fraizer Campbell a break
OUR columnist ALEX WHITE sees plenty of positives in Crystal Palace's display at Everton - but wants the fans to lay off one summer signing in particular...INTERESTINGLY enough, Palace find themselves...
View ArticleCrystal Palace star reveals Everton fans' kindness at Goodison Park
CRYSTAL Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni has revealed the Everton fans behind his goal were complimentary of him on Sunday. The 35-year-old, whose reputation in the top flight has grown in the last...
View ArticleExclusive: Crystal Palace offer new contract to Irishman
CRYSTAL Palace club captain Paddy McCarthy has been offered a new contract – and co-chairman Steve Parish is confident of securing the centre-back for another year. The 31-year-old's current deal runs...
View ArticleSelhurst carer given suspended sentence after admitting stealing from woman...
A 43-year-old Selhurst woman has received a suspended sentence for stealing money from an elderly woman she was providing care for.Deborah Carrigan, 43, of Selhurst Road, admitted stealing on four...
View ArticleCroydon hip hop duo Krept and Konan nominated for four MOBOs
CROYDON hip hop duo Krept and Konan have been nominated for four MOBO music awards.The rappers, who won Best New Comer at last year's MOBOs, have been nominate for Best Male Act, Best Hip Hop Act, Best...
View ArticleCrystal Palace given big boost as Newcastle stars ruled out
CRYSTAL Palace have been given a boost that five players are missing for Newcastle United in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night. Saturday's two-goal hero Papiss Cisse has fallen ill along with the...
View ArticleFormer Croydon College student tried to murder mother in poison plot inspired...
THE woman accused of trying to murder her mother in a plot inspired by US TV drama Breaking Bad is a former Croydon College student. Kuntal Patel, 37, is accused of trying to kill her "controlling and...
View ArticleCrystal Palace striker 50/1 to notch Newcastle hat-trick in Cup
Palace must wish they could play at Goodison every other week after their second thrilling 3-2 win at Everton in the space of five months. Palace are in Capital One Cup action on Wednesday when former...
View Article'They are putting money before children's safety' says mum after Croydon...
A MOTHER has accused the company that runs Croydon's leisure centres of putting money ahead of safety after it decided children's swimming lessons no longer require a lifeguard.Liz Marsden's two...
View ArticleCrystal Palace chairman admits difficult situation for midfield star
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Parish says Jonny Williams' situation at the club is a "difficult one" but expects him to play against Newcastle United in the Capital One Cup this evening. The gifted...
View ArticleCroydon worker 'has second best moustache in England'
IF YOU'VE got it flaunt it, they say.And when you have facial hair as impressive as James Dyer it should be paraded on a wider stage.The 37-year-old did just that when he competed in the British Beard...
View ArticleCrystal Palace star wants Cup run and targets Newcastle win
JULIAN Speroni says he and his Crystal Palace team-mates spoke about having a run in the Cup competitions this season during the summer. The shot-stopper could sit out of the Eagles' Capital One Cup...
View ArticleSt Peter's School take the Croydon Tag Rugby title
MORE than 200 children from across the borough of Croydon took part in a Tag Rugby tournament last Friday, with St Peter's School claiming top spot. Into its third year, 16 primary schools competed at...
View ArticleCroydon computer programmer in court charged with stalking 15-year-old schoolboy
A MAN has appeared in court accused of stalking a schoolboy from Croydon.Adam Hinkly, 48, is also alleged to have made indecent photographs of children. Hinkly, of Deans Close, Croydon, appeared at...
View ArticleControlling Thornton Heath husband 'lashed out' at wife who wanted to go on...
A MAN hit his wife in the face as they rowed about her going on holiday without him.Jigar Patel, 30, "lashed out" at Simal Patel outside their home in Broughton Road, Thornton Heath on July 9.He hit...
View ArticleMan denies telling shop assistant at Thornton Heath Lidl to 'go back to...
A MAN has denied racially abusing a shop assistant at Lidl during a row over a barcode.Rebwar Rashid Aziz, 42, allegedly told Francis Ocloo to "go back to Africa" and called him a "black *******"...
View ArticleCouncil tells Fusion to reinstate lifeguards at children's swimming lessons...
THE company that runs Croydon's leisure centres has been made to temporarily reinstate lifeguards at children's swimming lessons. Earlier today the Advertiser reported that weekly swim schools at...
View Article'No difference if it was a refugee camp' says governor of academy teaching...
PUPILS at a new academy in Thornton Heath have spent the first two weeks of their school lives being taught in an office block on Purley Way.Paxton Academy Sports and Science, a free school, was forced...
View ArticleCrystal Palace 2–3 Newcastle (aet): Eagles starlet grabs dramatic...
By Mark Ritson at Selhurst Park CRYSTAL Palace have missed out on playing Manchester City in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup after a 3-2 defeat to Newcastle United this evening. The Eagles took...
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