Child 'exorcisms' in South Norwood appear to have stopped
THE child "exorcisms" taking place in South Norwood appear to have stopped this week.Last week, the Advertiser reported how a group had been gathering on a street corner behind South Norwood Leisure...
View ArticleHull City 2-0 Crystal Palace: Eagles crash as defender suffers iinjury
By Mark Ritson at the KC Stadium CRYSTAL Palace fell to a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Hull City this afternoon, courtesy of goals from Mo Diame and Nikica Jelavic. It wasn't the greatest game at times...
View ArticleCrystal Palace defender set for Monday knee scan
CRYSTAL Palace defender Scott Dann is set for a scan on his injured knee on Monday. The centre-back was taken off after 12 minutes at Hull City on Saturday and confirmed to the Advertiser that he has...
View ArticleCrystal Palace boss: Michael Dawson should have seen red for Hull
CRYSTAL Palace boss Neil Warnock wasn't happy with referee Mike Dean's failure to spot an alleged elbow from Hull City defender Michael Dawson in the 2-0 defeat at Hull City. The manager admitted he...
View ArticleCommunity day to raises funds for ill Kenley boy hailed as success
A COMMUNITY day held to "bring people together" and to help raise funds for an 11-year-old with a brain stem tumour has been hailed as a "fantastic success".Kai Yearwood, from Kenley, visited the...
View ArticleCouncil hopes 'Croydon Promise' will bring new jobs and housing
NEW homes, new jobs and improving district centres are at the heart of the "Croydon Promise" plan for regeneration approved by the council's cabinet on Monday.The Promise sets out key points which the...
View ArticlePensioner suffers smoke inhalation after fire in her Coulsdon home
A WOMAN in her 70s suffered smoke inhalation after fire broke out in the bedroom of her house in Redford Avenue, Coulsdon yesterday (Saturday) evening. The woman was treated by ambulance crews at the...
View ArticleMissing Thornton Heath man found
A 36-year-old man, Syed Khaliduzzman, from Thornton Heath who went missing yesterday (Saturday) has been found this morning (Sunday), police have reported.
View ArticleCrystal Palace in new contract talks with Damien Delaney
CRYSTAL Palace secured Paddy McCarthy on a new contract last week and now it is understood they have begun talks with fellow centre-back Damien Delaney. The Republic of Ireland international, who turns...
View ArticleCroydon police chief wants to raise public confidence in the force
INCREASING public confidence in the police is one of his biggest challenges, Croydon's top police officer has said this week.Chief superintendent Andy Tarrant set out his stall when he addressed a...
View ArticleBen Haenow does Croydon proud as he makes the X Factor live shows
CROYDON'S fine tradition of producing X Factor finalists has continued tonight, as viewers saw Ben Haenow make it through to the live shows.The 29-year-old van driver, from Shirley, was one of three...
View ArticleI'll give everything whenever I play and take my chance, says Crystal Palace...
CRYSTAL Palace defender Adrian Mariappa is hoping to take his chance back in the starting XI after coming on after just 12 minutes at Hull City on Saturday. The former Reading man has found himself on...
View ArticleFAN VIEW: Crystal Palace must give Martin Kelly a run of games at centre back...
"DISILLUSIONING" would be an apt term to describe Saturday's laboured efforts from the team at Hull. Now I'm certainly not going to overreact to the defeat and hint at some underlying issue that will...
View ArticleCroydon man James Bodenham, 26, jailed for raping 11-year-old girl in Addiscombe
A MAN who befriend then raped an 11-year-old girl from Addiscombe has been jailed for more than eight years. Police were contacted by the girl's parents on the afternoon of March 1 when she was late in...
View ArticleYannick Bolasie: Crystal Palace to move on quickly after Hull loss
YANNICK Bolasie says Crystal Palace need to focus on the next game against Chelsea following Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Hull City. Some of the players will be off on international duty in the next week,...
View ArticleCroydon mum raises hundreds ahead of charity skydive for hospice
A CROYDON mum has raised over £400 for a hospice that cared for her father and aunt.Mandy Kingsford, 33, surpassed her target of £400 for St Christopher's Hospice with her colleagues at the Specsavers...
View ArticleThe tiger opposite Tiger Tiger that is more night cub than nightclub
A BIG cat is causing a stir in the town centre and this time it is not Tiger Tiger.Instead the wild animal is painted on the shutters of Rise, a new gallery due to open in St George's Walk on October...
View ArticleFAN VIEW: Losing to a team on par with Crystal Palace hard to take
The Advertiser would like to welcome Palace supporter Benjamin Watts to our pool of online fan columnists.For his first column, Benjamin assesses Saturday's defeat at Hull City and the international...
View ArticleCroydon runner Donna Fraser unveils plaque to honour 'forgotten' South...
ONE OF Croydon's finest athletes unveiled a plaque to another of the borough's lesser-known sporting heroes this week.Former 400m runner Donna Fraser helped mark the achievements of forgotten South...
View ArticleLosing the ball at an important time was rare mistake, says Crystal Palace...
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Joe Ledley knows he was to blame for a rare mistake which lead to Hull City's second goal on Saturday. The Welshman has been outstanding for the Eagles since arriving in...
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