Ex-Crystal Palace chief in the running for Apprentice gig?
Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan is in the running to replace Nick Hewer as Alan Sugar's aide on hit BBC show The Apprentice.The 47-year-old owned Palace from 2000-2010 and is a shock 33-1...
View ArticlePurley pool closure 'will threaten annual swimathon', says organiser
THE planned closure of Purley Pool could force the end of a charity event which has helped raise more than £400,000 for worthy causes since its foundation, according to its organiser.Tony Farrell, who...
View ArticlePalace suffer blow as they will lose skipper after Queens Park Rangers clash
CRYSTAL Palace will not have captain Mile Jedinak available for the New Year's Day game at Aston Villa.The 30-year-old is set to join up with the Australia squad ahead of the Asian Cup at the start of...
View ArticleCrystal Palace Transfer Talk: Crouch, Sanogo, Deeney, Gomis, Balazic, Souare
THE January transfer window is a little more than a week away and a number of players are being linked to Crystal Palace.According to the Daily Mirror, the Eagles are hoping to land Slovenian defender...
View ArticlePalace star vents frustration at decision to cancel James McArthur goal
CRYSTAL Palace defender Scott Dann was left to rue what might have been had team-mate James McArthur's goal at Manchester City stood.The defender watched the Scottish international place a header into...
View ArticleJoel Ward lifts the lid on new contract latest at Crystal Palace
PALACE defender Joel Ward has lifted the lid on his new contract negotiations, revealing he is not as close to signing a new deal as first thought.The defender and his representatives have been in...
View ArticleFormer Palace boss not ruling out shock Brighton move
TONY PULIS has not ruled out talking to Brighton & Hove Albion over their managerial vacancy, despite his links with Crystal Palace.The former Eagles boss is looking for a return to management...
View ArticleBrave Croydon girl defies doctors to serve up a treat
WHEN Alyssa dos Santos was born, her parents were told by doctors there was little hope she would ever walk or talk.Sixteen years on, she has proved everyone wrong and is now working in her spare time...
View ArticleAttempted robbery at Barclays Bank in Crystal Palace
THREE men reportedly tried to rob Barclay's Bank in Crystal Palace this morning (Tuesday).Police were called at 10.42am to reports of an attempted robbery at Barclay's Bank in Westow Hill but the...
View ArticleAmbulances 'not responding to serious calls quickly enough' in Croydon
AMBULANCES are failing to respond to the most serious calls in Croydon quickly enough and the numbers reaching patients inside their target time have fallen significantly, data shows.Only 54 per cent...
View ArticleSchoolboy brothers jailed for double Whitgift Centre stabbing and named for...
TWO schoolboy brothers have been jailed for five years after being convicted of stabbing two teenagers in a "vicious and unprovoked" attack in the Whitgift Centre in January.Recorder Judge Kenneth...
View ArticleCrystal Palace fan complains about official club mug which censored the word...
A CRYSTAL Palace fan has complained to the club after the word 'gay' was starred out in Dwight Gayle's name on an official mug.Eagles supporter Amanda Hollidge posted a photo of the mug on Twitter in...
View ArticleJames McArthur 22/1 to open scoring against Southampton with Bet Victor
Palace entertain Southampton on Friday and have a good record on Boxing Day losing just one of their five PL fixtures played on this day.Palace are 11/4 to get back to winning ways against the Saints,...
View ArticleCouncil leader slams government cuts as 'attack on Croydon'
COUNCIL leader Tony Newman has branded a cut to the authority's grant from central government as an "ongoing attack on Croydon" after 2015/6 budget figures were revealed last week by Whitehall.The...
View Article'Dogs are not just for Christmas' - Croydon dog warden
THE council's dog warden is urging that pooches are not just for Christmas and to consider adopting man's best friend this festive season.Tara Boswell, who has been Croydon Council's dog warden for...
View ArticleRush-hour trains from Coulsdon South late 'up to 83 per cent of the time'
RUSH-hour train services from Coulsdon South are so unreliable that they're late to Clapham Junction up to 83 per cent of the time, statistics published last week show.Network Rail performance data...
View ArticleScarlett's wish granted thanks to generous community donations
LITTLE Scarlett Hewitt started this year unable to walk unaided and with only faint hope of ever receiving the treatment required to reduce the effects of her cerebral palsy. But after a phenomenal...
View ArticleTwo Croydon stations to get step-free access but Norwood Junction overlooked
TWO of Croydon stations will get step-free access in the next round of government-funded upgrades, the Department for Transport has announced.Coulsdon South and Selhurst will both benefit from the...
View ArticleParking restrictions to be relaxed in bays and council car parks over...
PARKING restrictions in bays and council car parks will be relaxed over the Christmas and New Year period.The council has decided the whole borough will be free of parking enforcement on Christmas Day,...
View ArticleCrystal Palace 1–3 Southampton: Scott Dann grabs consolation for Eagles
THERE was little Christmas cheer at Selhurst Part this afternoon as Crystal Palace were on the end of a 3-1 hiding to an impressive Southampton side.The Eagles just couldn't get out of first gear for...
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