What's going on here? Solve this mys-tree
PEOPLE may well wonder what a 10ft-tall fake tree adorned with a face and 100 international flags has to do with Croydon.The answer is that it was one of a number of Croydon entries in the London New...
View ArticleTRANSFER TALK: Jermain Defoe to Crystal Palace rumours gather pace
Jermain Defoe could become Alan Pardew's first signing as Crystal Palace boss.The diminutive forward has returned to England this morning and former club Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that he would be...
View ArticleFAN VIEW: Why Crystal Palace coach Keith Millen is the club's unsung hero
COLUMNIST Alex White pays a special tribute to Crystal Palace's perennial caretaker boss...I would like to take a moment to pay a huge amount of respect to, yet again, the unsung hero that is Keith...
View ArticleWaitrose to open new Coulsdon depot in March
SUPERMARKET chain Waitrose's new online grocery depot in Coulsdon will open on March 3, the supermarket has announced.The new 80,000 sq ft centre in Ullswater Crescent will employ up to 450 people by...
View ArticleCrystal Palace have fantastic fans, says long-standing Dover supporter
A DOVER Athletic supporter who lives in Croydon has praised the Crystal Palace fans for their support and behaviour towards the opposition before, during and after last weekend's FA Cup tie.Paul...
View ArticleCroydon strippers donate punters' coats and food to the homeless
STRIPPERS from a Croydon town centre club have repeated their Christmas appeal in aid of the homeless.Larry Flynt's Hustler Club, in Crown Hill, has once again cleared its cloakroom of all the jackets...
View ArticleI've spoken to Jason Puncheon about his inappropriate behaviour, says Crystal...
CRYSTAL Palace boss Alan Pardew has confirmed reports in the national press that winger Jason Puncheon was involved in a war of words with football fans.It was reported that Puncheon was drunk and...
View ArticlePardew: Finishing a place above dropzone enough to continue building Palace
ALAN Pardew has admitted that he'd be satisfied with finishing one place above the relegation zone this year.After witnessing what Tony Pulis did at the club last season, the task of following his work...
View ArticlePalace boss tight-lipped on Swansea star and former England ace
CRYSTAL Palace boss Alan Pardew says co-chairman Steve Parish has given him funding assurances to bring in new players this month.A striker has been touted as the number one area to improve within the...
View ArticleTwo men from Croydon jailed for 23 years for stabbing property developer to...
THREE men who stabbed a property developer to death while trying to rob him of drugs have been jailed for a total of 35 years.Afyon Saint-Hilaire, 22, was ambushed and knifed in the leg in his car...
View ArticleCroydon's Allen Taekwondo Academy has successful 2014
THE year of 2014 was a very successful one for Allen Taekwondo Academy, based in Thornton Heath.After Stephanie Allen stepped down from the GB Taekwondo Academy, she is now working twice as hard to...
View ArticleCrystal Palace boss Alan Pardew salutes the Holmesdale Fanatics
CRYSTAL Palace boss Alan Pardew says every club in the Premier League would like to have supporters like the Holmesdale Fanatics.Pardew is all set for his first game in charge at Selhurst Park against...
View ArticleBudget supermarket Aldi holding recruitment day for jobs at its new Coulsdon...
Aldi is holding a recruitment day today (January 9) as the budget retailer seeks staff for its new store in Coulsdon.Those interested in a job at the new supermarket have been asked to bring their CV...
View ArticleMeet the New Addington woman with TWELVE dogs
A CANINE-CRAZY woman from New Addington is so besotted with man's best friend that she lives with 12 DOGS.Emma Morris, 26, rescued her first pet, Doodles, six years ago and her Pedigree Chum bill has...
View ArticleFamily of Croydon toddler who made miracle recovery from leukaemia made homeless
A TODDLER who made a miraculous recovery from leukaemia has been left without a home after a housing association placed his family in a 'void' property.Three-year-old J'Ssiah Brown, from Kenley, was...
View ArticleJedinak on target as Australia start Asian Cup with victory
CRYSTAL Palace skipper Mile Jedinak was on target to help Australia kick off their Asian Cup campaign with victory today (Friday). Jedinak netted the third goal from the penalty spot as the hosts came...
View ArticleNick Clegg slams radio caller 'Omar from Croydon' over Charlie Hebdo Paris...
DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg denounced a Croydon caller to his LBC radio phone-in who suggested that American foreign policy may be to blame for the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris.A man, who...
View ArticleTransfer talk: Palace set to swoop for South Korean star
CRYSTAL Palace are targeting a January move to sign Bolton Wanderers midfielder Lee Chung-yong, according to reports. The South Korean international, who is currently away in Australia for the Asian...
View ArticleInterview with Cavern Club owner Ray McFall - who has died aged 88 - by his...
RAY McFall, who helped launch the careers of The Beatles as owner of Liverpool's legendary Cavern Club, has died aged 88. After being declared bankrupt in 1966, McFall closed the club and lived the...
View ArticlePremier League predictions: Can Palace halt Tottenham's good form?
After the excitement of the FA Cup third round, it is back to the bread and butter this week as the Premier League returns. And Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew takes charge for the first time at...
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