Study reveals Croydon is home to the nicest and most sympathetic people in...
Croydon is home to London's nicest people, according to a study on personality types.The study, conducted by Cambridge academics, found that the nicest and most sympathetic people were more likely to...
View ArticleExclusive: Croydon University Hospital hires '£5,000 per day' QC to fight...
CROYDON University Hospital has hired a QC who charges between £4,000 and £5,000 a day to help appeal a tribunal's verdict that it sacked a senior doctor for whistleblowing.Figures obtained by the...
View ArticleFormer pupils of Olympian Dorothy Tyler MBE wanted
Croydon Harriers' Mike Fleet is set to complete his biography of quadruple Olympian Dorothy Tyler MBE (1920-2014), and he is looking for a quote or anecdote from some of Dorothy's former pupils when...
View ArticleAlan Pardew wants me to make things happen, says Palace midfielder
PALACE midfielder Barry Bannan is enjoying life under Alan Pardew, after starting the last two games under the new manager.Bannan started the game against Tottenham last weekend after an impressive...
View ArticlePHOTO: Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha spotted at West Croydon salon
LOOK who we found at a West Croydon salon today (Wednesday) - none other than Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha.Advertiser photographer David Cook spotted the familiar face while taking pictures at the...
View ArticlePolice appeal after bus driver headbutted in unprovoked attack by flat...
POLICE have asked the public's help to identify a man suspected of headbutting the driver of a 119 bus while he was on his break at Collonades Leisure Park.They believe a passenger who had earlier...
View ArticleAttractive 40/1 price on Palace striker to score only goal at Burnley
After a magnificent win against Spurs last weekend Crystal Palace completed an excellent week when signing Arsenal's French U21 international Yaya Sanogo on loan until the end of the season.Eagles'...
View ArticleDealer who supplied crack cocaine and heroin jailed after major London Road...
A DRUG dealer snared in a major police operation to tackle drug and gang crime in London Road has been jailed for supplying crack cocaine and heroin.Jason Kissi-Brown, 34, from Bromley, was jailed for...
View ArticleNothing less than a Palace win at Burnley will do, insists Eagles star
CRYSTAL Palace winger Jason Puncheon says nothing less than a win will do at Burnley on Saturday.The matchwinner against Tottenham last weekend believes the Eagles need to keep the same approach at...
View ArticleCroydon South MP Sir Richard Ottaway criticises Iraq War Chilcot inquiry delay
CROYDON South MP Sir Richard Ottaway has called Sir John Chilcot to give evidence to MPs on why his report on the inquiry into the Iraq War has been delayed.Sir Richard, chairman of the Commons Foreign...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing Coulsdon pensioner found safe and well
A man who went missing from Coulsdon on Tuesday morning has been found.Richard Bosanquet, 65, went missing from his home at around 9.30am yesterday, but was found safe and well this morning.
View ArticleJulian Speroni - Humble, kind, loyal, role model, a Crystal Palace legend
Online columnist for the Advertiser and Palace fan Dan Gibbs reflects on a fantastic Question and Answer evening in Croydon with Eagles goalkeeper Julian Speroni to kick off his testimonial year…NIGHTS...
View ArticleCroydon school marks anniversary of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs' death with moving...
AT 12.50pm on Tuesday students at Archbishop Tenison's school released dozens of balloons into the sky to mark exactly a year since the death of their friend and classmate Daniel Spargo-Mabbs. Tied to...
View Article'Unreservedly admired' Addiscombe doctor who was shot and almost killed...
AN "UNRESERVEDLY admired" Addiscombe doctor who was expected to die in 1944 from injuries sustained in the Second World War, has passed away aged 90.Dr Leonard Williams joined the GP practice at number...
View ArticleWest Brom boss compares midfielder to Crystal Palace powerhouse
Former Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis has compared his West Bromwich Albion midfielder Claudio Yacob to Eagles star Mile Jedinak.Jedinak, renowned for his robust play in the middle of the park, has...
View ArticleTransfer talk: Palace plot move for French striker
Crystal Palace are reportedly planning to table a bid for Hoffenheim striker Anthony Modeste. The 26-year-old French forward is said to be a target for the Eagles and their Premier League rivals West...
View ArticleHead teacher of school based in South Norwood police station wants to turn...
THE head teacher of a school based in a former police station plans to turn the cells into robotics training labs.Adrian Miller is to lead STEM Academy Croydon Gateway, a new college to open in South...
View ArticleTransfer Talk: Could huge wage demands scupper potential Palace move for...
Former Tottenham and Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov is eyeing a move back to London, according to online rumours.The likes of Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace are potential destinations...
View ArticleGraffiti artist's tribute to Ricky Gervais character and chilled out...
A GRAFFITI artist in Croydon has taken inspiration from Slough's most inspirational chilled out entertainer David Brent.Plastered on a wall behind the Sofa Store, in Purley Way, are the words 'I did...
View ArticleWoman charged with burglary of elderly Parkinson's and dementia sufferer's...
A WOMAN has been charged with the burglary of an elderly Parkinson's and Dementia sufferer's house in South Norwood.An 80-year-old woman, who lives in Coe Avenue, had cash and ornaments stolen on a...
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