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Number of people using Purley hospital's urgent care facilities falls by a third
A REVIEW has found the number of people using Purley War Memorial Hospital's urgent care services has dropped by a third in the six months since it was downgraded.The review by Croydon Clinical...
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Shola Ameobi on brink of Crystal Palace move
CRYSTAL Palace look set to agree terms with former Newcastle United forward Shola Ameobi.The 33-year-old was understood to be at the club's training ground on Tuesday.Should the Eagles complete the...
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Transfer Talk: Manchester United winger to complete cut-price Palace move
Manchester United's Wilfried Zaha has been tipped for a permanent switch back to Crystal Palace.After signing for the Red Devils from the Eagles two years ago for a fee up to £15m, it has been reported...
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Croydon man's Star Wars collection could raise more than £100,000 at auction
A LONG time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Star Wars action figures were just toys - but now they're selling for thousands of pounds. One Star Wars collector from Croydon, Craig Stevens, has put 75...
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CHRIS PHILP: The south of Croydon deserves a new, modern leisure facility
CHRIS Philp, the Conservative candidate in Croydon South at the General Election, reacts to the decision to keep Purley Pool open...ON MONDAY, following overwhelming public pressure, the council...
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Palace FA Cup tie with Liverpool or Bolton set for BT Sport
CRYSTAL Palace's FA Cup tie with either Liverpool or Bolton Wanderers has been selected for television coverage on Saturday, February 14.BT Sport will broadcast the fifth round clash at Selhurst Park...
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Boy, 12, arrested on suspicion of stabbing boy, 14, in Croydon town centre
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a 14-year-old boy in Croydon last night (Tuesday).Police were called at 7pm to reports of a stabbing in Ruskin Road where officers and...
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Crystal Palace fall to late hat-trick from trialist
U21 Development LeagueBrentford 3-0 PalacePALACE's U21 side fell to a disappointing 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Tuesday.Club captain Paddy McCarthy was given game time for Gary Issott's side, while...
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Man dies at betting shop in George Street, Croydon
A MAN died at a betting shop in Croydon town centre yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon.London Ambulance Service were called to a commercial premises – understood to be Paddy Power - in George Street at...
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Treble delight for Crystal Palace stars
CRYSTAL Palace skipper Mile Jedinak helped Australia to the final of the 2015 Asian Cup after the Socceroos beat the United Arab Emirates 2-0 in the semi-final this week.It is the second time in...
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Cheeky! Squirrels drive Croydon motorist nuts by 'eating' his new car
A Croydon motorist has fallen foul to a group of rogue rodents who gnawed their way through parts of his new car.Tony Steeles, from Croydon, found parts of his brand new Toyota Aygo chewed to bits by...
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Pensioner seriously injured after collision with lorry at Purley Cross
A MAN in his 80s was seriously injured after he was involved in a collision with a lorry at Purley Cross at lunchtime today (Wednesday). The accident happened at around 12.30pm at the junction of...
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COWARDS! Fly-tippers flee after dumping two tonnes of junk in Waddon
A PAIR of fly-tippers who dumped two tonnes of building waste in a Waddon cul-de-sac have been branded "cowards".Croydon Council officers were called to Lysander Road on the Imperial Way trading estate...
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Croydon man's Boba Fett Star Wars action figure sells for £18,000
A BOBA Fett action figure from 1980 sold by a Croydon Star Wars fanatic has fetched a record £18,000 at auction. Craig Stevens paid just £50 for the figure when he bought it in 1990, though it cost...
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Palace looking to wrap up £4.75m midfielder swoop
Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of Queens Park Rangers midfielder Jordon Mutch.The fee is believed to be around £4.75m for the former Cardiff City man.Rangers want Fraizer Campbell as part...
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Crystal Palace midfielder joins Cardiff City
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Stuart O'Keefe has left the club to join Championship side Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half year deal at the Cardiff City...
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Professional food market off Purley Way set to close after less than a year...
A PROFESSIONAL food market launched as a new concept last March off Purley Way is to close its doors after less than a year.Food supplier Brakes, which has been delivering products to the catering...
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Crystal Palace vs Everton teaser: Can you name the Toffees defender?
THE Crystal Palace star, pictured here during an Eagles v Everton clash in the early 90s, is obviously John Salako.But can you name the away side's defender pictured by Neil Everitt, trying to stop the...
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Palace 15/1 to win from behind again versus Everton
Everton travel to Selhurst Park this weekend having lost their last five Premier League away games on the run and it is hard to see why they should be favourites, albeit marginal ones, against a...
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Electoral Commission investigates Labour for failing to declare front page...
LABOUR failed to declare a front page advert taken out in a Croydon newspaper in last year's election expenses.The Electoral Commission has launched an investigation into why the four-page...
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