5.30AM WEATHER UPDATE: Snow falling in Surrey
SNOW has started to fall in Surrey this morning - and in higher parts of the county it has settled, giving a quarter inch layer on roads. Met Office radars show a small band of snow showers have moved...
View ArticleNew Addington function hall applies to stay open until 3am
A BANQUETING hall and wedding venue in New Addington has applied to host parties at the weekends – including Sundays – until 3am.The De Royal Banquet Hall, in King Henry's Drive, could face stern local...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help to find missing 15-year-old girl who could be in Croydon
POLICE have appealed for help to find a 15-year-old girl who has not been seen in three days and they believe could be in Croydon.Officers are concerned for Lauren Chandler, from Stoneleigh Road,...
View Article9am WEATHER UPDATE: Snow heavier than expected in Surrey - pictures
SATURDAY 9am UPDATE: SNOW is falling thickly in East Surrey and settling, making travelling on untreated roads increasingly difficult. The Met Office radar for 9am shows a band of snow showers moving...
View ArticleLight snow and cold weather forecast for Sunday morning in Croydon
THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as smatterings of snow in Croydon this morning are forecast to repeat tonight and into Sunday morning.The yellow warning for London and the South East...
View ArticleCroydon roofer 'prevents massive gas explosion' after going to wrong house
A ROOFER helped avert a massive gas explosion in Addiscombe when he went to the wrong address for a job.Shaun Ingram, 45, was due to visit a house in Dominion Road on Tuesday (January 27) to fix a new...
View ArticleMatthews Yard owner urges Croydon people to donate survival funds
THE founder of Matthews Yard has issued an urgent appeal for people to come forward with funds to ensure its survival.Saif Bonar, who started the cafe and co-working space back in 2012, said the...
View ArticlePalace lose for first time under Pardew after defeat to Everton
THE HONEYMOON is over for Alan Pardew as Crystal Palace lost for the first time under his reign as manager, beaten 1-0 by Everton in a drab Premier League clash at Selhurst Park in the Premier League....
View ArticlePardew: Crystal Palace lacked a "classic moment"
ALAN Pardew described how Palace lacked that "classic moment" today as his side picked up their first defeat under his stewardship in a 1-0 loss to Everton.Romelu Lukaku's tap in from two yards inside...
View ArticleChamakh breaks nose in Everton loss but should be fit for Leicester
MAROUANE Chamakh has a suspected broken nose following a clash with Seamus Coleman in Palace's 1-0 defeat to Everton on Saturday.The Moroccan had to be stretchered off after just 25 minutes and was...
View ArticleSurrey Street traders accuse Croydon Council of neglecting them
SURREY Street traders have accused the council of neglecting London's oldest street market and not wanting it to remain a part of Croydon's future.Traders told the Advertiser of their frustration at...
View ArticlePardew: Souare can be our Cabaye
PALACE'S newest signing, Pape Souare, could be the next Yohan Cabaye reckons boss Alan Pardew.The Senegalese international, who has been away representing his country at the African Cup of Nations...
View Article7am SURREY WEATHER SUNDAY UPDATE: More snow overnight
MORE snow has fallen overnight in East Surrey but children may be disappointed to part bedroom curtains today (Sunday) and see not enough lying to go tobogganing. Snow and sleet showers swept down from...
View ArticleChildren's literary festival to be part of Croydon Heritage make-up
PARK Hill Park will host a four day literary festival for Croydon schoolchildren as part of the borough's Heritage Festival this summer.The Flower Fairy Festival, inspired by the books of Croydon...
View ArticleMissing 15-year-old girl with links to Croydon found safe and well
MISSING teenager Lauren Chandler, who police believed could be in Croydon, was found safe and well in Tooting today.Police were searching for the 15-year-old after she was last seen in Sutton on...
View ArticleGovernors replaced at South Norwood school after SATs admin error
THE board of governors at a primary school has been replaced because it did not effectively investigate an admin error which led to the annulment of its maths SATs exams.An Interim Executive Board...
View ArticleBlue is the colour for new Purley cafe
A NEW café in Purley town centre is feeling blue for all the right reasons.Nathan Beck and wife Debbie, from Old Coulsdon, took over Café Nino in Brighton Road, Purley, six months ago and relaunched as...
View ArticleFurther international success for Palace as striker scores AFCON goal
CRYSTAL Palace striker Kwesi Appiah scored his first goal for Ghana this evening to help book his country a place in the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations tournament.Appiah, who was playing for...
View ArticleHopes of East Croydon rail bridge extension are raised
HOPES are rising that an extension to the new East Croydon rail bridge down to Cherry Orchard Road will be built.But at this stage it looks that it will be a temporary solution and that commuters will...
View ArticleDougie Freedman succeeds Stuart Pearce as Nottingham Forest manager
FORMER Crystal Palace boss Dougie Freedman has been appointed the new manager of Nottingham Forest.The Scot, sacked earlier in the season by Bolton, takes over from Stuart Pearce, who has been shown...
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