Brighton Road delays after crash between car and bus
TRAFFIC was held up on Brighton Road, South Croydon, briefly on Sunday night after a crash between a car and a bus.Police were called and temporary diversion were put in place after the collision, at...
View ArticleHow do we halt the brain drain from Croydon's schools?
LESS than half of the top-performing children in Croydon's primary schools go on to attend one of the town's state secondary schools.Despite recent improvements in GCSE results, 52 per cent of pupils...
View ArticleCold weather causes burst water main in Norbury
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Isham Road, Norbury in the early hours of this morning after a water main burst due to cold weather.Frost caused the pipe, near the junction of Tisbury Road, to burst and a...
View ArticleTRANSFER TALK: Crystal Palace close in on Bolton winger, Liverpool full-back...
Crystal Palace could add to their squad on transfer deadline day, despite already signing four players in the January window.Reports suggest Alan Pardew is still keen on Bolton winger Lee Chung-Yong,...
View ArticleTrial date set for Croydon recruitment firm boss and six colleagues accused...
A PROVISIONAL date has been set for the trial of a recruitment agency boss accused of claiming more than £200,000 in bogus expenses for sign language services.Stephen Dering, 37, is alleged to have...
View ArticleCrystal Palace transfer deadline day - LIVE!
TRANSFER deadline day is here once again and the Advertiser is following the latest from Crystal Palace via our live blog. Alan Pardew has already signed four players in this window and the signs are...
View ArticleNOON WINDOW UPDATE: Crystal Palace edge towards Zaha deal plus Gouffran and...
CRYSTAL Palace and Manchester United are reportedly discussing a deal to make Wilfried Zaha's loan return to Selhurst Park a permanent move.Zaha struggled to make an impression on the United first team...
View ArticleCrystal Palace make first deadline day signing
CRYSTAL Palace have made their first signing of transfer deadline day, but it is not Chung Yong Lee or Wilfried Zaha. No, the Eagles have swooped to sign Andreas Breimyr from Norwegian side Bryne FK....
View ArticleCroydon's small businesses know their value after council contract boost
A SCHEME which will help small businesses win more council contracts was launched last week.At the heart of Value Croydon is the decision to take a long, hard look at the complexities of the contract...
View ArticleTottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor 'turns down Crystal Palace move'
EMMANUEL Adebayor has reportedly rejected a surprise deadline day move to Crystal Palace.According to the Daily Mirror, Alan Pardew was keen to sign the frontman on loan but he has turned down the...
View ArticleDONE DEAL! Crystal Palace complete deal to bring Zaha home from Manchester...
Wilfried Zaha is set to complete a permanent deal from Manchester United to Crystal Palace, the Croydon Advertiser understands.The winger, on loan at Selhurst Park, is currently undergoing a...
View ArticleVOTE: Who is Crystal Palace's best January signing?
BEFORE deadline day, Alan Pardew had brought four new players to Crystal Palace during the January window. First, Yaya Sanogo arrived on loan from Arsenal then, in the space of a week, Shola Ameobi,...
View ArticleFamily appeal for help to find young soldier from Norbury missing for three...
THE family of a young soldier from Norbury who has been missing for three weeks have appealed for help to find him.Steven Mubanga, a trainee British Army soldier, was last seen on January 11 when he...
View ArticleCrystal Palace set to snap up Bolton winger
BOLTON winger Lee Chung-Yong has arrived at Crystal Palace's Beckenham training ground ahead of a likely deadline day move, the Advertiser can reveal.The 26-year -old and his agent were seen driving...
View ArticleShola Ameobi: Alan Pardew was the key factor in my Crystal Palace move
NEW Crystal Palace striker Shola Ameobi says the lure of working with his old Newcastle boss Alan Pardew once again was too good to turn down.Ameobi, 33, joined Palace as a free agent on a deal until...
View Article'Jealous' boyfriend beat his girlfriend to death in a row over Facebook...
A BOYFRIEND "driven by jealousy and anger" murdered his vulnerable young girlfriend with a sustained beating after she refused to give him the password to her Facebook account, the Old Bailey heard...
View ArticleHead of Croydon private school brands league tables a 'mockery'
THE school league tables have been branded a "mockery" by a Croydon head teacher after some of the borough's top private schools placed last following changes to which qualifications are...
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL! Wilfried Zaha confirms return 'home' to Crystal Palace
IN THE words of Gary Barlow, he's back for good!Just before 7pm on Monday night, Wilfried Zaha effectively confirmed that his permanent move back to Crystal Palace from Man Utd had gone through - with...
View ArticleCrystal Palace sign promising striker
CRYSTAL Palace have signed a young striker - a week after he put in an impressive display against the Eagles' under-21 side.Keshi Anderson has joined for an undisclosed fee from non-league Barton...
View ArticleCrystal Palace midfielder Barry Bannan heads to Bolton on loan
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Barry Bannan has sealed a deadline day loan move to Bolton Wanderers.The Scotsman, who arrived at Palace during the 2013 summer window, has struggled to nail down a regular...
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