Palace U21s play out six-goal thriller at Swansea City
U21 Development League 2Swansea City 3-3 PalaceCRYSTAL Palace's U21 side played a six-goal thriller away to Swansea City on Monday night and had to thank Connor Dymond for rescuing a point with a...
View ArticleFormer Croydon schoolboy regains consciousness after suffering head injury...
A YOUNG footballer who was left in a coma after suffering a head injury during a match has regained consciousness. Kariym Irving, 22, was involved in a clash of heads while playing for Redhill FC...
View ArticleFLASHBACK: The voice of Croydon's trams - revealed
Here's a dip back into our archives from February 2012, when the Advertiser caught up with the man whose voice greets thousands of tram passengers every day....THIS famous face has been a fixture on TV...
View ArticleCroydon people 'among the most generous in the world'
Croydon people are among the most generous in the world, according to figures released by fundraising website JustGiving.In 2014, more than 13 million people raised £358 million for 13,000 causes via...
View ArticleCoulsdon bypass speed limit bumped up to 40mph after campaign victory
CAMPAIGNERS are hailing victory after the speed limit along much of Coulsdon's bypass was bumped up to 40mph this week. Since the road's construction in 2007, the limit along the northern half of the...
View ArticleLooking for love? Get yourself to Croydon
IF YOU are looking for love this Valentine's weekend, you could do worse than come to Croydon, it seems.A dating website has released data showing it has more singletons on its books from Croydon than...
View ArticleSuspected benefit cheats arrested in early morning Croydon raid
THREE people were arrested on suspicion of benefit fraud in a council and police raid of two Croydon homes early yesterday morning.Both households are suspected of falsely claiming their marriages have...
View ArticleTwo cars involved in Coulsdon Road crash
EMERGENCY services have been called to a traffic collision involving two cars in Coulsdon Road. London Ambulance Service (LAS), police and firefighters from Croydon station attended the scene following...
View ArticleTramlink boss rules out South Croydon and Crystal Palace extensions for the...
THOSE hoping to see the Tramlink extended down to South Croydon are likely to be disappointed for a good while yet.The woman in charge of Croydon's iconic mode of transport has driven the idea of a new...
View ArticlePalace strike trio 7/1 to score opening goal against Newcastle
Crystal Palace have now picked up more points in four PL games (9) since Alan Pardew returned to Selhurst Park than they had in their previous eleven (8) after another excellent win on the road this...
View ArticleSurvey finds 'alarming' number of secondary school pupils in Croydon have...
A THIRD of secondary school pupils in Croydon have smoked shisha, a survey has found.The "alarming" findings show shisha - or waterpipes - are gaining popularity among young people even as smoking...
View ArticlePalace star wants home form turnaround with win against Newcastle
JOE Ledley says Palace need to get a win against Newcastle United to improve their home form.On the road recently, the Eagles have been excellent, and Ledley hopes the club can move on to 29 points...
View ArticlePalace fans backed to create hot atmosphere as Pardew faces old flame
CRYSTAL Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni is hoping the club's fans put in another "good display" and create a hot atmosphere for the visit of Newcastle United tonight.With manager Alan Pardew set to...
View ArticleYouTube hit 'taxi driver' in angry rant at police raids on suspected benefit...
THE dawn raids which led to the arrest of three alleged benefit cheats in Croydon have provoked a huge online response, with many people questioning whether the police were heavy-handed. Council...
View ArticleCroydon fly-tipper fined after resident exposed his crime on Facebook
A CROYDON fly-tipper has been brought to book after his crime was witnessed by a resident who mentioned the incident on his Facebook page.Amir Ben Malik, of Kidderminster Road, Broad Green, admitted...
View ArticleMinistry of Defence say Kenley Airfield is safe despite plans to sell off land
THE Ministry of Defence has confirmed it does not have plans to sell Kenley Airfield after announcing land across the country would be sold to save money.At the end of January Michael Fallon, Secretary...
View ArticlePalace star predicts heated affair with Newcastle tonight
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder James McArthur believes tonight's clash with Newcastle United will be a "heated affair" as Alan Pardew comes up against his former club.The boss quit Tyneside after four years...
View ArticleAcademy group pulls plug on South Norwood police station school weeks after...
SOUTH Norwood police station will not be opening as a school in September after the group behind the plan pulled out. The building, in Oliver Grove, was due to become STEM Academy Croydon Gateway later...
View ArticleCoulsdon clergyman appears in court to deny historical child abuse and sexual...
A CHRISTIAN pastor accused of child abuse as well as sexual and indecent assaults against three girls under 16 denied all the charges against him in court today (February 11).Howard Curtis, 72, pleaded...
View ArticleMan admits punching young mother in front of her children in unprovoked...
A MAN punched a young mother in the head during an unprovoked attack outside a doctors' surgery in Croydon.Cyril Atula, 20, attacked the woman as she left St James Medical Centre, in St James's Road,...
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