Opposition View: We are in form and I think Liverpool will sneak Palace...
The Advertiser spoke to Liverpool fan Graeme Huddy ahead of this afternoon's FA Cup clash, and he feels the Reds will come away with a narrow win...Liverpool don't like Selhurst Park, do they? Bad...
View ArticleFive-star hygiene eateries in Croydon are keeping it clean
LAST week, the Advertiser revealed which Croydon eateries came rock bottom in last year's food hygiene ratings.Now we speak to some of those who are celebrating top marks in inspections.To receive five...
View ArticleFAN VIEW: Alan Pardew is in it for the long haul at Crystal Palace
OUR columnist and Five Year Plan fanzine editor ROB SUTHERLAND on why - unlike previous managerial appointments - Alan Pardew represents a long-term proposition for Crystal Palace...THE road to Premier...
View ArticleEx-drug addict turned counsellor hopes to get Croydon addicts clean
A FORMER drug addict and smuggler who turned his life around to open a counselling service in Harley Street has started helping Croydon addicts.Mark Dempster, a 50-year-old addiction counsellor and...
View ArticleCroydon Council chief investigates mysterious retail officer visit to...
THE council's chief executive has promised to investigate why a member of staff told a business owner he was investigating a break-in that never happened.The mysterious incident occurred on January 26...
View ArticleCrystal Palace 1–2 Liverpool: Eagles dumped on Valentine's Day by...
CRYSTAL Palace are out of the FA Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool this evening.It looked to have been another memorable game against the Reds after Fraizer Campbell had given Palace the...
View ArticleCoulsdon high school 'elated' after latest 'good' Ofsted report
A HEAD teacher is "elated" after his school's grade was bumped up from 'requires improvement' to 'good' this week by the education watchdog.Ofsted inspectors said Woodcote High School, in Coulsdon,...
View ArticleFamily and school pay tribute to South Croydon boy, 16, who died of cardiac...
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who died of a cardiac arrest three days before Christmas has been remembered as a deep thinker with an amazing humour and a deep love of life.Paul Herbert, from South Croydon, was...
View ArticlePalace boss: No excuses, Liverpool deserved FA Cup win
PALACE boss Alan Pardew accepted that Saturday's FA Cup opponents Liverpool deserved their victory at Selhurst Park.The Eagles were below-par, particular in the second half after the Reds had turned...
View ArticleKenley Young Reporters' Club: Review of Riddlesdown Collegiate's production...
This week, Kenley Young Reporters' Club turned their hand to theatre review, as they witnessed Riddlesdown Collegiate's production of Les Miserables.Set in 19th-century France, we follow Jean Valjean...
View ArticleProud Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish fires a broadside at Liverpool on...
CRYSTAL Palace chairman Steve Parish had a message for gloating Liverpool fans on Twitter, after a few got a little carried away in the aftermath of their FA Cup victory at Selhurst Park.The Eagles...
View ArticleCroydon Council meeting sandwiches the latest victim of cuts
IF YOU see a Croydon councillor munching on a meat and two bread at a future town hall meeting, rest easy - it won't be a taxpayer-funded snack they are munching.Pre-meeting refreshments have been...
View ArticleWe weren't up to standard against Liverpool, says Crystal Palace star
CRYSTAL Palace defender Scott Dann was left to rue what might have been in the FA Cup after the Eagles 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday.With Palace two games way from featuring at Wembley in the...
View ArticleIt wasn't a foul on Mario Balotelli before goal, says Crystal Palace man
SCOTT Dann was disappointed with referee Robert Madley's decision to award Mario Balotelli a free-kick in the build-up to Liverpool's winning goal on Sunday.The Italian went down after it appeared his...
View ArticleTHE ADVERTISER SAYS: Westfield will bring short-term pain but long-term gain...
SO now we know. From around this time next year – CPO inquiry not withstanding – Croydon's flagship shopping centre will be bulldozed.It won't open again for at least another 34 months.That's a pretty...
View ArticleWhat can I do with the kids this half-term in and around Croydon?
HALF-TERM holidays are here – when the weather is gloomy it can be a difficult time of year to keep the kids amused but we have some ideas for places to go in Croydon and a little further afield...£2...
View ArticleLord Sugar's runner-up Bianca Miller to honour Croydon's apprentices
ONE of the stars of the Apprentice TV series and former Croydon businesswoman, Bianca Miller, will be taking another key role on March 11 when she speaks at the first Croydon Apprenticeship graduation...
View ArticleDevastated family of former Croydon Council worker who died from...
THE distraught widow of a former Croydon Council painter and decorator who died from asbestos-related cancer is appealing to his former colleagues for help securing justice.Harry Russell, of...
View ArticlePurley and Kenley flooding: One year on
IT IS a year since parts of south Croydon was submerged under water as severe wet weather caused flooding so bad Croydon Council declared a major incident.Twelve months on residents have returned to...
View ArticleFirst picture of gunman who shot couple 15 times during terrifying attack in...
THIS is the first picture of the gunman who shot a young couple 15 times during a terrifying attack in a South Croydon flat. Zarak McKoy, 23, forced his way into Channel Wilson's home in Kingsdown...
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