Harriet Harman's pink bus tour due to stop for meeting at venue Labour...
HARRIET Harman's pink bus campaign is to host a meeting tomorrow at a venue in Croydon the Labour council said could not be used for political purposes.The Addington Community Association was due to...
View ArticleCrystal Palace promise 'zero tolerance' approach as they threaten to ban...
CRYSTAL Palace have released a statement insisting that the people who threw coins in recent matches against Newcastle United and Liverpool will receive a indefinite ban.Last Wednesday, Newcastle...
View ArticleTWEETS OF THE WEEK: Was a cap-wearing Vladimir Putin shopping at a Croydon...
A SELECTION of random musings from the past couple of weeks, from Croydon's Twitter users...@VikkiJane: I think everyone in Croydon eats their meals on the bus@chrismads: Dear Capt. Charming on the...
View ArticleFirefighters work to free person trapped in overturned vehicle after Norbury...
FIRE crews are working to free a person trapped in an overturned vehicle after a collision this evening (February 17).A spokesman for London Fire Brigade said they received a call at 5pm to reports of...
View ArticlePalace supremo: Coin throwers will think twice now after new measures
AFTER Crystal Palace released an official statement on the coin-throwing incidents against Newcastle United and Liverpool, co-chairman Stephen Browett says those responsible are "most definitely not...
View ArticleHow much influence are big businesses like John Lewis having on Croydon's...
THE council has declined to reveal key details of top-level meetings between senior officers and big business discussing the future of the town centre.The Croydon Strategic Metropolitan Board (CSMB)...
View ArticleCroydon teacher criticises school after she is cleared of assaulting...
A TEACHER has been cleared of assaulting a nine-year-old pupil at a Croydon primary school.Mfon Itauma, 33, has accused the school of "scapegoating" her to hide its own failings after she was cleared...
View ArticleCrystal Palace duo defend Pape Souare and back him to succeed
CRYSTAL Palace defensive duo Brede Hangeland and Scott Dann felt new signing Pape Souare did well on his debut against Liverpool and expect him to settle into his new surroundings soon.The left-back...
View ArticlePalace produce solid 1-0 win against Ipswich Town as Glenn Murray and Adrian...
U21 Development League 2Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich TownPALACE U21s came away with a solid 1-0 win against Ipswich Town on Tuesday, thanks to Connor Dymond's early header.The midfielder, deployed in...
View ArticleAddiscombe nursery criticised by Ofsted for failing to 'ensure children's...
A NURSERY in Addiscombe has been criticised by Ofsted after an inspection exposed safety failings.Sandilands Pre-School could not guarantee the safety of children on its books because staff had "failed...
View ArticleUpper Norwood primary school seeks 'inspirational leader' after head teacher...
A primary school in Upper Norwood is advertising for a new head teacher.The position of head at All Saints CE Primary, Upper Beulah Hill, has been vacant since Jane Elliott stepped down last term. A...
View ArticleWoman held hostage by man with blowtorch threatening to burn down house in...
A WOMAN was held hostage by a man with a blowtorch at a house in a six-hour stand-off with armed police that ended in the early hours of this morning (February 18).Police say the man had made threats...
View ArticleENTER NOW! Do you own Croydon's Top Pet?
DO YOU own the area's cutest cat, most delightful dog or ravishing rabbit?Or perhaps you have a more unusual animal friend – an iguana, a snake, a gorilla (okay, maybe not that).The Croydon Advertiser...
View ArticleWe need to be on it against Arsenal, says Crystal Palace ace
CONFIDENCE is still high at Palace despite last weekend's FA Cup defeat to Liverpool, says defender Scott Dann.Had the Eagles won, they would have been into the quarter-finals and one game away from...
View ArticleFathers 4 Justice protestors and far-right activists gatecrash Labour's 'pink...
PROTESTORS claiming to be from New Fathers 4 Justice disrupted Harriet Harman's visit to New Addington this morning (Wednesday).The Labour deputy leader was visiting the estate's Addington Community...
View ArticlePolice say dating site conwoman Neelam Desai will not be prosecuted - because...
POLICE have told victims of a conwoman she will not be prosecuted - because she does not have any money to confiscate. Neelam Desai, 34, tricked men out of tens out thousands of pounds through a...
View ArticleJulian Speroni delight at FA Cup nod ahead of Palace team-mate Hennessey
JULIAN Speroni was delighted he was given the nod in the FA Cup against Liverpool last weekend.Wayne Hennessey had been deployed in cup competitions previously but Speroni retained his place instead,...
View ArticleCouncil says mysterious Matthews Yard visit was 'misunderstanding' as owner...
THE council says a mysterious incident involving a member of staff and a "burglary" at a town centre business was a "simple misunderstanding". Saif Bonar, owner of Matthews Yard, complained to the...
View ArticleAddiscombe man who flipped his car onto train tracks and seriously injured...
AN ADDISCOMBE man who overturned his car onto train tracks in Whyteleafe and caused serious injuries to one of his passengers has been jailed.Adam Hmimssa, of Vincent Road, 27, lost control of his...
View ArticleEx-TOWIE star Mark Wright to open new Croydon town centre nightclub
TV PRESENTER and former star of The Only Way is Essex, Mark Wright, is set to attend the opening of a new nightclub in the town centre next Friday (February 27).Wright will be playing a DJ set and...
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