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'Mindless destruction' in Selhurst after Crystal Palace triumph over Charlton...
TROUBLE during Crystal Palace's derby victory over Charlton led to ten arrests and culminated in away fans damaging cars outside Selhurst Park.Charlton supporters ripped-up seating and lit flares...
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John Adams: Why we need to look again the gender barriers fathers face
PARENTING is still considered women's work but increasing numbers of men play an active role in raising their children. It's important to highlight the gender barriers men face as parents and that's...
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Ark Oval Primary rated good by Ofsted
ARK Oval Primary has been rated "good" in its first Ofsted report.Inspectors who visited the East Croydon academy in December praised staff for their quality of teaching and for encouraging pupils to...
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Ian Holloway was 'key factor' in Stephen Dobbie's move from Brighton to...
PALACE loan signing Stephen Dobbie says manager Ian Holloway was a key factor in him making the short trip up the M23 from the Eagles' fiercest rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.The 30-year-old...
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Contractors to be 'paid per poo' in pilot to clean up dog mess in Croydon
A HIT squad of private dog mess police are to be paid £45 for every owner they catch failing to clean up after their pooch, under new council plans.Private company Xfor, already used by other local...
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Croydon Commitment offering community groups a share of £24,000 funding
INSPIRATIONAL groups hoping to make lives of Croydon people better are being offered the chance to get some extra funding.Croydon Commitment, the corporate charity supported by local businesses, is...
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Addington High head teacher resigns
THE headmaster of troubled Addington High School, Tim Davies, has resigned and will leave at the end of next week.The news, announced by the school's governors on Wednesday, came a day after their...
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Subway sack New Addington woman by text message 'after she complains over...
A LONG-TERM job seeker who found work through the Government's flagship employment scheme is out of a job again after being sacked by text message.After spending nine months out of work, Hannah Sturdy...
View ArticlePalace defender: Williams one of the best I've come across
CRYSTAL Palace defender Peter Ramage believes the noise from the club's supporters fans at Watford on Friday night spurred the side on to get something out of the game.Having fought back from two goals...
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Croydon University Hospital A&E head 'shocked' at letter
KATHRYN Channing, head of service in Croydon University Hospital's A&E, said her staff were shocked after a letter went to chief executive John Goulston from A&E staff branding the department...
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Temporary Croydon police commander promises to look at having base in...
TEMPORARY borough commander Richard Wood says he is "keen to explore the option" of having a police station or base in the north of Croydon.Chief Superintendent Wood arrived from Greenwich this week to...
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Kevin Phillips, 39, keen for final year in the Premier League - with Crystal...
KEVIN Phillips says he would love to get a final crack at the Premier League – with Palace.At 39 years old, the veteran striker has scored goals wherever he has been and looked very bright after coming...
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Tributes to Croydon stalwart who led Scouts for 53 years
TRIBUTES have been paid to one of the country's longest-serving female Scout leaders, who died last week after devoting 53 years of her life to the movement.Addiscombe stalwart Margaret Brownett died...
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New school linked to Catholic group Opus Dei to open in Croydon
A PRIVATE school linked to a 'secretive' Catholic organisation made famous by the best-selling book The Da Vinci Code is to open in Croydon.The Cedars School is the first senior school in the country...
View ArticleSurvey shows 30% of Croydon University Hospital staff would not want relative...
IN A bad week for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, figures obtained by the Advertiser show the hospital's record for dealing with the highest needs patients within four hours has dropped from third...
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Croydon University Hospital's £15million plan to revamp A&E
IN HIS first interview since taking over the role permanently, Croydon's hospital chief John Goulston tells David Churchill building work may start on a new state-of-the-art A&E unit this year....
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Croydon North MP Steve Reed calls for government enquiry into high number of...
A FULL government inquiry into Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has been called for following fresh questions over an unusually high number of deaths – 150 more than expected – at Croydon University...
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Croydon's minority groups will be hit hardest by benefit cuts, says community...
THE looming cap on benefits will disproportionately affect Croydon's black and ethnic population, community leaders have warned.From April, Croydon will be one of only four local authorities to trial...
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Croydon College evacuated following fire still "under investigation"
SCORES of Croydon College students and staff were evacuated from the building last night (Monday) after a blaze broke out in the beauty suite's utility room.Around 100 people were forced to leave the...
View ArticleEDITOR'S BLOG: The Valentine's story we'll (possibly) never publish
THIS job has many frustrations, but one of the biggest are those stories you'd love to publish - but simply can't.Usually, the law of the land gets in the way and prevents juicy tidbits making the...
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