Youngest Palace side leave it late to get to final
THE youngest ever Crystal Palace Ladies side to pull on the Eagles shirt left it to last minute before seeing off a determined Westfield side to march into the final of the Surrey County Cup against...
View ArticleEqualiser spoils party for Crystal Palace U21s
CRYSTAL Palace U21s had to settle for a point against Newcastle United's U21s on Monday evening at Selhurst Park.Aaron Wilbraham gave the Eagles the lead after they had missed a penalty through Ibra...
View ArticleCroydon libraries contract up for grabs after deal falls through
THE running of the borough's libraries is up for grabs again after the contract with the preferred bidder fell through.John Laing Integrated Services (JILS), the former preferred bidder, says it will...
View ArticleCroydon council tax rise approved after heated debate
THE council tax and budget for next year were approved on Tuesday evening.Council tax will rise this year by 1.85 per cent, the first increase since 2010, as reported in last week's Advertiser.Total...
View Article'Crystal Palace home form is remarkable - but away we're dreadful'
WITHOUT a win on the road for nine league games it's fair to say that Crystal Palace's away form is dreadful at the moment for a team chasing promotion to the Premier League, writes Stephen Bridle.Our...
View ArticleCroydon MP's mental health Bill becomes law
CROYDON Central MP Gavin Barwell's legislation on mental health officially passes into law today (Friday).The Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill aims to break down barriers that infringe the rights of...
View ArticleAmputee walks one mile across Croydon to raise money for rehab ward
AN AMPUTEE walked for more than one mile across Croydon to raise money for his rehab ward.Ian Wilkinson walked from the Travelodge, in Wellesley Road, to the Two Brewers pub, in Gloucester Road, on...
View ArticlePoor away form slowing Crystal Palace promotion charge
CRYSTAL Palace head to Pride Park this evening looking for their first away win since beating Peterborough United on November 10.And on Tuesday, Ian Holloway's men welcome fellow promotion chasers Hull...
View ArticleThree arrested in drugs raids in Carshalton and Sutton
POLICE ducked for cover as a metal shotgun ammunition box containing 126 bags of cannabis was hurled from a first-floor window.Officers were trying to force entry through the front door of the...
View ArticleCroydon teacher facing jail after conning colleagues out of £20,000 by faking...
THIS picture shows a Croydon teacher about to guzzle luxury Champagne, having conned colleagues out of £20,000 – by "repeatedly" lying about having terminal cancer.Ursula Rose, a teacher at Oasis...
View ArticleCable thieves targeting Croydon, says BT security manager
HUNDREDS of residents and businesses had their phone and internet lines cut for more than a week – after underground cables were damaged in a suspected theft attempt.BT cables covering "a wide area" in...
View ArticleCroydon says goodbye to 'big softie', who dedicated her life to the borough
PATRICIA Crouch was born in Croydon, lived here all her life and spent more than 25 years policing its streets.Today (Friday) the borough says goodbye to someone who dedicated her life in its...
View ArticleChildcare Fashion Show and Art Exhibition on Children's Rights
On Thursday 28 February 2013 the Childcare department held a fashion show and art exhibition to showcase their learning on children's rights. The event took place in Nightingales restaurant with the...
View ArticleKeith Millen says Crystal Palace will not change style of play against Derby...
PALACE assistant manager Keith Millen says the Eagles will not be changing their style of play ahead of tonight's game against Derby County at Pride Park.Millen acknowledges the team have not won away...
View ArticleDuo jailed for robbery of mini-cab driver
TWO robbers have been jailed for stealing money from a mini-cab driver and injuring him with a concrete block. Aaron Mizen, 32, and Natalie Bivand, 31, attacked the driver while he was taking them to...
View ArticleDerby County 0-1 Palace: Bolasie strike arrests Eagles away form as Speroni...
CRYSTAL Palace picked up their first away win for nearly four months with a 1-0 win at Derby County tonight.Eagles winger Yannick Bolasie got the winner after just 13 minutes when he went around Rams...
View ArticleFigures show 43 hurt on or near school crossings due to be scrapped by...
FORTY-THREE people have been injured in traffic collisions on or near 10 school crossings set to be scrapped by the council.Figures for accidents over the past three years appear to indicate how...
View ArticleYannick Bolasie: Sheffield Wednesday performance gave me confidence boost
YANNICK BOLASIE says he was happy with his second half performance at Hillsborough and hopes to take that form into the rest of the season.And with a Friday night game next up for the Eagles, the...
View ArticleCoulsdon sports bar has late licence bid turned down
A COULSDON snooker venue's application to sell alcohol until 2am, two days a week, has been turned down.Frames Sports Bar, in Brighton Road, applied for various extensions that would have enabled it to...
View ArticleOllie's Way: Nothing is done yet
I THINK football can be very cruel at times.If anybody was at the game last Saturday at Sheffield Wednesday, they would have thought we were much the better team in the second half.To be perfectly...
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