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Croydon University Hospital ranked the second worst in England by new...
PATIENTS have ranked Croydon University as one of the worst hospitals in the country, the Advertiser can today reveal.Ratings from the annual patients' survey, conducted at hospitals across England,...
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Police release CCTV image of missing 12-year-old Suada Gashi
POLICE have released a CCTV image which shows 12-year-old Suada Gashi before she went missing on Tuesday. The image shows Sauda leaving Victoria Coach Station at 12.40pm. She was in a three-quarter...
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Croydon Monster Raving Loony candidate defects to Conservative Party
WITH the party trailing in the polls behind Labour and Ukip, some might say you would have to be mad to join the Conservatives – a quality their latest recruit has in abundance.For 17 years Monster...
View ArticlePalace 0-0 Barnsley: Eagles may have to settle for play-offs after goalless draw
CRYSTAL Palace were held to a 0-0 draw against relegation-threatened Barnsley this afternoon at Selhurst Park.Despite throwing the kitchen sink at the visitors in the final quarter of the match, the...
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Ikea Croydon pulls elk lasagne
ELK lasagnes have been taken off the shelves in Ikea, Valley Park, after traces of pork were found in Belgium.The dish should contain 100 per cent elk meat, a type of moose, considered something of a...
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POLL: Is Croydon University Hospital serving its patients effectively?
CROYDON University Hospital is back in the spotlight this weekend - with a new patients' survey set to rate it the second-worst hospital in England The hospital has endured a tough and turbulent couple...
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Missing 12-year-old Suada Gashi found safe and well
MISSING 12-year-old Suada Gashi - who had not been seen since Tuesday - has been found safe and well. There had been growing concern for the schoolgirl after she failed to return home to Lee, in...
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Daily Mail falls for Croydon Advertiser's Kate Moss statue April Fool
THE Daily Mail has reported that Westfield are to errect a statue of Kate Moss in their new Croydon shopping centre - less than a week after the 'news' was the Advertiser's April Fool. We reported on...
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Daily Mail falls for Croydon Advertiser's Kate Moss statue April Fool
THE Daily Mail has reported that Westfield are to erect a statue of Kate Moss in their new Croydon shopping centre - less than a week after the 'news' was the Advertiser's April Fool. We reported on...
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David Beckham supporting charity set up in memory of Carshalton teacher who...
DAVID Beckham is supporting a charity launched in memory of a woman who took her own life.Samantha Abbott, 41, jumped from the roof of a Sutton car park in 2009 after suffering from postnatal...
View ArticleCroydon Police raid more than 30 homes in war on drugs
MORE than 30 properties across Croydon were raided for drugs as part of the town's "total war on crime".The 31 raids led by the Met targeted households thought to be growing cannabis plants and dealing...
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Whitgift School rugby captain praises team's performance in national tournament
WHITGIFT School might have failed to reach the heady heights of last year's Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens this time around, but captain Adam Worth still had a smile on his face after...
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Businesses commit to In Croydon 4 Croydon initiative
A HOST of businesses have put pen to paper to pledge their future to Croydon.Allianz Global Assistance, Croydon Business Improvement District, Mott MacDonald, Westfield and the Whitgift Foundation are...
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Fears over 'parking nightmare' at Purley Hospital
A LACK of parking provision will cause a "nightmare" for patients when the revamped Purley War Memorial Hospital opens this summer, a residents' leader fears.Just 40 spaces have been included in the...
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Kevin Phillips: I can't take any more play-off heartbreak
KEVIN Phillips says that he would prefer to go up automatically with Palace rather than face further play-off heartbreak.The 39-year-old has played in three Championship play-off finals throughout his...
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In Chloë's Name campaign backed by Teenage Cancer Trust
THE Teenage Cancer Trust this week backed the Advertiser's In Chloë's Name campaign.Launched in memory of Purley teenager's Chloë Drury, the campaign aims to break down the obstacles which prevent...
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Croydon minicab driver lured to dead-end street and robbed at gunpoint
A MINICAB driver has described how he was lured into a trap and threatened by a gunman who demanded: "Give me the money".Rafaqat Ali was booked to take someone called Alex from Lindfield Road, in...
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Fox drags 'severed head' across Croydon back garden
THIS is the moment a fox dropped a severed head after dragging it across a Croydon back garden.Playwright David Trotter, 33, said he was shocked when he saw the ghoulish theatre prop – modelled from...
View ArticleWarlingham 36-56 Sevenoaks
IN PREVIOUS years this fixture has always produced a high number of points being scored and in fairly good conditions and on a dry pitch, this mid-table match produced a similar result. With both teams...
View ArticlePalace defender: Don't forget where we were in August
PETER Ramage has reiterated it's important to remember just how far Palace have come this season and that it was important to stop their recent rot with a clean sheet against Barnsley on Saturday.The...
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