Kenley footpath becomes dumping ground for dog mess
A FOOTPATH in Kenley appears to have become a dumping ground for dog mess.Jeffrey Keys, who has lived in Furbisher Close for 20 years, said the situation had spiralled out of control with very little...
View ArticleJon Lewis wants to win trophies at Surrey
JON LEWIS says he is at Surrey to win things – and he wants this year to be the year those dreams turn into reality.Lewis has been a consistent performer over the years for Gloucestershire, twice being...
View ArticleIAN HOLLOWAY: Winston Churchill and Simon Cowell are my dream dinner guests
ONE of my favourite TV shows is Come Dine With Me. The wife and I watch it a lot, not that I'm very good at cooking, but it's just the quirkiness of the characters on display.Would I like to go on the...
View ArticleAdvertiser readers dig deep to change Addiscombe toddler's life
YOU'VE done it! Just seven weeks after the launch of a campaign to help buy brave toddler George Tappenden the wheelchair he needs to change his life, Advertiser readers have come up trumps.George's...
View ArticleGALLERY: Crystal Palace 3 Peterborough United 2
IT WAS perhaps too close for comfort, but Crystal Palace sealed their play-off place with a 3-2 win over Peterborough on Saturday. The Eagles twice fell behind but came back and then nicked a last...
View ArticleTIA SHARP: Trial of Stuart Hazell set to start
THE trial of Stuart Hazell – accused of murdering 12-year-old Tia Sharp – is due to start today at the Old Bailey. The schoolgirl's body was discovered, a week after she was reported missing, in the...
View ArticleHard fought win for Croydon Harriers' young athletes
CROYDON Harriers' young athletes kept the club's track & field winning streak alive last Sunday April 28) with a hard-fought win at the UK development Young Athletics League Southern First Division...
View ArticleTARA GREEN: How to help children calm down
IN MY work with children and families in the last 15 years, the most common question I'm asked is how to help children calm down. Parents feel out of control as they are unsure of the best way to act...
View ArticleWaddon teenager recognised by the British Heart Foundation
WHEN 14-year-old Shannon Donovan collapsed at a cheerleading event two years ago, it soon became clear she was one of very few teenagers who develop heart disease at such a young age.Inevitably she had...
View Article'Use old Sainsbury's site to ease Purley Hospital parking problem'
PLANS to prevent the parking mayhem in Purley predicted once the hospital reopens have stagnated, according to community leaders.Tarsem Flora, chairman of the Purley and Woodcote Residents Association,...
View ArticleHigher Drive owner launches attack on opponents
A CARE home owner claims his controversial expansion plans are "essential" and has hit out at those opposing the proposal.The hearing into the application by owners of the high-dependency Highfield...
View ArticleRORY BURNS: Welcome to my new column
I'M GOING to be writing a column for the paper over the summer so I thought I'd introduce myself.I'm Rory, I'm a batsman and wicketkeeper for Surrey and I also play for Banstead whenever I have some...
View ArticleCall to make Hayes Lane, in Kenley, a safer road
VILLAGERS demand action over a dangerous road where pedestrians are clipped by cars, vehicles crash into walls and drivers conduct regular slanging matches.The half-mile stretch of Hayes Lane, which...
View ArticleAddiscombe listener wins £20k on Heart FM radio contest
NOT many people would recognise the voices of an Australian soap actress, an X Files star and Billy Elliott.But Phil Atkinson, from Addiscombe, did – or at least two of them – and his celebrity...
View ArticleElderly cyclist in Brighton Road crash says motorists ignored her
AN ELDERLY cyclist who was knocked off her bike on the Brighton Road in mid-rush hour has told how "more than 50 cars" merely drove past her as she struggled to move or breathe.Anne Gasnola, of...
View ArticleFormer Crystal Palace striker Leon McKenzie ready to start boxing career
FORMER Crystal Palace striker Leon McKenzie has revealed he would like to have a Croydon-based company sponsor him for his professional boxing debut in June.The 34-year-old, son of former British and...
View ArticleTIA SHARP: New Addington braced for murder trial
AS STUART Hazell stands trial accused of the murder of Tia Sharp, a community braces itself. For the next fortnight the nation's media will focus on an estate which has its share of unwanted headlines....
View ArticleTravel news - Tuesday May 7, 2013
Train services into London Waterloo are being disrupted this morning after signalling problems caused platforms 1 to 4 to be closed. Train operator South West Trains said some suburban services will be...
View ArticleLIVE: Stuart Hazell stands trial accused of Tia Sharp murder
THE trial of Stuart Hazell – accused of murdering 12-year-old Tia Sharp – is due to start today at the Old Bailey. The schoolgirl's body was discovered, a week after she was reported missing, in the...
View ArticleFormer Crystal Palace boss Steve Coppell set for job in New Zealand
HE ONCE said he was 7-1 for every managerial vacancy in the country, but according to rumours, Steve Coppell can now extend that to the world.Reports from New Zealand suggest that former Palace boss...
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