Palace boss has odds for Millwall job
CRYSTAL Palace boss Ian Holloway has been given odds of 16/1 by Sky Bet to replace Kenny Jackett, who has resigned from his job at Millwall this morning.On the same day where Wolverhampton Wanderers...
View ArticleGAP insurance doesn't have to be expensive
(Advertising feature) If you've recently bought a car – whether brand new or a bit older – you may have been offered GAP insurance by the dealership where you bought the car. A GAP insurance policy can...
View ArticleGAP Insurance – What you need to know
(Advertising feature) With so many GAP insurance providers online selling what apparently endless variations of GAP policies, it can be difficult to decide who to buy from, what the policies do and...
View ArticlePOLL: Vote for your Crystal Palace player of the year
CRYSTAL Palace's player of the year, as voted by the fans, will be revealed tonight in a ceremony taking place at Fairfield Halls. There is no shortage of candidates for the honour, with those in the...
View ArticleStuart Hazell murdered Tia Sharp in a "sudden and violent attack", court hears
STUART Hazell murdered Tia Sharp in a "sudden and violent attack" and then took a photograph of her "posed" body, a court has heard. Jurors at the Old Bailey were told the 37-year-old had a "sexual...
View ArticleMile Jedinak wins Crystal Palace player of the year award
CRYSTAL Palace skipper Mile Jedinak has been named the club's player of the year. The Australian midfielder fought off competition from the likes of top scorer Glenn Murray, Manchester United-bound...
View ArticleNew Crystal Palace badge revealed
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Parish unveiled the club's new badge at Tuesday night's end of season awards. Mr Parish said the views of Eagles supporters had been taken into account and claimed the...
View ArticleNew Addington youth volunteer wins award
A VOLUNTEER who uses football to bring young people together has won an award for his efforts.George Henry, born and bred in new Addington, has been volunteering in and running the Croydon Kickz scheme...
View ArticleNOSTALGIA: The supermarket which backs onto Selhurst Park
SAINSBURY'S Crystal Palace opened at 9.30am on Monday, April 25, 1983, at 120-122 Whitehorse Lane.The supermarket was part of a development at Selhurst Park, the Crystal Palace FC ground. The store was...
View ArticleCall for new school at Cane Hill site
DEVELOPERS have been urged to consider building a primary school within Cane Hill to cater for the hundreds of families expected to live there.Barratt is due to build more than 650 mostly family homes...
View ArticleGraeme Smith says "there's no rift with Kevin Pietersen"
HE WAS once called an "insignificant nobody" by Kevin Pietersen but Graeme Smith insists there is now a "mutual respect" between the new team-mates.The two cricketing heavyweights, both born in South...
View ArticleSpelling mistakes and imaginary places - did Reedham Station have Britain's...
FOR more than a decade, it was the most pointless sign in Croydon.Sitting above the exit of Reedham Station, it was riddled with spelling mistakes, punctuation errors and even pointed to places that...
View ArticleSongwriter Frankmusik: How I'd make Croydon a better place
After three years in Los Angeles, Frankmusik has returned home to Thornton Heath. The synthpop star tells chief reporter Gareth Davies how being threatened with a knife outside a bookmakers reminded...
View ArticleMorrisons wants to sell booze early at new Croydon stores
SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons is stepping up moves to open two new convenience stores – including one branch at the historic Red Deer pub.The company has plans to open a store on the pub site in Brighton...
View ArticleLIVE: Second day of Stuart Hazell murder trial
THE trial of Stuart Hazell - accused of murdering 12-year-old Tia Sharp - is underway at the Old Bailey. Reporters Gareth Davies and Rachel Millard will be covering the case live throughout the day. A...
View ArticleCroydon Travel Update: May 8
THERE is a good service on both Southern trains and the trams at the moment. An accident on the m25 clockwise between Junction 10 (The A3) and Junction 11 (Chertsey) has left one lane closed. Queues...
View ArticleCroydon weather update: Sunshine gone for now
THE warm sunshine of yesterday will not be repeated in Croydon today as skies are set to be cloudy throughout. Temperatures are still relatively warm with a high of 16 degrees this afternoon. It should...
View ArticleSuccessful Creative Industries Day at Carshalton College
On Friday 3 May Carshalton College hosted its first ever Creative Industries Day.The day involved two trial World Skills Competitions for College students in photography and graphic design as well as a...
View ArticleTIA SHARP: Jury shown CCTV footage of schoolgirl with alleged killer Stuart...
THE jury in the trial of Stuart Hazell have been shown two CCTV clips of 12-year-old Tia Sharp with her alleged murderer. The first clip shows Tia shopping in the Co-op in Forestdale with Hazell on...
View ArticleTia Sharp 'idolised' Stuart Hazell, grandmother tells court
TIA Sharp's grandmother would have "killed" her boyfriend Stuart Hazell if she had realised he had murdered her, a court has heard. Christine Bicknell, sat in court between Tia's mother and stepfather...
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