Powerade Fives Tournament at Goals Eltham
Powerade Fives' tournament to offer teams the chance to train like a proRegional heats taking place at Goals Soccer Centre, Eltham, on Sunday June 2nd. Goals Soccer Centres are to host a nationwide...
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TIA SHARP: Suffocation 'most likely' cause of death, pathologist tells Old...
TIA Sharp – the schoolgirl whose body was put in a bag and hidden in a loft - probably died from being suffocated, the Old Bailey heard today.Alleged murderer Stuart Hazell claims the 12-year-old died...
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Beddington incinerator verdict could come on Wednesday
PROTESTERS are being urged to turn out in force when Sutton councillors take a second look on Wednesday (May 15) at plans to build an incinerator in Beddington Lane.Despite planning officers...
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Travellers playing "cat and mouse" with Croydon Council
TRAVELLERS who drove around 20 caravans onto South Croydon Recreation Ground at the weekend were moved on by the council - only to set up camp elsewhere.The group - believed to have been involved in...
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Kevin Phillips says Crystal Palace are full of confidence for the play-offs
PALACE striker Kevin Phillips says the win over Peterborough has given the squad confidence heading into Friday's play-off first-leg match against Brighton.The veteran scored the Eagles' second...
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Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray: Forget Wembley, let's beat Brighton first
GLENN MURRAY says he would love the chance to play in the Premier League with Crystal Palace, but insists he is not thinking any further than the double-header with Brighton.The former Seagulls striker...
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Croydon University Hospital unlikely to lose A&E or maternity ward
CLOSING vital services at Croydon University Hospital is the "least preferred" option among the latest proposals put forward by a review of local healthcare.A new report into services in south-west...
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Chubby Labrador rescues Coulsdon builder from fox attack
A BUILDER who was about to be savaged by a pack of foxes was saved by an overweight pet Labrador.Joe Curling, 28, was working at a home in Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon, on Friday when he was set upon by...
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PREVIEW: Crystal Palace vs Brighton
HERE we go, two tense matches against arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion in the space of 72 hours to reach the Championship play-off final at Wembley.To some supporters, it may not have come as a...
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EDITOR'S BLOG: The curious case of Irene Jewhurst, Croydon's 'next Kate Moss'
WE'RE in the process - as I hope you've noticed - of making some significant changes to our website and digital coverage. With this in mind, I've become a bit of a stats nerd in recent times. What do...
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LIVE: Stuart Hazell trial, day four
THE trial of Stuart Hazell at the Old Bailey has entered its fourth day. Yesterday jurors heard evidence from a range of people, from prison officers who had contact with Hazell during his time at...
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Drinks licence for Morrisons' new convenience store approved
FIRST successful steps have been taken by supermarket giants Morrisons to open a convenience store in the Red Deer pub in Brighton Road, South Croydon.Croydon Council's licensing sub-committee has...
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UPDATED: Home Secretary orders review of Daniel Morgan case
A "HILLSBOROUGH-STYLE" review of Croydon's most notorious unsolved murder was announced by the Home Office in a statement today.South Norwood private investigator Daniel Morgan was found with an axe...
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TIA SHARP: Hazell told dog walker he was looking for Tia moments before arrest
STUART Hazell told a shopkeeper and a dog walker he was searching for his granddaughter Tia Sharp moments before he was arrested on suspicion of her murder. Victoria Dragnet told the Old Bailey in a...
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Five arrests after Woodside attack which took tram out of action
FIVE people have been arrested following an attack at a tram stop in South Norwood. The men, two aged 21, one aged 20, another 18 and a 17-year-old, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of violent...
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TIA SHARP: Schoolgirl's blood found on Hazell's belt
TIA Sharp's blood was found on a belt belonging to Stuart Hazell, the Old Bailey heard today. Her DNA was found in two blood stains on a belt found inside a bag Stuart Hazell was carrying when he was...
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Palace 0-0 Brighton: Murray suffers nasty injury as Palace held by arch-rivals
CRYSTAL Palace will have to go to Brighton & Hove Albion's AMEX Stadium and win if they're to reach the Championship play-off final at Wembley after they were held to a goalless draw by their...
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STEVE REED: Croydon's health services must be safeguarded
CROYDON University Hospital is under threat again. The latest NHS consultation includes, as an option, closing the hospital's A&E and maternity units. Although this is not the NHS's preferred...
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First World War grenade found at former Sanderstead home of 'Nazi'
AN UNEXPLODED First World War hand grenade was found hidden underneath a flowerpot – at a home that used to belong to a Nazi sympathiser.Police were called to Sanderstead Hill on Sunday morning by a...
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Winners of Croydon Business Awards celebrate their success
THERE was triumph again for the borough's manufacturing industries as specialist joinery and fit-out firm, Martek Contracts, was last week named as Croydon's business of the year.The New...
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