Thief swaps £4k Rolex for fake under Croydon jeweller's nose
A JEWELLER has described the moment a thief stole a £4,000 Rolex watch by swapping it for a fake.Posing as a customer interested in a part-exchange, the man distracted a shop assistant and made the...
View ArticleTwo men saved from Thornton Heath house fire
FIREFIGHTERS had to rescue two men from a house blaze in Thornton Heath last night (February 28). They were called to reports of a fire at a house of multiple occupation on Melfort Road at...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Swansea City vs Crystal Palace
PALACE head down the M4 and into Wales to face Swansea City on Sunday, hoping to push on to 29 points and away from the relegation zone.Furthermore, boss Tony Pulis has no injury worries either at the...
View ArticleSurvivors and witnesses remember Purley rail crash 25 years on
TWENTY-FIVE years ago, five people were killed and dozens of others injured when two trains crashed close to Purley Station.On a rainy Saturday at 1.39pm on March 4, 1989, the 12.17pm express from...
View ArticleSWANSEA V CRYSTAL PALACE: Wilfried Bony is the Welsh side's man to watch
WITH Mochu not yet fully recovered from injury, Crystal Palace will have to ward off the threat of the big, powerful Wilfried Bony today. Bony signed for the Swans last summer for a club record fee of...
View ArticleOPPOSITION VIEW: Crystal Palace will give Swansea a much tougher test than at...
WE CAUGHT up with South Wales Evening Post sports reporter Gareth Vincent, to get the lowdown on Garry Monk's side ahead of today's match...What do you make of Swansea's season so far? Swansea's season...
View ArticleSWANSEA V CRYSTAL PALACE: Bookies make the Welshmen favourites - but value on...
SWANSEA City are favourites with the bookies to take the three points in south Wales against Crystal Palace this afternoon. William Hill have Garry Monk's side odds-on, at 17/20, to overcome Palace,...
View ArticleDishwasher causes Thornton Heath house fire
A DISHWASHER is believed to have caused a house fire in Thornton Heath last night. Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a kitchen in Bensham Grove at approximately 8pm last night. The...
View ArticleFlood-hit Kenley school could stay closed until July
THE flooding means a Kenley academy could be closed until July with hundreds of children being bussed to schools up to six miles away.Harris Primary Academy Kenley was initially closed the week before...
View ArticleOver 600 hit by bedroom tax in Croydon fell behind on rent
MORE than 600 council tenants affected by the "bedroom tax" have fallen behind on their rent, the Advertiser can reveal.As of the start of February, 407 under-occupying council tenants impacted by the...
View ArticleCoulsdon care home hits back at damning CQC report
A COULSDON care home has said it is "disappointed" the care watchdog has not yet re-inspected it after publishing a damning report based on an unannounced inspection last July.Ballater House says it is...
View ArticleCroydon youngster to lead England out at Wembley on Wednesday
YUSRA Souissi from Croydon will walk onto the pitch at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday, as World Cup fever grips the country when England take on Denmark in their first game of the year as they prepare...
View ArticleCrystal Palace supremo: There's not a day I don't think about my old school
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Parish returned to his old school, Colfe's, in Lee, last week to give an inspirational talk to pupils and teachers about how to make a success of your life. Parish, 48,...
View ArticleJerome Thomas, leave the diving to the local talent! Crystal Palace stars...
TWO Crystal Palace players were blasted by boss Tony Pulis after trying to con referee Mike Dean in their game at Swansea City yesterday, and it seems they should indeed leave the diving to the local...
View ArticleSusanna Reid leaves the BBC to front new ITV breakfast show
CROYDON-BORN presenter Susanna Reid has defected from the BBC to ITV. Reid, 43, will leave BBC Breakfast to front new ITV breakfast show Good Morning Britain. The former Croham Hurst and Croydon High...
View ArticleFANS VIEW: Time for Crystal Palace star Thomas Ince to do his talking on the...
IN HIS latest column, Crystal Palace fan Alisdair Kemp has a few words of advice for Thomas Ince... THOMAS Ince has been a little outspoken to say the least since joining Crystal Palace on loan in...
View ArticleGuillem Balague, Julian Speroni and Adrian Durham to discuss all things...
SKY Sports football expert Guillem Balague will join Crystal Palace keeper Julian Speroni and a host of other pundits for an evening of football chat at Selhurst Park later this month. The Spanish...
View ArticleHero of Purley rail disaster: 'What I saw made me numb'
EXACTLY 25 years ago tomorrow two trains crashed close to Purley station. Five people lost their lives in the tragedy and dozens were injured when the 12.17pm express train from Littlehampton to...
View ArticleVIDEO: It's good to have Glenn Murray back for Crystal Palace
CRYSTAL Palace boss Tony Pulis on striker Glenn Murray and his first goal in the Premier League.
View ArticleCrystal Palace star: Glenn Murray likes a moan but I'm backing him
TOM Ince has backed team-mate Glenn Murray to continue finding the back of the net for Crystal Palace after the striker scored his first Premier League goal on Sunday. The Championship's top scorer...
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