UPDATES: January transfer window news and gossip
Clubs have less than 72 hours to secure the signatures of their model players, as the transfer window will slam shut at 11pm on Thursday. We'll keep you up-to-date with the latest transfer news and...
View ArticlePalace defender backs French players to shine at Newcastle United
CRYSTAL Palace defender Peter Ramage says the reason his former club Newcastle United are struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League is down to injuries to key players.The 28-year-old came...
View ArticleAddiscombe teenager has artwork exhibited at Carshalton gallery
HE STARTED with a man throwing a knife, ended with a self portrait, and created 364 images in between.Robert Bragg's pencil and paper odyssey saw him draw a picture every day of 2012, to fulfil a...
View ArticleCroydon College criticised by Ofsted inspectors for failing to inspire students
CROYDON College has been heavily criticised by Ofsted for poor standards and failing to inspire its students.Too many fail to get their intended qualifications and success rates for 16-18 year olds...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Palace co-chairman hopeful on George Boyd signing
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Stephen Browett says that George Boyd is a player the Eagles are keen to conclude a deal for and that Peterborough United have lowered their asking price for the player.And...
View ArticlePalace co-chairman: Ebanks-Blake and Adomah are top Championship talents
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Stephen Browett has admitted that the likes of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Albert Adomah would be the types of talent the Eagles would be interested in.Both players have been...
View ArticleTransfer window updates: January 30 morning
Clubs have less than 48 hours to secure the signatures of their model players, as the transfer window will slam shut tomorrow at 11pm. We'll keep you up-to-date with the latest transfer news and gossip...
View ArticleTransfer window updates: January 30 afternoon
The clock is ticking for clubs looking to bolster their teams, as the transfer window deadline is just 32 hours away. As we move into Wednesday afternoon - Christmas Eve for football fans - we'll bring...
View ArticleHuddersfield Town 1-0 Palace: Eagles suffer defeat thanks to former loan striker
CRYSTAL Palace missed the chance to go second in the Championship tonight after a 1-0 defeat at Huddersfield Town.Former Eagles loan striker James Vaughan proved to be the matchwinner just before the...
View ArticleCONFIRMED: Palace sign Kevin Phillips on loan from Blackpool
CRYSTAL Palace have secured the signature of Blackpool striker Kevin Phillips on loan until the rest of the season.The veteran forward hit 17 goals last season but has been in and out of the...
View ArticleCONFIRMED: Stephen Dobbie signs for Palace on loan
CRYSTAL Palace have signed Stephen Dobbie from rivals Brighton & Hove Albion on an emergency loan tonight.The Scottish striker, 30, now looks set to play for Ian Holloway again after playing under...
View ArticleDenzel takes control
Flight (15) Director: Robert Zemckis Starring: Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly ReillyFROM the moment a fully naked women wakes up next to our anti-hero Whip Whitaker (played by Denzel...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to an attempted burglary
A HOMELESS man jailed for attempting to break in to a house claimed he just needed somewhere to sleep.Krysztof Dziedzic, 42, was spotted trying to open the door of a home in Birdhurst Road, South...
View ArticleMy Croydon: Matt Lawrence from Thornton Heath
Matt Lawrence, from Thornton Heath, loves Croydon – but admits it needs a bit of a clean-upI have lived in Croydon...For all my life, growing up in Thornton Heath. I attended Winterbourne Primary...
View ArticleNew hopes that school may avoid a takeover
PARENTS and teachers opposing government demands for their school to be incorporated into the Harris Federation's academy empire have been given a ray of hope following an upbeat Ofsted report.Roke...
View ArticleStudents to pitch ideas for drink to 'dragons'
BUDDING entrepreneurs from the John Fisher School will have the chance later this month to pitch their ideas for a new health drink to a panel of tycoons worth an estimated £300 million.Don McCarthy,...
View ArticleHomes suffer in power cable crisis
NEARLY 20 homes and an old people's home suffered a power cut after workers building a fence accidentally struck the underground electricity cable.Six homes and the Woodcote Grove House care home were...
View ArticleYoung chef Becky-Ann turns up heat
CHICKEN parmesan and orange sponge cake proved a winning recipe for one 13-year-old.Becky-Ann Bridger's two-course meal secured her first place in the Coulsdon Manor Rotary Club's heat for the district...
View ArticleSamurai sword threat delays sewer solution
THAMES Water has claimed it delayed unblocking a blocked ewer because one of its workers was threatened with a Samurai sword.Lisa Bland, 41, had called the water company after faulty drains down her...
View ArticleParalympian's golden backing for new centre
PARALYMPIAN David Weir has given a thumbs-up to the borough's newest leisure centre.The gold medallist opened the council's Waddon Leisure Centre at a ceremony on Tuesday evening.At Fiveways Junction,...
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