Making sure Croydon does not grind to a halt during Whitgift Centre...
MAKING sure the town centre does not grind to a halt while the Whitgift Centre is redeveloped will be the council's "biggest challenge", a leading figure overseeing the project has said. Monday's...
View ArticleCrystal Palace star targets third straight win this Saturday against Aston Villa
CRYSTAL Palace defender Scott Dann has targeted another three points this weekend to leapfrog Aston Villa and move on to 37 points. The Eagles will be confident heading into the game on the back of two...
View ArticleCrystal Palace striker hits FIVE goals in 57 minutes for U21s
CRYSTAL Palace striker Dwight Gayle scored an incredible five goals for the club's U21 development side this afternoon. Starting up front alongside Glenn Murray against Brentford U21s, the duo tore the...
View ArticleAggressive beggar and drug-taker slapped with ASBO banning him out of Croydon...
AN AGGRESSIVE beggar and drug-taker has been ordered to stay out of Croydon Town centre and the Valley Park/Purley business area for the next three years. Aaron Arnold, 27, of Purley Way, Broad Green,...
View ArticleWhitgift Centre in Croydon turned into Jurassic Park for a fortnight
KIDS could be forgiven for thinking they'd stepped into Jurassic Park when they visited the Whitgift Centre this weekend. Life-size dinosaur models and a makeshift desert have been installed for the...
View ArticleJason Puncheon's goals have eased pressure off the team, says Crystal Palace...
JASON Puncheon has been lauded by Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann following his two goals at Cardiff City on Saturday. The winger got the ball rolling on 31 minutes before wrapping up a fantastic...
View ArticlePolice reunite Upper Norwood salon owner with stolen dog-shaped charity box
POLICE have reunited a hairdresser with a charity box in the shape of a dog after a man was convicted of stealing it from outside a salon in Upper Norwood. The distinctive box, moulded in the shape of...
View ArticleCroydon University Hospital hails 30 per cent reduction in patient falls
THE number of falls suffered by patients at Croydon University Hospital has reduced by more than 30 per cent in the last 18 months. The hospital has this week hailed the success of its new Falls...
View ArticleJoe Ledley price tag hailed by Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis
CRYSTAL Palace boss Tony Pulis has praised his January signings for the way they have settled in south London. The manager believes Wayne Hennessey will become a key player for the club in the future...
View ArticleLabour: We'd remove New Addington boulders
LABOUR councillors would remove the controversial boulders in Central Parade if elected to the ward seat in May, the party has pledged. New Addington candidate Oli Lewis said the party would open a...
View ArticleWoman talked down from roof of Croydon town centre car park
A WOMAN had to be talked down from the roof of the car park behind Croydon Village Outlet this afternoon. Thought to be a member of the public, the woman was helped down from the five-storey Croydon...
View ArticleMartyn Littell, who tempted young boys into West Croydon flat with sweets,...
A MAN who tempted young boys into his West Croydon flat with crisps and sweets has been found guilty of child abduction and sexual assault and jailed for six years. Martyn Littell, 40, faced of two...
View ArticleThree men arrested on suspicion of Sutton teenager Lee Boxell's murder are...
THREE men arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Sutton teenager who went missing 26 years ago have been bailed. Lee Boxell, whose body has never been recovered, went missing age 15 and was last seen...
View ArticleCroydon GP Dr Ravi Sondhi guilty of racist messages but cleared of...
A DOCTOR sent racist messages to his staff but has been cleared of dishonestly taking £100,000 from an out-of-hours GP service. A tribunal has found that Dr Ravi Sondhi told one black African colleague...
View ArticleCameron Jerome: I want Crystal Palace fans to sing all day long
CAMERON Jerome has praised assistant manager Keith Millen and the Crystal Palace fans for the part they've played so far this season. There is no doubt Tony Pulis has come in and done a tremendous job,...
View ArticleShortlist announced for Croydon Business Awards 2014
THE shortlist for the Croydon Business Awards has been announced and includes two nominations for Crystal Palace Football Club. Nearly 100 organisations entered the awards this year and 43 have been...
View ArticleFootball Domination tournament this Saturday for South London
FOOTBALL Domination, a start-up company aimed at young, enthusiastic football hopefuls, are hosting a seven-a-side tournament on Saturday April 12. The event will feature some of the best young and up...
View ArticleRoyal Russell School scoop triple football crown and netball title
IT was back in 2006 when the Royal Russell U11 Football Team managed to do something that no school in Croydon had achieved before and won the triple crown. Those titles were the Croydon League,...
View ArticleThirty volunteers needed from South London to be faces of 2015 Rugby World Cup
Communities across South London are being asked to provide 30 volunteers to be the faces of the Rugby World Cup which comes to the capital in 2015. The World Cup Organizing Committee needs six thousand...
View ArticleCoulsdon resident set for London Marathon in aid of raising money to the...
COULSDON resident Veronica McCleave, 64, is set to run the London Marathon with her son Andrew. Ten years ago she lost her eldest daughter to cancer and last year her husband passed away from...
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