Danny Quigley jailed for tormenting victim of Croydon nightclub assault
A THUG who hit a man over the head with a snooker cue and threatened to pour petrol through his letterbox has been jailed for three years. Danny Quigley, 23, attacked his 19-year-old victim outside a...
View ArticleCrystal Palace fans: Our best moments of the season
IT'S been an unforgettable season for Crystal Palace FC, so we asked a selection of fans to choose their favourite moment - and tell us what makes supporting Palace so special...James DalyBest moment:...
View ArticleJoe Ledley: I made right decision leaving Celtic for Tony Pulis
JOE Ledley has backed Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis to receive the Manager of the Year award in the Premier League. The January signing has thrived under the manager, playing in a number of positions...
View ArticleCroydon cancer sufferer's blog wins him national award
A CANCER patient who was diagnosed with an aggressive strand of the disease seven years ago has won an award for his blog.Chris Lewis, 57, of South Croydon, was diagnosed with incurable stage 4 mantle...
View ArticleCroydon ambulance man gets award for 22 years of service
A CROYDON medic has been recognised for his hard work over the last 22 years by the London Ambulance Service (LAS).Retired emergency medical technician Steve Wollcott, 55, was among 35 people commended...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help in finding missing 25-year-old woman Lisa Gadsby who...
POLICE are appealing for help in finding a 25-year-old missing woman who they think could be in Croydon. Lisa Gadsby went missing from Beckenham on May 1 and is known to frequent the Bromley and...
View ArticleCRYSTAL PALACE POETRY: Dwight's Gayle force stuns Liverpool
THE latest Friday slice of poetry from Crystal Palace fan James Miller, aka the Bard of Selhurst Park... Some Fans Fickle, Some hide, some snide, Eagles wear their shirts with pride. Third goal scored,...
View ArticleAnthony Billy 'died by his own hand' says Croydon coroner after inquest into...
A MAN who burned to death in a South Croydon wood "died by his own hand", a coroner has said. An inquest had heard that, in the days before his death in January 2011, Anthony Billy, 32, told care...
View ArticleHeroin dealer Kwame Gyanfi from Waddon Road, Croydon, jailed for seven and a...
A HEROIN dealer from Croydon has been jailed for seven and a half years today. Kwame Gyanfi, 31, of Waddon Road, Croydon, was given the sentence at Croydon Crown Court after pleading guilty to...
View ArticleCrystal Palace defender: It doesn't matter who we play, we're going to Fulham...
SCOTT Dann says Crystal Palace's performance against Liverpool on Monday night proved they didn't want to let their season "fizzle out" despite securing survival nearly three weeks ago. The Eagles head...
View ArticleFly-tipping epidemic blights Croydon, with a TEN-FOLD increase in some places...
THERE is almost ten times more fly-tipping in some Croydon wards than five years ago, new figures show.Fairfield has had the sharpest rise with a 970 per cent increase, followed by Woodside with 800...
View ArticleCroydon regeneration chief says town is nearing its 'Olympic' moment
THIS is Croydon's Olympics. That's the message from Jo Negrini, as she settles into her role overseeing the borough's £3 billion regeneration.Croydon's new executive director of development and...
View ArticleFrom the gutter to the stars, the rise and rise of Crystal Palace
AFTER a season to remember, Five Year Plan fanzine editor ROBERT SUTHERLAND explains why this campaign has meant so much to Crystal Palace fans, after years of pain...TIME marches on, never ending. Our...
View ArticleCROYDON TWEETS OF THE WEEK: The 'road to hell', Eddie Izzard, and Stephen Hendry
THE latest musings and ramblings from Croydon's Twitter users...@SaulArtPhoto: Just helped an old woman off the train with a massive suitcase. "Its full of wine," she says. #Croydon@MarkyBunny: Memo to...
View ArticleFulham v Crystal Palace: Eagles aim to rub salt into the relegated Cottagers...
THE final game of the season is here – and what a campaign it has been.No final-day scrap and no relying on other clubs for help, Palace have been comfortable for three weeks and certainly produced an...
View ArticleGEOFF THOMAS: The Crystal Palace fans have helped turn this campaign around
Eagles legend and former Palace skipper Geoff Thomas gives us his views ...MONDAY night shows why the Premier League is so special.It was incredible to see Palace come back from 3-0 down and I have to...
View ArticlePremier League odds: Manchester City a dead cert to win the title
MANCHESTER City have the Premier League title all but wrapped up, according to the bookies. Manuel Pellegrini's men are 1/50 with most firms, including Sky Bet, to win their second title in three...
View ArticleFulham v Crystal Palace: Cottagers are shell-shocked by relegation, but...
WE caught up with Lyall Thomas, the Fulham reporter for West London Sport, to take a look at Sunday's final game of the season…Thirteen years in the top flight has come to an end. It's certainly been...
View ArticleCOUNCILLOR WHO? Advertiser poll fails to find a single person who knows full...
AN ADVERTISER survey suggests few people in Croydon know the identity of their elected councillors – just two weeks before voters are set to go to the polls.We asked 75 residents in four corners of the...
View ArticleHomes will not be built after felling of trees at Purley Beeches
THE felled trees at Purley Beeches will not mean the site is turned into a housing development, despite fears.The mature trees were cut down in April after experts discovered they were riddled with...
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