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Crystal Palace: poetic summary of a season to remember
THE football season has ended and it's been a great campaign for Crystal Palace. So what better way to celebrate this than with a spot of poetry? With his last verse of the season, we give you the Bard...
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Croydon/Sutton incinerator protesters claim council is 'running scared'
SUTTON Council has denied claims that a meeting of its development control committee was cancelled because members were "running scared" of a demonstration by incinerator protesters.Members of Stop the...
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Man shot at from car in Bristow Road, Upper Norwood
A MAN was shot at from a car in Upper Norwood yesterday (Thursday). The shot was fired from a vehicle in Bristow Road at approximately 4.30pm. Trident officers are investigating and are appealing for...
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Thornton Heath cannabis factory raided
A CANNABIS factory was uncovered in Thornton Heath last month. Officers from Thornton Heath Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) found approximately 80 plants, believed to be cannabis, after executing a...
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FAN COLUMN: Supporting Crystal Palace is NEVER dull
We have a special fan column with Tavinash Sanassee, who runs @PalaceStats on Twitter. Here is his take on what has been another great season at Selhurst Park... THIS season was a typical season for a...
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Croydon Advertiser journalist Gareth Davies named weekly reporter of the year...
THE Advertiser's chief reporter Gareth Davies has been named weekly reporter of the year at the Regional Press Awards. It is the second time Gareth has won the award in the last three years, having...
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LISTEN: From Barack Obama to Tony Pulis - Irish trio celebrate Palace boss...
HE MAY have won his first Premier League manager of the year award this week, but Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis already has two pop songs written in his honour.The Eagles' gaffer was honoured by...
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Review of the Advertiser's Croydon local elections debate
LEADERS of the two dominant political parties in Croydon traded blows over council tax, at an election debate organised by the Advertiser.The Conservatives have made attacking Labour's history of...
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Crystal Palace fans behind Tottenham in paying for pie and pint
CRYSTAL Palace fans have felt the pinch in the Premier League this season, paying more than any other Premier League teams for some of the finer luxuries in the game. In the Premiership Value League...
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Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish admits: I didn't think Tony Pulis was...
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has revealed he was "concerned" about appointing Tony Pulis as his new manager following Ian Holloway's departure last October.Pulis' name was put forward almost...
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Croydon elections: how the candidates fared at the Advertiser's debate
THE Advertiser's Croydon Decides debate this week gave the electorate the chance to grill those vying for their votes in this Thursday's local elections. A candidate from each of the five main parties...
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Purley karate champ appeals for return of sentimental gift
A CHAMPION karate fighter is offering a £500 reward for the return of his stolen St Christopher pendant and chain, a gift from his parents.Darren Chan's necklace is thought to have been stolen in a...
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Morrisons opens third Croydon store in the space of six months
SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons opened its third convenience store in Croydon in six months on Monday.The latest "M local", opened in Orchard Way, Shirley, following on from launches in North End, Croydon...
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London Road in Norbury remains closed following building collapse
A SECTION of London Road in Norbury remains closed this morning after a building partially collapsed. Two passersby were injured by bricks falling off the roof at number 1505 London Road at around...
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Gun threats in Africa no match for Thornton Heath job centre fear
A man who dropped out of school in Croydon, went backpacking for a decade, joined the Home Office and then got kicked out of Iran in a diplomatic dispute before receiving an MBE, has written a novel...
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Tony Pulis sets gruelling pre-season schedule for Crystal Palace
CRYSTAL Palace are close to finalising plans for this summer's pre-season campaign in preparation for their record-breaking second consecutive season in the Premier League. It has already been...
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Crystal Palace market celebrates a very blowy birthday
EXTREMELY strong winds caused havoc among stallholders at Crystal Palace food market on Saturday.But despite forcing three traders to pack up and go home, the bad weather failed to mar the market's...
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London Road in Norbury re-opened after building collapse
LONDON Road in Norbury has been re-opened following yesterday's partial building collapse. Road closures were in place until this morning after the roof at number 1505 London Road started caving in...
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Croydon set for the hottest day of 2014 so far
IT MIGHT be Monday, but the weather will once again give Croydon residents a reason to be cheerful today. Estimates suggests temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees (81 farenheit) numbers more...
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Fraudster Neelam Desai to be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court
CONWOMAN Neelam Desai is due in court this morning to be sentenced for a series of frauds. Desai, 33, of Beulah Grove, Selhurst, is listed to appear at Croydon Crown Court in front of Judge Stephen...
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