Croydon Council chief executive told to take his wig off
ONE rapid reform brought in by Croydon's new Labour council left interim chief executive, Nathan Elvery, looking a little less formal by the end of the annual council meeting on Tuesday. Mr Elvery...
View ArticlePopular Crystal Palace pub landlord Danny Foley to leave second Selhurst pub...
A CRYSTAL Palace-supporting landlord will have to leave his second pub in Selhurst in six years and claims he was squeezed out by his pub company. Danny Foley will leave popular Palace pub The White...
View ArticleCrystal Palace fans' anger at Joel Ward England omission, as James Milner...
CRYSTAL Palace fans have taken to Twitter to express their anger that Joel Ward wasn't picked to solve England's right-back problem. The former Portsmouth man had a fine season and was touted for a...
View ArticlePoisonous caterpillars still at large across Croydon
TOXIC caterpillar nests which can cause nasty skin rashes are still being found in trees in the borough. Croydon Council is warning residents not to touch the nests, which contain the caterpillar hairs...
View ArticleFormer IRA member back on Croydon Tories' front bench
JUST over five years after quitting her cabinet post when her past as a member of the IRA was revealed, Councillor Maria Gatland has returned to the council's Conservative front bench. She was this...
View ArticleCrystal Palace keen on winger if Manchester United decide to sell
CRYSTAL Palace will be interested in bringing back Wilfried Zaha permanently this summer - if Manchester United decide to sell him, the Advertiser has been told. In what was a difficult first season...
View ArticlePolice hunt man after four Croydon men arrested and bailed in connection with...
FOUR men from Croydon were arrested in connection with robberies on a train from London Victoria to Brighton in April. A number of passengers had property stolen on board the 0.25am service on Friday,...
View ArticleMP helps students pass exams
CROYDON Central MP Gavin Barwell has been helping college students pass exams with a few insider tips. Mr Barwell visited AS politics students at Coulsdon Sixth Form College last Friday to help them...
View ArticlePolice release image of man wanted in connection with burglary in Wickham...
Police have released a photograph of a man wanted in connection with a residential burglary in Shirley in March. Christopher Henry, 50, is wanted in connection with the burglary in Wickham Road on...
View ArticleSelhurst Road Post Office robbery causes commotion in South Norwood
THE Post Office in South Norwood was robbed this morning. Police were called to a robbery at the Post Office, in Selhurst Road, at 8.22am but the suspect fled the scene when they arrived. A London...
View ArticleCrystal Palace's former record signing bags managerial job in Germany
A MAN who was at one time Crystal Palace's record signing has taken the hotseat at a struggling German club. Valerien Ismael has been tasked with guiding FC_Nurnberg with an immediate return to the...
View ArticleVOTE: Should Crystal Palace re-sign Wilfried Zaha from Man Utd?
WOULD you like to see Wilfried Zaha back in a Crystal Palace shirt? The Advertiser understands Palace would be interested in ending their former star's Old Trafford nightmare, if Man Utd are happy to...
View ArticleElderly blind man tricked out of £160 by doorstep caller
AN ELDERLY blind man was tricked out of £160 by a bogus doorstep caller offering to repair his roof. The 81-year-old was conned by a trickster who knocked on his door in Beddington Lane and said he...
View ArticleCoulsdon town centre's only butchers closes
COULSDON'S only butcher appears to have closed for good.A notice on the door of award-winning Martyn James, in Brighton Road, on Saturday said simply the butcher had "ceased trading" in Coulsdon.The...
View ArticleSinger Beverley Knight backs Marie Curie campaign
SINGER BEVERLEY Knight is backing Marie Curie's latest appeal. The soulstress is calling on everyone to host a tea party in aid of the charity between June 20 and 29. Last June the charity's Bloooming...
View ArticleCrystal Palace linked with former Old Firm strikers
TWO strikers who have done their best work so far north of the border are being linked with moves to Crystal Palace. Norwich City hitman Gary Hooper, who moved to East Anglia last summer after a...
View ArticleCroydon nursery criticised for safety failings gets improved Ofsted rating
A NURSERY given Ofsted's worst grade after a child went missing has now been judged to be "good". Selhurst Children's Centre was rated "inadequate" in a report published in January after a child was...
View ArticleNew crackdown orders litterbugs: 'Don't mess with Croydon'
A MUCH-PROMISED crackdown on fly-tipping is being launched this week by Croydon's new Labour council.The campaign's title, Don't Mess With Croydon, has a double message – combining a tough warning to...
View ArticleLabour 'not even contemplating' increase in Croydon councillors' allowances
COUNCILLORS will not accept an increase in their allowances despite the recommendations of an independent body, the leader of Croydon Council has said. In its report published this week, the panel on...
View ArticleCroydon Minster in need of £30k to keep its doors open
URGENT efforts to raise £30,000 to keep Croydon Minster open all week round are under way.A lack of cash means the Minster - where a church has stood since the year 960 - could be forced to close its...
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