USA tour and climate will benefit Crystal Palace, says Mile Jedinak
CRYSTAL Palace captain Mile Jedinak joined in with pre-season training at the weekend following a rest from World Cup duty and is looking forward to facing Columbus Crew on Wednesday night. The match...
View ArticleNew Addington boulders to be removed in the autumn at a cost of £20,000
THE controversial boulders in New Addington are set to be removed later this year - but at a cost of £20,000. The huge rocks, installed in September 2012 via funding from the Mayor of London, are...
View ArticlePop Idol and Big Reunion star Gareth Gates to switch on Croydon's Christmas...
POP Idol runner-up Gareth Gates will carry on the tradition of Fairfield Halls' panto star switching on the town's Christmas lights on November 13. The switch-on will be attended by the Spirit in the...
View ArticleFormer Whitgift student Jason Roy named in England Lions squad
FORMER Whitgift student Jason Roy has been named in the 13-man England Lions squad for the series against New Zealand 'A' and Sri Lanka 'A' next month. The Surrey batsman has been in great form this...
View ArticleReeves Corner revamp ideas set to be revealed
IDEAS for redesigning the area around Reeves Corner will go on public display on Saturday. Working with traders and residents, the charity Sustrans has spent the last couple of months collecting views...
View ArticleWhy Crystal Palace fans shouldn't panic in the silly season of transfer...
CRYSTAL Palace fan and Advertiser columnist ALEX WHITE urges his fellow Eagles supporters to keep calm and trust Tony as the transfer madness intensifies... SILLY season is well under way and we seem...
View ArticleSouth Norwood Arts Festival hailed as a huge success
SOUTH Norwood Arts Festival (SNAF) finished with a bang at its Grand Finale Fair on Sunday.The two week festival had featured a wide variety of events, from talks and quizzes to comedy and...
View ArticleTomorrow's Croydon Advertiser - five-page special report on children's home...
ANOTHER edition of the Advertiser has gone to press – this week dominated by the continuing allegations of child abuse at a former Croydon children's home. Following our piece last week on author Alex...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey movie trailer released
HERE'S the first sneak preview of the hotly-anticipated movie version of Fifty Shades of Grey. The film adaptation of the hit erotic novel by E.L James will be in cinemas in early 2015, starring Jamie...
View ArticleCroydon brothers guilty of manslaughter after attack victim jumps to death...
TWO Croydon men and their brother, who beat up a man they mistakenly blamed for stealing a mobile phone, have been found guilty of manslaughter. Viktoras Tarasov, 39, of Aurelia Road, Croydon, Valodia...
View ArticleCrystal Palace complete striker deal despite late Sunderland bid
Crystal Palace are understood to have completed a deal for striker Fraizer Campbell from Cardiff City. Reports from the BBC and from Welsh media say the deal has been done after completing a medical...
View ArticleCroydon fraudster Neelam Desai's confiscation hearing delayed
VICTIMS of a fraudster's holiday scams will have to wait longer to learn whether they will get any of their money back.Neelam Desai, 34, was jailed for 30 months in May for ripping off customers of her...
View ArticleCourt date set for Thornton Heath kidnapping case
THE case of a man charged with kidnap, assault and GBH following an incident in Thornton Heath was heard at court today. Police were called to reports that a woman has been assaulted in Brigstock Road,...
View ArticleKiller who missed sentencing captured but brother still on the run
A KILLER who failed to show at his sentencing has been captured by police but his brother also convicted of the same offence is still on the run.Valodia Tarasov, 35, of Abingdon Road, Norbury, and...
View ArticleSouth Norwood man loses appeal against sentence for killing police officer
A SOUTH Norwood man who bragged he'd be "on telly all over the world" after killing a police officer has lost an appeal against his jail term.Gary Cody, 26, was jailed for eight and a half years in...
View ArticleCrystal Palace fans on tenterhooks as Steve Parish promises 'announcement'
OOOH Steve Parish - you big tease.At around 2.30pm on Friday afternoon, the Crystal Palace co-chairman tweeted: "Stand by for an announcement."But two and a half hours later at 5pm, no such...
View ArticleCrystal Palace confirm signing of former Man Utd and Tottenham striker...
CRYSTAL Palace have completed the signing of striker Fraizer Campbell. The 26-year-old joins on a three-year deal from relegated Cardiff City, it has been confirmed. Campbell has previously played for...
View ArticleHavant and Waterlooville 0–0 Crystal Palace U21s: Young Eagles given...
CRYSTAL Palace's Development Squad played out a goalless draw against Conference South outfit Havant and Waterlooville this evening. It was a good test and step up for the young Eagles following their...
View ArticleCrystal Palace new boy Fraizer Campbell happy 'frustrating' period is over
CRYSTAL Palace's new signing Fraizer Campbell admits he was 'frustrated' at the time it took for his move to be confirmed. The 26-year-old has joined Palace on a three-year deal from Cardiff City, with...
View ArticleCroydon school employed teacher - even though they knew he'd been sacked for...
TRINITY School appointed a teacher who was dismissed from his previous job for texting a 13-year-old girl for more than a year – despite repeatedly being informed of his misconduct.Ben Laundon, 41, was...
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