Signalling problems causing rail disruption between Croydon and central London
A POINTS failure at Selhurst is causing delays, alterations and cancellations to rail services between Croydon and central London this morning. Southern Rail have warned passengers to expect delays of...
View ArticleAddiscombe Taekwondo teacher Lisa Dennis smashes another world record
FOR most people, a night on the tiles involves a few beers, a bit of dancing and, quite possibly, a greasy kebab. But for Lisa Dennis, this term takes on an entirely different meaning. In recent times,...
View ArticleTop five best and worst Crystal Palace players from last 20 years
THERE have been some superstars for Palace over the last couple of decades - and some pretty awful ones too. We asked Palace fan Dan Gibbs to take a look back and highlight who he believes lit up...
View ArticleCrystal Palace U21 new season fixtures revealed
DAY DATE FIXTURE VENUE TIME AUGUST Wednesday 20/08/14 Sheffield Wednesday v CPFC Middlewood Training Ground 13.00 Tuesday 26/08/14 CPFC v Colchester United Tooting & Mitcham F.C 14.00 SEPTEMBER...
View ArticleTrio sentenced after honey trap attack on vulnerable man at railway station
THREE people who tried to rob a vulnerable man in a honey-trap attack which left him bleeding and shaken have been sentenced at Croydon Crown Court. Reece Mummery, 18, along with his uncle Roger...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Steve Parish confirms the removal of Crystal Palace jumbotron
Crystal Palace have been busy working on the pitch as well as off it this summer, and it seems a new jumbotron will be erected at Selhurst Park ahead of the new Premier League season. Co-chairman Steve...
View ArticleLillian Groves' aunt wants drug-driving campaign adverts to be "more...
THE AUNT of a schoolgirl killed by a driver who had smoked cannabis hopes a campaign advertising tougher drug-driving laws is "as harsh as possible".Michaela Groves, whose niece Lillian Groves, 14, was...
View ArticlePart of tram network to shut down for more than a week
TRAM users may have to get used to walking for part of their journey as part of the track closes for a week from Saturday (August 9).There will be no service on Croydon Tramlink between East Croydon...
View ArticleCrystal Palace defender hopes to shake off slight injury
CRYSTAL Palace defender Damien Delaney says he's nursing a slight injury picked up on the club's pre-season tour of the United States. The Irishman limped away from the game at Brentford on Saturday...
View ArticleCroydon cleaning firm boss sexually harassed widow and groped her at work
A WIDOWED mother-of-three has been awarded £30,000 in compensation after being groped by the boss of a Croydon cleaning firm.An employment tribunal heard how Jennifer Newman, 34, was dubbed "proper top...
View ArticleFatal bus crash victim died just yards from her home in New Addington
THE 39-year-old woman who died in a collision with a bus has been named as Jessica Vallins.The mother of two collided with the bus as she drove her silver Hyundai along Homestead Way, where she lived,...
View ArticleCoulsdon man, 20, charged with attempted murder after Brixton assault
A 20-year-old man from Coulsdon has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an assault in Brixton on Sunday. Ryan Ashby, of Coulsdon Road, was initially arrested on suspicion of GBH. He...
View ArticleCrystal Palace chairman Steve Parish gives sneak preview of new Selhurst Park...
FOR Crystal Palace fans, they are something akin to the gates of heaven.Eagles co-chairman Steve Parish took to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, to give Palace fans a sneak preview of what the gates at...
View ArticleBromley 3–2 Crystal Palace U21s: Young Eagles downed in local clash
CRYSTAL Palace's Development Squad fell to a 3-2 defeat against Bromley on Tuesday evening. Mark Goldberg's men raced into an early lead, before adding numbers two and three in the second half. Palace,...
View ArticleMan threatening to jump from YMCA roof is talked down by police
POLICE talked down a man who was threatening to jump from the roof of the YMCA in Lansdowne Road this evening. The man was taken to hospital after being persuaded down from the roof of Palmer House...
View ArticleCroydon an unlikely destination as Boris Johnson seeks return to the House of...
MAYOR of London Boris Johnson has confirmed his wish to stand as an MP at next year's election - but it'd seem he's already missed the Croydon boat.Speculation had been rife last year that Mr Johnson...
View ArticleVOTE: Should Julian Speroni or Wayne Hennessey start in goal for Crystal...
IT IS probably the biggest talking point among Crystal Palace fans as the season opener against Arsenal looms.Who should start in goal - club legend and multiple player of the year award-winner Julian...
View ArticleCroydon Council launches poster campaign urging people to get tested for STIs
Croydon Council is launching an increased sexually transmitted infection (STI) awareness campaign next week. Posters will be placed around the borough encouraging people to get themselves checked out,...
View ArticleCrystal Palace's Jake Gray keen to push on despite Bromley loss
CRYSTAL Palace attacking midfielder Jake Gray was delighted to get more minutes under his belt in pre-season after turning out for the club's Development Squad on Tuesday. The young Eagles lost 3-2 to...
View ArticleFormer QPR defender to find out Crystal Palace fate on Thursday
SAM Magri looks set to find out on Thursday whether he will be offered a contract by Crystal Palace after spending the last three weeks with the club on trial. The former Portsmouth and Queen Park...
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