Residents in Purley and Kenley frustrated at lack of action on flooding
RESIDENTS in Purley and Kenley fear for their homes this winter – if more isn't done to avoid a repeat of February's flooding.This was the message of frustration given on Monday afternoon, at a meeting...
View Article79-year-old pedestrian dies after collision with car in Selsdon Park Road
A 79-YEAR-OLD man has died after a collision involving a car in Selsdon.The incident occurred in Selsdon Park Road near the junction with Farnborough Avenue at 9am on Saturday (August 23).Police...
View ArticleHave your say on £1.5m South Norwood revamp
IF YOU talk to residents and business owners in South Norwood, they will nearly all tell you regeneration in the area is long overdue.Of the two main thoroughfares that comprise the district centre,...
View ArticleMillen expects Crystal Palace to be busy with transfers as he prepares for...
CRYSTAL Palace caretaker boss Keith Millen expects to be in charge for Tuesday night League Cup trip to Walsall. After Palace's disappointing 3-1 defeat to West Ham on Saturday, Millen maintained his...
View ArticleSteve Parish's message to the Crystal Palace fans: We will get the right man in
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has reassured the club's fans that he and the board of directors will get the right man in to take the club forward. After a week of being linked with managers...
View ArticleClarke admits interest in Crystal Palace job
Former West Brom boss Steve Clarke has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacant manager's job at Crystal Palace.Speaking on SkySports this morning, the 50-year-old admitted that it would be "great"...
View ArticleCOLUMN: 'Being part of the youth council has been hard work, but a lot of fun...
I'VE been a part of the youth council for nearly two years now and have thoroughly enjoyed my time. The Croydon youth council represents the views of young people aged 11-19 in Croydon to the borough's...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Steve Reed on the 'hollow' riots promises
This month marks the third anniversary of the riots that hit Croydon so hard in 2011.In the days after it happened the Prime Minister and Mayor of London came to see the damage for themselves and...
View ArticleFormer Celtic boss Neil Lennon denies talks with Crystal Palace
Bookies favourite Neil Lennon insists he has had no contact with Crystal Palace over their vacant manager's job. The former Celtic boss is 7/4 with some bookmakers to be the man to replace Tony Pulis...
View ArticleCrystal Palace supremo: I want a new boss in early this week
STEVE Parish says he would ideally like to have a new manager at the Crystal Palace helm by "the early part of this week" so it can help them with their transfer business. The summer window closes next...
View ArticleJulian Speroni: Crystal Palace not used to conceding set-pieces
JULIAN Speroni knows Crystal Palace need to eradicate their mistakes from set-pieces as soon as possible if they're to improve on their two opening defeats of the season. The Eagles, following the two...
View ArticleCrystal Palace star on manager latest and wants Walsall Cup win
CRYSTAL Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni says the club's chairman Steve Parish needs to take his time over a new managerial appointment. Caretaker boss Keith Millen's name has been thrown into the hat...
View ArticleBNP's 'anti-mosque' meeting in New Addington fails to attract support
FEWER than 50 people turned up to the BNP's "anti-mosque" meeting on Sunday, sending a clear message to the far-right group: "We don't want you in New Addington."The meeting was scheduled in response...
View ArticleBomber fly-past cancelled due to poor weather
A FLY-PAST by the only two flying Lancaster bombers in the world at Kenley Airfield last Sunday had to be cancelled because of poor weather.The bombers, plus a Spitfire and a Hurricane from the Battle...
View ArticleNew social network for those who live and work in Croydon
A SOCIAL network just for those who live and work in Croydon launched last week.Just Croydon is the brainchild of web designers Chris Howson, 28, and Steve Hemsley, 32, and is completely free to sign...
View ArticleOwner looks on in horror as fire threatens home
It took twenty firefighters and four fire engines almost two hours to quell a blaze in a Coulsdon house on Wednesday.The fire at 95 Chaldon Way started at 3.45pm and was not brought under control until...
View ArticleFormer Crystal Palace hotshot Bruce Dyer nominates Prime Minister David...
FORMER Crystal Palace hotshot Bruce Dyer has nominated Prime Minister David Cameron to take the ice bucket challenge. Dyer, 39, took to Facebook to dare Mr Cameron to be doused in icy water in aid of...
View ArticleIs this a false widow spider in New Addington?
COULD the false widow be alive and well in Croydon?This photo, posted on the New Addington Pathfinders Facebook page, looks uncannily like the creature which has hit the headlines in recent months for...
View ArticleWarnock's potential Crystal Palace return splits opinion among fans
Neil Warnock has astonishingly become the odds-on favourite to take the vacant manager's job at Crystal Palace four years after departing the club.The past month has been a testing time for the Eagles...
View ArticlePensioner who hit and killed mother-of-three on zebra crossing in Thornton...
A PENSIONER who hit and killed a mother-of-three on a zebra crossing has been spared jail.Shelton Hoilett, 77, collided with Charmaine Duncan, 29, as he tried to pass – or "undertake" - a car which had...
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