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MBE for Croydon councillor Margaret Mead in New Year Honours
A VETERAN Croydon councillor has been recognised for her contribution to the borough in the New Year Honours.Margaret Mead, who is about to embark on her 25th year as a councillor, has been appointed...
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Former Crystal Palace manager Peter Taylor sacked by Gillingham
FORMER Crystal Palace player and manager Peter Taylor has been sacked by League One Gillingham.The Kent club today announced on the club website that Taylor, 61, had been "relieved of his duties with...
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Croydon has 4,000 tonnes of salt ready for the big freeze
GRITTING lorries were out in force at the beginning of the week as the borough experienced its first real cold snap of the winter.Roads and pavements were covered with morning frost as overnight...
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Is Peter Taylor in line to be Pardew's assistant at Crystal Palace?
Could Peter Taylor be in line for a shock return to Crystal Palace?The 61-year-old, who played for Palace in the 1970s before returning for an ill-fated spell as manager in 2006, was sacked as...
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UPDATED: Elderly woman dies in South Croydon flat fire
AN ELDERLY woman has died in a fire at a block of flats in South Croydon.Firefighters found the woman while tackling flames in a flat in Oakfield Court in Pampisford Road, South Croydon, at 10.18am...
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THE ADVERTISER SAYS: Alan Pardew 'gets' Crystal Palace, which makes him the...
ANYTIME now, it is likely that Alan Pardew will be named the new manager of Crystal Palace. Let's get it right – this is a very, very good appointment.There are some reservations about the former West...
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Tony Pulis set to take charge of West Brom
REPORTS suggest former Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis is on the verge of agreeing a deal to take over at struggling West Brom.The Welshman, who has been out of work since leaving Palace two days before...
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Croydon review of the year - September
AN EXTRAORDINARY story which made national news led the headlines in September...IN ONE of the most shocking stories of 2014, the Advertiser exclusively revealed that apparent "exorcisms" of children...
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Palace striker could face Dover Athletic but not Aston Villa
CRYSTAL Palace striker Glenn Murray has return to the club following his loan spell at Reading.However, he will not be available for the New Year's Day clash at Aston Villa.It has been confirmed to the...
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Croydon review of the year - October
A HOLLYWOOD A-lister brought some star quality to Croydon town centre in October, a month where the plght of a gravely ill young father led to heated scenes at Croydon University Hospital...FAMILY and...
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Friends' shock at death of John and Enya Maguire in Purley Way crash
A TEENAGE girl and her father killed in a Boxing Day crash have been remembered by friends as kind, funny and always happy.Enya Maguire, 15, from Kenley, and her dad John, 53, who lived in Streatham,...
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Croydon review of the year - November
OUR look back at 2014 in Croydon continues with a review of the main headlines in November...THIS was the month of the great Croydon Council playing fields hokey cokey. A report put before the...
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Where in Croydon can I get my Christmas tree recycled?
CHRISTMAS trees will be recycled by the council if residents drop them at designated recycling collection points in the new year.Almost a million of the trees are thrown away each year in London alone,...
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Croydon review of the year - December
DECEMBER was all about the former van driver from Shirley - and the TV moment that changed his life forever...BEN Haenow won the X Factor – and bagged himself a million-pound record deal in the...
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Alan Pardew takes seat with Palace board at Aston Villa
ALAN Pardew looks all set to become Crystal Palace's new manager after he emerged at Villa Park to watch the Eagles' clash with Aston Villa.Spotted earlier in the Directors' Lounge, Palace co-chairmen...
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Aston Villa 0–0 Crystal Palace: Eagles pick up solid point in front of...
CRYSTAL Palace picked up another point on the road this afternoon at Aston Villa in a goalless draw in front of the watching Alan Pardew.The manager is set to be appointed at the Palace helm...
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SURVEY: Advertiser launches questionnaire about life in Croydon in 2015
THE Advertiser today launches its annual survey about life in Croydon, from politics and crime to education, health and the many other issues affecting people living in London's most populous borough....
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Eagles stopper: Pardew's experience will help Crystal Palace
JULIAN Speroni says Crystal Palace's decision to move for Alan Pardew so soon after the sacking of Neil Warnock will help the squad.The Eagles shot-stopper came away with his second clean sheet in a...
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Steve Parish admits Crystal Palace were drifting away under Neil Warnock
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has admitted he felt like the club were "drifting away" from what's brought them success in the last year or so.The Eagles supremo sacked Neil Warnock last week...
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Joe Ledley praises new midfield partner and hails good point at Aston Villa
JOE Ledley believes Palace's point away from home at Aston Villa was a good one on New Year's Day.It was seen a bore draw for many supporters inside Villa Park but midfielder Ledley says it's something...
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