Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak votes for Cristiano Ronaldo in Ballon...
CRYSTAL Palace skipper Mile Jedinak voted for Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or.The Eagles midfielder was, along with the coaches and captains of all FIFA-accredited international teams, allowed...
View ArticleRoy Hodgson thinks Javier Mascherano had a better 2014 than Cristiano Ronaldo
CROYDON rightly hails England manager Roy Hodgson as one of its finest exports. We'll even forgive him the Three Lions' abject World Cup exit last summer.But the former John Ruskin PE teacher has...
View ArticleEDITOR'S BLOG: Why watching football at Crystal Palace is a 'proper' experience
I GOT myself into trouble once when writing about football on this website.But this time, Palace fans, I hope and think you'll like what I have to say.On Saturday evening, I set off for Selhurst Park...
View ArticleUpdate: Missing South Croydon man Edward Bailey found
POLICE have said a man reported missing yesterday has been found.The Met police this afternoon said Edward Bailey, 45, had not been seen since he left his home yesterday (January 12) at 4pm.They have...
View ArticleTransfer Talk: Palace to offer big money for Swansea duo
Crystal Palace are being linked with a double raid on Swansea City for playmaker Jonjo Shelvey and left-back Neil Taylor.Rumours online believe a bid of around £9m will take Charlton academy graduate...
View ArticleEleven Croydon businesses named among top 500 in the region
ELEVEN Croydon businesses have made it on to a new list of the top 500 companies in the region.The Top 500 Companies in the South list, issued this week by IT services firm Taylor Made Computer...
View ArticleA poem about Croydon - can you do any better?
WE LOVE a poem here at the Advertiser so thought we'd share one sent to us today, by reader John Oludotun Showemimo.John, who says he has a "God-given gift" for verse, has penned this ode to Croydon...
View ArticleCroydon fire crews sent to help with collapsed garage after 'mini-tornado'...
FIRE crews from Croydon were sent to Harrow today to help with a garage which collapsed in high winds due to a mini-tornado. London Fire Brigade, whose firefighters described the incident as like "a...
View ArticleHiram Boateng scores incredible solo goal for Palace in U21 defeat
U21 Development LeagueColchester United 4-2 Crystal PalaceAFTER thrashing Queens Park Rangers 7-2 the week before, Crystal Palace's U21 side were brought back down to Earth on Monday when they lost at...
View ArticleCroydon Council drops Segas House plan as it outlines how almost 2,000 extra...
ALMOST 2,000 extra school places will be created in Croydon over the next three years as part of the latest efforts to meet growing demand, though several major proposals have been dropped or delayed....
View ArticleTwo arrested for burglary after 20 minute police chase through Croydon and...
TWO burglary suspects were arrested and police seized jewellery after a 20 minute car chase through Croydon and Sutton.Police cars, helped by a dog unit and a helicopter, chased the suspects from...
View ArticleStudy reveals Croydon is home to the nicest and most sympathetic people in...
Croydon is home to London's nicest people, according to a study on personality types.The study, conducted by Cambridge academics, found that the nicest and most sympathetic people were more likely to...
View ArticleExclusive: Croydon University Hospital hires '£5,000 per day' QC to fight...
CROYDON University Hospital has hired a QC who charges between £4,000 and £5,000 a day to help appeal a tribunal's verdict that it sacked a senior doctor for whistleblowing.Figures obtained by the...
View ArticleFormer pupils of Olympian Dorothy Tyler MBE wanted
Croydon Harriers' Mike Fleet is set to complete his biography of quadruple Olympian Dorothy Tyler MBE (1920-2014), and he is looking for a quote or anecdote from some of Dorothy's former pupils when...
View ArticleAlan Pardew wants me to make things happen, says Palace midfielder
PALACE midfielder Barry Bannan is enjoying life under Alan Pardew, after starting the last two games under the new manager.Bannan started the game against Tottenham last weekend after an impressive...
View ArticlePHOTO: Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha spotted at West Croydon salon
LOOK who we found at a West Croydon salon today (Wednesday) - none other than Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha.Advertiser photographer David Cook spotted the familiar face while taking pictures at the...
View ArticlePolice appeal after bus driver headbutted in unprovoked attack by flat...
POLICE have asked the public's help to identify a man suspected of headbutting the driver of a 119 bus while he was on his break at Collonades Leisure Park.They believe a passenger who had earlier...
View ArticleAttractive 40/1 price on Palace striker to score only goal at Burnley
After a magnificent win against Spurs last weekend Crystal Palace completed an excellent week when signing Arsenal's French U21 international Yaya Sanogo on loan until the end of the season.Eagles'...
View ArticleDealer who supplied crack cocaine and heroin jailed after major London Road...
A DRUG dealer snared in a major police operation to tackle drug and gang crime in London Road has been jailed for supplying crack cocaine and heroin.Jason Kissi-Brown, 34, from Bromley, was jailed for...
View ArticleVIDEO: See the shocking moment bus driver is headbutted in unprovoked attack
POLICE have released video footage of the moment a bus driver is headbutted in an unprovoked attack while taking a break at Croydon Collonades.Yesterday, the Met appealed for information about the...
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