Ideas put forward for improving Fair Field
MORE than 100 ideas were put forward at a public meeting to brainstorm thoughts for improving the Fair Field area.Two weeks ago the Advertiser revealed that the council's Fair Field Masterplan had been...
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Glenn Murray 'happy' to sign new Crystal Palace deal
CRYSTAL Palace hotshot striker Glenn Murray has agreed a new three-year contract at the club.The frontman has been in the form of his life this season, notching 30 goals already and the Eagles were...
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Wilson's School pair face each other in Selhurst Park match
TWO former Wilson's School footballers are set to come back to the borough of Croydon today (Saturday) to take part in the traditional Oxford versus Cambridge Varsity football match.Crystal Palace's...
View ArticleCrystal Palace fan banned for abusing Steve Parish on Twitter
A CRYSTAL Palace fan has been banned from Selhurst Park for abusing Steve Parish on Twitter.The co-chairman had already warned abusive supporters that they faced being excluded from matches after he...
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Southern refurbishes train fleet
MAKING journeys more pleasant for its passengers is behind Croydon-based rail operator Southern's refurbishment of its fleet of Class 377 trains.The programme started in August 2011 and Southern has...
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Croydon's Westfield will feature statue of Kate Moss
WESTFIELD is to erect a statue of Kate Moss as the centrepiece of its new shopping centre in Croydon, the Advertiser can reveal. The Australian retail giant commissioned the statue to cheer up the town...
View ArticleCroydon BID cash pays for more town centre police
TOWN centre businesses have backed another £100,000 cash injection to help keep the shopping area safe.The money from the Business Improvement District (BID) will pay for the continued employment of...
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South Croydon internet predator jailed for eight years
AN INTERNET paedophile who sexually abused a schoolgirl has been jailed for eight years.Umesh Kulasingham, 39, from South Croydon, was found guilty of two counts of engaging in sexual activity with a...
View ArticleHow will the biggest ever NHS reform affect people in Croydon?
THEY are arguably the most significant reforms in the history of the NHS, but as GPs take over designing local health services from today (Monday), few understand what the changes will mean.This is the...
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Gareth Gardner blooms as perfect champion
GARETH Gardner produced a near punch perfect display last Saturday to claim the Queensbury Boxing League's British light middleweight title on a unanimous decision.The 28-year-old carpenter, from New...
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Croydon unstoppable in panathlon
CROYDON swept all before them as the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre hosted the south London final of the Panathlon Challenge recently, which involved seven schools from the boroughs of Sutton,...
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East Croydon development plan makes progress
THE long-awaited development of the Ruskin Square site next to East Croydon Station is a step closer this week.Site owners Stanhope/Schroders announced on Monday that the first residential phase of...
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Woman delivers her grandson on South Norwood street
A QUICK-THINKING grandmother delivered her grandson on a pavement outside her daughter's South Norwood home.Beverley Montaut, 48, was stunned to realise her daughter Danielle was giving birth to Dexter...
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Whitgift shopping centre chaplain team offering emotional support to shoppers
A BUSTLING, crowded shopping centre is probably not the first place to spring to mind as fertile ground for a church presence.But spiritual and emotional support for both shopkeepers and shoppers is...
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Westfield scraps plan to erect Kate Moss statue in Croydon
WESTFIELD has scrapped plans to erect a statue of Kate Moss in its new Croydon shopping centre after the idea was panned on social media. The Advertiser exclusively revealed this morning that the...
View ArticleBlackpool 1-0 Palace: Flat Eagles undone by superb Phillips strike
CRYSTAL Palace were defeated 1-0 by the ten men of Blackpool this afternoon at Bloomfield Road.Despite having a man advantage for just over a half, the Eagles couldn't muster a strike in front of a...
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Elmhurst School for Boys unveils cricket nets in memory of murdered head teacher
A SCHOOL has unveiled new cricket nets in memory of a former head master and his wife killed by their son.The Barry Dighton Cricket Nets have been erected in the playground of Elmhurst School for...
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Croydon pupils speak of shock after visiting Nazi concentration camps
SHOVELLING human waste was one of the most coveted posts for prisoners in Auschwitz, says the guide, pointing to the circles carved out of wooden planks that counted for toilets in this dank...
View ArticleJason Robinson gives rugby masterclass at Cumnor House School
A CROYDON school have been taking tips from England legend Jason Robinson after the World Cup winner gave them a coaching masterclass at a rugby sevens tournament.Cumnor House School were taking part...
View ArticlePurley flood plans fail to win funding
RADICAL proposals to rid Purley of its flooding problem have failed to win funding.Architect Tarsem Flora, who also chairs the Purley and District Residents' Association, drew up a proposal to pump...
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