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PREVIEW: Crystal Palace vs Brighton
HERE we go, two tense matches against arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion in the space of 72 hours to reach the Championship play-off final at Wembley.To some supporters, it may not have come as a...
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Chubby Labrador rescues Coulsdon builder from fox attack
A BUILDER who was about to be savaged by a pack of foxes was saved by an overweight pet Labrador.Joe Curling, 28, was working at a home in Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon, on Friday when he was set upon by...
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Croydon Travel Update: May 10
THE M25 is slow clockwise between Junction 5 (Maidstone) and Junction 6 (Godstone), after an earlier accident which has left one lane blocked. There is a good service running on Southern and South West...
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EDITOR'S BLOG: The curious case of Irene Jewhurst, Croydon's 'next Kate Moss'
WE'RE in the process - as I hope you've noticed - of making some significant changes to our website and digital coverage. With this in mind, I've become a bit of a stats nerd in recent times. What do...
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LIVE: Stuart Hazell trial, day four
THE trial of Stuart Hazell at the Old Bailey has entered its fourth day. Yesterday jurors heard evidence from a range of people, from prison officers who had contact with Hazell during his time at...
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Drinks licence for Morrisons' new convenience store approved
FIRST successful steps have been taken by supermarket giants Morrisons to open a convenience store in the Red Deer pub in Brighton Road, South Croydon.Croydon Council's licensing sub-committee has...
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UPDATED: Home Secretary orders review of Daniel Morgan case
A "HILLSBOROUGH-STYLE" review of Croydon's most notorious unsolved murder was announced by the Home Office in a statement today.South Norwood private investigator Daniel Morgan was found with an axe...
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TIA SHARP: Hazell told dog walker he was looking for Tia moments before arrest
STUART Hazell told a shopkeeper and a dog walker he was searching for his granddaughter Tia Sharp moments before he was arrested on suspicion of her murder. Victoria Dragnet told the Old Bailey in a...
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Five arrests after Woodside attack which took tram out of action
FIVE people have been arrested following an attack at a tram stop in South Norwood. The men, two aged 21, one aged 20, another 18 and a 17-year-old, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of violent...
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TIA SHARP: Schoolgirl's blood found on Hazell's belt
TIA Sharp's blood was found on a belt belonging to Stuart Hazell, the Old Bailey heard today. Her DNA was found in two blood stains on a belt found inside a bag Stuart Hazell was carrying when he was...
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Palace 0-0 Brighton: Murray suffers nasty injury as Palace held by arch-rivals
CRYSTAL Palace will have to go to Brighton & Hove Albion's AMEX Stadium and win if they're to reach the Championship play-off final at Wembley after they were held to a goalless draw by their...
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STEVE REED: Croydon's health services must be safeguarded
CROYDON University Hospital is under threat again. The latest NHS consultation includes, as an option, closing the hospital's A&E and maternity units. Although this is not the NHS's preferred...
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First World War grenade found at former Sanderstead home of 'Nazi'
AN UNEXPLODED First World War hand grenade was found hidden underneath a flowerpot – at a home that used to belong to a Nazi sympathiser.Police were called to Sanderstead Hill on Sunday morning by a...
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Winners of Croydon Business Awards celebrate their success
THERE was triumph again for the borough's manufacturing industries as specialist joinery and fit-out firm, Martek Contracts, was last week named as Croydon's business of the year.The New...
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TIA SHARP: Stuart Hazell's letter from jail
THE man accused of murdering schoolgirl Tia Sharp wrote to his father from prison to say her death was an "accident." Stuart Hazell added he "should have gone about this a different way and told police...
View ArticleTwo children taken to hospital following car crash in South Norwood
TWO children have been taken to hospital following a car crash in South Norwood. The girls, aged 9 and 10, suffered suspected spinal injuries when the car they were travelling in was hit from behind by...
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Former Crystal Palace star Ben Watson wins the FA Cup for Wigan
FORMER Crystal Palace star Ben Watson is the toast of Wigan, after scoring the goal which earned the Premier League strugglers their first FA Cup Final win. The ex-Eagles midfielder headed in the only...
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Olympic gymnast Louis Smith visits Riddlesdown Collegiate
AN OLYMPIAN turned ballroom dancing champion was the star attraction at a Purley school on Tuesday.Pupils at Riddlesdown Collegiate were treated to a visit by silver medallist Louis Smith.The gymnast,...
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Aruna Dindane leaves Crystal Palace after failing to prove fitness
PALACE assistant boss Keith Millen has confirmed that recent signing Aruna Dindane has now left the club after failing to prove his fitness for the Championship run-in.But he revealed the club will...
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SPECIAL REPORT: One year to go until Croydon Council elections
A CAT has appeared among the pigeons in the Croydon political scene, following Ukip's success in county council elections outside London last week.Local campaign experts are working hard to judge just...
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