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BBC's Susanna Reid on Strictly, her Croydon schooldays, and her beloved Palace
A NATIONAL TV star and one of 'Britain's sexiest women' – Susanna Reid has come a long way since her schooldays in Croydon.But football keeps bringing the BBC Breakfast news presenter home and her love...
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Care home approved despite 36 objections
A PROPOSED care home for three elderly people with mental difficulties has drawn nearly 40 objections from neighbours.Those living nearby claim the proposed use of the house in Mead Way, Coulsdon,...
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Barclays fund Boris bikes - so how about sponsored trams?
BIG business could hold the key to extending the tram line to Sutton, by sponsoring the system.Sutton's London Assembly member has asked the mayor to look at the idea, which could be compared to the...
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Bach to school: Classical music used to improve Croydon's worst secondary
After years of instability led to a damning Ofsted report and Croydon's worst GCSE results, Westwood Girls' College is no more. Chief reporter Gareth Davies visited the newly opened Harris Academy...
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Meet 'Prince Harry' - the happiest man in Croydon
IT MAY be pouring with rain, with lorries thundering past belching black fumes, but "Prince Harry of Ghana" says he's the happiest man on earth."I love my job. Too much!" he said, sitting on a chair at...
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New school aims to create 'winners'
IMPROVING children's mental and physical fitness is at the heart of a new school being established in Thornton Heath.The Paxton Academy for Sports and Science is one of three free schools in the...
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Domestic violence is at 'epidemic' levels, says police chief
"IF THE same number of victims who suffer from sexualised or domestic violence had flu, it would be called a flu epidemic. There is an epidemic."Those were the words of the borough commander David...
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Croydon journalist nominated for Libyan person of the year
A FREELANCE journalist who grew up in New Addington has been nominated as Libyan person of the year for helping rebuild the country's horseracing industry.In April the Abu Sittah track in Tripoli...
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Tories in 'Trappist vow' over hospital, say Labour
LABOUR has repeated the call for cross-party support for its campaign to protect services at Croydon University Hospital.Closing the trust's A&E and maternity units is the least preferred of three...
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Teenager dies after being stabbed
A TEENAGER has died after being stabbed at a house in Ockley Road. Police and ambulances were called to reports of a stabbing shortly before 2pm. The 17-year-old boy, named locally as Fico, was taken...
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Waitrose move is a 'huge boost' to Coulsdon
Waitrose has confirmed it will open an online grocery depot in Coulsdon next year, creating up to 500 new jobs.The multimillion-pound development is expected to begin trading in autumn 2014 at the...
View ArticleSperoni says new-look side will soon click
JULIAN Speroni isn't pressing any panic buttons just yet and insists the new-look Palace squad will come good once they start getting used to each other.The Eagles were outplayed by Swansea City last...
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Freedman among mourners at Morley's funeral
STEPHEN BROWETT has revealed his pride at the number of Palace's past and present who attended club president Peter Morley's funeral this week.The co-chairman paid tribute to Morley, who he described...
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EXCLUSIVE: Palace in talks to knock down the Arthur Wait stand
PALACE have begun talks over knocking down and improving the Arthur Wait Stand, Advertiser Sport can exclusively reveal.A number of small upgrades were made to that area of Selhurst Park during the...
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Thomas says the pressure is off away
JEROME THOMAS is ready to help Palace gain three points at Southampton tomorrow and believes playing away in the Premier League may relieve pressure on some of the new players.Five Eagles made their...
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'I'm Usain Bolt's body double'
HASSAN Reese's big break in modelling was less catwalk, more sprint, after he was chosen to be the body double for the fastest man on the planet.The 30-year-old was picked from dozens of hopefuls to...
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Gospel choir nominated for a MOBO award
A GOSPEL choir has been nominated for its first Music Of Black Origin award after almost 20 years of performing together.The IDMC Choir is up for Best Gospel Act at this year's MOBO awards in Glasgow...
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Tag rugby festival is big hit with children
LAST Friday, more than 160 primary school children from 16 schools across the borough of Croydon gathered at Whitgift Sports Club for the second Croydon Primary Schools tag-rugby festival.The event was...
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CRYSTAL PALACE: Profiles of the three men in the frame for the Selhurst Park...
REPORTS this morning suggest the race to become the next Crystal Palace manager has entered the home straight - with three men in the running to take over from Ian Holloway. Romanian Dan Petrescu,...
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Plan for 37-storey tower on Croydon College car park
THE former developers of a notorious unfinished Croydon eyesore have unveiled plans to build another huge tower in the town centre.The joint project between Phoenix Logistics, who sold the unfinished...
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