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Crystal Palace star: People have written us off but look at what happened in...
By Rhys Higgins CRYSTAL Palace haven't had much to cheer about since their return to the big stage, with just one win and one draw taken after 11 games so far in the Premier League. However, Academy...
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Musicians set to make it big in 2014
As all eyes are on who will make it to Christmas number one, we're looking to which musicians are expected to make it big in 2014.1) Sam Smith Sam Smith's stunning vocals have captured the nation this...
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Croydon Council backs second runway at Gatwick Airport
BACKING for building a second runway at Gatwick Airport was agreed in principle by the council's cabinet on Monday. Endorsement of the proposals came after council leader Mike Fisher announced at the...
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Crystal Palace reportedly reopen talks with Tony Pulis
CRYSTAL Palace have reopened talks with Tony Pulis about becoming their new manager, national media reports suggest. The former Stoke City boss was the favourite to land the role immediately after Ian...
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X Factor's Hannah Barrett: 'I've been racially abused on Twitter'
CROYDON X Factor star Hannah Barrett has revealed how she's endured a torrent of racial abuse on social media. The teenager has twice found herself in the bottom two, having received the fewest public...
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Firefighters prevent shed fire spreading to Broad Green carpet warehouse
Firefighters had to act quickly to prevent a blaze in some sheds engulfing a carpet warehouse in Broad Green this afternoon. At approximately 1.15pm an engine from Norbury Fire Station attended reports...
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Westfield plans Tiger Tiger party to celebrate 'approval' of its Croydon plans
WESTFIELD bosses seem pretty confident their £1 billion application to transform Croydon town centre will be approved on Monday. So much so that those behind the Croydon Partnership of...
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Disabled woman has seizure outside fire station after hitting head on kerb
FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a disabled woman's rescue after she fell out of her wheelchair and hit her head on a kerb outside Woodside Fire Station this afternoon. The accident took place while she was...
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Tony Pulis would keep Crystal Palace up and make them very hard to beat, says...
TONY Pulis will need a "cast iron assurance" he can bring in new players to Crystal Palace if he decides to take the managerial vacancy, the Advertiser has been told tonight. The 55-year-old is...
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EDITOR'S BLOG: The Black Sheep strikes a chord with the Croydon family
IN THE past two days, two stories on the same subject have brought 32,000 visitors to the Croydon Advertiser website. Has there been another riot? Has a plane crashed in the middle of Croydon? Have...
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Cannabis factories found during South Norwood burglary raid
POLICE chanced upon two cannabis factories in South Norwood while searching an address in connection with a burglary. Officers executed a search warrant in Elborough Road last Saturday (November 16) in...
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Hunt will not compel health chief over NHS Croydon scandal
HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt will not compel the former head of NHS Croydon to explain a £28 million misreporting of the trust's finances. Caroline Taylor repeatedly refused to give evidence to a...
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Crystal Palace players told to expect culture shock under Tony Pulis
SHOULD Tony Pulis take the Crystal Palace managerial vacancy, the current squad have been warned to expect a "culture shock" and that they'll need to be ready to work hard. The Advertiser spoke to a...
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Tony Pulis could bring former Eagle Dave Kemp to Crystal Palace if appointed
IF Tony Pulis takes the Crystal Palace vacancy, he could bring in a certain former Eagle as his right-hand man. That's the view of a source close to the former Stoke City manager, who has spoken to the...
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Jobs in Croydon's libraries under threat
AROUND a dozen library staff could lose their jobs as part of a restructuring project announced today (Wednesday). The threat to jobs comes from Cultural Community Solutions, part of the Carillion...
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Convicted murderer of New Addington teenager still on the run
A CONVICTED murderer is still on the run more than a month after escaping from a mental health unit. Lerone Boye, 27, was sentenced to 28 years behind bars last year for the murder of New Addington...
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CQC raises 'serious concerns' about Urgent Care Centre
THE Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised "serious concerns" about Croydon's Urgent Care Centre. The unit, which is attached to the A&E department at Croydon University Hospital, is run by...
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Hospital requires 'significant' improvement but CQC gives trust reason to be...
THE test results are in, the diagnosis has been given and, though it is far from out of the woods, inspectors say there is definite cause for optimism at Croydon University Hospital. The Care Quality...
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Police find new clues into suspicious death of Paula Newman
POLICE investigating the suspicious death of Paula Newman in New Addington have said there are new clues into what happened hours before she was taken to hospital. The 20-year-old from Beckenham was...
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Patients' fears for future of New Addington medical practice
PATIENTS are piling pressure on medical chiefs to keep their GP practice in the "safe hands" of its existing doctors following the sudden death of its only senior partner.Fieldway Medical Practice...
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