Tony Pulis aims to get the best out of the Crystal Palace squad
TONY PULIS says he intends to get the best out of the Crystal Palace players to help them fight off relegation. The Welshman has never been relegated as a manager and he established Stoke City in the...
View ArticleCouncil 'to use all available bylaws' to ban Croydon soup kitchen
COUNCIL leaders want to use "all available bylaws" to ban a soup kitchen for the poor and homeless. The kitchen, run by volunteers and set up by charity Nightwatch, provides food and drink for...
View ArticleMan charged with trying to rob Lloyds Bank in Coulsdon
A 46-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with trying to rob Lloyds Bank in Coulsdon. Andrew Fernandez, of no fixed abode, is due to appear in Croydon Magistrates' Court today (November 27). Police were...
View ArticleHomeless charity's response to 'soup kitchen ban' - in full
THE council wants to ban a soup kitchen run by homeless charity Nightwatch from Queen's Gardens, opposite its new headquarters. Chairman Jad Adams has branded the plan "immoral". Here is his response,...
View ArticleYoung mum tells court of horrific killing of dad-to-be
A YOUNG mother wept as she told a court how three masked men burst into her room and hacked the father of her child to death with an axe and machete. Danny Gough, 24, was dragged from the bed he was...
View ArticlePARENTING: Making good memories for our children
I REALLY hope my children are happy. I also hope that they are smart, good learners, loyal, fun friends and generous, compassionate human beings. At the core though, I mostly hope that they are happy....
View ArticleMan appears in court over road death of Purley mum-of-two
A 26-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with killing a mother-of-two by driving dangerously.Thomas Lee, of Money Road in Caterham, faces once count of causing death by dangerous driving over...
View ArticleNo soup kitchen ban says council despite leaked report
THE council has said it will not try to ban a soup kitchen from operating in Queen's Gardens. A leaked report revealed that council officers had recommended using "all available bylaws" against the...
View ArticleHospital thieves swipe 14 wheelchairs........ and someone's lunch
HEARTLESS thieves targeting Croydon University Hospital (CUH) stooped as low as swiping 14 wheelchairs.The single theft was among 93 separate reports of items going missing from staff, patients and...
View ArticleFANS' VIEW: Millen offers Pulis a blueprint for success at Crystal Palace
Robert Sutherland hopes the gritty win at Hull is a sign of things to come under new boss Tony Pulis...THE relief was palpable.It had been nine years since Palace last won an away game in the top...
View ArticleHospital discharged blind dementia patient, 90, without telling carer
CROYDON University Hospital discharged a blind 90-year-old at night on the same day it was criticised for sending elderly patients home in the evening.Last Thursday a report by the Care Quality...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle Thornton Heath house blaze
TWO fire crews were called to deal with a fire in the bedroom of a terraced house in Thornton Heath yesterday (Friday) evening. The firefighters from Norbury fire station were called to the house in...
View ArticleTony Pulis: Crystal Palace are the biggest club in south London
NEW Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis says he believes the Eagles are the biggest club in south London. The former Stoke City boss has been impressed with what he has found in SE25 in his first week,...
View ArticleBody in Warlingham well identified as former Croydon man
POLICE have identified the man whose body was found in a Warlingham well as Damian Chlywka. Officers say they are now satisfied the body is that of the 32-year-old Polish man, who came to the UK in...
View ArticleHeartwarming outcome of bitter fight over Kenley primary
IN THE fight to prevent Roke Primary becoming a Harris Academy, one of the first battles the parents lost was to preserve their uniform.However, out of this most bitter of disputes has come a...
View ArticleTV crews blocking view for disabled Crystal Palace fans
A DISABLED Crystal Palace fan of more than 30 years says he may stop going to games because his view has been restricted by television studios.Paul Williamson, 43, who has cerebral palsy and uses a...
View ArticleHelp make little Esmanur's Christmas in hospital a little brighter
CHRISTMAS is a time of joy, celebration, family and mince pies.For millions of children it is as much about the giddy excitement as they wait to see what Santa has bought them.But for youngsters in...
View ArticleNorwich City 1–0 Crystal Palace: Eagles downed by former Celtic man
CRYSTAL Palace narrowly lost by the single goal to fellow strugglers Norwich City this afternoon at Carrow Road. And they are bottom of the Premier League again after Sunderland picked up a point away...
View ArticleCroydon rapper has no problem with 'stupid' X Factor star despite spat
A RAPPER from Addiscombe says X Factor winner James Arthur is "ridiculously stupid" after he aimed racist and homophobic slurs at him online.Micky Worthless made national news after he became embroiled...
View ArticleWoman's heartbreak at fruitless five-year hunt for nephew's killer
ON TUESDAY, shortly after 9pm, Juliet Mitchell lit a candle in memory of her nephew Ricardo Cox.Exactly five years before, the 20-year-old was walking home from a KFC in West Croydon when he was...
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