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Overground rail services from West Croydon suspended
OVERGROUND rail services between West Croydon, Crystal Palace and New Cross Gate are not operating today (Sunday) due to engineering works. The works, which also affect some Southern services to...
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Author's insight into the look of Croydon results in 'concretopia'
AN AUTHOR has written a book about post-war British architecture as part of his mission to understand why Croydon looks the way it does.John Grindrod, 43, has penned his first book – Concretopia: A...
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Departing New Addington vicar on exorcisms and a floral 'spliff'
EXORCISM requests, a spliff-shaped floral tribute, and a loving, open, laughing community that has "made me the priest I am."It is these things Father Martin Powell says will stick with him about New...
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Tony Pulis hails Crystal Palace fans ahead of West Ham United clash
TONY Pulis has hailed the Crystal Palace supporters and wants them to "turn the volume" up when West Ham United arrive at Selhurst Park on Tuesday night. Eagles fans filled out their allocation with...
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Police hunt for man who beat up kebab shop customer in Purley
Police are hunting for a man suspected of beating up a customer at a kebab shop in Purley. The suspect left a 33-year-old man with head injuries and fractured his jaw in the early hours of September 29...
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Crystal Palace star Jonny Williams hails Norwich City winger
CRYSTAL Palace midfielder Jonny Williams believes the Eagles should have come away with a point at Norwich City on Saturday. Having had just a week to work under new boss Tony Pulis, Williams says the...
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Treat yourself to an early Christmas dating present
Advertorial Feature The countdown to the festive season has already begun so why not spoil yourself with an early Christmas present. You can get a whole month's membership of our exclusive dating...
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Crystal Palace star Jonny Williams: It's not the land of the giants
JONNY Williams says he won't mind if he and his Crystal Palace team-mates aren't given a day off at the start of Tony Pulis' managerial rein. The 55-year-old started work last Monday, and normally...
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Croydon's first Labour Mayor, Wally Garratt, dies aged 92
A FORMER councillor known as "the voice of Thornton Heath" has died at the age of 92. Wally Garratt represented the area for 16 years and in 1994 became the first Mayor of Croydon to be elected under a...
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Why did council shelve soup kitchen ban but not tell charity?
COUNCIL bosses shelved a plan to ban a soup kitchen from a public park but did not tell the charity that runs it. Further details have emerged about a council report which recommended using "all...
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Mile Jedinak signs new contract with Crystal Palace
CRYSTAL Palace captain Mile Jedinak has signed a new three-and-a-half year deal with the club. The Australian has ended weeks of speculation over a new deal by finally putting pen to paper, extending...
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Croydon's new Youth MPs to tackle trafficking and public safety
THE four young people who will represent Croydon in the Youth Parliament this year have been chosen. Among the issues they have pledged to tackle are bullying, disability discrimination, human...
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Crystal Palace defender: I don't know who will be down the bottom come May
CRYSTAL Palace defender Danny Gabbidon admits he does not know which teams will be down the bottom of the Premier League come the end of the season. The Welshman believes there are "so many that could...
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New report highlights increased use of smoke bombs at English football matches
THERE has been a worrying increase in the number of flares and smoke bombs let off at football matches, according to a new report. A survey, commissioned by the Premier League, found that 86 per cent...
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Nursery school loses 'outstanding' rating following Ofsted visit
A NURSERY School has slipped from top of the class to struggling to make the grade following an inspection by Ofsted. Tunstall Nursery School, in Addiscombe, was rated as "outstanding" in April 2011....
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UPDATED: Cyclist in hospital after crash in Norbury
A CYCLIST was seriously injured in a rush-hour collision in Norbury this morning. Police were called to London Road at the junction with Roche Road just before 8am to reports of a collision between a...
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FANS VIEW: Why Mile Jedinak is Crystal Palace's captain fantastic
THE uncompromising style that Mile Jedinak exhibits is the kind that could become symbolic for Tony Pulis' reign as manager. Tough-tackling, physical combative and yet fair while doing so, Jedinak is...
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Oyster fares rise but it's still £2.40 for Croydon tram users paying by cash
THE price of a weekly bus and tram ticket will rise by 4.1 per cent in the new year. Single tram and bus fares are also set to increase by 3.6 per cent for those using Oyster cards. However, there's...
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LATEST ODDS: Crystal Palace vs West Ham
THE bookies are hedging their bets when it comes to tonight's London derby at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace are priced at 9/4 to win Tony Pulis' first home game in charge, while you can get 7/5 on a...
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Ottaway calls on Jeremy Hunt to explain NHS Croydon response
RICHARD Ottaway MP has called on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to explain why no one has been held to account for the financial scandal at NHS Croydon. Both Mr Hunt and Sir David Nicholson, the outgoing...
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