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Charity that helped family rebuild after tragedy of Lillian's death
AFTER 14-year-old Lillian Groves was knocked down and killed outside her home in New Addington, her family received counselling from Woodside Bereavement Service. Now they are to hold a special event...
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Hundreds of Croydon pupils compete to design MP's Christmas card
HUNDREDS of schoolchildren took part in an MP's competition to design a Christmas card.The winner was Egan Lazzaroni from Woodside Primary School.Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell organised the...
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Crystal Palace were first British team to visit Nelson Mandela's South Africa
FORMER Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades has recalled his team's historic visit to South Africa during the fall of apartheid The team was the first British side to visit following the 1990 release...
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VIDEO: Have Croydon's Rough Copy done enough to reach X Factor final?
ROUGH Copy earned glowing praise from the X Factor judges for their two performances in last night's semi-final. The boys first sang Destiny's Child track Survivor before giving their version of Elton...
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Crystal Palace drawn against West Bromwich Albion in FA Cup
CRYSTAL Palace have been drawn against West Bromwich Albion in the third round of the FA Cup. Just five weeks ago, the Eagles came away from the Hawthorns with a 2-0 defeat in league action, but a lot...
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Andrew Pelling falls at first hurdle in bid to become Labour MP
ANDREW Pelling has failed in a bid to return to national politics only months after being selected to run in next May's local elections. The ex-Conservative MP made the shortlist to run for Labour in...
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VIDEO: Relive Rough Copy's best moments on the X Factor
ROUGH Copy were voted out of X Factor last night after a sing-off with Luke Friend. Here is a look back at some of their finest performances. Who could forget their bold audition with their own twist...
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Match-fixing investigation: Croydon footballers sacked by club
TWO non-league footballers from Croydon charged as part of an investigation into match fixing have been sacked by their club. Michael Boateng and Hakeem Adelakun, 22, were charged with conspiracy to...
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'We can compete with Croydon' insists Crawley amid Westfield/Hammerson fears
CRAWLEY will be able to compete with Croydon as a shopping destination even when Westfield/Hammerson's £1 billion project is complete. That is the bullish view of Crawley councillors amid fears that...
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New trial date set for vicar accused of sham marriages
A NEW trial date has been set for a vicar accused of up to 492 sham marriages. The Reverend Nathan Ntege, 53, is charged with 14 immigration offences relating to hundreds of marriages held over a...
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Virgo Fidelis 'good and rapidly improving' says Ofsted
VIRGO Fidelis Convent Senior School is "good and rapidly improving", Ofsted has said. In an encouraging report, published this week, inspectors praised the Catholic school's leadership team and above...
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PHOTO: Crystal Palace defender waiting on scan results
CRYSTAL Palace defender Dean Moxey faces an anxious wait to find out the extent of his hamstring injury. The left-back was forced off against Cardiff City after 25 minutes and replaced by Adrian...
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Crystal Palace youngster sends reminder to Tony Pulis after sensational double
A STUNNING strike from Sullay Kaikai produced Crystal Palace U21s a point at Bristol City this afternoon in a 2-2 draw. Kaikai beat Frank Fielding with a curling free-kick from 25 yards out for his...
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Man arrested over crash death of 78-year-old
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a collision in which a 78-year-old man died. The 42-year-old was driving the vehicle involved in the fatal collision in...
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EXCLUSIVE: Crystal Palace legend remembers Eagles trip to meet Nelson Mandela
CRYSTAL Palace legend Geoff Thomas has recalled how close he was to meeting Nelson Mandela. Thomas and his Eagles team-mates flew out to South Africa in 1992 to play a couple of friendly matches and...
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X Factor star Hannah Barrett backs our Toys for Joy appeal
OUR Toys for Joy appeal now has the X Factor. South Norwood teenager Hannah Barrett, who reached the final five of the ITV signing contest, will be helping to hand your donations to kids at Croydon...
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Dawn raids in Croydon as part of Lambeth gang crackdown
COCAINE and £2,000 in cash have been discovered by police during a raid on a house in Croydon. Officers searched two addresses in Croydon as part of an operation targeting gangs in Lambeth. In total 17...
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Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi spent £1,500 on sofa in Croydon, court hears
NIGELLA Lawson's lavish spending included splashing out more than £1,500 on a sofa from a Croydon furniture store, a court heard. Personal assistant Anzelle Wasserman told a jury she spent thousands of...
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FANS VIEW: Crystal Palace's fixture list hardly brings Christmas cheer
THEY say a week is a long time in politics, it's even longer in the Premier League. Two wins in a week can be summed up in two, simple words; commitment and desire. A rejuvenated Maroune Chamakh, a...
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Croydon man could face retrial over rape charges
The jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Croydon man accused of raping a woman he met in a Purley pub. Colin Ford, 58, of Fernhurst Road, had pleaded not guilty at Guildford Crown Court...
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