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Thornton Heath man among four jailed for murder of Peter Hagan
A THORNTON HEATH man is among four men jailed for life for murdering a 16-year-old college student. Romell Martin, 22, of Fairgreen Road, must serve at least 17 years for his role in the murder of...
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Crystal Palace boss is focused on key games ahead of January transfer window
TONY PULIS says he is completely focused on the busy Christmas period, rather than thinking about who he might be looking to bring in to the club in January. The transfer window opens in less than two...
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Tony Pulis: Crystal Palace fans will be important for survival bid
TONY PULIS says Crystal Palace's fans will continue to have a huge part to play as the Eagles look to try and survive in the Premier League. The Welshman has praised the fans for their support since...
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Oasis, STEP, and Harris among groups chosen to run new schools
OASIS Community Learning has been chosen to open a primary school in a former office in the town centre. The charity, which runs three academies in Croydon and is in the process of opening a fourth,...
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Meals on Wheels drivers to bring "Christmas cheer" to the elderly and needy
FOR most of us the festive period is a time for over-indulgence but this December 25 one band of dedicated workers will be ensuring elderly and vulnerable residents get their Christmas dinner. The team...
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X Factor star appears at South Norwood school talent show
X FACTOR contestant Lorna Simpson paid a surprise visit to Ryelands Primary School during its Christmas talent show. The singer, whose niece is a pupil at the school, performed a rendition of Whitney...
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Festive family fun as Santa and his lie detector come to Croydon
I WAS invited along to visit Santa's Gingerbread Grotto in Centrale this week. It is the first year that the centre has had a children's grotto and the Centrale staff were keen to show it off. Each...
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Murderer boasts from jail: 'I'll be having drugs and drink at Christmas'
A MURDERER serving a life sentence has boasted from his prison cell how he will spend Christmas taking drugs and drinking booze. Jamal Dyce, 25, was jailed for at least 12 years in 2008 for stabbing a...
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Police appeal over death of dad killed in hit and run while doing son's paper...
POLICE have appealed for information on the anniversary of the death of a man who died after a hit and run in Selsdon. Senthilnathan Subramaniam, 56, was doing his 17-year-old son's paper round in the...
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OPPOSITION VIEW: Remy and Gouffran the Newcastle United players to watch
NEWCASTLE United fan, Peter Sands, gives us the lowdown on the Magpies.....What do you make of Newcastle's season so far? Mixed. There are two Newcastle Uniteds. The one that can win at Old Trafford or...
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Person injured in road-traffic accident on Waddon Road
A PERSON has been hurt in a road-traffic accident in Waddon Road, Croydon. The exact details of the incident are still unclear but an ambulance was called to the scene at 1.10pm. A spokesperson for the...
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FANS VIEW: I'm happy for Crystal Palace to win ugly - as long as we stay up
FIVE Year Plan fanzine editor ROBERT SUTHERLAND explains why he's already eating a slice or two of humble pie about Palace's new manager...I ADMIT it. I'm guilty of it too. I'm guilty of stating that...
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PARENTING: Creating the perfect Christmas for you and your family
SO, it's the Christmas season. I personally love it, though I know some people don't. I love the dark nights lit up by the twinkle of fairy lights; I love opening the decorations box and finding all...
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GEOFF THOMAS: I'm expecting goals galore as Palace take on Newcastle
BY ALL accounts it was a very good performance from the Eagles at Chelsea on Saturday and they had opportunities to pull off a tremendous result.Going back four or five weeks, you'd go to Chelsea...
View Article'Deliberate' fire destroys remainder of former Croydon Athletic clubhouse
A FIRE has destroyed what is left standing of Croydon Athletic FC's former club house. Firefighters were called at 13.37pm to reports of a small fire in one of the old changing room toilets at the...
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YUMMY MUMMY: Coping with an uninvited Christmas guest
TWAS the weekend before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Cards all sent, presents wrapped. My wannabe yummy Christmas is falling into place.Well, it...
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PREVIEW: Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United
IF YOU were at Chelsea last weekend, you would have witnessed a Crystal Palace side forcing the home side back on their own turf.So far back, indeed, that the visitors created more chances and deserved...
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Croydon Council asks charities to help run youth services
THE council is to ask charities to run some youth services – sparking concerns it is using "cheap labour" to fill gaps created by budget cuts.It is part of £760,000 being cut from the early...
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Croydon's twin town link with Arnhem could lose £10k funding pot
ONE of the smallest savings the council has proposed is removing the £10,000 funding pot for grants relating to twinning activities with the Dutch town Arnhem.The link was set up after the Second World...
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Hannah Barrett gives our Toys for Joy appeal the X Factor
IN RECENT weeks, Hannah Barrett has been doing Croydon proud, showing off her incredible voice and prodigious talent on the X Factor. So there was something of a homecoming feel as, on Tuesday, the...
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