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Croydon Council leader: 'Tax and rent freeze is no election bribe'
A DOUBLE financial handout for residents is being offered by Croydon's Tory run council as the main parties gear up for May's elections. But council leader, Mike Fisher, has been quick to claim the...
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Jailed benefits cheat gran loses council home
A GRANDMOTHER jailed for falsely claiming more than £42,000 in benefits has lost her council home. Theresa Aldous, 64, will have her house repossessed by Croydon Council after she was sent back to...
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PICTURE: Huge double rainbow brightens up Croydon town centre
WHO said Croydon couldn't look beautiful? This photo, taken by John Bownas, shows how the town centre was bathed in light this Tuesday (lunchtime) by a huge double rainbow spanning our supposedly...
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Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long set to feature for Hull City against Crystal...
NEW signings Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long look set to feature for Hull City against Crystal Palace tonight (Tuesday). Former Palace boss Steve Bruce, now in charge of the Tigers, says the duo – signed...
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BOOKIES ODDS: Crystal Palace favourites to beat Hull City (and 100/1 to...
THE bookies fancy Crystal Palace to pick up a vital three points against Hull City at Selhurst Park tonight (Tuesday). The Eagles are 7/5 to win the six-pointer, with Steve Bruce's men from Humberside...
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Crystal Palace Transfer Gossip: Ince, Ramis, Bjelland, Makienok, Pennant
A NUMBER of players are being linked with moves to Crystal Palace during the current transfer window. The Croydon Advertiser will take a look at who the nationals believe are targets for the Eagles,...
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Fire breaks out in office building next to Lombard Roundabout
A FIRE broke out in an office building next to the busy Lombard Roundabout. Firefighters from Norbury fire station were called at 1.36pm today to the scene at the junction of Thornton Road and Mitcham...
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Crystal Palace defender: We have 15 difficult games to go still
CRYSTAL Palace defender Paddy McCarthy was a happy man after the Eagles picked up a vital three points against Hull City on Tuesday night. The club captain, who came on in the second half to form a...
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Man accused of theft fails to answer bail and 'flees UK'
A MAN arrested on suspicion of stealing a credit card has failed to answer bail and may have fled the country. Tiago Pascoal, 31, was arrested on December 4 last year at a house in Coulsdon and when...
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Motorcyclist involved in collision in Addiscombe Road
A MOTORCYCLIST has been involved in a road traffic collision in Addiscombe Road. Paramedics were called to the scene ten minutes ago, at 3.24pm. London Ambulance Service has sent a single responder in...
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Crystal Palace striker linked to arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion
CRYSTAL Palace striker Aaron Wilbraham is rumoured to be a target for the Eagles' arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion. Blackpool are also said to be interested in the 34-year-old, who has returned...
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Crystal Palace defender joins Barnsley on loan
CRYSTAL Palace right-back Jack Hunt has joined Barnsley on loan for the rest of the season. The summer signing, who has fought his way back from a broken ankle picked up last summer, joins fellow...
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Three more boys arrested in connection with stabbing of 12-year-old
THREE more youths have been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 12-year-old outside a Tesco Express last week. A 14-year-old and two 13-year-olds have been arrested on suspicion of grievous...
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Crystal Palace keeper Julian Speroni opens new restaurant
JULIAN Speroni may be a dab hand at keeping clean sheets for Crystal Palace but he is hoping customers at his new restaurant in Purley will leave behind clean plates. The Palace shot-stopper, 34,...
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Retired school keeper killed as car drags him down road
A RETIRED school keeper died after being dragged down the road by his car. Colin Fitzgerald's car was parked in gear on a hill in Spurgeon Road, Upper Norwood, on August 1 last year, his inquest has...
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Crystal Palace linked with move for American full-back Fabian Johnson
CRYSTAL Palace have been linked with an American international, as Tony Pulis looks to boost his squad before the transfer deadline. Left-back Fabian Johnson, 26, has played most of his career in...
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Hospital's new IT system 'has increased waiting times and led to lost patient...
CROYDON University Hospital's new IT system has led to increased waiting times and information about some patients to be lost. The Cerner computer system, adopted last September, was supposed to cut...
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The photo Crystal Palace fans didn't want to see - Wilfried Zaha in a Cardiff...
HE WAS and, to most, still is a hero in SE25. But for the next few months at least, Wilfried Zaha is very much sleeping with the enemy, as he dons the shirt of Palace's relegation rivals Cardiff City....
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Suspected arson attacks on two cars in same Waddon road
TWO suspected deliberate car fires had to be put out in Waddon this afternoon. Firefighters from Croydon fire station were called to two separate reports of vehicles alight on Croydon Road, Waddon, at...
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Three teenagers charged with stabbing 12-year-old outside Tesco Express
THREE teenagers from Lambeth have been charged with stabbing a 12-year-old boy outside a Tesco Express. The charges are in connection to a robbery outside the store in Whitehorse Road on January 20. A...
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