VOTE: Crystal Palace vs West Brom man of the match
CRYSTAL Palace swept West Brom aside, as their fine home form continued on Saturday. New boys Tom Ince and Joe Ledley found the next, before Marouane Chamakh added a third from the sport, as Palace ran...
View ArticleOnly one in five Croydon crimes are actually solved
CRIMINALS are getting away with it far more often than not – with only a fifth of reported crimes in the borough solved over the past 13 years.Figures released to the Advertiser suggest criminals in...
View ArticleSearch for Croydon man who disappeared in Costa Rica in 2009
IN OCTOBER 2009, Michael Dixon checked into a hotel while enjoying a holiday in Costa Rica.It was the last time anyone saw him alive.His younger brother David Dixon, 34, who lives in South Croydon, has...
View ArticlePurley underpass becomes emergency pond to protect 400 homes as residents'...
PURLEY is waking up to discover firefighters are pumping water into the underpass of the town's biggest junction. Almost all fire stations in the south west have been on rotation helping local fire...
View ArticleUrban hunter: 'I'll kill Croydon's foxes for money'
A MAN who shoots foxes for a living says he "doesn't have a problem" with the animals and that he actually quite admires them.Tom Keightley, 56, sparked an outrage when he wrote in the Advertiser's...
View ArticleTraffic wardens may get body cameras to prevent assaults
PARKING wardens could be fitted with body cameras in a bid to deter angry motorists from attacking them. The move, being considered by Croydon Council, could also apply to wardens targeting litter...
View ArticleGALLERY: Purley and Kenley on edge as flooding fears deepen
THE south of Croydon continues to be on high alert, as high water levels on the Caterham Bourne threaten to flood Kenley and Purley, in particular. Croydon Council has taken an unprecedented step, by...
View Article'Purley pond' gets its own Twitter account
IT'S fair to say the possibility of flooding in the south of Croydon is no laughing matter. But one wag has at least seen some humour in one of the more bizarre aspects of the flooding story. The...
View ArticleWest Brom boss Pepe Mel says 'laughable' penalty decision cost his side dear...
NEW West Brom manager Pepe Mel blasted referee Chris Foy after his side's 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace. The Spanish boss hit out at the decision to award a penalty after Ben Foster was adjudged to have...
View ArticleMore Croydon girls joining gangs, says at risk anti-youth crime project
GIRLS – not just boys – are increasingly involved in knife crime in Croydon. But Junior Smart, from the threatened anti-youth crime organisation the SOS Project, says it is for very different reasons....
View ArticleKenley and Purley braced for more flooding as weather worsens
Flooding woes for Kenley and Purley show no sign of letting up as more rain is forecast for tonight with heavier showers on Tuesday. Emergency services have been pumping excess water from Kenley into...
View ArticleKenley children told to attend different schools as floods continue
Children from Harris Primary Academy Kenley have been told they should travel to different schools after their own was closed down for the week. Flooding in Kenley has prompted the Environment Agency...
View ArticleGlenn Murray: My thanks to the Crystal Palace fans
GLENN Murray has thanked the Crystal Palace fans for giving him a huge welcome back following his cruciate knee injury. The 30-year-old received the biggest cheer in SE25 on Saturday in the 3-1 win...
View ArticlePolice appeal for information on man who beat up a bus passenger
Police are appealing for to help in identifying a man after a passenger was assaulted on a bus in Croydon. On November 21 last year at about 2.50pm, the suspect boarded a route 60 bus at Kingswood...
View ArticleCroydon & Old Whitgiftian Ladies hockey club beat table toppers
CROYDON & Old Whitgiftian Ladies hockey club played Amersham & Chalfont on Sunday in the third round of the HA Vase. Croydon fielded as strong a team as they could muster against the...
View ArticleScott Dann: I got stick from Crystal Palace team-mates
CRYSTAL Palace new boy Scott Dann revealed he received some friendly banter from his team-mates after Saturday's 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion. Dann was one of three players making their debuts for...
View ArticleVIDEO: Water dope! How NOT to drive down a flooded road
YOU'D think the flooding in the south of Croydon would have fostered a safety-first attitude among motorists. But it doesn't seem this numpty has heeded the warning. This video, taken by Andy Hills on...
View ArticleCrystal Palace's Joe Ledley lauds 'brilliant' Thai Tims kids
JOE Ledley has described the Thai Tims as "brilliant" on the back of their video tribute to the midfielder while at Celtic. After signing for Crystal Palace on deadline day nearly ten days ago, the...
View ArticleCroydon the focus of Channel 4 documentary film Payday
A DOCUMENTARY following the lives of twenty somethings living in Croydon is to be screened on Channel 4 tonight. Payday focuses on four people from the moment they are paid to how they spend their...
View ArticleTake Two! Crystal Palace star lines up for Sky Sports pose
HE'S been in top form recently with a number of goals and eye-catching performances, so surely Crystal Palace winger Jason Puncheon is confident in front of the camera? The Sky Sports production team...
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