Beatbullying, the anti-bullying organisation which the Croydon Guardian is helping, won charity of the year at the UK Charity Awards last week. The Norbury-based company beat Christians Against Poverty, International HIV/AIDS, Nuffield Hospitals, The
The council's crime spokesman said he is concerned about the number of police officers in central Croydon. At Monday night's council meeting councillor Steve O'Connell, cabinet member for public protection and crime reduction, expressed his concern
The Croydon and Sutton Samaritans' fifth annual fun run is due to take place in Crystal Palace on Saturday. Organisers of the event said this year's will be their biggest. Runners will take part in various runs at the Annerley Hill sports centre from
A woman from Purley accused of having sex with 13-year-old boys has been remanded in custody until her next court hearing. Tina Shergold, a 32-year-old mother from Crofteigh Avenue, was not present at a preliminary hearing at Croydon Crown Court yesterday
If Palace and Aston Villa can agree a deal to take Lee Hendrie to Selhurst Park it could be a major coup by Peter Taylor. Hendrie may be temperamental and allegedly disruptive, but there is no doubting his football ability and he could provide the creativity
Tickets for our next away match at Hull City on Saturday, September 30 are now on general sale priced at £23 for adults and £14 for concessions/juniors. Coaches depart Holmesdale Road at 7.45am and are priced at £30 for Eagle Gold members, £34 for season
Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie could be set for a two-month loan move to Crystal Palace after both Peter Taylor and Martin O'Neill admitted yesterday (Tuesday) both clubs have been talking about a possible switch. The former England international
Crystal Palace midfielder Ben Watson may return to first team action against Coventry City on Saturday after returning to training following a hernia operation. The 19-year-old has missed the last four games with the injury but Eagles boss Peter Taylor
Norwich City 0 Crystal Palace 1 Kuqi 90 Shefki Kuqi's injury time header gave Crystal Palace a much needed three points on Saturday and brought the Eagles' miserable run of results to an end. The big Finn was dropped to the bench for the encounter
Croydon FC 2 Erith and Belvedere 0 This scruffy win made it 10 out of 12 points for new manager Dickson Gill which launches his side up to the fourth spot in the Kent League Premier Division. The contest was fairly dour with neither side setting
Whitstable Town 1 Croydon Athletic 0 Croydon Athletic's FA Cup dreams are over for another year after a first round qualifying defeat against Kent League side Whitstable Town. A second half strike by Michael Adcock did the damage, but the Rams can
Old Wellingtonians 19 Warlingham 15 Warlingham were booted out of the EDF Energy Senior Vase on Saturday after conceding a decisive last-minute try The Croydon side started the match brightly enough and skipper Alex Glover scored the opening try
Deal and Betteshanger 25 Purley John Fisher 6 Purley John Fisher posted their first London Three South-East defeat of the season on Saturday when they visited the recently formed Deal and Betteshanger club on the Kent coast. The visitors suffered
Croydon Hurricanes U9s rugby league side won the Harlequins Mighty Quins' Festival at The Stoop Memorial Ground on Saturday. The festival took place before the Super League clash between Harlequins RL and Salford Reds with the trophy being presented
With the onset of Autumn, Croydon runners are looking eagerly ahead to next month's Lexus Croydon 10k and the girls and boys 3k Fun Run. These well established and popular events will be held on Sunday, October 22 starting at 10.15am from Lloyd Park
When I speak to Jane McDonald she admits she is pleased to get a well earned break from her hectic schedule. She apologises as she dashes around attempting to avoid the hullabaloo of her on-going concert preparations in the background. Her upcoming
Grumpy Old Women Live will be coming to Fairfield Halls next month as part of their 47-date sell-out tour. The tour has included some new dates following a complete sell-out spring tour and a successful month-long West End run. The show sees three
The Motown Show, celebrating the music of Motown legends The Four Tops and The Temptations, will be singing and dancing its way to Fairfield Halls next month. With a brand new show for 2006, The Motown Show is a slick, high-energy recreation of 60s and
SUMMER FUN DAYS: Selsdon Baptist Church, until August 24, 10am to 11.45am for five to 10 year olds. Limited spaces available. 8651 4308. TEA DANCE: Victory Club, 227 Selhurst Road, South Norwood. Every Tuesday, 2pm to 4pm. Tea and biscuits 25p. Ballroom
CROYDON HF RAMBLING CLUB: Walks every Sunday, meet at East Croydon Railway Station, 9.30am for travel by train or car. Rambles are 10 to 12 miles in length with lunch stop at a pub. Enjoy the fresh air, explore your local countryside and meet new people
SCREAMING BLUE MURDER COMEDY CLUB: Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking. 01306 881717. UP FRONT COMEDY CLUB: Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon. 8253 1030. HARLEQUIN THEATRE: Warwick Quadrant, Redhill. 1737 773721. WAREHOUSE THEATRE: Dingwall
FAIRFIELD: The Maple Room, Park Lane, Croydon. Summer Lecture Series: Croydon Through The Ages, August 24. In Search of Mozart, August 31 and September 1. CROYDON NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY: Small Hall, East Croydon United Reformed Church
ASHCROFT THEATRE: The Vagina Monologues, September 21. One Man Star Wars Trilogy,September 22. 8688 9291. Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon. CONCERT HALL: The Fairfield, Park Lane, Croydon. WAREHOUSE THEATRE: Dingwall Road, Croydon. 8680 4060. CROYDON
FAIRFIELD CONCERT HALL: Park Lane, Croydon. Greg Lake, September 21. Joe and Sam Brown, September 23. LUNCHTIME CONCERT: Beth Wilcock - Flute, Richard Shaw - Piano, September 26. 8688 9291 ASHCROFT THEATRE: Park Lane, Croydon. Magic Moments, September
Before this F A Cup replay kicked off both side knew that, part from gaining £2,250, the prize of a home draw in the next round against Hayes from the Nationwide Conference South awaited them, a winnable tie, but this game had to be won first. This was
Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor has praised new signing Shefki Kuqi after the Finn silenced the Palace boo-boys by scoring a last-minute winner against Norwich City on Saturday. The 29-year-old suffered unfair criticism from a small section of Eagles
A second person in two weeks has been stabbed in a broad daylight attack on a Croydon tram. A 17-year-old schoolboy was stabbed in the face, legs and upper body at the Gravel Hill tram stop last Tuesday at around 4.30pm, British Transport Police said
A nurse has told an inquest about the moment she found a 40-year-old dad-of-five's lifeless body in the back of a police van, minutes after he collapsed from suspected heart failure. Hassina Fowle, a sister at Mayday's A&E ward, told Croydon Coroner's
Two goals from in form striker Marc Charles-Smith and one from Adam Gray sealed an emphatic win for the Tanners over their local rivals Molesey in this replayed FA Cup (sponsored by E-ON) First Qualifying Round tie at Fetcham Grove on Tuesday night.
Hundreds queued to see Baywatch legend David Hasselhoff when he appeared at Croydon's Woolworths last week. The telly star was in town to sign copies of his new biography Making Waves last Thursday. He did not disappoint the crowds of eager fans waiting
My turf accountant, stepping from the battered Cortina that he keeps for driving from his palatial Surrey spread, was in no doubt about the outcome of this game. No matter that Walton had scored a miserly two goals all season, all of them in an August
The Tanners travelled to ear neighbours Molesey for the second time in a week to meet in this FA Cup - sponsored by E-ON Preliminary round tie. The emphatic 4 - o victory in that earlier clash underlined the Moe Valley's superior form in this start to
Croydonians are facing a string of council cuts after town hall finance chiefs revealed a £37m budget black hole. Croydon Council will be forced to tighten its purse strings for next year's budget in bid to balance the books. It is thought one of the
An architect who dressed as a tramp to prey on teenage schoolgirls in Croydon and Surrey was jailed for 13 years on Monday. In court, Anthony De Boise, 59, was described by work colleagues and those who knew him as a "gentle, very caring, considerate
