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Category Archives: Selhurst
Parish admits Palace don’t have funding for £200m new stand
Plans could be altered to reduce costs on the long-delayed project, and that could even require another renewal of planning permission from Croydon Council, according to club chairman Crystal Palace has yet to secure the funding necessary for its £200million-plus … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, John Textor, Planning, Property, Selhurst, Steve Parish, Woody Johnson
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, John Textor, Lendlease, Selhurst Park, Selhurst Park redevelopment, Steve Parish, Wooderson Close, Woody Johnson
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‘We will remember them’: civic mayor pays respects at Arnhem
Croydon’s ceremonial mayor, Councillor Mohammed Islam, was on duty representing the borough in the Netherlands this week, marking Croydon’s historic twinning with the Dutch town of Arnhem. Councillor Islam was attending the annual commemorations of the Battle of Arnhem, which … Continue reading
PM Burnham says he’ll get Selhurst rail project ‘back on track’
A massive engineering scheme to untangle the tracks that cause the ‘Selhurst bottleneck’ was dumped by the Tory government. Croydon East’s MP has got it back on Westminster’s agenda. By our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Prime Minister Andy Burnham has … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon East, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, Selhurst, TfL, Transport
Tagged Andy Burnham, CARS, Conservative, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon East, Labour, London, Natasha Irons MP, Network Rail, PMQs, Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Prime minister's questions, Selhurst, Selhurst Bottleneck, Tory, Transport for London
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Former pupil’s business gives BRIT School a £40,000 facelift
Pupils at the world-famous BRIT School in Selhurst returned for the start of their new academic year this week to find the place having undergone a bit of a facelift. A former pupil at the school, Lucian Ivan, had returned … Continue reading
Posted in BRIT School, Business, Education, Selhurst
Tagged Lucian Ivan, Selhurst, Spectrum Specialist Support, The BRIT School
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Fanatics shock Palace fans with end to Selhurst activities
Controversial pundit Stan Collymore adds his support, as long-standing fans and youngsters are being forced out of ‘the people’s game’ by corporatist interests of the Premier League and football bodies FIFA and UEFA Crystal Palace play their first home game … Continue reading
‘There needs to be drastic shift at Palace towards younger fans’
Here is the Holmesdale Fanatics’ statement in full: Group Update: 27 August 2026 “For more than 20 years, the HF has stood on the Holmesdale and travelled across the country and beyond supporting this great football club. “Born from a … Continue reading
Lidl summer camp at Legacy zone provides thoughts for food
NADIA AZIZUDDIN visited the Legacy Youth Zone to witness the launch of an innovative project to teach youngsters how to eat more healthily Supermarket chain Lidl has joined forced with national youth charity Onside to provide free Summer Clubs for … Continue reading
Council sets up group to mark 10th anniversary of tram crash
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sandilands tram disaster, Croydon Council has made an appeal to seek members of the community to join a steering group to help formulate plans for a special memorial. The first working group meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Mohammed Islam, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink
Tagged Civic Mayor, Civic Mayor's Office, Cllr Mohammed Islam, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Demolition works get underway for Selhurst £200m main stand
Almost nine years since the proposal was first aired to build a modern main stand and increase home capacity for Crystal Palace games to 34,000, physical, visible works have begun in and around Selhurst Park on a project that may … Continue reading
Desperate Perry is denied his victory parade for a second year
Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed and increasingly desperate Mayor, has been snubbed for a second time in 12 months, as Crystal Palace Football Club announced today that there would be no immediate trophy parade following their triumph in the UEFA Conference … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish
Tagged Conservative, cpfc, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Football Club, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish, UEFA, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Conference League final, Victory parade
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King and Ben-Hassel win Labour’s Town Hall leadership votes
Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on how the largest party group at the council is beginning to be reshuffled One Labour leader, at least, has seen off all challengers this week. In a secret meeting held last night at Croydon Town … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Catherine Wilson, Janet Campbell, Manju Shahul Hameed, Rowenna Davis, Selhurst, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Amy Foster, Cllr Janet Campbell, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Janet Campbell, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Tony Newman
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Electricity supplies to be reconnected in Selhurst later today
UK Power Networks says that it is hopeful that electricity supplies will soon be restored fully to all those affected by the outage in Selhurst, when around 300 properties suffered a power cut yesterday morning, caused by cable theft. Around … Continue reading
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Tagged Electricity, Power outage, Prince Road, Selhurst, UK Power Networks
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300 homes in Selhurst without power after cable damage
Around 300 properties in the Prince Road area of Selhurst have been without electricity since around 5am. All the affected properties need to undergo safety checks before the power supply can be restored fully. Engineers from UK Power Networks have … Continue reading
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Tagged Electricity, Power outage, Prince Road, Selhurst, UK Power Networks
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‘Do not travel’: Southern Rail’s dire message for commuters
A derailed train at the Selhurst depot and signalling faults on the line between Norwood Junction and Blackfriars have caused massive disruption for rail commuters this morning. Southern and Thameslink services from Brighton through central London to Cambridge, Peterborough and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Norwood Junction, Selhurst, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Bedford, Brighton, Cambridge, Croydon, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Gatwick Express, Govia Thameslink Railway, London, London Bridge, National Rail, Network Rail, Norwood Junction, Peterborough, Selhurst, Selhurst depot, Southern Rail, Thameslink, Victoria
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Brit School celebrates its made-in-Croydon Grammys hat-trick
News just in from Hollywood: former Brit School pupils have scooped the Grammys. The Brit School had a trio of Grammy winners in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Olivia Dean, Lola Young and FKA twigs, former pupils at the specialist … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BRIT School, Dance, Education, Music, Raye, Schools, Selhurst
Tagged Adele, Brit Awards, Brit School, FKA twigs, Grammys, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Raye, Selhurst, Stuart Worden
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Council finally completes sale of houses for Selhurst stand
In the first public update on Selhurst Park’s £200million main stand development for more than a year, Crystal Palace said today that they have finally completed the purchase of six houses on Wooderson Close – five of which have been … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Selhurst, Selhurst Main Stand, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, Steve Parish
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Railway offering teenagers chance to become a real apprentice
There’s no need to face the boardroom and Lord Sugar to really become an apprentice, under an application process just opened for budding engineers by Govia Thameslink Railway. Vacancies for Govia’s 2026 intake are now live, to join the country’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education, Selhurst, Transport
Tagged Apprentice, Apprenticeships, East Surrey College, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Selhurst, The Apprentice
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Wandle Park postcard begins trace of a Pitlake family’s history
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: They were the WhatsApp and TikTok of their time, and Edwardian era postcards can provide intriguing beginnings to local history searches, as DAVID MORGAN found out In the early years of the 20th century, the sending of postcards … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, David Morgan, History, Selhurst, Waddon, Wandle Park, West Croydon
Tagged Alice Boddison, Big Ben, Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Derby Arms, Isaac Boddison, Ontario, Peterborough Ontario, Pitlake, Selhurst, Waddon, Wandle Park, West Croydon, White Star Line
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Local Labour members angry at ‘travesty’ of selection process
Uncharacteristic ‘openness’ from the Labour Party exposes their latest sham selection process, with candidates for next year’s local elections being named without grassroots members in most wards getting any say at all. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The fix is in. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Appu Srinivasan, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Catherine Wilson, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Croydon East, Croydon West, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Janet Campbell, Jeet Bains, Jess Hammersley-Rich, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Matt Griffiths, Mohammed Islam, Natasha Irons, Norbury, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Selhurst fans’ favoured pub to re-open as a bit of a Dark Horse
Less than six months since Croydon lost one of its more cherished old boozers, when profitable brewery Shepherd Neame opted to close The Two Brewers on Gloucester Road, its only pub in the borough, the place is set to re-open … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Selhurst
Tagged Croydon, Fuller's, Selhurst, The Dark Horse, The Oval Tavern, The Royal Standard, The Two Brewers
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You cannot buy that: Glasner’s Eagles produce display of joy
Crystal Palace are heading to the third FA Cup final in the club’s history, after a magnificent Wembley victory which was a triumph for the Eagles fans as well as their players Moments after referee Anthony Taylor blew the final … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Holmesdale Fanatics, Oliver Glasner, Selhurst, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Aston Villa, Croydon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Dean Henderson, Eagles, Eberechi Eze, FA Cup, FA Cup final, FA Cup semi-final, Geoff Thomas, Ismaila Sarr, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kieran Rufus, Manchester City, Marc Guehi, Nottingham Forest, Oliver Glasner, Steve Coppell, The Trams, Wayne Rooney, Wembley, Wembley Stadium
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Build costs soar to £200m for new main stand at Selhurst Park
Palace’s new stand could take a decade to pay for itself, according to latest reports Soaring development costs hitting an estimated £200million and continuing uncertainty over the role of a previous board member threaten to further delay the build of … Continue reading
