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Tag Archives: England
Arise Sir Gareth! Southgate heads 2025 New Year’s Honours
Former Crystal Palace captain receives a knighthood after eight years of reviving the fortunes of the England football team, while snide Tory MP Chris Philp earns himself a gong for hypocrisy Gareth Southgate, who arrived at Selhurst Park as a … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon South, Crystal Palace FC, England, Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate, KIng Charles III, London, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, New Year's Honours, Pace Academy Trust, Sadiq Khan, Sir Gareth Southgate, Sir Sadiq Khan
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Whitgift’s latest England Test cricketer could be the best yet
It was easy to overlook, in the week following a General Election, when he made his cricket debut at a Lord’s Test in which James Anderson bowed out of the international game and his Surrey teammate Gus Atkinson took 12 … Continue reading
Southgate stands down: ‘Thank you England – for everything’
Inevitably, perhaps, it all ended in tears. Tears at the final whistle. Tears on the flight home from Berlin. And some tears, no doubt, this morning as Gareth Southgate ended his eight years in charge of the England men’s football … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, England, Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate
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From Selhurst to Berlin: Southgate on brink of true greatness
His record as England manager speaks for itself. After more than 100 games in charge of the national men’s senior side, Gareth Southgate has achieved more than all his predecessors bar one. And if his England team manages to win … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Sport
Tagged Adam Wharton, Alan Smith, Berlin, Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Dean Henderson, Eberechi Eze, England, Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate, Marc Guehi, Steve Coppell
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Fans left fuming over Boozepark’s £420 tickets to Euro final
Fans wanting to watch England’s Euros football final tonight on a big screen have been fuming over Boxpark’s profiteering, with charges of more than £420 to book a table of six for the big match. Boozepark opened in 2016 next … Continue reading
Posted in Boxpark, Business
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, England, Euros 2024, Gareth Southgate, Marc Guehi
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Watch out! Those Taylor Swift online tickets could be a scam
Trading standards has issued a warning to residents about online ticket scams for Euro 24, the Paris Olympics and stadium concerts, like this weekend’s Taylor Swift gigs at Wembley, and music festivals like Glastonbury. “Fraudulent tickets are often sold on … Continue reading
Seven heavenly seasons’ finishes: but which is your favourite?
Was that the best finish to a Palace season ever? As four Crystal Palace players sign-in for the England training squad ahead of the Euros, life-long Eagles fan JERRY FITZPATRICK looks at how past stand-out years compare, and offers you … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Oliver Glasner, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Adam Wharton, Bert Head, Crystal Palace FC, Dougie Freedman, Eberechi Eze, England, Euros 2024, Gareth Southgate, Ian Wright, Jerry Fitzpatrick, John Jackson, Malcolm Allison, Mark Bright, Selhurst Park, Steve Coppell, Terry Venables, Wilfried Zaha
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Surrey cricket great Stewart announces retirement at The Oval
Alec Stewart, a Surrey cricket great, has announced this morning that he is to step down from his job as the county club’s director of cricket at the end of the year, after 11 years in the role. “Family comes … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Sport, Surrey, Surrey CCC
Tagged Alec Stewart, England, Surrey, Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey cricket, The Oval
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British Lion Richard Hill rugby dinner at Warlingham, Sept 12
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Tagged British Lions, England, rugby, Sport, Warlingham
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Palace fan Daly has already had enough of ITV Sport
It hasn’t even started yet, but some football fans are already recoiling from the horrifying prospect of a month of wall-to-wall World Cup television fronted by Adrian Chiles, Lee Dixon and… yes, it has to be confronted… Roy Keane. The … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Roy Hodgson, Sport
Tagged Brazil 2014, Crystal Palace, England, Football, ITV Sport, Roy Hodgson, World Cup
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Cipriani’s England recall shows he is back on the right track
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Two old boys of Whitgift School were named today in the England side to face New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday, with a third player with strong local connections, former Warlingham youth player Chris Robshaw, captaining the team. … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Croydon RFC, Marland Yarde, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged All Blacks, Chris Robshaw, Croydon, Danny Cipriani, England, Marland Yarde, rugby union, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
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Our two-year-olds need a childhood, not lessons in Latin
SUSAN OLIVER, pictured left, wants the borough’s teaching professionals to come forward and make their voices heard, perhaps even to challenge the controlling orthodoxies of Michael Gove and Ofsted Children should be taught in schools from the age of two … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Riesco Collection, Schools, Susan Oliver
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Education, England, Michael Gove, nursery schools, Ofsted, schools
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Griffiths try sets up hard-earned win for Croydon
RUGBY ROUND-UP: The wettest January since records began has caused havoc with fixture lists for local rugby clubs, but Croydon RFC were able to get their match against Economicals on last Saturday, and after a bright start hung on for … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Elliot Daly, Marland Yarde, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Chris Robshaw, Croydon, Elliot Daly, England, Hamsey Green, London, Marland Yarde, Old MidWhitgiftians, Old Whitgifitians, Streatham and Croydon RFC, Surrey, Warlingham
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One-fifth of an academy’s pupils “disappear” before GCSEs
An academy run by the Harris Federation in Croydon saw more than one-fifth of its pupils “disappear” before it was time for them to take their GCSEs. According to a report in yesterday’s Guardian newspaper, there was a fall of … Continue reading
JAGS founder calls for more help to combat gang culture
Tracey Ford, the founder of the Croydon-based anti-violence body the JAGS Foundation, has welcomed a government report on the first year of its Ending Gang and Youth Violence (EGYV) initiative. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme last week, Ford … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crime, JAGS, Policing
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Croydon, England, London, Princes Trust
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Met cancelled police leave ahead of Duggan inquest verdict
Police across London, including Croydon, had leave cancelled last week as the Met prepared for adverse public reaction to the jury’s verdict in the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan. Duggan’s death in August 2011 sparked riots in Tottenham … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon 8/8, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Death of Mark Duggan, England, Inquest, Jury, London, Tottenham
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Director says council has not lost money on Davis House
It is little wonder that Croydon Council lacks the money to pay for lollipop school traffic patrols or to maintain the borough’s historic links with Arnhem, and is making more than 60 staff members jobless just in time for Christmas, … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Business, Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, Planning, URV
Tagged Christmas, Croydon, Croydon Council, England, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor of London
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Gonville schoolboy wins competition to design MP’s card
Ten-year-old schoolboy Lewis Dyges from Gonville Primary in Thornton Heath has won a special prize for providing the design for local MP Steve Reed’s Christmas card – but he won’t find out what the prize is until Christmas day, because he … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Gonville Primary, Schools, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Christmas, Croydon, England, London, Thornton Heath
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Cockney sparrows threatened by incinerator, says Urban Birder
David Lindo, known for his television appearances as “The Urban Birder”, has described the decision to build a waste incinerator near the wildlife sanctuary at Beddington as “simply devastating”, as environmentalists warn that the development could wipe out a colony … Continue reading
Unconnected Croydon: street party prompts rushed road works
Just a few hours before the so-called “Connected Croydon” PR stunt that is spending cash from the riot recovery fund to celebrate the opening of the £22 million pedestrian Bridge to Nowhere at East Croydon Station, and workmen were working frantically on Lansdowne … Continue reading
£2.50 per person – the price Viridor puts on your health
Local environmental campaigners claim that local councils, including Croydon, have handed a £1 billion contract to Viridor to run a controversial waste incinerator all in return for no more than £2.50 per person in the local area in “mitigation”. The … Continue reading
