Tag Archives: Selhurst Park

It’s a case of Hodgson’s choice for Palace fans as Roy returns

Posted on March 21, 2023 by insidecroydon

With an announcement that confirmed that the directors at Crystal Palace had no “Plan B” for the replacement of sacked boss Patrick Vieira, it is a case of Hobson’s, or Hodgson’s, choice as the club set another record with the … Continue reading →

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‘Precarious’ Palace sack boss Vieira after no wins in 11 games

Posted on March 17, 2023 by insidecroydon

Eagles were ‘sleepwalking to relegation’ under the former France and Arsenal star, as some suggest veteran ex-manager Hodgson might return in a caretaker role Crystal Palace have sacked manager Patrick Vieira. The move comes less than 48 hours after Vieira … Continue reading →

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Get Work Ready 6-week course, Selhurst Park, from Feb 23

Posted on February 4, 2023 by insidecroydon

 

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Kick Off into Construction open evening, Selhurst Park, Feb 15

Posted on February 3, 2023 by insidecroydon
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GOSH! It’s Cesc! Charity volunteer wins £10,000 for sick kids

Posted on January 20, 2023 by insidecroydon

A charity volunteer from Croydon received the surprise of his life when he received a call from a World Cup-winner to tell him that his football initiative had won a worldwide competition – and a £10,000 donation to his chosen … Continue reading →

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Cold-hearted Perry refuses to open warm banks in Croydon

Posted on November 30, 2022 by insidecroydon

More than half of local councils in England are planning “warm spaces”, where people can shelter from the cold this winter amid soaring energy costs. But not in Croydon, where the borough’s cold-hearted Mayor, Jason Perry, has decided that the … Continue reading →

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Residents’ groups show red card to Palace’s £100m new stand

Posted on September 20, 2022 by insidecroydon

Locals living near Selhurst Park have organised to oppose the new stand – despite being frozen out of meetings by their Labour councillors Two residents’ associations in the area around Selhurst Park, together with council tenants whose homes are under … Continue reading →

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Consultation on Selhurst new stand is extended by two weeks

Posted on August 24, 2022 by insidecroydon

Politicians moved unusually swiftly to avoid grounds for legal objections after council officials originally allowed only two weeks for the public to view plans for Crystal Palace’s £100m redevelopment Croydon’s neo-con politicians, Progress MP Steve Reed OBE and the Conservative … Continue reading →

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Residents blocked from meeting by football club’s lobbyists

Posted on August 10, 2022 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace FC have lodged 40 new files as part of the planning application for their proposed £100m stand. But a meeting promised with affected households has been cancelled and residents told that they are not welcome to attend a … Continue reading →

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‘Abrasive’ lobbyist smoothing the way for Selhurst’s new stand

Posted on July 20, 2022 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace’s £100m new stand at Selhurst Park has the backing of fans (natch), support from councillors and approval from the planning department. Yet the club has gone out and hired a planning lobbyist. STEVEN DOWNES profiles Terrapin’s man hoping … Continue reading →

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Lobbyist to meet councillors over Selhurst stadium proposals

Posted on July 15, 2022 by insidecroydon

South Norwood councillors will next week be meeting with a representative of a lobbying firm working for Crystal Palace Football Club to discuss issues around the stalled development of a new £100million stand at Selhurst Park. According to a spokesperson … Continue reading →

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Planning permission lapsed for £100m new stand at Selhurst

Posted on July 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

The planning permission for Crystal Palace to redevelop their main stand in a £100million project at Selhurst Park has lapsed – leaving the club to go through a costly re-application process, or to continue to play their games in one … Continue reading →

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All ale and hearty – a welcome return to beer festival season

Posted on May 17, 2022 by insidecroydon

The beer festival season is back. After covid cancellations, this year feels like it’s back to business for these jamborees of brewing, and BILL LACEY went along to Selhurst Park at the weekend to experience one of the very best … Continue reading →

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£20,000 reward offered to solve 33-year Lee Boxell mystery

Posted on February 16, 2022 by insidecroydon

Crimestoppers have today offered a £20,000 reward for information which could finally solve a missing person’s case that goes back 33 years. Lee Boxell was 15 years old when he disappeared from near his home in Cheam in 1988, never … Continue reading →

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Nothing to see here: police back down over Palace banner

Posted on October 26, 2021 by insidecroydon

As the old saying goes, tweet in haste, repent at your leisure. Croydon’s police are certainly repenting that tweet they sent out on Saturday evening after Crystal Palace’s match against Saudi-owned Newcastle United, following a backlash from fans who reminded … Continue reading →

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Met Police score spectacular own goal over Saudi banner

Posted on October 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

Palace fans’ group accuses the Premier League of choosing ‘money over morals’ on £300m Newcastle takeover deal and doing ‘business with one of the world’s most bloody and repressive regimes’ Croydon’s police invited scorn and ridicule on Saturday, when they … Continue reading →

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France star Vieira now in the frame for Palace manager’s job

Posted on June 29, 2021 by insidecroydon

Pizza delivery riders in the Selhurst Park area had better get ready: Patrick Vieira could be coming to town. Now, given the disappointments, twists and turns in previous news reports about the appointment of a manager to replace Roy Hodgson … Continue reading →

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Parish gets his man as Palace agree three-year deal with Favre

Posted on June 24, 2021 by insidecroydon

What could possibly go wrong? Crystal Palace have agreed a three-year appointment for their new manager, and just need the government to issue a work permit… There was palpable excitement among Eagles fans last night when the news emerged that … Continue reading →

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Selhurst Park charity match scores big for children’s hospital

Posted on May 23, 2021 by insidecroydon

A charity football match in aid of Great Ormond Street children’s hospital featuring Jimmy Bullard and Anton Ferdinand has already scored a major goal by beating its fund-raising target more than a week before kick-off at Selhurst Park. The Goals … Continue reading →

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Palace confirm Hodgson to retire after last games of season

Posted on May 18, 2021 by insidecroydon

Roy Hodgson’s final home game as Crystal Palace manager will be tomorrow night at Selhurst Park. At least Eagles fans will be able to give their veteran manager a proper send-off, as some spectators will be allowed in for the … Continue reading →

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After 27,000 meals for charities, Palace Kitchen is still cooking

Posted on January 29, 2021 by insidecroydon

The Palace Kitchen project is being extended into February so that thousands of local people in need can continue to receive nutritious food. Palace Kitchen, based at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium and backed by the Palace for Life Foundation … Continue reading →

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Norbury comedian scores a winner with first football book

Posted on January 17, 2021 by insidecroydon

ELLA HOPKINS on how a son’s post-match reproach helped inspire Kevin Day to fulfil a lifetime’s ambition Kevin Day has always enjoyed reading. He dreamed of writing a book of his own one day. His dad taught him to read … Continue reading →

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Palace in £1m agreement with council for Selhurst scheme

Posted on November 4, 2020 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace FC’s long-delayed development plans to upgrade their Selhurst Park home could be about to get underway after Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, rubber-stamped a community levy deal that could be worth up to £1million to the local … Continue reading →

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NHS offering drive-in flu jab clinics at Ikea and Selhurst Park

Posted on September 17, 2020 by insidecroydon

The NHS is opening drive-through flu vaccination clinics at Ikea off the Purley Way and Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium, offering more people than ever a free vaccine. “This year it is particularly important for those most at risk to … Continue reading →

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Chef Kerridge’s cinema tour brings comedy to Selhurst Park

Posted on June 25, 2020 by insidecroydon

There’s a big night of comedy coming up at Selhurst Park [cue gratuitous Wayne Hennessy-related gag here]… only this time it will be provided by television stand-up  Mark Watson and what is promised as “a line-up of some of the … Continue reading →

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