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• PICTURES: Crystal Palace players and fans heartbroken after FA...

  21-05-2016 21:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Cryustal Palace supporters were heartbroken after the agonising FA Cup final defeat to Manchester United.Jesse Lingard's extra time winner secured a 12th FA Cup for the Red Devils, who came from behind to win 2-1 after Jason Puncheon had fired Palace ahead in the 78th minute.Juan Mata equalised nine minutes from the end to take the tie to extra time.Palace fans had tasted victory, but Lingard's fine volley snatched glory from their clutches.Joanne Pope, 37, was sobbing to her friend Lorraine...
  
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• Crystal Palace fans snub big screen and watch FA Cup final in...

  21-05-2016 19:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crowds of fans at Selhurst Park watched the FA Cup final on smaller televisions in the corridor for a better view than the big screen.Crystal Palace FC charged members and season ticket holders £5 to watch the match on the screen at the ground today.However, with the big screen at the other end of the pitch, the majority of punters could not see properly, so moved inside to watch it closer on smaller standard televisions.Althea Cusick said the view in the Lower Holmesdale stand was...
  
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• PICTURES AND REACTION: Crystal Palace beaten by Manchester United in FA Cup final

  21-05-2016 17:17
  
  All the latest from Wembley as Crystal Palace play Manchester United in the 2016 FA Cup final.
  
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• Crystal Palace take on Manchester United in the FA Cup final

  21-05-2016 17:17 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  All the latest from Wembley as Crystal Palace play Manchester United in the 2016 FA Cup final.
  
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• Crystal Palace fan, 94, will be 'Glad All Over' if Eagles beat...

  21-05-2016 17:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One 94-year-old Palace supporter will be feeling Glad All Over if her team wins today.Gladys Botting, from West Dulwich, has supported the Eagles for "many, many" years, according to her grandson Paul Stanford.Paul posted a picture of his loved nan on Facebook in honour of her saying: "My name's Glad and I celebrated my 94th birthday on Thursday."Hoping to celebrate again today when the Crystal Palace Eagles win the FA Cup and bring it back to south London. Then I will be...
  
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• Crystal Palace fans take over Covent Garden ahead of FA Cup final...

  21-05-2016 15:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace supporters took over central London in the build up to the FA Cup final on Saturday afternoon. Eagles chants and red flares were witnessed in Covent Garden, in the capital's West End. But while the songs normally found in this part of the world are emotional ballads and catchy ditties, the sounds thundering out of there this afternoon were more along the lines of Glad All Over. The pre-planned event was organised by fans of the club. Are you there? Do you know someone who...
  
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• Teenage girl missing from care home could be at 'serious risk' without daily medication

  21-05-2016 13:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The health of a teenage girl who went missing from her care home could be at "serious risk" because she does not have her daily medication with her, police have warned.
  
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• Six dogs who are so ready to support Crystal Palace at the FA Cup final

  21-05-2016 13:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace fans all over the country are donning their red and blue colours as the Eagles prepare to take on Manchester United in the FA Cup final today.
  
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• REACTION: Crystal Palace beaten by Manchester United in FA Cup...

  21-05-2016 11:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace have lost the FA Cup final, beaten 2-1 by ten-m an Manchester United after extra-time.Just like in 1990 the 2016 FA Cup final went to extra-time after Crystal Palace and Manchester United could not be separated after 90 minutes, with Jason Puncheon's exquisite 78th minute strike cancelled out by Juan Mata three minutes later.But in the added thirty minutes, after Chris Smalling had seen red for a second bookable offence, Jesse Lingard won it with a sumptuous volley.We...
  
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• LIVE: Crystal Palace v Manchester United FA Cup final live

  21-05-2016 11:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The big day is here and the 2016 FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester United is underway.We have four reporters (how did they all get tickets!?) at the game offering you all the latest news, while later today we will also be bringing you reaction from Selhurst Park.We will even have a reporter in a pub close to Selhurst Park during the game (what a tough gig) so stick with us throughout the day as we bring you news from the ground, coverage of the game itself and all the reaction..
  
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• LIVE: Crystal Palace v Manchester United FA Cup final goes to...

  21-05-2016 11:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Just like in 1990 the 2016 FA Cup final has gone to extra-time.Crystal Palace and Manchester United could not be separated after 90 minutes, with Jason Puncheon's exquisite 78th minute strike cancelled out by Juan Mata three minutes later.We have four reporters (how did they all get tickets!?) at the game offering you all the latest news, while later today we will also be bringing you reaction from Selhurst Park.We will even have a reporter in a pub close to Selhurst Park during the...
  
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• Teenager with links to Croydon missing from care home may be at...

  21-05-2016 10:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE are growing "increasingly concerned" for the safety and welfare of a teenage girl missing from her care home.Katrina Grace, 16, left her care home in Sidcup, in Bexley, and was last seen at 5.15pm on Monday, May 16.Katrina is described by police as approximately 5ft 7ins tall with a slim build and long black hair.She was last seen wearing navy coloured skinny jeans, a grey jumper, black Adidas trainers and has a small rucksack.Katrina requires daily medication and does not have...
  
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• Purley girl with rare illness holds mum's hand for the first time...

  21-05-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A LITTLE girl who nearly died from a rare illness 18 months agohas held her mum's hand for the first time, thanks to a special machine.Georgia Strudwick, 11, is not able to walk or talk unaided having been diagnosed with life-threatening neurological disorder Rett syndrome when she was two.In Christmas 2014 Georgia, from Purley, caught chickenpox and was critically ill in hospital for six weeks."We almost lost her," Lisa, Georgia's mum, said. "She wasin intensive care on a...
  
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• Getting a taste of Purley's first food and drink week - and...

  21-05-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAD Hatter's tea party, more than 100 types of beer and a blindfolded lemon-catching record attempt will come to Purley for the first ever Food and Drink Week in the town.The event, fromMay 28 to June 4, will include special offers and competitions at businesses in the town throughout the week.The week, which has been organised by Purley BID, will climax with a Food Festival which will close High Street on June 4. There will be more than 20 food stalls and live music from bands from The BRIT..
  
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• Crystal Palace vs Manchester United: FA Cup final TV guide

  21-05-2016 09:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Not going to the game, and can't get out to the pub? Fear not, here's the Advertiser's handy guide to FA Cup final day on the box.Most importantly, you can follow everything on the Advertiser's live blog, but here's the lowdown if you fancy watching the telly while getting all the latest from our site,11am - BBC2 - FA Cup footballAs part of the build-up to the big game, the Beeb are showing highlights of the 1990 FA Cup final, where Manchester United pipped Crystal Palace 1-0 in a replay after a
  
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• Calls grow for Crystal Palace cinema as appeal for church is...

  21-05-2016 09:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  PLANS to turn a former bingo hall into a place of worship have been branded "harmful" to the vitality of the Crystal Palace area.The planning inspectorate has dismissed an appeal by religious charity Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), bolstering further calls for a "properly run" cinema to take over the building instead.Bromley Council have previously rejected two planning applications to allow the Church Road premises to be used for mixed use, worship and...
  
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• FA CUP: Crystal Palace supremo wants FA Cup glory to "resonate around the world"

  21-05-2016 07:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Parish: "We want to be a winner. We want that trophy in our cabinet, we want that glory."
  
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• Lucky Nork boy to walk out alongside Crystal Palace heroes at Wembley

  21-05-2016 06:00
  
  Reece Woodham from Parsonsfield Road, Nork won a competition to be one of 11 Crystal Palace mascots as they take on Manchester United this afternoon.
  
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• Concerns over lack of parking as housing set to be built on Lion Green Road car park

  21-05-2016 06:00
  
  Fresh plans for the site are likely to include a smaller Waitrose as well as homes, raising fears among Coulsdon councillors about a shortage of parking spaces.
  
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• ​FA Cup final: 18 vaguely interesting things you probably didn't...

  21-05-2016 04:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  While queuing for a pie or a pint (or both) during the FA Cup final tomorrow between Manchester United and Crystal Palace, or waiting for your turn at the bar at your local, try reeling off a few of these fun Wembley Stadium facts to impress your pals.READ MORE: Crystal Palace vs Manchester United: Everything you need to know about the FA Cup final18 fun facts you might not have known about Wembley Stadium1. Wembley Stadium is the largest stadium in the UK and second largest in Europe, surpassed
  
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