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Eagles fans to decide on new club crest

The six new potential badges for the Eagles. Pic: Crystal Palace FC

Crystal Palace FC has unveiled six possible logo designs to replace the original badge that has been the club’s emblem since 1994 – and fans are being called on to choose their favourite. (more…)

Free Olympic games screenings on Blackheath

Olympic Screens - Pic: David Anstiss

A Labour councillor is encouraging local residents to take advantage of a new giant screen, which is to be placed on Blackheath in time for the Olympics.

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Croydon Athletic Club is shown the red card

A heavy fine and deducted points have led fans and players of local football team Croydon Athletic to worry about the future of the club. (more…)

Residents voice concerns over Olympics screens

The Pavilion Cafe at Victoria Park pic: Gordon Joly

Victoria Park users and residents are calling for a public consultation on plans to screen the Olympics in the park as they are concerned about the effect the event will have on the local area.

Locals say the events from July 26 to August 12 will finish too late and the number expected to attend – 75,000 people each day – is too high. (more…)

Ping-pong players shoot into the record books

Ping-pong world record at Bethnal Green pic: Michael Pooler

Players batted their way into the Guinness Book of World Records at the world’s largest-ever ping-pong rally in Bethnal Green. (more…)

Bats at the ready for ping pong record attempt

English Ping-pong Association hoping to break world record

Pic: Ping Pong Association England

Bethnal Green could be shot into the record books this weekend as locals attempt to serve up the world’s largest-ever ping-pong rally. (more…)

Brazil success is Croydon chessmaster’s next move

Yang Fan Zhou playing chess

Yang Fan Zhou playing Simon Williams Pic: Flickr - Adam Raoof (JustABoy)

A South Croydon teenager is on his way to Brazil to represent England in the international youth chess team. (more…)

Double fault for fraudster selling Wimbledon tickets

Fake Wimbledon pass and parking permit

Wimbledon fraudster sentenced Pic: Metropolitan Police Service

A Croydon man has been found guilty of fraud after making thousands of pounds selling fake tickets to the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships. (more…)

Laban Centre start for Olympic Torch relay

Sebastian Coe, chairman of LOCOG pic: London 2012

Huge crowds are expected for the Lewisham start of the procession of the Olympic Torch through south London, organisers said today.

The torch will be taken to 1,108 UK communities between May 18 and July 27 and organisers today announced further details of the route  through south London on July 23. (more…)

New skatepark designed for Telegraph Hill

telegraph hill skate park final design. pic:brockleycentral.blogspot.com

Telegraph Hill Skate Park has now completed its final stages of development after final designs were released by designers, Gravity. (more…)

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