Community clean ups or Big Lunch-type events are just some of the projects that could happen in residents’ local areas thanks to a new initiative that will see ward councillors each given control of a £2,000 budget.
Known as the community […]
New residential developments built outside of the town centre will be required to provide a minimum 50% affordable housing.
From 1 April, council policy will state that half of all the bedrooms where there are 10 or more homes are in […]
New police officers who will soon become familiar faces on the streets of New Addington and Fieldway, have today been unveiled, after the council and the MPS struck a deal to fund two extra posts.
PCs Lucy Butler and Alex Smith […]
A groundbreaking trading company set up to make Croydon pupils among the best in London has been launched.
The Octavo Partnership, owned and run by Croydon Council, its staff and local schools, has been created to help improve everything from teaching […]
Croydon has cautiously welcomed a £7m cash injection for its growth zone announced by the Chancellor in today’s Budget.
The government funding will go towards helping the council put in place proposals for the Croydon metropolitan centre which will create thousands […]
After choosing a new brand for London Road, now residents and traders are invited to a celebration event for the area.
Taking place from 6pm to 8.30pm on Tuesday, 24 March, at Croydon Voluntary Action, the event aims to showcase London […]
Providing genuine alternatives to the car and creating a great place to live is at the heart of a new 20 year transport vision for Croydon, which draws inspiration from cities like Copenhagen.
Croydon being on the brink of massive regeneration […]
Residents and businesses in Thornton Heath are invited to have their say on how they would like to see £2.7m spent on revitalising the area.
The council successfully bid for the funding through the Greater London Authority’s New Homes Bonus scheme, […]
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Croydon is one of 23 “co-operative” councils urging the government to devolve a scheme that gets local people back into work.
Calling for the government’s back-to-work programme to be devolved to a local level, the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network (CCIN) says […]