June 2016
Croydon Pride Fest coming to Surrey Street
Sunday 28 August will see ‘Pride’ return to Croydon for the first time in decades.
The event will be a celebration of the local LGBT+ community with music, dance, food, drink and fun for everyone.
Croydon Pride Fest will […]
Swimming song a stroke of success
A talented eight-year-old South Croydon pupil hit the right note to win the first Croydon Heart Town competition for children to compose a song to help residents keep fit and healthy.
Megan Henderson, of Atwood Primary School, in […]
A great evening of professional cycling in Croydon
Thunder and lightning added to the excitement of the school-cycling races as thousands of people prepared to line the streets of Croydon for a night of professional road-racing on Tuesday (7 June).
The penultimate round of the Pearl […]
CCTV staff awarded for helping to stop crime
Two Croydon Council CCTV operators have been recognised in this year’s Metropolitan Police Local Authority CCTV Awards.
London’s surveillance camera commissioner, Tony Porter, presented awards to Carrie Russell and Colin Skilton at New Scotland Yard on Friday 3 June.
Carrie […]
Anti-domestic abuse services upped for Euro games
The European Championship kicks off on Friday 10 June, and, while most people will be enjoying a month of football, others will become victims of domestic abuse.
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Green light for 20mph in north-east Croydon
Croydon’s proposals for a second phase of 20mph speed limits have been given the green light by residents in the north-east of the borough.
Residential streets in parts of Addiscombe, Ashburton, Woodside, Shirley, Heathfield, Fairfield, and parts of […]
New £2.5m business grant fund launched to boost Croydon’s economy
New business growth grants of between £15,000 and £100,000 are now available to Croydon firms with a good idea for creating new jobs.
In total almost £2.5million is available from the Coast to Capital partnership, a coalition of […]
Council’s development company Brick by Brick to build a thousand new and affordable homes
An ambitious house-building programme has been launched by the council to help boost the supply of new and affordable homes in Croydon.
Its development company, Brick by Brick, will build the much-needed housing on council-owned land across the […]
Turn off technology for child safety
Technology, for the most part, is a boon to modern living – and many would find it difficult to do without their smartphone or tablet computer to get them through the day.
The council’s trading standards team, however, […]