The council has welcomed the news that the Croydon Partnership, the joint venture between Westfield and Hammerson, has acquired the Whitgift Trust’s long leasehold in the Whitgift Centre.
This gives the Partnership ownership of the shopping centre, alongside […]
Booze – how much do you drink, and how much is too much?
A new two-minute online test – found at www.croydon.gov.uk/dontbottleitup – offers Croydon residents a simple health check on how much alcohol […]
Croydon Council’s campaign to tackle fly-tipping through enforcement and community action now has the support of more than 200 local volunteers and dozens of businesses.
Around 205 local residents from across the borough have now signed up to […]
A four-bedroom house abandoned since the mid-1990s has been commandeered by Croydon Council as part of its clampdown on empty properties.
The council officially took possession of the £400,000 detached house in Mitchley Avenue in Purley last week […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]