As Scams Awareness Month enters its third week (Monday 20), Croydon Council’s trading standards team rips open the envelope on scams that arrive in the post, often promising great fortune to the (un)lucky recipient.
The slogan for this […]
Children across Croydon are being encouraged to investigate world records and amazing real-life achievements as part of the Summer Reading Challenge 2015.
Boasting a Record Breakers theme, this year’s challenge is inviting children and their families to dive […]
The council has been providing work experience placements for young people to help better their chances of securing jobs.
It is helping youngsters bridge the gap between education and employment with 69 work experience placements across the organisation […]
A yacht-owning benefit cheat who failed to reveal he had land in America, a property in Wales and part-owned a farmhouse in France has been told he must pay £35k or return to jail.
Croydon Crown Court made […]
Building on the lessons learned in the classroom, Croydon children will soon be able to extend their knowledge and learn new skills at their local library as it takes collection of the nation’s favourite toy bricks.
Launching on […]
Croydon’s parks will be buzzing from Monday (20) with a range of free fun events for teenagers – with activities ranging from street art and football, to tile painting and cooking.
The council’s street-based youth team is working […]
A majority of residents support council plans to introduce 20mph speed limits on roads in the north of the borough.
Residents, businesses and local groups were asked to give their views about introducing them in streets in parts […]
Croydon’s first successful “Spacehive” project will see artists have their own dedicated workspace to use as a gallery and to hold exhibitions.
The artist-led group behind the initiative, Turf Projects, has been looking for a place in central […]
A former foster carer has been ordered to carry out 140 hours of unpaid work following a £19k fraud.
Sonia Bennett, of Holmesdale Road, Selhurst, was also handed an eight month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after […]
Works are due to start on redeveloping Lion Green Road car park in Coulsdon next week, which is a major part of the town centre’s regeneration.
The site will provide a new Waitrose supermarket, a community space, storage […]