Council leader condemns Heathrow expansion decision
Following the Government’s announcement a third runway is to be built at Heathrow, Councillor Tony Newman, leader of the council comments:
“This is a calamitous decision. It’s clear […]
October 2016
East Croydon transport improvements continue
Croydon Council and Transport for London (TfL) will begin an upgrade to East Croydon bus station later this month as part of an ongoing £5.4m joint project.
The current bus station in Addiscombe Road dates to the late […]
Talk to us about childhood obesity
Residents are being invited to take part in a new London-wide conversation on how to reduce the number of overweight children in the borough.
The Great Weight Debate, which launched this week, is encouraging all residents to complete […]
Ensuring your right to vote
Households across the borough will soon be receiving a personal visit from an electoral canvasser if the Household Enquiry form sent to them in September has not been returned.
The annual voter registration canvass is designed to ensure […]
Free carnival performance workshops for Croydon young people
One of London’s top carnival troupes, Kinetica Bloco, is looking for young people aged 10-18 from Croydon to join them for a series of free half term workshops.
They are looking for budding musicians to gain new performance […]
Borough freedom granted to loyal servants
Two loyal servants of Croydon have been honoured with the Freedom of the Borough.
Monday night’s council meeting in the Town Hall agreed to bestow the honour on the Reverend Canon Colin Boswell and Colonel Ian McRobbie to […]
Record voting numbers select ‘Legacy’ as name for Croydon’s new YouthZone
RECORD VOTING NUMBERS SELECT LEGACY AS NAME FOR CROYDON’S NEW YOUTHZONE
Croydon’s new £6m facility, the OnSide Youth Zone, has been given its official name ‘Legacy’, after a record number of local young people voted for the name.
The […]
Over-60s go back to college to join the IT crowd
Students at Croydon College will be passing on their digital knowledge to the borough’s older citizens as part of the recent Silver Sunday celebrations.
Silver Sunday is the annual day of fun and free activities for older people […]
New Rose: Croydon celebrates 40 years of punk rock
Croydon Council joins forces with Punk.London this Saturday (22 October) to mark four decades of punk rock, exactly 40 years to the day since local band, The Damned, released the first ever punk single, ‘New Rose‘.
The […]
Free events to suit every taste
In the lead-up to the launch festival for Boxpark Croydon on 29 and 30 October the council is helping support and promote a series of events around the town that will appeal to a wide range of […]