Come and find out how Croydon is fighting crime
Share your concerns about antisocial behaviour, fly-tipping, rogue traders and hate crime at the Safer Croydon Partnership’s Crime Prevention Day on Saturday 5 October.
September 2019
Boost for residents with retail experience training
Croydon residents with disabilities wanting a career in retail have begun a council-run course that gives them a head start.
Week-long event to boost recycling in Croydon
Young recyclers received top tips on how to recycle more at three school visits marking Recycle Week, a campaign educating people about how to reduce their impact on the environment.
Street champions lead by example on World Clean-Up Day
Street Champions working with Croydon Council’s Don’t Mess With Croydon – Take Pride campaign hosted a series of community events across the borough to mark World Clean-Up Day.
CROYDON’S NEW GREEN PARKING SCHEME LAUNCHES IN OCTOBER
A new green parking scheme, which is part of the council’s sustainable Croydon agenda, will help tackle air pollution when it’s introduced across the borough next week.
One week left to bid for Community Fund
Dedicated voluntary and community groups working to support residents in the borough and make a real difference to their lives have one week left to bid for an annual fund run by Croydon Council.
A sustainable future for Croydon
Croydon is leading from the front in an effort to tackle the impending climate and ecological emergency with plans to set up a citizens’ assembly to help guide environmental work in the borough.
Funding boost for South Norwood’s heritage
Work is set to begin next year on a Croydon Council plan to revitalise South Norwood’s High Street after it successfully bid for major funding from Historic England.
Businesses fined over illegal knife sales
Illegal online knife sales to children have led to three more businesses being fined thousands of pounds under a Croydon Council-led pilot nationwide clampdown.
Full-fibre broadband deal for council tenants
Thousands of tenants and leaseholders in Croydon Council blocks will be able to receive full-fibre internet access direct to their home following an agreement with two providers.