Croydon Council has fully accepted the findings and all the recommendations of a report from its external auditor, which highlights serious concerns around the borough’s financial position and governance.
Councillor Hamida Ali has tonight (22 October) been elected as the new leader of Croydon Council at an Extraordinary Full Council meeting.
The council’s youth service team is offering a busy programme of free activities for youngsters through the rest of October.
Croydon will be classed as a Covid-19 high alert level area and subject to Tier 2 restrictions from midnight tonight (Friday).
The government has given Croydon Council a £635,000 grant to continue its work to tackle and prevent homelessness through helping people into accommodation and providing health support.
From midnight on Friday Croydon, like the rest of London, will be classed as a Covid-19 high alert level area and move into Tier 2 level restrictions.
Croydon Council’s Street Champions network is celebrating a new milestone, with 510 volunteers now officially signed up to help safely dispose litter from the borough’s streets, parks and open spaces.
A consultation has started on the future of three Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in the borough.
A senior council officer who contributed to the borough’s children’s services receiving a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted has been made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
A council manager who works to improve the lives of Croydon school children at risk of exclusion has been made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.