I’m pleased that today, we have received government approval of a capitalisation direction that will help to balance this year’s budget and support Croydon’s plan to put its finances back on track.
The council has welcomed government approval of a capitalisation direction that will help to balance this year’s budget and support Croydon’s plan to put its finances back on track.
Croydon Council will be working with NHS Test and Trace to launch extra Covid-19 testing in the South Norwood and Thornton Heath area, as part of the national programme to track and identify any further cases of the variant of Covid-19 first identified in Brazil.
The number of applications for secondary school places in Croydon has increased while the amount of pupils being offered a place at one of their top three secondary schools remains above 80 per cent.
Croydon pubs, clubs, restaurants and leisure businesses hit by Covid-19 are being urged to apply for a new £10,000 grant funded by government and run by the council.
A consortium of local groups, supported by Croydon Council the police and the NHS, has been awarded £750,000 of funding from a Mayor of London initiative to help tackle violence in the capital.
I want to thank everyone in New Addington and Fieldway for the fantastic community effort that is helping us to deliver extra Covid-19 testing in the area.
A new walking and cycling initiative is set to make Crystal Palace streets safer quieter and healthier.
Additional Covid-19 testing is being launched in New Addington and Fieldway from tomorrow (22 February), as part of the national programme to track and suppress the variant of Covid-19 first identified in South Africa
Croydon has outlined its plans to deliver a balanced budget and three-year sustainable financial strategy but has stressed that it will need its bid for a capitalisation directive to be agreed by government to be able to do so.