Businesses across Croydon – including pubs, restaurants and hairdressers – are preparing to welcome back customers from tomorrow (Saturday) for the first time since March with the council providing advice and support to help them reopen as safely as possible.
Croydon Council is up for a national award after boosting the borough’s recycling rate by the largest margin in London.
A key route into central Croydon will have a new segregated cycle lane and 20mph limit installed as Croydon’s Streetspace initiative introduces new safety measures to London Road.
A new fund is offering freelance artists, performers, musicians and other creative practitioners in Croydon grants of up to £1,000 and business support to help them during the coronavirus pandemic.
Croydon pharmacies have joined a council-run safety campaign to help support those experiencing domestic abuse.
Croydon has been named as one of the top digital destinations in the country with thousands of new tech start-ups making the borough their home.
The council is sending updated Covid-19 guidance on contact tracing and hygiene advice this week to thousands of tenants across the borough living in private shared properties.
Croydon businesses impacted by the coronavirus that have yet to receive any financial support will be able to apply to the council for a one off grant payment of up to £5,000.
Croydon will stand in solidarity with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities around the world this evening, as it lights the town hall purple to remember George Floyd.
The Croydon Streetspace project is expanding to seven new locations next week, creating larger spaces for pedestrians and cyclists to use safely as lockdown restrictions are eased.