A message from Councillor Hamida Ali, leader of the council
Thousands of pupils across Croydon have now received their GCSE and A-level results and, whatever their grade, we are all so proud of everything they have achieved this year.
August 2021
Croydon calls for urgent government funding over asylum support
A £2.3m government funding gap in the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people poses a safeguarding risk to children’s services in Croydon, the council has warned.
Borough students improve Croydon’s GCSE results
Early results indicate that Croydon students have raised the borough’s overall GCSE performance after results were announced on Thursday.
Libraries set to stay in-house under savings proposals
Croydon Council is set to continue running all 13 of its libraries as a comprehensive in-house service but with shorter opening times in response to residents’ feedback on savings proposals.
Council to review future support for private tenants
Croydon Council will review its options later this year on how best to continue to protect tenants in private rented homes.
Croydon’s innovative community health hub celebrates its first year
A pioneering community health hub that has supported hundreds of local people in Thornton Heath to stay well and manage their health turns one this week (Monday 9 August).
July 2021
New mobile sites in Croydon to offer rapid Covid-19 tests
Croydon Council is beginning a new phase in its bid to drive down Covid-19 rates by getting more people in the borough to regularly take a rapid lateral flow test.
Stand up for the planet in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge
Wild World Heroes has been announced as this year’s reading challenge theme which focuses on nature and invites young readers to discover how they can make a difference to the environment.
Cabinet set to agree a way forward on Brick by Brick
Croydon Council is set to make a decision on the future of its housing development company Brick by Brick that achieves the best possible outcome for taxpayers while delivering hundreds of much-needed homes.
June 2021
A message from Councillor Hamida Ali, leader of the council
With walk-in clinics happening in our town centre and across Croydon this weekend, it’s never been easier to get your Covid-19 vaccination.