Generous businesses support Croydon PPE appeal
Croydon Council is thanking businesses across the borough that have come forward to help boost its supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the wake of the national shortage.
April 2020
New homes approved to fund council arts venue restoration
A planning application for hundreds of homes has been approved that will pay back the multi-million-pound restoration spent on the Fairfield Halls.
New council meetings format during COVID-19
Croydon Council will hold its first virtual planning committee tonight (Thursday) after the government passed laws allowing local authorities to specially arrange public meetings during COVID-19.
Croydon backs creative community with Cultural Relief Fund
Croydon Council is backing its creative community with a fund to help cultural organisations that have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Protecting the public from COVID-19 scams
Croydon Council and the Metropolitan Police are working together on widening awareness among local residents to prevent scams during COVID-19 restrictions.
COVID-19 update: message from Councillor Tony Newman, leader of the council
As I write the government have taken the decision to extend lockdown measures for another three weeks. While this may be unsurprising, given the very sad figures […]
Businesses urged to claim grant funding
Croydon businesses are being urged to collect their government grants to support them through the disruption caused by coronavirus.In a major drive to help businesses access support, the council has contacted over 4,000 small businesses locally in a range of ways to ask them to take up the funding but so far only received responses from around half of those
Seven day a week support for those suffering domestic abuse during coronavirus pandemic
Croydon’s FJC is now open every day to help domestic abuse victims during lockdown
More first choice primary school offers for pupils in Croydon
The proportion of children offered a place at their first choice primary school in Croydon has increased.
Croydon’s fourth Food Stop launches
A partnership between the council and the community has launched its fourth Food Stop for local families in need as a borough-wide welfare response to COVID-19 continues.