A new mayor for Croydon – Councillor Bernadette Khan
Councillor Bernadette Khan has been sworn in as the Mayor of Croydon for 2018/19, with Councillor Humayun Kabir as her deputy.
May 2018
Croydon’s new cabinet announced
The Leader of Croydon Council has announced cabinet appointments and responsibilities following the May 2018 local election.The new structure is due to be ratified at tonight’s Full Council meeting – the first since the election.
Putting young people first
Croydon’s Choose Your Future campaign is now the focus of a four-week tram and bus promotion, which starts today.
Work is now under way on the Taberner House site to bring hundreds of affordable homes to Croydon’s town centre
Construction work started this week at the former Taberner House site, bringing closer to reality a stunning new development which will provide hundreds of new homes in Croydon’s town centre. Formerly home to the council offices, the site will provide 513 homes within four buildings, with a mix of affordable, for sale and rental units, as well as new public realm, a children’s play space and a new café. At least 40 per cent of the units will be designated as affordable.
Croydon celebrates Dementia Action Week with a swinging ’60s trip down memory lane
All are invited to a host of community events to support the thousands of people in the borough living with dementia, and their carers.
Croydon Roy’s Freedom of the Borough nod
Croydon’s own Roy Hodgson has been nominated for a Freedom of the Borough award by council leader Tony Newman this week.
Making Croydon’s young voices heard!
Young people in Croydon have the opportunity to make their voices heard as the borough’s summer programme of youth voice events gets under way tonight.From crime to careers, social care to summer fun, Croydon’s youth forums cover a huge range of local issues, enabling young people to find out what’s going on in their community and have their say.
Businesses invited to free one-to-one support clinics
Croydon businesses are being offered the chance to attend free one-to-one support clinics to help boost their business.
Council’s ‘swift action’ improves children’s services
Swift action from Croydon Council has already resulted in some significant improvements in children’s social care, with an ‘effective infrastructure’ established in a ‘relatively short period of time’, Ofsted has found.
Ground-breaking ceremony for Croydon’s £6.5m state-of-the-art youth zone
A ground-breaking ceremony today marked the start of building work for Croydon’s new £6.5million state-of-the-art Legacy youth zone.