Croydon Council’s pioneering approach has secured £1.4million to help tackle rough sleeping in the borough and prevent homelessness among vulnerable families and individuals.
Over the next four years, […]
Two new projects designed to let young people unleash their creativity are being launched in the New Year by the council’s youth team.
‘Think it, film it’ and ‘creative art nights’ both take place at the Samuel Coleridge […]
A council-led pilot project that has helped over 20 Croydon people with disabilities get jobs or work placements is set to become a regular fixture.
Last month Croydon Council held its first specialist jobs fair where 25 skilled […]
Croydon is gearing up to take part in one of the biggest events in the capital’s calendar, when a talented local troupe will represent the borough Bollywood-style in London’s New Year’s Day Parade.
Fifteen teenage dancers and adult […]
A Norbury-based trader has become the borough’s first store owner to be handed a prison sentence for selling knives to underage customers.
Shakeb Hakime, of Norbury Discount Store, London Road, was sentenced to 10 weeks’ jail, suspended for […]
Croydon is among the 10 worst hit local authorities in the country after it was announced £1.9m is to be cut from the council’s funding.
During last week’s Local Government Funding Settlement announcement, Sajid Javid, the Secretary of […]
Direct donations and a crowd-funding page set up by Croydon Council to help the bereaved families and those injured by last month’s tram derailment have so far raised over £90,000.
Kind-hearted residents and local companies have generously donated […]
While most of us will be relaxing with family and friends over the Christmas and New Year holidays, Croydon Council staff will be ensuring that vital public services run smoothly.
An army of dedicated public servants will be […]
Croydon Council is calling for information to help catch the fly-tipper who dumped two tonnes of household and building waste along 100 metres of a quiet road in Purley.
The fly-tipped rubbish, from pipes and paint pots to […]
Eating out at Christmas is a great way to celebrate the season, be it with family, friends or work colleagues.
However, Croydon Council’s food safety team is urging you to do a little simple homework in planning that […]