More time to have your say on children’s centres proposals
The consultation on Croydon Council’s proposals for the future delivery model of children’s centres in the borough has been extended to 20 June.
Have your say on plans to improve healthy neighbourhood schemes
The council is asking for views on plans to improve five Croydon Healthy Neighbourhoods set up to make local streets quieter, safer and healthier.
A message from Councillor Hamida Ali, leader of the council
As we await the government’s announcement on the further easing of restrictions, we are seeing an increase in Covid-19 cases locally.
Specialist dogs sniff out 14,000 illegal cigarettes in major crackdown
Following a recent swoop on four businesses in the Thornton Heath, South Norwood and London Road areas Croydon Council Trading Standards officers have seized around 14,000 illegal cigarettes and quantities of hand rolling tobacco.
National knife clampdown concludes with 17 prosecutions
The final prosecution in a series of groundbreaking court cases brought by Croydon Council Trading Standards has seen Extreme GB LTD based in Daventry fined £10,000 with £15,000 costs for selling knives to a child.
COVID-19 update: a message from Councillor Hamida Ali, leader of the council
Thanks to our local NHS partners, 189,487 Croydon residents have now had their first dose of the vaccine and 114,575 people have had both doses.