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 from hospitals across the country, I know [...]
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