Opening Croydon’s historic and modern doors
More than a dozen of Croydon’s landmark buildings will be revealing their inner secrets over the weekend of 17 & 18 September as part of the annual Open House London festival of architecture and design. [...]
Illegal knife sales cut into Addiscombe stores’ profits
Two Lower Addiscombe Road hardware traders felt the sharp edge of the law when they appeared before Croydon magistrates on Tuesday (23) to admit the selling of craft knives and craft knife blades to under-age [...]
Nominations are open for Mayor’s Civic Awards
Nominations are now being invited for Croydon’s 2016 Civic Awards. Since 2012 the awards have been held to celebrate the countless hours of commitment demonstrated by the many local people who dedicate themselves to helping [...]
New community and leisure centre for New Addington
Plans to bring a £17m community and leisure centre and new housing to New Addington were given the go ahead by Croydon’s planning committee on Thursday 18 August. The committee gave unanimous support to the [...]
Exhibition on £1m council restoration of former Ashburton Library
Local residents, community groups and start-up businesses are invited to view council plans for a £1m restoration of the derelict Victorian former library in Ashburton Park. Croydon Council wants to turn the building into a [...]
Croydon Olympian honoured with new road name
The borough’s newest road has been officially named Nihill Place, after Paul Nihill MBE, the Croydon Olympian who took silver in the 50km walk at the 1964 Tokyo Games. The naming ceremony was held on [...]
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