Croydon’s day of Pride
An estimated 3,000 people turned out for Croydon’s first Pridefest on Sunday (28 August), with approximately 500 taking part in the parade from North End. The event was a celebration of south London’s LGBT+ community, [...]
Sunday market comes to Surrey Street
Croydon’s Surrey Street will be fully open for business on Sundays from 4 September with a new weekly market. As part of a £500,000 package of improvements the council has opened the street to seven-day [...]
Croydon hits number one spot for fastest economic growth
Council leader Tony Newman has welcomed Croydon’s position as the UK’s fastest-growing economy – with the promise of more growth to come. A new report shows Croydon has recorded an annual business growth rate of [...]
Residents’ last chance to be heard on borough’s 20-year plan
Residents are being invited to get involved and give their views to help Croydon achieve its growth and development vision over the next two decades. The Croydon Local Plan sets out how the borough can [...]
Croydon shows strong GCSE results against a national decline
Provisional GCSE results for Croydon schools are showing pupils have held their ground against the reported fall in national results. Based on A*-C grades in combined English and maths, the borough’s schools look set to [...]
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. [...]
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