Boost for Croydon firms in new council contract
Croydon carpenters, plumbers, bricklayers and kitchen fitters are set for a boost from a new council contract aiming to use local employees for almost all its work. From this April, the borough’s 13,500 council homes [...]
Application deadline for September school starts
Parents with children due to start school in September are reminded the deadline for completing their online application form is 15 January. The council’s continuing investment in building new schools means there are once again [...]
Remembering the Holocaust and genocide
The borough’s annual Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony, on Wednesday 27 January, will be webcast live, enabling all who are unable to attend to witness events as they happen. HMD is an international event marking the [...]
Council employee spared jail after £36,000 benefits con
A council employee who fraudulently claimed more than £36,000 in benefits has been spared a term behind bars despite the judge saying that prison was what she deserved. Nicole Kelly, 35, of Gladeside, Monks Orchard, [...]
Council employee spared jail after £36,000 benefits con
A council employee who fraudulently claimed more than £36,000 in benefits has been spared a term behind bars despite the judge saying that prison was what she deserved. Nicole Kelly, 35, of Gladeside, Monks Orchard, [...]
Council tax search company found breaking the rules
The chance of a council tax rebate prompted an elderly woman to reveal her bank account details – and saw her receive a bill for £65 to cover the cost of “extensive research” carried out [...]
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