Trading standards work spares resident a loss of £2,500
A pensioner was saved from handing over £2,500 to a heartless rogue by the combined forces of the council’s trading standards team, local bank staff and the police. The scam was prevented last week when [...]
Too much bother with a cut-price hover
Walk through Croydon town centre and you’re almost guaranteed to see people riding or selling them. Variously called hoverboards, airboards, self-balancing scooters or smart-balance wheels, the small, futuristic one-man travel devices are growing in popularity [...]
Refurbished South Norwood playground reopens
South Norwood recreation ground’s newly-refurbished playground was officially re-opened by the council at the weekend. Council leader Tony Newman from neighbouring Woodside ward and Councillor Timothy Godfrey, cabinet member for leisure, culture and sport, were [...]
£154,000 fine not such a bargain for 99p Stores
One of the largest fines ever levied for food hygiene-related offences has been imposed on a company operating two Croydon town-centre stores. Representatives of the 99p Stores in North End and Crown Hill appeared at [...]
City Hall recognition for Croydon’s food initiatives
A range of initiatives designed to improve the diet, health and quality of life of residents, has resulted in Croydon being awarded a certificate by London Food Link. The certificate, to be presented on 18 [...]
Barrister fined for using dead mother’s blue badge
Two motorists who attempted to avoid paying parking charges by fraudulently using disabled “blue-badge” parking permits have been fined by Croydon magistrates. Barrister Prithvijit Hoon displayed his dead mother’s disabled parking permit in his car [...]
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