Civic event launches LGBT History Month in Croydon
A month celebrating the history and legacy of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community gets underway in Croydon on Thursday.
February 2019
Council brings grounds maintenance back in-house
A new plan to improve grounds maintenance in Croydon has got underway as the service is brought back in house by the council.
Work begins to install more vehicle charging points in Croydon
New public charging points for electric vehicles are currently being installed across Croydon.
Council backs Judicial Review of Purley Baptist Church planning decision
Croydon Council has today written to the High Court supporting a developer’s application for a Judicial Review of the Secretary of State’s decision to refuse a Purley housing scheme.
Fair Field public space tender opportunity now live for submissions
Tenders from exceptional architects and landscape architects to shape one of the most important public spaces in Croydon’s town centre are now being accepted.
School Street programme could expand to help eight more schools
More pupils could be set to benefit from safer streets and cleaner air around their schools if plans to ban road traffic during school run times go ahead.
Following on from a successful pilot that saw pedestrian zones […]
Get ready for Fizz Free February
Croydon residents are being encouraged to look after their health by taking up the challenge to ditch sugary fizzy drinks throughout February.
The Fizz Free February campaign aims to get people to reduce their daily sugar intake by […]
January 2019
Discount boost for under-18s with disabilities
A nationwide combined discount and identity card for children with a disability has become free for the first time after a groundbreaking deal between a charity and Croydon Council.
London’s Deputy Mayor for crime and policing backs Croydon’s plans to prevent violence
Croydon’s plans to set up one of the capital’s first violence reduction networks and adopt a preventative approach to crime have been hailed as ‘exemplary’ practice by London’s Deputy Mayor for policing and crime.
Electric van for award-winning local business Chequers
An initiative promoting sustainable travel in and around Croydon has been spearheaded by a local business with the unveiling of their first fully electric van.