Croydon shortlisted for co-operatives award
Croydon Council is up for another national accolade after making it as a finalist in the Co-Op of the Year Awards 2019.
May 2019
Multi-million-pound fund becomes available for Croydon groups
Council funding totalling around £2.5m a year will be available for bids from Croydon’s community and voluntary groups from next month after proposals were approved on Tuesday evening.
Pub giant fined £180,000 after Croydon Council prosecution
A judge has fined a national brewer £180,000 after Croydon Council prosecuted one of its pubs for having a dirty kitchen, mouse droppings and poor hygiene practices.
Hundreds of thousands of pounds given to community schemes across Croydon
More than £500,000 has been given to hundreds of community schemes across Croydon over the past year.
Five steps to boost your mind and body
One in six adults experiences a common mental health problem at any one time.
Croydon children to get £650,000 holiday club boost
Thousands of Croydon children will get free summer holiday activity clubs and healthy meals after the council and a national charity jointly won major Government funding.
Latest School Street proposals welcomed by communities
Proposals to introduce up to eight new School Streets across Croydon have been widely supported during the recent round of community engagement.
Selhurst Park thankyou tea party for shelter volunteers
More than 100 volunteers who help rough sleepers at cold weather homelessness shelters were thanked at a special event yesterday run by Crystal Palace FC and Croydon Council.
Council reveals plans to transform Croydon’s libraries
Plans to transform the borough’s libraries into thriving cultural hubs at the heart of Croydon’s communities have been unveiled in a cabinet report. The 10-year plan - which follows the council’s decision to take the library service back in-house last year – sets out the vision for a network of vibrant centres of creativity and learning, where residents are informed, involved and inspired.
Inspirational young people hailed at special ceremony
More than 60 inspirational school pupils have had their hard work recognised at a special event this week.