Improving public safety in Shrublands
Temporary CCTV camera installed in Broom Road, Shrublands to enhance public safety at a crime hotspot.
February 2018
Help people take a stand against DV
Croydon’s Family Justice Centre (FJC) team is looking for volunteers to offer support to individuals and families who are experiencing domestic abuse.
Free construction course offer for Shrublands residents
Residents living in Shrublands are being offered the chance to work on some of the borough’s biggest construction projects.
Council challenges ‘unacceptable’ Government funding to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children
Croydon Council has challenged a Government decision to award the borough just under two per cent of a national fund to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
More prosecutions under council’s fly-tipping and litter clampdown
The council has now successfully prosecuted a total of 188 offenders under its Don’t Mess With Croydon clampdown after the latest court cases.
At Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, two defendants were ordered to pay a total of […]
January 2018
Deadline for Young Mayor nominations approaching
Candidates still have time to submit their application to become Croydon’s first ever Young Mayor before nominations close on Monday 5 Feb 2018.
Croydon Council jumps 95 places in Stonewall equality index
Britain’s leading charity for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights has placed Croydon Council just outside its top 100 employers to work for.
Each year Stonewall assesses employers and employees from organisations nationwide on how inclusive their […]
Good Evening Croydon winner revealed
A board games café that captured the imagination of Croydon residents young and old has been crowned winner of the Good Evening Croydon competition.
Ludoquist Board Games Café beat competition from four other finalists, who were shortlisted for […]
Statement on children’s services improvement plans
The Department for Education (DfE) has this week published the commissioner Eleanor Brazil’s report and the ministerial direction in relation to children’s services in Croydon.
We welcome the commissioner’s recognition of our recent progress and her confidence in our improvement plans, […]
Review of blue-badge scheme aims at fairness for all
In a move designed to ensure equal consideration is given to mental and physical health conditions when people apply for a blue disabled parking badge, the government is reviewing how the scheme […]