Choose your future: employment extravaganza for 16-25s
Young job-seekers can get free careers advice, meet employers and training providers at a Choose Your Future employment extravaganza.
October 2017
Council employee shortlisted as social worker of the year
A Croydon Council mental health social worker who helped prevent a woman being wrongly sectioned has been named a finalist in a national awards ceremony.
Andrew Thomas has made it to the finals of Social Worker of the […]
Artists get a chance to capture the dance
This Saturday’s dance festival in Croydon is also an opportunity for local artists and sculptors to show off their skills.
The Dance Umbrella ‘Origami Challenge’ is being run in partnership with ‘The Big Draw’, and sets the task […]
Croydon’s future health in focus
A comprehensive report that maps the changes and challenges faced by Croydon’s population over the next decade and beyond will significantly aid town planners and policy-makers to better target resources, and address health and social inequalities.
In her […]
Firm takes £2,000 from elderly woman then demands £5,800 more
A firm that claims to be expert in “all types of groundwork and landscape garden services” has shown that it is less well-versed when it comes to providing receipts, written estimates or information regarding customers’ rights to […]
Finalists announced for the 2017 Mayor’s Civic Awards
The finalists for the 2017 Mayor’s Civic Awards have been revealed ahead of next week’s glittering ceremony.
More than 200 nominations were made across ten categories and after careful consideration 25 finalists have been shortlisted for the community […]
Permanent memorials to be unveiled on anniversary of Croydon tram derailment
Two permanent memorials in honour of those affected by the Croydon tram derailment are to be unveiled on the first anniversary.
The memorials will be at two locations in the borough, with one in honour of the seven […]
A night out in Croydon to celebrate coming out
This Wednesday, 11 October, Croydon’s LGBT+ community will be hosting a social event at BoxPark to help mark Coming Out Day.
The day is the anniversary of when, in 1987, half a million people marched on Washington for […]
Croydon’s green spaces remain protected – have your say on the local plan
The council has called on the local plan inspector to reconsider his recommendation for the borough’s local green spaces.
Councillors were disappointed to find it recommended that Local Green Space protection be removed from the local plan, as […]