Councillor Tony Newman, leader of Croydon Council has thanked volunteers and council staff for their response in assisting residents who were evacuated from their homes following a gas leak in Whitestone Way in Waddon.
Croydon has increased the cost of fly-tipping and littering for offenders. Members approve a new safety enforcement policy at last night's cabinet meeting (Monday 19 March).
Youth groups, care organisations and other voluntary sector bodies are among the institutions that have directly benefited from the council’s Community Fund.
Dumping a fridge, fly-tipping fence panels and urinating in a car park are among offences that have landed another five people with prosecutions under the council’s Don’t Mess With Croydon clampdown.
Police are currently dealing with a potential gas leak on Whitestone Way, Waddon, following a collision between a car and an energy plant.
Croydon Council’s six gritting vehicles will be out and about from tonight to prepare for more snowfall this weekend.
More than £500,000 of community ward budgets has been spent funding 400 local projects, as councillors continue to put residents at the heart of spending in their wards.
Croydon’s young people have elected William Awomoyi to be the borough’s first ever Young Mayor and a new voice for London’s largest youth population.
A new joint strategy to improve support for the borough’s carers has been developed by Croydon Council, the local NHS, residents and community groups.
Council staff behind a pilot scheme to create temporary pedestrian zones outside schools have received two national industry awards. Three primaries - Heavers Farm, St Chad’s and Woodcote – signed up to the council’s pilot scheme.