The former library building in Ashburton Park will re-open this summer as a combined community space and an education base to support young people with medical or behavioural needs.
It will be leased and run by the Nisai […]
Croydon’s newest secondary school, Oasis Academy Arena, situated next door to Croydon Arena Athletics Track, has formally opened.
The school is a London 2012 Olympic legacy project and puts a strong focus on sports.
The launch event was attended […]
A Thornton Heath club has lost its appeal against Croydon Council’s decision to reduce its opening hours and its hours for the sale of alcohol and other licensable activities at weekends.
The appeal of Kibuuka Fred Kyeyune, premises […]
The plans for Croydon’s stunning new cultural quarter at College Green – one of the largest regeneration projects ever approved in the borough – were given the thumbs up by council’s planning committee last night (Thursday 23 […]
Croydon Council has joined forces with local businesses and written to the government calling on it to stop its attack on small companies and rethink its business rates revaluation.
Under the current plans Croydon firms will see an […]
Croydon has announced the appointment of Julian Ellerby as its new director of strategy and partnerships.
Julian will be joining Croydon from Lambeth Council where he is currently director of policy and communications – responsible amongst other things […]
Welfare reform continues to put thousands of Croydon families and individuals at risk of homelessness and place increasing pressure on council finances as administrative costs spiral, a cabinet report this week revealed.
Since April 2013, the introduction of universal credit, […]
A team representing New Addington Pathfinders have walked away as winners at Croydon’s fifth annual ‘All Ages Family Safety Challenge’ quiz finals.
The challenge was designed by the London Fire Brigade’s ‘Crossfire’ team and is backed by the […]
Croydon’s cabinet has voted to protect priority services and to invest in the borough’s future with a typical 47p-a-week rise in council tax, based on a Band D property.
The small increase will protect those services that are […]
A national campaign that aims to help parents take control of their children’s diets by ditching sugary snacks and foods high in salt and fat is bringing its advice roadshow to Croydon on Thursday 23 February.
Public Health […]