The owners of a central Croydon restaurant that had a catalogue of food hygiene and health and safety failures, have been hit with fines and costs totalling almost £93,000.
On Monday, Dr Mardan Mahmood and his now ex-wife, […]
Croydon’s primary schools have seen a 3% improvement since last year, with an average of 78% of pupils now achieving level 4 or above in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2.
The official Department for Education […]
A pensioner was saved from handing over £2,500 to a heartless rogue by the combined forces of the council’s trading standards team, local bank staff and the police.
The scam was prevented last week when a 76-year-old Addiscombe […]
Walk through Croydon town centre and you’re almost guaranteed to see people riding or selling them.
Variously called hoverboards, airboards, self-balancing scooters or smart-balance wheels, the small, futuristic one-man travel devices are growing in popularity and are likely […]
South Norwood recreation ground’s newly-refurbished playground was officially re-opened by the council at the weekend.
Council leader Tony Newman from neighbouring Woodside ward and Councillor Timothy Godfrey, cabinet member for leisure, culture and sport, were out with young […]
One of the largest fines ever levied for food hygiene-related offences has been imposed on a company operating two Croydon town-centre stores.
Representatives of the 99p Stores in North End and Crown Hill appeared at Croydon Crown Court […]
A range of initiatives designed to improve the diet, health and quality of life of residents, has resulted in Croydon being awarded a certificate by London Food Link.
The certificate, to be presented on 18 December at the […]
Two motorists who attempted to avoid paying parking charges by fraudulently using disabled “blue-badge” parking permits have been fined by Croydon magistrates.
Barrister Prithvijit Hoon displayed his dead mother’s disabled parking permit in his car as he worked […]
Community spirit was much in evidence when more than 50 residents got into their work clothes and knuckled down to some serious clean-up tasks in a blighted corner of their neighbourhood.
Fed up with the fact that a […]
Shoppers are being warned by Croydon’s trading standards team that they should not hand over cash at mock auctions in the belief they are buying high-end goods.
In fact, it would be advisable for them to stay away […]