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October 2015

Recognising Croydon’s community civic heroes

2015-10-07T12:01:21+01:00October 7th, 2015|Recent news|

Croydon’s fourth annual Community Civic Awards celebration has recognised the efforts of those individuals and organisations who volunteer their time to help others and unite the borough’s communities.

All of the finalists who attended the awards ceremony at […]

Croydon set for family fun festival

2015-10-07T11:25:45+01:00October 7th, 2015|Recent news|

Parents racking their brains for new ways to entertain their kids over the next week are being invited to the Croydon Family Learning Festival starting on Friday.

Dozens of free events for children of all ages and their […]

Food safety mayhem in Babylon

2015-10-06T16:02:08+01:00October 6th, 2015|Recent news|

Live cockroaches and mice, rodents’ droppings, unacceptable cleaning standards and poor structural conditions saw the manager of a central Croydon restaurant found guilty of 19 food and safety offences.

Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court heard that, in fewer than […]

Crack house boarded up by council

2015-10-02T09:20:37+01:00October 2nd, 2015|Recent news|

A drugs den in New Addington has been boarded up and sealed off by the council.

On September 30, Croydon Magistrates’ Court granted a three month closure order on the two-bed ground floor flat at 52 Frimley Close. […]

September 2015

Croydon to host Social Saturday

2015-09-30T15:51:22+01:00September 30th, 2015|Recent news|

Croydon will be leading a nationwide day of events and activities to promote and celebrate social enterprise, which are businesses that trade to tackle social or environmental issues for the benefit of the community.

“Social Saturday”, a networking […]

On-the-spot fines issued during fly-tip crackdown

2015-09-30T13:31:15+01:00September 30th, 2015|Recent news|

A recent fly-tipping crackdown by the council following complaints by residents has seen on-the-spot fines handed down to offenders.

Eight £80 FPNs were issued following the three-night operation that targeted streets in Broad Green, Thornton Heath and Selhurst.

The […]