Meeting housing need and making Croydon’s neighbourhoods great places to live are at the heart of a 20-year growth and development vision for the borough.
The Croydon Local Plan incorporates the administration’s Ambitious for Croydon commitments and provides […]
The cost of living, coupled with an expanding awareness of the need to eat more healthily, is fuelling enthusiasm for home-grown produce.
While there is plenty of advice to be found online and in books, nothing can beat […]
A hive of horticultural activity is expected in The Queen’s Gardens on Saturday (19) when volunteers from across the borough are expected to help with the planting of 21,000 crocuses.
The project is the brainchild of Croydon Radio […]
The success of Croydon’s quit-smoking team is behind the decision to make the town one of only 10 across the country to host this year’s Stoptober Roadshow.
Latest figures from the Health & Social Care Information Centre show […]
The fight against blue-badge fraud is being stepped up in Croydon as national figures show that the number of disabled parking permits being stolen has risen by 167% over the past year.
The council has, this week, launched […]
The slogan “Don’t mess with Croydon” is no hollow threat, as 17 people found to their cost when they were hauled before court for offences of littering, spitting and urinating in Croydon.
Penalties totalling £4,766 were imposed […]
In recent weeks, some 150,000 Croydon households have received a form, as part of the annual voter registration canvass, asking residents to check whether the information that appears on the electoral register for those living at their […]
Food banks and advice services, a residents’ group, families and shoppers are among those who will be visited during a New Addington walkabout by leading council and police figures on Tuesday 8 September.
One of a series, the […]
Dr Mike Robinson has announced his intention to stand down as Croydon’s director of public health.
Dr Robinson leaves the authority on 13 November to take up the post of tri-borough director of public health for Westminster, Hammersmith […]
Secondary school pupils celebrating GCSEs and A-level success across the borough have ramped up Croydon’s performance in exams.
Nationally, the A-level pass rate from A* to E grade rose by 0.1% to 98.1%, while in Croydon 98.2% of […]