A loan fund that supports small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs who have difficulty accessing finance from banks, is set to be given a fresh injection of funding.
As part of the council’s growth ambitions to help small businesses, […]
The London Borough of Croydon announced today plans for a new tech business incubator and start-up space in the heart of Croydon.
The project has £2m backing from the council and the Greater London Authority for a new […]
Social enterprises locally are set to benefit from cash that has become available since Croydon became the first London borough to win social enterprise place status.
The accolade was bestowed in recognition of the number of businesses in […]
The council has set out how residents and small businesses will benefit from Croydon’s growth over the next five years, in a report that lays the foundations for the borough’s future economic prosperity.
Key to this will be […]
Community ward budgets are set to be introduced as part of a cross-party initiative to take decision-making out of the Town Hall and devolve funding to local areas across Croydon.
Each councillor will be allocated £2,000 to be […]
There’s one week to go for people in north Croydon to say if they want most local roads to get 20mph limits.
Croydon Council launched a consultation on 13 May asking if people living in parts of South […]
Croydon’s Ambition Festival is making tickets to its Saturday night headline show free in order to emphasise the council’s ongoing investment in culture for the borough.
This follows the recent addition of of Radio 2’s Folk Award-winning duo, […]
Residents of Croydon over the age of 40 are being reminded that they can enjoy the benefits of a free NHS health check which could detect the early signs of preventable problems such as heart disease, type […]
Vegan food is back on the Surrey Street menu with the return of the Veg Instead stall following a two-week break forced on the owners after police foiled an armed robbery attempt on the nearby High Street […]
A drive to reduce tobacco use among Croydon residents is set to receive a significant boost when the leader of Croydon Council signs the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control.
The declaration puts a spotlight on the harmful […]