Twenty stones are to be placed in parks and streets across the borough to celebrate Croydon becoming part of London 50 years ago.
Croydon became a London borough on 1 April 1965 by bringing together the old local […]
The forecourt of Fairfield Halls is set to become a new bar and food space called ‘Transformer’.
The space will launch during the Ambition Festival on Thursday, 23 July, and continue throughout the summer.
A special extended range of […]
A percussionist playing eight drums on a giant wheel is set to roll into South Norwood later this month as part of a new arts programme that will take place across six outer London boroughs.
The programme known […]
It’s been months in the planning, and has involved many late nights and heavy negotiating but, at last, Ambition Festival is here.
Limited tickets remain available for the most hotly anticipated event in a packed Croydon summer schedule. […]
Any profit made on the sale of a £1 knife was more than wiped out when Croydon magistrates imposed a fine and costs totalling almost £7,000 on a London Road store.
The court was told (on Tuesday 7 […]
As Scams Awareness Month enters its third week (Monday 20), Croydon Council’s trading standards team rips open the envelope on scams that arrive in the post, often promising great fortune to the (un)lucky recipient.
The slogan for this […]
Children across Croydon are being encouraged to investigate world records and amazing real-life achievements as part of the Summer Reading Challenge 2015.
Boasting a Record Breakers theme, this year’s challenge is inviting children and their families to dive […]
The council has been providing work experience placements for young people to help better their chances of securing jobs.
It is helping youngsters bridge the gap between education and employment with 69 work experience placements across the organisation […]
A yacht-owning benefit cheat who failed to reveal he had land in America, a property in Wales and part-owned a farmhouse in France has been told he must pay £35k or return to jail.
Croydon Crown Court made […]
Building on the lessons learned in the classroom, Croydon children will soon be able to extend their knowledge and learn new skills at their local library as it takes collection of the nation’s favourite toy bricks.
Launching on […]