The council has set out its preferred solution for tackling congestion at Fiveways, which would avoid building a flyover, minimise the impact on neighbouring residents, and save Duppas Hill Park.
Transport for London has come up with two […]
Of the 1.2 million Freedom Pass users across London, around 138,000 older-person’s pass holders will renew their passes in the new year – including about 6,500 in Croydon.
Older people across Croydon whose Freedom Passes are due to […]
The need for careful disposal of shop and cashpoint receipts has been underlined by Croydon’s trading standards team following a resident’s brush with conmen trying to access her card account.
The attempted scam started with a phone call […]
Savings of £2million have secured a shortlist place for a prestigious national efficiency award thanks to a partnership project launched by Croydon Council in 2013.
The Local Government Chronicle Awards provide national recognition of best practice and are […]
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 […]