Dealing with debt
Debt, and the stress that comes with it, can be the cause of mental health difficulties for some people.
That is why Croydon Council is lending its weight, during Debt Awareness Week, to a campaign designed to raise […]
January 2015
Council to work with community over future of Purley pool
The council is to delay the closure of Purley swimming pool and work with the community to keep it open while it can still be used.
This follows talks between local campaigners for the leisure centre pool and […]
Thousands go online for Freedom Pass renewals
Croydon’s older citizens have no fear of conducting their affairs online, if the latest figures for Freedom Pass renewals are anything to go by.
Apart from neighbouring Bromley, Croydon has recorded the highest number of renewal applications conducted […]
Parade tells world Croydon is going places
Croydon’s bright and imaginative entry in the 2015 London New Year’s Day Parade gained a runner-up place and received a special award of £2,000 toward the Mayoral charities, Age UK and Macmillan Cancer.
Croydon’s interpretation of this year’s […]
Council officer shortlisted for architecture award
A rising star in the world of architecture is in the running for a prestigious award.
Chloe Phelps, who is deputy team leader of the council’s place-making team, has been shortlisted for the Architect Journal’s 2015 Emerging Woman […]
Council clampdown on empty properties to help those needing homes
Hundreds of Croydon residents are set to get help into a home through the council’s new drive to refurbish empty properties.
The council wants to bring at least 662 privately-owned empty homes across the borough back into use […]
Keeping Holocaust and genocide memories alive
Holocaust Memorial Day this year marks two notable anniversaries.
In addition to the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27 in 1945, this year is the 20th anniversary of the genocide […]
North End improvement works set to begin
A four-week programme of works begins next week to transform North End improving Croydon town centre’s main pedestrian thoroughfare.
This will see broken pavements fixed and repairs made to drains and gullies to prevent flooding.
EM Highways has been […]
Councillor Gerry Ryan: a true Croydon champion
Croydon Council is deeply saddened to announce Councillor Gerry Ryan, who represented the Whitehorse Manor and Selhurst wards for more than 16 years, has died following his brave battle with cancer.
Gerry was a lifelong Crystal Palace fan […]
Reporting noise? App’s the way to do it
Croydon’s innovative smartphone app My Croydon has broken new ground by developing a feature that enables you to report noise to the council.
The app has been upgraded to include a decibel meter which measures the noise and […]