Croydon Council will continue to provide much-valued help and support for families at all children’s centre locations - including Shirley and Purley Oaks - following this week's cabinet decision.

Croydon has started a series of high-rise block inspections and done thousands of additional repairs under its plan to give all council residents a better housing service.

With school now out for the summer I want to say a huge thank you to all Croydon’s pupils, parents, teachers and school staff for a tremendous effort over the past year.

Residents in Croydon Council blocks are being invited to share their housing experiences at dozens of doorstep visits that will collect feedback to help improve the service they receive.

Thousands of Croydon children who qualify for free school meals can now sign up for free activity clubs with healthy meals over the summer holidays.

With the easing of official restrictions on 19 July, I want to ask everyone in Croydon to take this next step safely, together.