Improvements ahead to ongoing road closure trial
Organisers of a pilot scheme to make a Croydon residential road safer and quieter are removing the northern half of the street closure as the trial project continues. In June Croydon Council and sustainable transport [...]
Croydon best-improved in national jobs table
The number of youngsters in training, jobs or education has risen by over 10% in Croydon – the highest increase nationally. Figures released today (27 July) by the Department for Education show that 8,343 of [...]
Scams Awareness Month: darkening the doorstep
Winding up Scams Awareness Month, Croydon Council’s trading standards (TS) team turns its attention to doorstep crime for the final week, beginning on Monday (27). The slogan for this year’s campaign is “Don’t be rushed, [...]
Summer of free swimming for under-16s
Free swimming for under-16s is once again on offer at council pools across Croydon this summer. The programme of free swimming sessions runs until 31 August, allowing young people to enjoy the water throughout the [...]
Stones mark borough’s 50th birthday
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 [...]
Fairfield Halls forecourt to be transformed
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 [...]
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