South Norwood bangs the drums: New arts project to launch
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 four-day weekend starts here
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 [...]
PoundMart not so smart with under-age knife sale
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 [...]
Scams Awareness Month: doing it by the letter
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 [...]
Sign up for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge
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 [...]
Croydon youngsters take their first step into work
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 [...]
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