Free festival folk and fusion
Croydon’s Ambition Festival is making tickets to its Saturday night headline show free in order to emphasise the council's ongoing investment in culture for the borough. This follows the recent addition of of Radio 2’s [...]
Health opportunity not to be missed
Residents of Croydon over the age of 40 are being reminded that they can enjoy the benefits of a free NHS health check which could detect the early signs of preventable problems such as heart [...]
Vegans back on track after robbery chase accident
Vegan food is back on the Surrey Street menu with the return of the Veg Instead stall following a two-week break forced on the owners after police foiled an armed robbery attempt on the nearby [...]
Croydon takes historic step to support cut in tobacco use
A drive to reduce tobacco use among Croydon residents is set to receive a significant boost when the leader of Croydon Council signs the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control. The declaration puts a spotlight [...]
Benefit cheat given six-month suspended sentence
A woman who fraudulently claimed more than £11,000 in housing benefit, concealed the fact that she was the owner of a property. Appearing before Croydon magistrates on Thursday (4), Sarah Wood, formerly of Calley Down [...]
Nipping nips-offending in the bud
Shopkeepers could face fines of thousands of pounds, under new laws to be introduced this autumn, if they sell e-cigarettes to anybody aged under 18. Croydon’s trading standards team, however, is reminding traders that its [...]







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