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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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