Citizens’ Assembly to help create a greener, more sustainable Croydon
Residents are being given the chance to help shape Croydon’s response to the climate and ecological emergency by being asked to join a new citizens’ assembly.
October 2019
February 2019
Delivering for residents in 2019/20
Council leaders have set out plans to deliver for Croydon in 2019/20 – continuing to invest in the services that matter most to residents and in the borough’s future.
July 2018
Council launches retail project for jobseekers
A boutique shop has opened in the Whitgift Centre that is staffed by Croydon residents with disabilities on a practical four-week training course working towards a career in retail.
March 2018
Construction skills academy opens in New Addington
A new skills academy which provides residents with the chance to undergo training and gain qualifications in construction was officially opened in New Addington today.
February 2018
Major milestone reached in Croydon railway redevelopment
Croydon Council has welcomed the news vital upgrades to train lines through central Croydon are a step closer to fruition.
The council has been lobbying government for urgent improvements to the Brighton Main Line, specifically in the East […]
Council challenges ‘unacceptable’ Government funding to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children
Croydon Council has challenged a Government decision to award the borough just under two per cent of a national fund to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
January 2018
Croydon Council jumps 95 places in Stonewall equality index
Britain’s leading charity for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights has placed Croydon Council just outside its top 100 employers to work for.
Each year Stonewall assesses employers and employees from organisations nationwide on how inclusive their […]
December 2017
Statement from council leader in response to RAIB report into the Sandilands tram derailment
“Just a few weeks ago, Croydon commemorated the first anniversary of this tragic incident – and the victims, their families and friends are never far from our thoughts.
“Our […]
November 2017
Up to 7,000 new jobs and 1,000 new homes for Croydon as town centre redevelopment approved
The transformation of Croydon town centre will begin in 2019 bringing with it up to 7,000 new jobs for local people and 1,000 new homes.
The £1.4bn redevelopment proposal for the Whitgift Shopping Centre by the Croydon Partnership […]
Croydon falls silent to mark first anniversary of Sandilands tram derailment
Croydon fell silent this morning as the community came together to mark the first anniversary of the Sandilands tram derailment.
More than 50 people were injured and seven people – Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Robert Huxley, Philip Logan, […]