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  • Film festival programme announced

    Press release date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010


    Croydon's first Film Festival has just revealed its programme of events for April's celebration of the borough's long association with the movies. The main theme for the month is 'passion' - in all of its forms.

  • Opening the gates for Waddon leisure scheme

    Press release date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010


    Demolition of the former Red Gates School is another step in the progress being made to deliver regeneration in Croydon, and specifically, to equip Waddon with the borough's newest pool and leisure centre.

  • Shark hunting in Croydon

    Press release date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010


    Croydon's trading standards service is supporting a campaign by the London illegal money lending team to clamp down on loan sharks operating in the borough.

  • Topping out ceremony at Addington Heights

    Press release date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010


    Addington Heights, the new care home which will provide nursing, residential and day care facilities for older people with physical frailties, has moved a step closer to completion.

  • London 2012 celebrates Croydon landmark

    Press release date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010


    Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games yesterday unveiled the design of the 'Landmark London' pin badge for Croydon.

  • Addiscombe Railway Park open for business

    Press release date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010


    Children from Woodside School can avoid walking along a busy stretch of Morland Road when half a mile of new parkland opens in Addiscombe this weekend.

  • Renewed effort to register missing voters

    Press release date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010


    Some 14,000 residents in Croydon could find themselves without a vote in the forthcoming elections - because their names are not on the borough's electoral register.

  • Croydon honours Rifles with Freedom

    Press release date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010


    The Rifles is to become the first Regular unit to be granted the Freedom of Croydon.

  • Calat learners hoping to be the icing on the cake in national competition

    Press release date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010


    Five learners from Croydon Adult Learning and Training (Calat) cake decorating and sugarcraft classes will be competing in a prestigious national cake decorating competition.

  • Croydon's mayoral team wins top award for excellence

    Press release date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010


    The backroom team behind the Mayor of Croydon has been formally recognised as the best in the whole country.

  • Final curtain for National Theatre benefit cheat

    Press release date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010


    A South Norwood man claimed more than £9,000 of benefits he was not entitled to while working at the National Theatre.

  • Funding boost for New Addington and Fieldway

    Press release date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010


    Thousands of people are set to benefit after decisions were made on how a grant of £270,000 for New Addington and Fieldway should be spent.

  • 'YOFSCARS' celebrate young Croydon talent

    Press release date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010


    Croydon's youth opportunity fund is holding an Oscars-themed night to reward the achievements of the 41 projects which have been funded over the last 12 months.

  • Arnhem grants continue to support twinning links

    Press release date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010


    Members of Croydon's 'Arnhem Group' are inviting local people to come forward with ideas and grant applications that will strengthen the borough's links with its twinned Dutch town.

  • Croydon parking team shortlisted for national award

    Press release date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010


    Croydon Council's parking service team have been shortlisted for a British Parking Award for Exceptional Customer Service and will find out on 12 March if they have been named as winners in their category.

  • Court of Appeal backs council's benefits claim

    Press release date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010


    Croydon Council has secured a landmark legal ruling that will make it harder for benefit cheats to evade charges in court.

  • Outstanding schools honoured

    Press release date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010


    Teachers from six Croydon schools attended an Ofsted celebration that honoured outstanding achievements in classrooms.

  • Search is on for Croydon's Best Bar

    Press release date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010


    The search is on for Croydon's best pubs and clubs as the council launches its annual Best Bar None scheme.

  • Lowest ever council tax rise twinned with one of highest investments

    Press release date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010


    Croydon households face the lowest ever increase in their council tax next year - just 0.8% at Band D.

  • Consultation on Croydon's future under way

    Press release date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010


    Public consultation has just begun on the strategy that will ensure Croydon has the homes, shops, jobs, schools, health and other facilities it needs over the next 20 years or so.

  • How would you spend £1.5million on Croydon's parks?

    Press release date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010


    Ideas are now being sought by Croydon Council on what the options might be for investing £1.5million in the borough's nine favourite parks.

  • Guilty as charged: mobile chargers that could kill

    Press release date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010


    A survey by Croydon's trading standards team has found that mobile phone users are at serious risk of electrocution from cheap, unbranded chargers on sale in the borough.

  • Council planning pledge to protect Selhurst Park

    Press release date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010


    Croydon Council has pledged to uphold its planning policies to safeguard Selhurst Park as a football ground.

  • Dispersal orders continue to crack crime

    Press release date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010


    Police officers will continue to prevent antisocial behaviour and crime by breaking up groups of potential troublemakers in Croydon town centre and in Kenley.

  • Thornton Heath Library moves a step closer

    Press release date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010


    Croydon is a step closer to the completion of refurbishment works at Thornton Heath Library this week, as the lettering over its new pavilion extension was installed over the weekend.

  • Fairytales: Shaken and stirred

    Press release date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010


    Young story-tellers have been set a challenge by Croydon's children's library - to retell their favourite fairytale with a new and imaginative twist. Organisers want to read about familiar characters in unfamiliar situations, with new plots and unlikely fresh touches.

  • Croydon shares London's anger over Freedom Pass grant cuts

    Press release date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010


    Croydon is faced with finding an additional £1.25million to pay for the cost of Freedom Pass travel next year. This is the result of an announcement that central Government grant to the capital is to be slashed almost in half, from £58million to £28million.

  • State-of-the-art homes to revolutionise care for the elderly

    Press release date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010


    The finishing touches are being made to two state-of-the-art complexes that will help revolutionise care for older people in Croydon.

  • Adult learners plan sponsored walk for Haiti

    Press release date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010


    Adults with learning disabilities or difficulties (ALDD) who attend classes at the Croydon Adult Learning and Training (Calat) South Norwood Centre, are raising money for the Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund by doing a sponsored walk around South Norwood Country Park.

  • Shoppers' parking charges frozen for third successive year

    Press release date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010


    Traders and visitors will benefit from the introduction of 30 minutes' free parking in pay-and-display bays in the borough's district centres.