Building once used in hit TV sitcom Peep Show could soon be used to address Croydon’s homelessness crisis

Building once used in hit TV sitcom Peep Show could soon be used to address Croydon’s homelessness crisis

Croydon Council is set to approve plans to convert an old office building into 73 temporary accommodation flats, helping meet the growing demand for…

St Helier Hospital apologises for cancelling urgent blood tests amid mass flooding

St Helier Hospital apologises for cancelling urgent blood tests amid mass flooding

The blood department at a South London hospital was forced to close today (Monday January 13) due to significant flooding linked to the poor…

Croydon school children criticise council’s plans to cut youth service

Croydon school children criticise council’s plans to cut youth service

Young people have criticised Croydon Council over planned cuts to a youth engagement service that gives teens a voice and gets them involved in…

Sutton leads the way to protect family homes from conversions

Sutton leads the way to protect family homes from conversions

Sutton Council has approved a change to local planning rules to slow down the conversion of the borough’s family homes into Houses in Multiple…

South London tenant caught in a 10-year battle against ‘unfair’ service charges

South London tenant caught in a 10-year battle against ‘unfair’ service charges

A South London tenant locked in a decade-long battle with his landlord says his service charges double ‘without any reason as to why’. Wimbledon…

Croydon primary with strong music links and a rap club retaining outstanding rating

Croydon primary with strong music links and a rap club retaining outstanding rating

A Croydon primary school has retained its outstanding Ofsted rating after inspectors praised how it includes pupils’ families in the community. In its recent…

Police to ‘take no further action’ to prosecute previous administration over ‘mismanagement that led to bankruptcy’

Police to ‘take no further action’ to prosecute previous administration over ‘mismanagement that led to bankruptcy’

Croydon’s Mayor has expressed frustration with ‘lack of power’ after police admitted they could ‘take no further action’ against the previous administration. Despite the…

When is Westfield coming? – Croydonians having been asking for over a decade

When is Westfield coming? – Croydonians having been asking for over a decade

Croydon’s Westfield development is definitely happening, the developer now in charge of the project says, but it’s going to be very different from the…

Merton Council to call ‘urgent meeting’ with local football club after concerns they felled trees in ‘ecologically sensitive’ park

Merton Council to call ‘urgent meeting’ with local football club after concerns they felled trees in ‘ecologically sensitive’ park

A South London football club is to be summoned to an urgent meeting with the local council after reportedly felling trees without permission. Residents…

New free school to open in Merton in 2027 providing borough with much-needed SEND places

New free school to open in Merton in 2027 providing borough with much-needed SEND places

Merton is set to get 120 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities in a phased plan that would see…

Croydon Colleges bounce back with ‘Good’ Ofsted rating

Croydon Colleges bounce back with ‘Good’ Ofsted rating

Croydon College has raised its Ofsted rating from Inadequate to Good less than two years after inspectors raised concerns about teaching, behaviour and safeguarding.…

How one Croydon resident turned his life around after surviving homelessness and the tram crash

How one Croydon resident turned his life around after surviving homelessness and the tram crash

A survivor of the Croydon tram crash gambled away all the compensation money he was given as he battled survivors’ guilt and PTSD from…