Croydon Council to crack down on private landlords providing poor housing
Croydon Council is set to reinstate a selective licensing scheme to improve conditions and raise standards in the borough’s private rented sector. The move…
Croydon seeking a whopping £136 million bailout from the government
Croydon Council has revealed it has overspent by £35 million this year and is now seeking an unprecedented £136 million bailout from the Government…
Safety fears for Croydon parents after they are forced to step over blood trials on school-run
Parents in New Addington have said they fear for the safety of their children after a week in which a stabbing left blood trails…
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
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
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 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
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
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’
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
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
A South London football club is to be summoned to an urgent meeting with the local council after reportedly felling trees without permission. Residents…
