By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon council claims it has been forced pull funding from dozens of local charities as it works to balance its books after the borough had to... Read more »
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter The mayor of Croydon said he would have “second thoughts” about investing in the town centre if he was a business. Jason Perry told React News... Read more »
Two 16-year-olds from Croydon have been awarded prizes for their poetry. Sienna Mehta and Zahra Rafiq are among 15 winners of international prize The Foyle Young Poets of the Year. They beat... Read more »
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter A new Croydon councillor has been elected in the Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward after slightly more than 2,000 people voted in a by-election – a... Read more »
Two men were hospitalised after a house fire in Croydon. Four fire engines and about 25 firefighters tackled the blaze in Oakfield Road at around 7am this morning. Firefighters rescued one man... Read more »
Pic: David Nathan A man was airlifted to a south London hospital on Monday after being stabbed multiple times and left on a Croydon street. Emergency services were alerted to the incident... Read more »
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter The MP For Croydon South has lost his job as treasury chief secretary less than six weeks after he was given the job. Chris Philp has... Read more »
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter Croydon council is expected to make more than £1m from fining drivers outside schools next year. The figures were confirmed at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday... Read more »
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter Purley locals are hoping a petition could save a popular Wetherspoons pub for the second time. More than 260 people so far have signed a petition... Read more »
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter A third JD Wetherspoon pub is set to close its doors for good in the space of just seven months in Croydon. The pub chain has... Read more »
