Croydon Advertiser
Residents invited to Holocaust Memorial Ceremony
CROYDON’S Civic Mayor has invited residents and colleagues to join him at the Annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony. The remembrance event will be held in the Council Chamber, Croydon Town Hall, Katharine Street, on Tuesday, January 27 at midday, with an...
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Lowest level of homicides in capital for 11 years say Met Police
THE number of homicides recorded in London has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade, new figures show. There were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 11 per cent from 109 in 2024, according to data released by the Metropolitan...
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The shape of things to come for Croydon
CLEARER signage, greener streets and refreshed public spaces are set to appear across parts of Croydon next year, as Government-funded high street regeneration schemes get under way. The plans are being shaped by local communities, with residents...
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A fairer share for Croydon
AFTER years of arguing Croydon was not receiving its fair share, the borough is now set for a major funding boost that could help support local services. Changes approved on December 17 mean the South London council stands to gain around £40 million a...
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Parking fines ‘driving away customers’
“WHEN I’m working now, customers say ‘Can you hurry up? I don’t want to get a ticket’,” said Osman Mohammed of Fresh N Fruity. He can no longer keep an eye on the popular parking spot on Croydon’s Frith Road because of a new partition blocking his...
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Pothole damage payments cost council £97k
CRUMBLING roads and pavements have cost Croydon Council nearly £100,000 in compensation since January 2022, new data has revealed. The figures also highlight a footway in a residential road in central Croydon as the borough’s most severely affected...
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OPENING OF CROSSING COMPLETES TOWN’S ‘MISSING LINK’
THE new Wellesley Road crossing opened last week (Wednesday, December 3), with Mayor Jason Perry calling it the “final missing link” in reconnecting a road that has “split the town in half for years”. Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service...
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