A HARD-HITTING campaign to tackle street drinking and begging is to be launched in Croydon town centre. The one-month campaign, which runs until Wednesday 7 August, is taking action against offenders who harass the public for money, or act antisocially, by making a drunken disturbance

A GROUP OF TRAVELLERS thrown out of the borough could face tougher sanctions if they return to the same site, say Croydon council.   A total of 15 caravans were moved on by council officers from Lloyd Park, Croydon, on Thursday July 4th. “As well as being abusive and threatening

AN INVESTIGATION into low pay and the London living wage has been launched by the London Assembly’s economy committee. Figures show that 700,000 Londoners – 16 per cent of workers – earn less than the London living wage of £8.55 per hour – and that there are 1.1 million ch

In the first prosecution of its kind by Croydon council, a dog owner has been fined £100 for not keeping his animal on a lead.   The fine comes after the council created dog control orders on all council housing land and any other areas it is responsible for maintaining. The orders ar

A cancer pop-up shop piloted in Croydon has paved the way for more to open across London. Set up in partnership between Croydon council and the London Health Improvement Board, the shop had more than 1,300 visitors during its five week pilot last autumn in the Centrale shopping centre

MOTORISTS ARE warned to be on their guard for a phone text scam that threatens a visit from bailiffs and then fleeces them for a non-existent parking fine. Consumers across the country have received text messages from a company calling itself UK Bailiff Services, say Croydon council.

A CRACKDOWN on illegal encampments to stop sites being repeatedly used and to target those responsible is being taken to the courts by Croydon council. “Last year our officers had to deal with 83 unauthorised encampments, which in some cases required bailiffs being brought in to

YOUNG PEOPLE in Croydon borough are being encouraged by Croydon council to start planning now for how they will meet a new legal requirement to continue in education for an extra year. From September 2013 anyone due to turn 17 in the next academic year will have to spend it continuing

 A SURVEY of cars carried out by Croydon council road safety officers found as many as 85 per cent of safety seats were wrongly fitted or not of the right type for the vehicle or for the height of the child – and some children were found in cars which had no restraints fitted at

PEOPLE are being warned of the dangers of buying goods online from untrustworthy - and often illegal - websites.  Croydon council’s trading standards team say that during the first few weeks of this year they have received a high number of calls from shoppers duped into buying p