A SECOND ‘property swap’ event is being planned by Croydon council following a successful pilot in New Addington.   The property swap event was staged for tenants in overcrowded homes or those needing to downsize to avoid being hit by the impending benefit cap. From April

Bromley Youth Council launched their anti-bullying campaign in the Glades Shopping Centre on 22 November.   Youth Council members and councillors are helping to raise awareness to help give young people the confidence to speak out if they are being bullied. Cllr Stephen Wells, executi

LAMBETH COUNCIL is to take over control of Upper Norwood joint library – prior to it being run by a community-based trust. The move will hopefully bring to an end the uncertainty surrounding the future of the hugely popular icon on Westow Hill. Lambeth and Croydon councils, who

BROMLEY’S council / banks protocol has saved a “vulnerable” consumer from being ripped off by a bogus roofer.   Staff at the Halifax bank in Bromley High Street called the rapid response team in Bromley council’s trading standards department  when an elderly cu

GIPSY HILL ward councillors are being urged to get the pedestrian crossing lights installed last year on Westow Hill switched on as soon as possible.   In a letter to the three Lambeth councillors representing the ward Gipsy Hill residents association say residents have repeatedly rai

RESIDENTS ARE being warned not to make payments to cold callers claiming to be from Croydon council’s trading standards team - and acting on behalf of businesses.

 GIVE COLD CALLERS THE COLD SHOULDER Residents are being reminded of the dangers of giving personal information to callers claiming to be from organisations that, at face value, seem to be legitimate. The reminder comes from Croydon council’s trading standards team after a woman from

  A SENIOR Croydon councillor has voiced concerns that doorstep con artists are sharing details of their victims with fellow villains.   Cllr Simon Hoar, cabinet member for community safety, made his comments after a joint operation between the council’s trading standards department a

COMPULSORY RECYCLING  is set to start throughout the borough of Croydon, saving the council approximately £200,000 a year. Croydon say sending waste to landfill costs the council around £106 per tonne, compared to just £30 per tonne for processing recyclable materials. Cabinet member

COUNCIL FLAGS are being flown at half mast in tribute to popular Croydon North MP Malcolm Wicks, who lost his battle against cancer on Saturday. Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Mr Wicks, who served the borough for 20 years. The 65-year-old announced he was being t