The Latest Breaking News from Croydon

Four women wanted after Thornton Heath bus attack

The assault took place last August on the route 250 bus from Streatham to Croydon

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2023

Croydon council prepares legal action against ex CEO over £430k payout

Evidence of alleged misconduct by ex senior leaders at Croydon council will be handed to the Met Police

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023

Beleaguered Croydon council faces payroll staff strike over restructure

GMB union claims women would be ‘exclusively’ affected by the cuts that being proposed

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023

Private hire driver jailed for raping woman in Croydon

Homayon Ahmadi was convicted of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

Government puts Croydon Council in special measures as it seeks to write off ‘toxic’ debts

The news came in the same week that Croydon unveiled the art projects it will showcase as London’s Borough of Culture 2023

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

Man attacked and thrown in the back of a car in Croydon

A man was attacked and bundled into the back of a car on a residential road in Croydon, police said.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

Croydon finally signs off 15% council tax rise after legal warning

Bankrupt Croydon Council has agreed a record 15 per cent council tax rise after warnings a budget deadlock would leave the town hall facing legal action and cost the authority £20million a month.

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2023

Fire tears through A&E at Croydon University Hospital as 100 patients evacuated

Croydon University Hospital evacuates patients after fire rips through building

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Michael Gove thinks beautiful buildings must look traditional. Here’s why he’s wrong…

A dynamic fusion of ‘gentle density’ housing in green belt Croydon is the latest example of thoughtful, visionary housing design the government would do well to learn from

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Chelsea fan gets three-year football ban for racist gesture at Son Heung-min

Thomas Burchell, 30, from Croydon, made a racist gesture during the Chelsea vs Tottenham match at Stamford Bridge on August 14.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023