https://croydontoday.co.uk/Local news, what's on and the information you need across the borough of Croydon.en-GBWed, 26 Aug 2026 23:52:41 +0000https://croydontoday.co.uk/ruskin-square-268-homes-16-affordable/https://croydontoday.co.uk/ruskin-square-268-homes-16-affordable/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTwo blocks, 21 and 12 storeys, would bring 268 homes to the Ruskin Square car park. Sixteen would be affordable. The viability appraisal says none can be.https://croydontoday.co.uk/brighton-road-south-croydon-flats-or-hotel/https://croydontoday.co.uk/brighton-road-south-croydon-flats-or-hotel/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOfficers back two rival schemes for the same empty plot on Brighton Road, South Croydon: 25 flats, or a six-storey hotel of up to 91 rooms. Decided 3 September.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-ombudsman-s117-care-fees/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-ombudsman-s117-care-fees/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Ombudsman found Croydon charged a woman for care the law says is free. Her family sold her house to pay. It must now repay £75,000 with interest.https://croydontoday.co.uk/south-croydon-model-railway-show-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/south-croydon-model-railway-show-2026/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnTwenty layouts, trade stalls and children's activities at St Paul's URC on Saturday 12 September, £6 adults. A Rotary hobby fair runs the same day in Selsdon.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-gcse-results-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-gcse-results-2026/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWoodcote's best ever, Riddlesdown 29% at grades 9-7, Trinity 44% at grade 9. Croydon's published GCSE figures, and the benchmark the council left out.https://croydontoday.co.uk/zotefoams-croydon-jobs-consultation/https://croydontoday.co.uk/zotefoams-croydon-jobs-consultation/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsZotefoams is consulting on 100-plus redundancies at its Mitcham Road factory as Nike foam moves to Vietnam. The accounts, and the union's case.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-ev-charging-consultation-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-ev-charging-consultation-2026/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCroydon has 439 public chargers and half its homes have no driveway. The plan targets 4,200 by 2035, below its own forecast. Consultation closes 28 September.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-fly-tipping-worst-in-england/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-fly-tipping-worst-in-england/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCroydon logged 53,268 fly-tips in 2024/25, more than any council in England, and issued three fixed penalty notices for them. What Defra's record shows.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-house-prices-june-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-house-prices-june-2026/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe average Croydon home is now £394,736, down £7,791 in a year. Only Barking and Dagenham is cheaper in London. Where the falls are, by property type.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-claimant-count-july-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-claimant-count-july-2026/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCroydon's claimant count reached 16,835 in July, 6.2% of working-age residents. Under-25s are the only age group above last year. Every ward ranked.https://croydontoday.co.uk/east-croydon-bridge-work-starts-19-august/https://croydontoday.co.uk/east-croydon-bridge-work-starts-19-august/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsB&M McHugh takes possession of the East Croydon station bridge on 19 August 2026 to start surveys for the eastern entrance. What is being built, who pays, and when Addiscombe finally gets its shortcut.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-a-level-results-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-a-level-results-2026/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCroydon schools report a strong year, with a record 98% Distinction or Merit at The BRIT School. If a grade looks wrong, the fast appeal closes on 20 August.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-shoplifting-gps-tagging-plan/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-shoplifting-gps-tagging-plan/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCroydon plans GPS tags for prolific shoplifters and town centre bans. There were 4,796 reported shop thefts in the centre last year. No funding or date yet.https://croydontoday.co.uk/costa-del-croydon-2026-rooftop-beach/https://croydontoday.co.uk/costa-del-croydon-2026-rooftop-beach/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe rooftop beach on Centrale's level 3A car park runs to 31 August. Two sessions a day, free tickets, and the adults-only Thursday nights end on 27 August.https://croydontoday.co.uk/romell-glave-european-100m-gold-croydon-harriers/https://croydontoday.co.uk/romell-glave-european-100m-gold-croydon-harriers/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsRomell Glave, who runs for Croydon Harriers at the Sports Arena in South Norwood, took the European 100m title in 10.09 seconds at Birmingham on 11 August.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-road-resurfacing-2026-27/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-road-resurfacing-2026-27/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe council's £17.58m highways programme names 65 roads for carriageway work and 7 for new footways this year. Here is the full list, ward by ward.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-landlord-licensing-september-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-landlord-licensing-september-2026/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsEvery privately rented home in 14 Croydon wards needs a licence from 25 September, at £800 for five years. Ward list, fees, discounts and deadlines.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-open-house-festival-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-open-house-festival-2026/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCroydon's free Open House line-up runs 12 to 20 September, but the full programme opens for booking on 19 August. Tours, an 18m market mural, new exhibition.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-house-prices/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-house-prices/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoThe average Croydon home sold for £396,760 in May 2026 (Land Registry). Prices by type, the priciest corners, and how the borough compares to London.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-train-times-to-london/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-train-times-to-london/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoLondon Bridge in 14 minutes, Victoria in 16, and trains through most of the night. Times from East and West Croydon, 2026 fares and the last train home.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-planning-news/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-planning-news/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoCroydon is fighting the draft London Plan's 5,600 Green Belt homes and Westfield now owns the Whitgift freehold for £31.5m. Where each big scheme stands.https://croydontoday.co.uk/things-to-do-in-croydon/https://croydontoday.co.uk/things-to-do-in-croydon/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnFrom Farthing Downs to Boxpark, a street market trading since 1276 and a first-Sunday windmill: Croydon days out, every venue checked this month.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-roadworks-travel/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-roadworks-travel/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoCroydon's town-centre trams stay off until Sunday 30 August. Plus the bank holiday rail changes at East Croydon and the roads shut into September.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-food-hygiene-ratings-july-2026/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-food-hygiene-ratings-july-2026/Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000News69 Croydon food hygiene inspections were rated in July 2026. Rio Lounge on Cherry Orchard Road took the lowest possible zero, three businesses were rated 1, and the Nando's off Purley Way was rated 2.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-new-outdoor-gyms-four-parks/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-new-outdoor-gyms-four-parks/Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCroydon Council has named the next four parks to get free outdoor gyms over the coming year: Mayfield Road Playground, Grange Park, Ashburton Playing Fields and South Norwood Recreation Ground.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-bin-collection-days/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-bin-collection-days/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoHow to check your Croydon bin collection day, what goes in each bin, garden and bulky waste costs, and the rules that get bins left behind.https://croydontoday.co.uk/parking-in-croydon/https://croydontoday.co.uk/parking-in-croydon/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoCroydon prices its car parks by your car's CO2, so two hours is £3.63 or £4.85. All 19 car parks with 2026 tariffs, the 20 zones and permit costs.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-council-tax-bands/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-council-tax-bands/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoThe 2026/27 charge for every one of the Croydon council tax bands A to H, how the bill splits with the GLA precept, and how to challenge or cut it.https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-planning-applications/https://croydontoday.co.uk/croydon-planning-applications/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoHow to search Croydon planning applications on the council's Planning Register, read the weekly lists, and make your comments and objections count.