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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

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

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.

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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

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

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

Croydon fails to sign off budget after huge council tax protest

A bankrupt London borough failed to sign off its budget on Wednesday night after a mass demonstration against plans to hike council tax by a record 15 per cent.

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One person dead after fire tears through unit complex in Croydon, Sydney

Three people are taken to hospital and others are trapped as firefighters respond to reports of an "explosion" in an apartment building at Croydon on Monday morning.

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Croydon Council says it’s too poor to join legal action against Ulez expansion

The bankrupt council is not joining five other councils in their High Court battle

Evening Standard

Met police officer accused of sexually assaulting woman at home

PC Fabian Aguilar-Delgado allegedly ‘groped’ defendant after call to deal with domestic incident in Croydon

The Guardian - UK

London sees highest and lowest council tax rises in England as five more boroughs hike bills above £2k

Havering, Sutton, Waltham Forest, Croydon and Bexley are expected to see average annual bills rise above £2,000 for the first time when local authority budgets are finalised in March

Evening Standard

Most top-tier English councils to raise council tax by maximum permitted

About three-quarters of largest authorities with responsibility for social care have opted for full 4.99% rise

The Guardian - UK

Pensioner knocked unconscious after ‘shocking’ unprovoked attack in Croydon

An elderly man walking with his wife was left unconscious after being punched by a random stranger in “a shocking assault” in Croydon.

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Croydon residents start petition against ‘staggering’ 15% council tax rise

The bankrupt authority has been given special permission by the government to hike council tax by a record amount

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Concerns grow for girl, 15, missing for four days after disappearing from school

Shreya, 15, was last seen when she left school in West Thornton, Croydon, at around 3pm on Friday, February 3, and investigating police say they are concerned for her welfare

Evening Standard

Croydon gets special permission to put council tax up ‘staggering’ 15%

Residents in south London borough will see council tax bills rise by 15% from April

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Police seek key witness after man dies in Croydon ambulance crash

Police would like to speak to this person following a fatal collision in Croydon

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Minecraft Mayor: Blocky Sadiq Khan appears in-game in Croydon design competition

The Mayor of London features as an NPC to introduce design challenges to young Londoners

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Truck driver faces court over Bacchus Marsh school bus crash that left Ballarat students in hospital

A 60-year-old Croydon man has faced court this afternoon over a crash on a Victorian freeway that resulted in 33 people, including dozens of students, being taken to hospital.

Evening Standard

Two arrested after collision during Croydon police chase

Two people were arrested following police chase near West Croydon station

Evening Standard

Croydon mayor threatens to join legal action over Sadiq Khan’s ‘deeply unfair’ Ulez expansion

Ulez is set to be expanded across the whole of Greater London next year, forcing around 200,000 more vehicles a day to pay £12.50 to drive in the capital

Evening Standard

Drug smugglers from London and Kent convicted after sending £3.5m of crystal meth to Australia

Group ‘exploited’ Croydon woman’s knowledge of cargo industry to send crystal meth to New South Wales

Evening Standard

Jermaine Cools: Mother of boy, 14, stabbed to death outside Croydon railway station has been ‘robbed of future’

Lorraine Dudek tells Standard ‘more should be done to prevent knife crime’ after 17-year-old admits murdering her son

The Independent UK

Teenager pleads guilty to knife murder of 14-year-old boy - old

Jermaine Cools was fatally injured following a fight in Croydon, south London, in November 2021.

Evening Standard

Man, 34, loses three-day fight for life after Croydon car smash

The vehicle’s driver stopped at the scene and has not been arrested

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