Early this century, I was working at a pupil referral unit in the north of the borough. A PRU is a school for pupils that have been excluded from the school system, either temporarily or permanently.

It could prove to be Croydon’s hottest ticket this Christmas, with seats selling fast even before Theatre Workshop Coulsdon confirmed performance dates for their production of It’s A Wonderful Life.

Stuart Collins – no, not that one – has been appointed as the council’s corporate director of children, young people and education, taking over from septugenarian Debbie Jones. The job was advertised ...

With not a moment to lose, KEN TOWL dashed down to the Whitgift Centre to try to discover what the multi-national developers might have in store for the town centre, amid their models made of cereal ...

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The one-time shopping mall developer is shapeshifting its business towards residential property, but appears in no hurry to action any of its promises after more than a decade of ...

With not a moment to lose, KEN TOWL dashed down to the Whitgift Centre to try to discover what the multi-national developers might have in store for the town centre, amid their models made of cereal ...

Remember, remember, the fifth of November… There might be an election going on elsewhere today, but in Croydon the selection results are already in, and local Conservatives are standing full-square ...

The alleged cover-up of the Church of England’s abuse scandal is echoed in the handling of events at £55,000 per year private school in Croydon, where there was a Met Police investigation last year.

Croydon’s community equipment service, based on Imperial Way and providing wheelchairs, specialised beds, mobility aids and other equipment for use in the home, has been spun out of the council, and ...

CROYDON IN CRISIS: 87% of our readers said Croydon’s Mayor should not be threatening Nightwatch with an injunction for feeding the hungry in Queen’s Gardens. Now the council has announced there will ...