Hundreds seek treatment for long Covid at specialised clinics
Hundreds of Londoners are suffering the after effects of coronavirus and are seeking treatment at long Covid clinics set up across the capital. Croydon – South London News …
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Testing ramped up as South African Covid-19 variant identified in Croydon
The South African variant of Covid-19 has been identified in New Addington and Fieldway, meaning that testing in the area has been ramped up. Additional testing will start up tomorrow and adults are being urged to get tested as soon as possible. Croydon – South London News …
Council to give more money to developer that helped cause bankruptcy
Croydon Council could give another £10 million to developer Brick by Brick. The company, which was set up by the council in 2016, is set to be closed down as the authority faces a financial crisis. Croydon – South London News …
Concert stage once used by Bob Marley to be restored ‘putting Crystal Palace back on the map’
A beloved concert stage, once performed on by Bob Marley, could be restored after hundreds of people back a crowdfunding campaign. The striking outdoor sculptural stage in Crystal Palace Park has been dormant for more than a decade and has fallen into a state of disrepair over recent years. Croydon – South London News …
Baffled residents confused by disappearing bins
The mystery of disappearing bins in Crystal Palace has left residents baffled. Residents say bins in the town centre began going missing at Christmas prompting a successful community campaign to get them replaced. Croydon – South London News …
Charity providing hot meals and chats to people in lockdown
Charity ‘FoodCycle’ tackles food poverty by gathering surplus food and turning it into nutritious hot meals to be provided to needy residents in Norwood Junction, Lewisham and Peckham, as well as other places in London and beyond. Croydon – South London News …
Headteacher unable to use new £30 million building due to Covid-19 is left ‘devastated’
By Tara O’Connor, local democracy reporter After waiting for two years for a new building, the head teacher of a South Croydon school is “devastated” it cannot welcome pupils because of the coronavirus pandemic. Croydon – South London News …
Croydon care home staff stunned by mass delivery from beauty retailer Superdrug
Whitgift House in South Croydon was nominated by Superdrug as their chosen worthy cause to receive an array of gifts including beauty, bathing, showering and healthcare products as well as sweet treats. Croydon – South London News …
Croydon young people redesign and re-vamp community centre’s roof garden
A group of young people are designing a roof garden as part of a social action project aimed at getting their lives back on track. Croydon – South London News …
Big Mike keeping the hungry fed in Croydon this winter
Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen, which only opened in July, works with local charity Croydon Night Watch fortnightly to feed the hungry. Croydon – South London News …