What does the Council going bankrupt mean for you?

What does it mean

Croydon Council is over £1.5 billion in debt - caused by the irresponsible decisions of the Labour Administration. They are now embarking on a series of terrible, and avoidable, cuts that will affects every single person living in Croydon.

Here we look at what these cuts actually mean for your services, and all the residents who rely upon them.

Campaigns

Save our Recycling Centres!

Croydon’s Labour Council intends to close up to two of our three recycling centres at Factory Lane, Fishers Farm (New Addington) or Purley Oaks.

This will mean longer waiting times and congested roads at whichever centre remains open and will increase flytipping across our Borough.

Croydon's Libraries Under Threat!

Croydon’s Labour Council has revealed plans to close at least 5 of our libraries across the borough.

Residents and families across the borough, in Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Sanderstead, Shirley and South Norwood, rely on these vital community facilities.

News

We picked the litter but Council didn't collect

Last Saturday I arranged a litter pick in Ashburton Park and we were joined by lots of marvellous folk who helped out. Several bags were collected and it was agreed with the Council that they would pick up those bags that same day. This is the norm with such community litter picks.

Croydon's Libraries Devastated

Are libraries important? We all have childhood memories of our local libraries. For me, I remember reading Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Hobbit for the first time.

Labour are cutting Adult Social Care Packages and Disability Services

It is a very sad day for residents in Croydon and a particularly sad day for any residents living in the borough who are in receipt of adult social care services for it is these residents who are going to be disproportionately impacted by this budget.  It is these residents who are unable to care

Labour's Budget means a broken promise on local libraries

This years Council budget is very grim reading, over 6 years of financial mismanagement has resulted in merging, cutting, and reducing council services across the board, including vitally important frontline services such as the protection and investment in our library provision across the boroug