New mother wins payout of up to £9k after she was left out of Christmas party while on maternity leave Catriona Howie won up to £9,000 after bosses forgot to invite her to a party She lost her claim a colleague discriminated against her by mocking baby name Mrs Howie worked for luxury kitchen and … Read more
Croydon Council declared itself practically bankrupt yesterday and blamed its financial crisis on the havoc caused by coronavirus. The Labour-run south London borough imposed emergency spending restrictions under a Section 114 notice – only the second authority in two decades to face such measures. As well as the coronavirus crisis, local officials also pinned blame on … Read more
Croydon goes BUST: Labour-run council is almost bankrupt and blames coronavirus… but minister says authority is ‘dysfunctional’ Croydon Council becomes second council in two decades to declare bankruptcy The borough has imposed emergency spending restrictions under a Section 114 Officials blamed the coronavirus crisis coupled with ‘a decade of austerity’ Last authority to use the order … Read more
Man in his 20s is fighting for his life after being stabbed on the streets of south London Man in his 20s has been flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries Police and paramedics were called out to stabbing in Croydon at around 7.40pm Officers are now appealing for the public’s help to find out any … Read more
The world’s first air traffic control tower was built by the UK government 100 years ago at Croydon Aerodrome, south London. And fascinating archive pictures of it – and the planes it monitored – highlight just how much the aviation industry has changed. The structure, a wooden hut, was built on the orders of the … Read more