Croydon Council has "gone bust" after "running up £1.5 billion in debt," local MP Chris Philp has claimed. The Council issued a Section 114 notice on Wednesday afternoon "due to the severe ongoing ...

Plans to increase council tax in Croydon by 15% have been approved by the government. Croydon Council sought permission to impose the rise without a referendum after declaring itself bankrupt for ...

A south London council is seeking a £136m bailout from the government after revealing a £35m overspend this year. Croydon Council faces a projected £98m shortfall in its budget for the upcoming ...

Croydon Council has issued its third bankruptcy notice in just two years, with the mayor blaming Labour’s “toxic financial mistakes” . The council announced on Tuesday it will not be able to ...

Cash-strapped Labour-run Croydon Council has imposed emergency spending restrictions with "immediate effect", the BBC has learned. The Section 114 notice bans all new expenditure at Croydon ...

Local libraries, a retail park and community hubs may have to be sold off by a south London council after it declared bankruptcy for the third time. Croydon Council said it had to issue a Section ...

Croydon Council has launched its new Growth Plan and Town Centre Vision, unveiling a bold new strategy to drive regeneration, ...

Council tax in a south London borough could increase by more than 5% as the authority aims to fill a £130m hole in its budget. Croydon Council issued a bankruptcy notice on Tuesday, admitting it ...

Croydon Council is still waiting to hear whether the government will write of half a billion pounds worth of debt as it struggles to get back onto a stable financial footing. Earlier this year ...

Croydon LBC agreed its budget for 2023-24, which includes a 15% council tax increase, at a full council meeting yesterday evening. This was the second time the budget had been presented to full ...

This April Croydon residents will be hit with a 15 per cent council tax increase – the largest rise in England. Residents have been reacting to the “shameful” rise with some claiming they ...