A south London council has said safety remains a priority as it plans to remove its remaining lollipop school crossing ...

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 revealed plans to again increase the council tax rate by the maximum amount allowed, meaning residents face a further rise of £118 a year. The council has declared its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is the first time a local authority has issued the notice since Northamptonshire County Council in 2018. Last month Croydon Council was placed under a government review after a damning report ...

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 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 ...

Last year Croydon’s chief financial officer warned that the council was unsustainable and would not be able to continue without a new model of support from government. Credit: PA Croydon Council ...