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Croydon LBC is set to appoint Katherine Kerswell as its permanent chief executive. Ms Kerswell has worked in the role on an interim basis since September

Council flats in South Norwood were “uninhabitable and unsafe” according to the Regulator of Social Housing.

Concerns raised over social housing in Croydon, despite council’s plan to transform services Croydon residents have faced issues such as mould in housing. Pic: Fleur The Croydon community have criticised the quality of local social housing, despite a recent council pledge to improve the borough’s housing services. Their comments followed an ITV investigation in March, which showed poor living conditions for some Croydon tenants and alleged that the council was not doing enough to support these residents. The report led the council to commission an independent investigation into Croydon’...

play-icon Created with Sketch. ITV News Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt reports on the horrendous conditions residents were forced to live in, including black mould and damp in Croydon council houses Croydon council’s housing department operated with “a poor operating culture with a lack of care and respect for tenants” resulting in accommodation being left in terrible conditions, a damning report has concluded.  An independent report into the failings of Croydon council has found they put the health of residents at risk through a lack of competence and care. Senior managers at t...

The by-election will happen in Woodside after former council leader Tony Newman stepped down. There are seven candidates vying for your vote in the Woodside by-election tomorrow (May 7). Residents will vote for a new councillor for the ward following the resignation of Tony Newman, Croydon Council’s former leader. He stepped down as a councillor at the beginning of March five months after he resigned as council leader. Mr Newman was a Labour councillor for 27 years but oversaw the council’s financial collapse. The Woodside ward is also represented by current council leader Hami...