WEBSITE LAUNCHED: Croydon Labour Party has launched its own website at www.croydon.org.uk

The site provides details on all Croydon's Labour MPs, Croydon Council, the campaigns for the London and Addington elections and the latest news. Councillor Martin Tiedemann, Communications Officer, said: "We want the public to have as many ways of contacting us as possible."

JOBLESS FALL: Croydon Central MP Geraint Davies has welcomed the latest official figures that show youth unemployment in Croydon has fallen by 72 per cent since 1997. "We are determined to create employment opportunities in Croydon and ensure that work pays," said Mr Davies. The official figures also show nationwide unemployment to be at 5.9 per cent.