Leaf them alone!
Merton Council is fighting to save 12 ancient trees, planted in the borough during Queen Victoria’s reign, from being felled. The 12 sweet chestnuts, planted in around 1850 in front […]
Monthly Archives: July 2003
Impact of Industrial Action – one week on
Merton Council has endured its first week of industrial action. This follows an announcement by UNISON of their intention to disrupt Merton Link, the One Stop Shop facility based on […]
Wimbledon Theatre update
The long-term future of Wimbledon Theatre is a step closer to being secured following continued negotiations led by Merton Council and the pledge of a financial package. Merton has continued […]
Partnership with American university continues to produce positive results
Merton Council has just completed another successful year working with students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in Massachusetts. They worked across a number of Council departments and worked on a […]
Fly tip success
Merton Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team has scored a success against flytippers. Following a tip-off from a concerned resident who witnessed a gang illegally dumping office furniture, the team has traced […]
BOND PRIMARY SCHOOL GETS TV WRITER FOR THE SUMMER TERM
Bond Primary School, in Mitcham, managed to persuade TV writer Paul McVeigh to take a break from writing to come and work at the school for the summer term. He […]
Impact of Industrial Action
Merton Council has endured its first day of industrial action on Monday, 14 July. This follows an announcement by UNISON of their intention to disrupt Merton Link, the One Stop […]
Recycling update
Merton would like to inform residents that the recycling site at Morden Road has been removed following several instances of fly-tipping. The banks were recently removed and the recycling team […]
Town centre warden’s praised during Wimbledon
During the Wimbledon fortnight, the present town centre warden, Joanne Brooks, and her replacement, Neil Robinson, did an excellent job of assisting, directing and supporting visitors to Wimbledon. The wardens […]
Calling all children ….Merton launches the “Reading Maze”
Merton Library and Heritage Service invite all Merton’s children to take part in our summer 2003 reading scheme, ‘The Reading Maze”, which runs from Saturday 26 July to Saturday 30 […]