Charity clothing scam warning
Residents have been asked to be vigilant to a bogus charity scam. Merton Trading Standards are warning householders in the borough that commercial companies are using the impression of ‘charity’ […]
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Positive news for Merton licensing
A further training course regarding the new licensing regime, the Licensing Act 2003, and the decision-making process was recently provided for Merton’s Councillors by three leading licensing lawyers. During the […]
Champion benefit fraudster jailed
A Wimbledon man has been jailed for five months after being found guilty of 14 counts of dishonesty relating to two false housing benefit claims. Phillip Champion of 85a Quicks […]
Housing Solutions for Merton and Sutton
The London boroughs of Merton and Sutton joined forces to open an innovative ‘property shop’ to help residents in temporary accommodation or who are at risk of becoming homeless. The […]
August bank holiday recycling and refuse collections
Merton’s Street management division will carry out their normal recycling and refuse collections on the August bank holiday. If your collection day is Monday 28 August, you are advised to […]
SixtyK Consortium named as preferred developer for former school site
Communities and Local Government Secretary Ruth Kelly has announced the winning bid for the redevelopment of the former Rowan High School site in Mitcham. The site will be developed as […]
Counterfeit goods seizure in Morden
A joint operation in July between Merton Trading Standards and Merton Police resulted in the seizure of over £10,000 worth of counterfeit goods from a shop in Morden. During the […]
Stop the bullies in Merton
People with learning disabilities in Merton organised their first conference entitled “Speaking up about bullying”, which took place on Tuesday 18 July at Morden Hall Park. They were joined by […]
Improved street cleaning in Merton
A raft of customer focused, street cleaning enhancement measures have been introduced in Merton. The first of the measures, a Saturday street litter picking service, was introduced in Mitcham on […]
Make your mark against crime
In excess of 20 mobile phones and 12 bikes were marked with Ultra Violet pens at the start of July by Merton’s Neighbourhood Wardens. Robert Avdijian and Andrew Davis, Neighbourhood […]