Shop local, shop safe: Six tips for visiting your high street
Many of our high street shops are now open again after going into lockdown at the end of March. This is great news for our local businesses, who will need […]
Category Archives: Business
Merton Council’s rapid and wide-ranging response to Covid-19
A report covering how the council speedily reacted and adapted to meet the unprecedented challenges Covid -19 brought was presented at Merton’s cabinet meeting on Monday. The mobilisation of staff […]
Support our borough’s businesses and shop local whilst staying safe
As lockdown begins to ease it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes to everyone’s lives. We have all had to make adjustments to the way we work, […]
Merton businesses can now apply to our discretionary grant programme
We have launched a new discretionary grants programme in which local small businesses can apply for a one-off payment to help them through the coronavirus crisis. The funding for the […]
COVID-19: Business support
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Council budget for 2020/21 maintains services for families and bridges the social gap
Sound financial management during the period of Government austerity has resulted in money being available to invest into services for families across Merton, after the council agreed its annual budget. […]
600 businesses set to get tax relief to support local economy
Around 600 businesses across Mitcham, Morden, Colliers Wood and Wimbledon are poised to benefit from having their business rates cut in half as part of the Council’s scheme to support the […]
Merton Council urges EU residents to apply to stay as latest settlement scheme figures are released
Many thousands of EU nationals based in Merton have applied to remain in the UK under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), but Merton Council reports that there are still […]
Merton Council to consult with businesses on budget and business plan
Merton Council wants to hear the valuable views of Merton’s businesses on the council’s budget and business plan proposals. Councillor Stephen Alambritis, the Leader of Merton Council will be at […]
Another landlord successfully prosecuted by Merton Council
Another landlord has been successfully prosecuted by Merton Council – the third in the last four months for breaches of the Housing Act 2004. Ronak Patel has been ordered to pay […]