Merton approves new funding regime for community projects
Programme will support promotion of civic pride in the borough, including increased funding for the voluntary and community sectors
Category Archives: Community and Housing
ASB Awareness Week returns for 2022
This year’s campaign will focus on the impact of ASB on young people, and the importance of engaging with the wider public around the topic
Wimbledon Guild boosts bereavement support availability in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Wimbledon Guild has extended the capacity of its free Grief Support Service, thanks to £23,000 funding from Merton Council. Throughout the pandemic the restrictions on visiting loved ones, saying goodbye […]
Leader vows to hold Clarion to account after Sadler Close visit
Residents living in homes managed by Clarion Housing in Mitcham had the chance to speak to Cllr Ross Garrod
Leader-elect starts series of visits to Clarion-run estates
Cllrs Ross Garrod and Eleanor Stringer visited the Haydons Road area on the All Saints estate
Merton welcomes Ukrainian refugees
Merton has continued to receive Ukrainians over the last week, predominantly at the moment through the Friends and Family scheme
Homes for Ukraine scheme: update
Merton sponsors received their first guests, as Ukrainians fleeing the conflict, including families with children, arrived in the borough
Spotlight on CCTV: making Mitcham safer
We now have a system of 212 public space cameras monitored by seven full-time staff across the borough
Crime falls by 5% in Merton in 2021
Merton is fourth safest in the capital across 32 boroughs
Merton agrees five-year housing strategy
Residents and interested organisations were invited to join six weeks of consultation on the strategy, which was set out in July 2021