Cannabis will be reclassified from a Class B to a Class C drug from January 29th 2004. Whilst some may mistakenly believe that this means that cannabis will now be […]

Nearly 1.5 million people across England depend on social care services. However, until 2003 there had been no register of England’s 1.2m strong social care workforce. Merton is delighted to […]

Merton Drug and Alcohol Action Team have this week launched a campaign to publicise the facts about substance misuse amongst young people in Merton. Posters have been put on bus […]

On Thursday 27 November, Rea Mattocks, Director of Housing and Social Services at Merton, will unveil a plaque, renaming the day centre on the High Path estate, which from Thursday […]

Last week saw the launch of the new Carelines video – ‘Feel safe in your own home.’ The video, in three parts highlights the benefits of Carelines , how they […]

In conjunction with National Adoption Week, which runs from the 3rd to 9th November, the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF), who co-ordinate the awareness week, have launched a […]

Latest figures from the British crime survey show that cocaine use has jumped by 30% in the past year, and in doing so, deaths from cocaine use have also increased […]

A new campaign, launched today by the London Health Commission, is inviting Merton residents to vote on whether they would prefer to see the capital’s enclosed public places, such as […]

Merton Council, and it’s partners are holding an Open Day on 27th October for Merton’s over 60’s, highlighting the housing options available to them, at the Civic Centre in Morden […]

Merton’s Housing and Social Services team are running Outreach Surgeries at the District Housing Offices in November. The emphasis will be on assisting vulnerable client groups such as the elderly […]