Merton will become one of the first councils in the country to give staff bereavement leave after the early loss of a pregnancy. Merton Council has agreed to give mothers […]
Helena Dollimore from the Labour Party has been elected St Helier’s new ward councillor with 54% of the vote. A by-election was called in St Helier Ward following the resignation […]
A by-election for St Helier Ward will take place on Thursday 6 May, following the resignation of Labour Councillor Kelly Braund. The nomination process for candidates opens on Tuesday 23 […]
One of Merton Council’s cabinet members, Councillor Natasha Irons, is the first councillor in the local authority’s history to take maternity leave from her role as an elected member. Councillor […]
Merton Council will be helping schools with the costs of IT equipment and internet connections to help ensure some of the most disadvantaged pupils in the borough can maintain access […]
Residents on low incomes and those who have been plunged into poverty as a result of being furloughed or losing their jobs during the pandemic are set to benefit from […]
Merton Council faces impossible choices to balance its budget for next year if the Government promise to fund local services. The Council’s cabinet has released a report which shows that […]
Merton Council has called on the Government to abolish outdated laws that allow councils to jail residents for non-payment of council tax, as the financial hardship of the virus continues […]
Merton Council has written to local MPs with an urgent request to seek clarity over future funding support for councils in London. This week, London Councils – the body that […]
Lower Morden Councillor Sally Kenny has been elected unanimously to serve as the Mayor of Merton for the year 2020/21 at a special meeting of full council on Wednesday 16 […]