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Category Archives: Enforcement

New witness reward scheme launched to help crack down on fly-tipping in Merton 

27 January 2026by MertonTH

Residents who provide information leading to fly-tippers getting fined could receive up to £200. As part of our efforts to crack down on fly-tipping and keep our neighbourhoods clean and […]

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Civic Pride, Clean streets, Enforcement, Environment, Keep It Clean Love Merton

We are making it easier to report neighbourhood issues in your street

22 September 2025by MertonTH

Have you noticed a pothole, come across graffiti, or spotted a fly-tip?   Reporting issues in your neighbourhood is now quicker and easier than ever with the launch of our […]

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Civic Pride, Clean streets, Enforcement, Environment, Parking, Parks and green spaces, Recycling and waste, Town centres, Traffic and Highways, Transport, Trees

Merton Council launches new plan to crack down on fly-tipping 

1 May 2025by MertonTH

Merton Council has today launched its Fly-tipping Strategy 2024–2029, setting out our bold and proactive plan to tackle illegal dumping across the borough.  Fly-tipping is a blight on our neighbourhoods […]

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Clean streets, Enforcement, Environment, Keep It Clean Love Merton, Recycling and waste

Merton Council shuts down butchers due to cockroaches and mice

2 October 2024by MertonJP

Our Environmental Health Officers have closed a butcher shop in Mitcham and forced them to undergo a deep clean. Following a complaint from a member of the public reporting cockroaches […]

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Business, Civic Pride, Enforcement, Public health, Trading Standards

Local butchers closed by Merton Council due to public health risk 

22 August 2024by MertonKB

A butcher shop was closed by Merton Council following a hearing at Wimbledon Magistrates Court.  Hammad Ali Halal Meat Ltd at 70 Monarch Parade, London Road, in Mitcham was temporarily […]

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Enforcement

Closure Order secured on rat-infested Raynes Park shop

10 January 2024by Merton Web Team

A Closure Order has been placed on a Raynes Park convenience store. Grand Fresh Market was closed down on 12 December following a complaint from a member of public who […]

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Business, Enforcement

Putrid pizza parlour shut due to imminent risk to public health

19 October 2023by Merton Web Team

A south London pizza takeaway has been closed by Merton Council following a hearing by Wimbledon magistrates this month. Pizza Roma, 15 Abbotsbury Road, in Morden, after Environmental Health Officers […]

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Business, Enforcement, Environment, Health and social care

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