Update on recycling and rubbish collections
Due to the national HGV driver shortage caused by Brexit & Covid-19, we have taken the decision with Veolia to temporarily merge recycling and rubbish collections at some blocks of […]
Category Archives: Environment and Regeneration
Pop along to Pollards Hill
A Pollards Hill bus shelter block which had been empty and unloved for years will play host to a series of cultural activities and workshops over the next three weeks, […]
Donate your old gardening tools and help Merton’s green-fingered children
Veolia is asking local residents to put their gardening tools to good use by donating them to Hillcross Primary School’s gardening club. Simply drop them off at the dedicated donation […]
Merton Council’s £1 million Neighbourhood Fund now open for bids
Merton Council has opened up its Neighbourhood Fund, worth approximately £1 million, for bids that seek to enhance community spaces and improve social capital across the borough. The fund is a great […]
Merton Council cracks down on illegal tobacco sales
A Trading Standards crackdown on illegal tobacco has found 5,000 illegal cigarettes concealed in a shop toilet.
Council calls on Thames Water to take urgent action after flooding in Raynes Park
The Leader of Merton Council, Councillor Mark Allison, has written to Thames Water asking them to take urgent action after the centre of Raynes Park was left underwater after flash […]
Merton Council approves decision to modernise parking infrastructure
Merton Council has approved a decision to modernise its parking infrastructure, including the installation of 78 new payment terminals to replace the most frequently used pay and display machines. The […]
New development for local planning policy
Tackling climate change, economic recovery from the pandemic, new housing and healthy streets are the top priorities in the council’s new local plan. The local plan is a set of guidelines, which are used […]
Building the new Mitcham Bridge
Beams for the new bridge over the River Wandle at Bishopsford Road, have been lowered into place. The council’s contractor, Land & Water, used a large crane to lift the […]
Statement from Councillor Martin Whelton on Plough Lane felled trees
Martin Whelton, Cabinet Member responsible for planning enforcement, said: “I was appalled to see the serious breach of planning rules which has resulted in a number of trees being felled […]