Tennis fun for youngsters in Wimbledon Park
Youngsters will have the opportunity to try out their tennis skills when the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Merton Council team up to […]
Category Archives: Environment
Council shuts down Mitcham club
Merton Council, in partnership with the Metropolitan Police, has issued a prohibition notice and two planning enforcement notices to shut down a club at 33 Upper Green East, Mitcham. Planning […]
Merton investment in street cleaning sees dramatic improvement
Merton is ploughing £200,000 into new street cleaning machines, in addition to investment already made earlier this year to push up its clean streets performance. The council is criticising the […]
Merton and Lambeth joint approach bangs blue badge fraudster to rights
Lambeth Council prosecuted Lambeth resident 51-year-old Michael Anthony O’Driscoll for fraudulently using an altered Lambeth blue badge while in Merton and making false representations in order to have three Penalty […]
Merton Council teams up with McDonalds for a clean borough
Merton Council has joined up with the police and McDonalds to give Wimbledon and Mitcham town centres a clean-up. Marking this year’s Capital Clean-up, which runs until 23 June, Merton […]
Merton Council and Sussex Police put fraudsters away for seven years
Merton Council and Sussex Police have sent down two fraudsters for seven years and an associate for 21 months. Merton’s trading standards team and Sussex Police closed the net on […]
Council turns to birds of prey to solve pigeon problem
Merton Council is turning to Tonbridge-based avian control company Hawk Force to solve its pigeon problem. Safer Merton, the partnership made up of a number of agencies including Merton Council, […]
Merton Council offers special deal on compost bins – NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Merton Council is teaming up with Straight plc, a UK supplier of compost bins and recycling containers, to offer residents the opportunity to buy their own compost bin for a […]
Morden resident convicted of doorstep fraud
Merton Council prosecuted Morden resident Patrick Joseph Delaney of three offences of fraud earlier this month (7 May). At Kingston Crown Court, Mr Delaney of Bishopsford Road pleaded guilty of […]
Merton winning film through to Film London final
Young Merton actors Frances Bushe (23) and Chris Sheridan (23) have come top in Merton’s Film London competition with their film Timeless Fun. Now in with a chance to be […]