Changing rooms???
Older homeowners aged 60 or over, or households with a disabled person of any age can benefit from the Council-backed Houseproud scheme, which helps take the worry out of home […]
Category Archives: Environment
Warning: Illegal rubbish collection can ruin our environment
Merton, Lambeth and Croydon Councils are making a joint appeal to local businesses and residents not to use illegal rubbish collectors who offer to remove rubbish for a low fee […]
Secure yourself a safe and warm sleep
Merton residents will be able to sleep tight this winter as Merton Trading Standards, Age Concern Merton and the London Fire Brigade are offering free electric blanket safety tests, on […]
Secure yourself a warm and safe sleep
Merton residents will be able to sleep tight this winter as Merton Trading Standards, Age Concern Merton and the London Fire Brigade are offering free electric blanket safety tests, on […]
Fly-tipping lorry crushed
Going, going, gone! Merton Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team crushed a seized lorry used for fly tipping unwanted office furniture, at Willow Lane Industrial Estate on Wednesday 10 September 2003. A […]
Merton welcomes five new wardens
Merton has welcomed three new neighbourhood wardens and two new Town Centre wardens in the past few months. Each warden has undergone both national and local authority training, as well […]
Cabinet accepts Scrutiny plan to build a Smarter Merton with the help of local people
At July’s Cabinet meeting, members approved a report from scrutiny Councillors on ways in which the Borough can tackle envirocrime – such as graffiti, fly-posting and fly-tipping – and help […]
Merton Council gets tough – Tagger fined and given a court order
Merton Council has successfully prosecuted a graffiti tagger who defaced property belonging to the borough, Telewest and a privately owned car park. Following a joint operation between Merton’s Graffiti Team […]
New Opportunities For Surplus Council School Sites
Merton Council is consulting the public on a planning brief for the future use of two surplus school sites. The former Rowan High School and Brenley Playing Field sites are […]
Clean up your school to win a prize
The London Borough of Merton Neighbourhood Warden Scheme, in conjunction with the Neighbourhood Renewal unit, are asking local schools to give clean up their school grounds of an area nearby, […]