Streets ahead
Residents are kerbing their desire to put everything in the bin according to the latest results of Merton Council’s kerbside recycling pilot scheme. The Council have been running a pilot […]
Category Archives: Environment
Minister for London praises Merton warden scheme
Minister for London praises Merton warden scheme Wardens in Merton have made a major impact in the neighbourhoods they patrol, according to a new survey. 87% per cent of residents […]
Keep it real
Reduce, re-use and recycle is the mantra of Merton Council and so it is no surprise that they are backing Real Nappy Week from 7-13 April 2003, which aims to […]
It’s not just voddy going in your body
Beware of contaminated vodka warns Merton Council, after some bottles of Imperial Valkonov Vodka and Original Vodka Russia Export Quality were found to contain dangerous levels of methanol. The Food […]
Extra large pizza – hold the cockroaches!
Wimbledon Magistrates Court found a Merton pizza trader guilty this month following an investigation by Merton Council’s Environmental Health department. Mr Rashid Ahmed, who traded at Pizzarella in Kingston Road, […]
Neighbours watch over Merton
Thousands of Merton’s households are seeing the value of safety in numbers as they join forces in setting up Neighbourhood Watch schemes, supported by the council and the award winning […]
Pollards Hill now Cleaner and Safer – MPAC ‘Safe and Sound’ Initiative
Residents of Pollards Hill are now enjoying a cleaner and safer environment following a very successful ‘Safe and Sound’ clean up day in February. About 70 people showed their community […]
Green budget to grow by £1.6 million
Merton Councillors say they are giving residents what they want, by redistributing £1.6 million of funding to environmental issues in the new budget, which was set at last nights Full […]
The green, green, practice of Merton
Other London Borough’s will be green with envy, as Merton Council has been commended by Friends of the Earth for introducing the most innovative green practice in London. Merton introduced […]
Merton Goes Wild on Nature Reserves – English Nature Wildspace Scheme
Wildspace! English Nature’s grant scheme for Local Nature Reserves involves local communities in the improvement, care and enjoyment of their local environment. Over the next twelve months, the money will […]