Ban spray paint sales
London Borough of Merton is backing demands for legislative change in the sale of ‘graffiti’ products to under 18s, after an assessment of compliance to their Traders Code of Conduct […]
Category Archives: Environment
Merton gains new equalities portfolio on Cabinet
Merton Council’s majority group has elected its new Cabinet for the coming year which features two new faces. Councillor Amanda Ramsay elected, as Dundonald Ward councillor at last years local […]
Walk like a ..zebra!
School children across Merton are joining Debra the Zebra in putting their best foot forward this week, as they participate in Walk to School Week 2003 from Monday 19 – […]
The spice is right
Pots and pans are at the ready as Merton Council announces the borough will be taking part in the National Curry Chef competition 2003 for the first time. The free […]
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 […]
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 […]