No vrooom for cars in Morden on 22 September
Merton’s Car Free Day 2001 set for Morden town centre Merton Council is taking part in the highly successful European Car Free Day later this month to give residents a […]
Category Archives: Environment
Forest of Dreams in Merton
A new community project The Spirit of Friendship – Forest of Dreams aims to bring the community together to highlight key environmental issues affecting the Commonwealth. Funded by the Commonwealth […]
Council Invests in Staff
Merton Council’s Chief Executive’s department is celebrating after being awarded Investors In People accreditation.The assessment process began last December when an external assessor visited the Council to interview staff. The […]
MERTON TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT ITS REFUSE SERVICE
Merton Council has carried out an in depth survey of all of its refuse routes to gather information that will help to develop the service for the future. The fact-finding […]
EDUCATION IN GOOD HEALTH
Merton Council has received the National Healthy School Standard after schools in the borough became part of the Healthy Schools Initiative with great success. The Merton Healthy Schools Scheme aims […]
MBIF TO END
Government funding for the Merton Business Investment Fund (MBIF) comes to an end on 31st March 2002. This will be a great loss to Merton as the fund has been […]
WITHDRAWAL OF SPANISH OLIVE-POMACE OIL BY FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
The FSA announced late last week that it was taking urgent action to withdraw Spanish olive-pomace oil from sale as a result of information received from the Spanish government who […]
HEALTHY SWIMMING EQUALS HAPPY SUMMER
Merton’s Environmental Health Department in partnership with Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority have issued strong health advice this summer on how to protect families from illnesses transmitted by water […]
MERTON WINS NATIONAL LIBRARY AWARD
London Borough of Merton’s Library Service has won the prestigious Library Association’s Libraries Change Lives Award, set up by the Library Association to celebrate the value of libraries to people […]
FLY TIPPER CAUGHT IN THE ACT IS FINED
Merton Council has successfully prosecuted a commercial fly tipper after he was caught on video camera dumping waste material last year. Ron Oakley was found guilty of fly tipping trade […]