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 […]
Category Archives: Environment
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 […]
PEOPLE’S CHOICE OF NEW LITTER BINS START TO ARRIVE
Immediate Release Number 107/01 21 June, 2001 Brand new litter bins that were chosen by Merton residents have started to appear across the borough as the installation programme gets under […]
COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR MAN WHO FLOUTED FOOD BAN
A man prosecuted last year for food hygiene offences and prohibited from running a food business, has been prosecuted again by Merton Council’s Environmental Health Team after he failed to […]
RESTAURANT OWNER FINED FOR FOOD OFFENCES
Merton Council’s Environmental Health Team has successfully prosecuted a restaurateur after a routine visit revealed a catalogue of hygiene problems in his Indian restaurant including mice droppings in food. Marimuthu […]
THE GREEN SEEDS OF AN IDEA
Merton Council, with ten other partners, has launched a project aimed at helping people set up small businesses in the environmental sector. The Green Seeds project was funded by the […]