Call for businesses to celebrate age
Celebrating Age: Merton’s Festival for the over-50s, is calling on local businesses to get involved and sponsor this year’s autumn event. Local businesses now have the opportunity to sponsor the […]
Category Archives: Health and social care
New Healthwatch in Merton to give local people a voice
Merton Council announced today that the new Healthwatch Merton is to be run by the borough’s award-winning Merton Voluntary Service Council (MVSC). Healthwatch Merton joins a network of Healthwatch organisations […]
Residents get work experience at Merton Council
Mayor of Merton Councillor David Williams and cabinet member for adult social care Councillor Linda Kirby formally congratulated 11 residents at a special ceremony today, for taking part in a […]
New grants programme to change people’s lives
Merton Council, in partnership with the local voluntary sector, has developed an innovative grants programme to fund borough-wide voluntary sector initiatives which will empower people to live independent and fulfilling […]
Merton short-changed on health grants
Merton Council is calling on the government to rethink the amount of money it plans to give the borough to deal with health provision. Neighbouring borough Wandsworth is expected to […]
Merton Council helps with Christmas shopping
Merton Council’s Transport Services team helped elderly and disabled residents with their Christmas shopping by providing free transport to and from the Centre Court Shopping Centre in Wimbledon. Taking place […]
Leader opens Ravensbury Park’s new medical centre
Leader opens Ravensbury Park’s new medical centre Local politicians today got together with health experts to open a new medical practice that has the capacity to look after 10,000 patients […]
Council calls for views on draft health and wellbeing strategy
Merton Council is calling residents and representatives from local organisations to share their views on Merton’s draft health and wellbeing strategy. All those wishing to comment on the strategy are […]
Have your say on new Health and Wellbeing strategy
Merton Council is calling on residents to participate in the consultation on Merton’s first ever Health and Wellbeing strategy. Residents will have until Monday 3 December to let the board […]
A right royal mess for Wimbledon curry house
The owner of Curry Royal, Mr Abdus Subhan was fined £1,700 for breaking food hygiene regulations. A mouse infestation was discovered during a routine food inspection undertaken by Environmental Health […]