More decent homes for Merton
Merton is well on track to meeting the government’s Decent Homes Standard by the 2010 target, as it has just exceeded the interim target set for 2004. The Government introduced […]
Category Archives: History
Top tenant awarded
In recognition for her hard work in improving the lives and environment of her fellow residents, Anne Moyies has been given the special Maurice Hedden Tenant Participation Award 2004. Through […]
Reach out for benefits advice
Merton’s Housing and Social Services team are running Outreach Surgeries at the District Housing Offices in November. The emphasis will be on assisting vulnerable client groups such as the elderly […]
Leaf them alone!
Merton Council is fighting to save 12 ancient trees, planted in the borough during Queen Victoria’s reign, from being felled. The 12 sweet chestnuts, planted in around 1850 in front […]
Date with the Time Team
An archaeological investigation on the Merton Abbey Mills site, by TV’s Time Team, will be broadcast on Channel Four at 5.30pm on Sunday 9 February. The Time Team investigation took […]
Council steps in to manage West Barnes Estate
Merton Council has taken action that has resulted in the suspension of a Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) and its committee. This has been done with the consent of members of […]
A TALE OF TWO JOYCES
A golden key, a gigantic ferris wheel, and a four hundred year old tradition sounds more like a Hans Christian Anderson tale than the meeting of two former Mayors who […]