Marking Armed Forces Day
An event was held today (Saturday 24 June) to mark Armed Forces Day. Addressing those gathered outside Merton Civic Centre in Morden, the Mayor of Merton, Councillor Gill Manly, […]
Category Archives: Leader of the council
Merton Council renews calls for urgent investment into St Helier Hospital
Responding to the statement on new hospitals made in the House of Commons today by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, the Leader of the […]
Leader’s update for residents
The Coronation of His Majesty The King is going to be one of the biggest celebrations the country has seen in decades – and we’ve got events happening right across […]
Building A Better Merton Together
Residents, businesses, charities, community groups and a range of public services, including the police and the NHS, are being invited to work with the council on an ambitious set of […]
Merton Council Leader calls for new impact assessment of cuts to services at St Helier hospital
The Leader of the London Borough of Merton has called for an urgent re-assessment of the impact of looming cuts to vital services at St Helier hospital, following the publication […]
Building a Better Merton Together
An ambitious plan to nurture civic pride, create a Borough of Sport and build a sustainable future for Merton has been drawn up by the council. At a meeting on […]
London borough of Merton to provide £22million support for cost-of-living emergency
More than £22million is being invested into providing vital cost-of-living support to Merton residents following agreement of the council’s annual budget tonight. Almost £1million will be spent to offer a […]
Joint statement with Wandsworth Council on Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators’ proposed levy increase
Councillor Ross Garrod, Leader of the London Borough and Merton and Councillor Simon Hogg, Leader of the London Borough of Wandsworth, have issued a joint statement: “Merton and Wandsworth Councils […]
Merton Council becomes a Living Wage Employer
We are delighted to announce that we have become a Living Wage accredited employer. This means that as well as paying all our employees and agency workers at least the […]
Merton activity around the World Cup
Council Leader Ross Garrod has said that the council will fly the England and LGBTQ+ flags outside the Civic Centre to mark the World Cup