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Merton and Wandsworth Councils condemn Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservator proposals to dramatically hike local tax

3 October 2023by Merton Web Team

In a statement issued today, the leaders of Merton and Wandsworth Councils, Cllrs Ross Garrod and Simon Hogg, have jointly condemned proposals from the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators for […]

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Leader of the council, Statements

Reflections on first 12 months

27 June 2023by mertonzb
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Leader's blog

Marking Armed Forces Day

24 June 2023by mertonzb

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, […]

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Leader of the council, Mayor of Merton

Merton Council renews calls for urgent investment into St Helier Hospital

25 May 2023by mertonzb

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 […]

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Health and social care, Leader of the council

Leader’s update for residents

26 April 2023by mertonzb

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 […]

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Borough of Sport, Leader of the council, Leader's blog

Building A Better Merton Together

19 April 2023by mertonzb

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 […]

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Borough of Sport, Civic Pride, Clean streets, Cost of living, Health and social care, Housing, Leader of the council, Parks and green spaces, Planning, Public health, Regeneration, Traffic and Highways, Transport

Merton Council Leader calls for new impact assessment of cuts to services at St Helier hospital

28 March 2023by Merton Web Team

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 […]

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Health and social care, Leader of the council, Public health

Leader’s update for residents

22 March 2023by mertonzb

The cost of living emergency is continuing to impact people in every corner of our borough, and we are doing all we can to support people in Merton through these […]

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Borough of Sport, Leader's blog

Building a Better Merton Together

20 March 2023by mertonzb

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 […]

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Borough of Sport, Civic Pride, Housing, Leader of the council, Older people, Recycling and waste, Regeneration, Safer Merton, Sport and leisure, Transport

London borough of Merton to provide £22million support for cost-of-living emergency

1 March 2023by mertonzb

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 […]

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Benefits, Borough of Sport, Council finances and performance, Council Tax, Leader of the council
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