Merton calls for law change to let councils reject state-backed firms
Current legislation risks allowing state-backed Russian firms like Gazprom back into the UK public sector
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Merton Council approves budget to deliver on residents’ priorities
Last night (Wednesday 2 March), a special meeting of Merton’s Full Council approved its budget for 2022/23. The financial plan for the year, which is worth £579 million, keeps vital […]
Merton seeks to end £1m Gazprom contract
Merton Council is seeking to cancel its gas contract with energy supplier Gazprom in response to the atrocities being committed by the Russian state in Ukraine.Gazprom is due to begin […]
Merton welcomes the London Broncos
The professional rugby league side from the second tier of the sport, play their first home game at Plough Lane on Sunday
Crime falls by 5% in Merton in 2021
Merton is fourth safest in the capital across 32 boroughs
Council leader writes to train companies on behalf of passengers who face further disruption due to reduced timetables
The Leader of Merton Council has written to three rail operators who run train services through Merton, following weeks of disruption to services due to reduced timetables, short notice cancellations […]
16 days of action against domestic and sexual violence launched
The campaign features a packed programme of events, professional training and social media
Residents’ ambitions put at centre of plans for Merton’s future
The council ran Your Merton in spring – its biggest conversation with people who live, work or study in the borough
Merton Council donating £15,000 to help Afghan refugees
Merton Council is giving £15,000 to aid local groups working to support the resettlement of Afghan refugees forced to flee the country in the face of the Taliban takeover. The donation, which is to be distributed through Merton Connected, will […]
Council coordinates community efforts to help Afghan refugees
Council Leader, Councillor Mark Allison said: “The tragic scenes from Afghanistan as thousands of people flee in fear for their lives and those of their friends and family are truly […]