Merton Council cracks down on illegal tobacco sales
A Trading Standards crackdown on illegal tobacco has found 5,000 illegal cigarettes concealed in a shop toilet.
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Council calls on Thames Water to take urgent action after flooding in Raynes Park
The Leader of Merton Council, Councillor Mark Allison, has written to Thames Water asking them to take urgent action after the centre of Raynes Park was left underwater after flash […]
Merton Council approves decision to modernise parking infrastructure
Merton Council has approved a decision to modernise its parking infrastructure, including the installation of 78 new payment terminals to replace the most frequently used pay and display machines. The […]
Hannah Doody confirmed as new Merton CEO
Hannah Doody has been formally confirmed as the new Chief Executive of the London Borough of Merton, following cross-party endorsement at a meeting of the Full Council tonight (July 7). […]
Council website update
On Friday evening (2 July), one of the council’s partner’s suppliers was subject to a cyber-security attack on one of the systems that supports the council’s website and some online […]
Merton Council calls on Government to expand asylum seekers right to work
Commenting on our decision to join the Lift the Ban Coalition, Councillor Marsie Skeete, Cabinet Member for Women and Equalities, said: “We should be proud that our country is seen […]
New development for local planning policy
Tackling climate change, economic recovery from the pandemic, new housing and healthy streets are the top priorities in the council’s new local plan. The local plan is a set of guidelines, which are used […]
Merton Council is one of the first in the country to offer staff paid bereavement leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth
Merton will become one of the first councils in the country to give staff bereavement leave after the early loss of a pregnancy. Merton Council has agreed to give mothers […]
Special school set to be expanded to create more places for pupils with autism
More than 80 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, could be created in an empty school building. At a meeting held […]
Council calls on Clarion to take urgent action on housing repairs
Merton Council has called on Clarion Housing to ‘restore confidence” with residents after a number of many worrying images on housing on the Eastfields Estate which were broadcast on ITV […]