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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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Civic Pride, Housing, Leader of the council, Leisure and sport, Older people, Recycling and waste, Regeneration, Safer Merton, Transport

Continuing cost-of-living emergency support for residents

20 March 2023by afsheenl

At a meeting tonight, our Cabinet will consider a cost-of-living action plan for the next two years – outlining the council’s long-term approach to supporting Merton residents as costs continue […]

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Cost of living

Have you got Long Covid-19? Active case finding pilot of people living with Long Covid: a co-produced study protocol (as part of the STIMULATE-ICP study)

17 March 2023by mertonmk

Researchers at the University of Southampton are recruiting people with probable Long Covid that haven’t yet been clinically diagnosed, with the aim of exploring the barriers and potential stigma individuals […]

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Tree sponsorship scheme launches in Merton

15 March 2023by afsheenl

The London Borough of Merton has joined the national street tree sponsorship scheme, Trees for Streets, on a mission to green every street across the borough, as part of the […]

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Parks and green spaces

A new scheme set up to assist people returning home from hospitals

13 March 2023by mertonmk

A new pilot scheme has been set up in Merton to assist people returning home from hospitals and to speed up the hospital discharge process.  The local council is offering […]

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The popular physical activity game Beat the Street gets underway in Merton next week

10 March 2023by mertonmk

People of all ages are invited to ditch the car and get active as Beat the Street Merton gets underway in the borough from Wednesday 15March to Wednesday, 26 April. […]

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Step-free access for more communities in Merton

7 March 2023by MertonRS

Making public transport accessible for everyone, which will help to make Merton’s future sustainable and allow residents with mobility issues to travel, is one of the key commitments of Merton […]

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Community and Housing, Environment and Regeneration, Future Merton, Health and social care, Merton Together, Traffic and Highways, Transport

Restoration of Wimbledon fountain celebrates Joseph Toynbee

7 March 2023by MertonSJ

Merton Council helped to pay to restore the Victorian structure to its glory and to provide free, fresh water to new generations

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Civic Pride

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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Corporate Services, Council finances and performance, Council Tax, Leader of the council

Nearly 90% of Merton children offered place at top-three choice of secondary school

1 March 2023by MertonSJ

Every Merton family who applied for a secondary place, starting this September, has received an offer of a school place

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Children, Schools and Families

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