Mitcham schools celebrate success
Mayor of Merton, Councillor David Williams, recognised the achievements of schools across Mitcham at a ‘Celebration of Success’ event held at St Marks Academy last week. Organised by the 10 […]
Merton Libraries get children reading for life
Merton Council’s award-winning libraries have launched a new scheme to get every school child in the borough reading. Launching in five pilot schools this month, the scheme aims to work […]
Legal service set to save thousands of pounds
In a first for local government in the UK, the legal services of Merton, Kingston, Sutton and Richmond Councils will become one legal team serving four boroughs. The decision to […]
Plan to keep Merton an even safer borough
Merton has announced the key safety issues it will prioritise following responses to its annual consultation on crime. Last year autumn, Safer Merton asked for residents’ views about their top […]
Joseph Hood celebrates new school building
Joseph Hood Primary School celebrated the opening of their new school building in an eco-friendly fashion this week. With an eco-friendly balloon release and ribbon-cutting, the ‘We Love Joseph Hood’ […]
Merton assures parents over school dinners
Merton has received assurances from school dinner contractors that meat provided for school dinners come from reputable suppliers in the UK. The council has liaised with its main school-meal catering […]
New innovative bins smarten up Merton
Merton Council has teamed up with UK designers Smartstreets to reduce the amount of gum and cigarette litter in the borough. A total of 10 Smartbins have been fitted to […]
Merton’s libraries are always with you
Merton’s award-winning libraries continue to make more of their services available to customers on a 24 hour basis after the launch of new technology initiatives this week. Merton Library customers […]
Resident satisfaction with Merton Council remains high
Merton Council is doing a good job, is efficient and well run. That’s according to residents who were questioned as part of its annual residents’ survey published today. Results of […]
RideLondon Peloton to race through Merton streets
Merton residents will line the streets of Wimbledon and Raynes Park this summer to get a glimpse of the cyclists taking part in the RideLondon cycle event as it races […]