Councillors’ tribute to Freeman of the Borough
Merton Councillors will gather together tonight to pay tribute to former Deputy Leader and Honorary Freeman of the Borough, Danny Connellan who sadly passed away this week. Elected in 1971, […]
Business boffins to debate economic plans
Merton’s key business figures are all set to join council town hall officials on 14 February, at Merton Civic Centre, in a roundtable debate on local business plans. Leader of […]
New Council Tax scheme protects 14,000 households
Merton Council announced today that, under its new Council Tax Support Scheme, it will not be raising Council Tax in 2013-14 for 14,000 households across Merton. The scheme is to […]
Merton proposes time banded waste collections
Merton Council’s drive to keep the borough’s streets clean is taking another positive step with proposals to introduce a time-specific waste collection scheme in Wimbledon. Under the scheme, which is […]
Latest performance tables show Merton pupils progressing well
National school league tables published last week show Merton schools to be above the national average for state schools achieving 5+ A*-C grades including English and Maths. Figures show 59.1% […]
Visit your local library on National Libraries Day
Merton’s award-winning libraries are looking forward to a week of celebration and giving the community a taster of the range of services they offer in the run up to National […]
Local shop fined £2,700 for illegal alcohol sale
A South Wimbledon shop has been found guilty of selling alcohol to an underage boy. During a routine test purchase operation carried out by Merton Trading Standards, a 14-year old […]
New grants programme to change people’s lives
Merton Council, in partnership with the local voluntary sector, has developed an innovative grants programme to fund borough-wide voluntary sector initiatives which will empower people to live independent and fulfilling […]
Merton set to boost recycling across borough
Merton Council is launching a new campaign to go further than ever to increase levels of recycling across the borough and reward residents who recycle the most. Merton’s latest campaign […]
Merton keeps schools open during cold snap
Merton Council is keeping its schools open as its gritting teams work around the clock to ensure main roads and secondary roads are ice free, and access to schools remains […]