Winter Fuel Allowance motion Wednesday, 11 September, 2024 Conservative Group Full council 18th September 2024 Changes to the Winter Fuel Allowance and protecting pensioners from fuel poverty Council Notes: The Labour Government’s recent decision to restrict the Winter Fuel Payment to only pensioners in receipt of means-tested benefits like Pension Credit, as announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The estimated impact of this decision, which Age UK says... Local News
Scandal of the missing millions 26th February 2018 Merton Labour fail to spend Government money on Adult Social Care. In the last financial year (2017/18), central government gave Merton Council £2.7m to spend... Local News
Letter to Wimbledon Guardian on Wimbledon Hill development plan - Cllr David Simpson 1st February 2018 Cllr David Simpson writes to Wimbledon Guardian: "What is currently planned is by no means simply a refurbishment." Local News
Conservative plan to save Wimbledon police station 30th January 2018 Merton Conservatives have put forward proposals to save Wimbledon police station from the Mayor of London’s axe. Their plan is for the local council to seek to... Local News
Morden town centre needs investment now 29th January 2018 Sir, Whatever Cllr Alambritis might claim on the Wimbledon Guardian front page (18 January 2018), the reality is that under 8 years of Labour running Merton... Local News
Wimbledon Park Station to become Step-free 22nd January 2018 Wimbledon Park Station to become Step-free After years of campaigning by the local Member of Parliament and Conservative Councillors, Transport for London have... Local News
No video provider was found to handle the given URL. See the documentation for more information. Mucky Merton: Our campaign to clean up Merton 6th December 2017 Merton Conservatives believe you deserve better. Street cleaning and emptying your bins is a basic service and one the Council must get right. If you support... Local News
Sadiq Khan hoards £240 million while choosing to close Wimbledon Police Station 13th November 2017 Sir, The Mayor of London must take responsibility for his decision to close Wimbledon Police Station. Sadiq Khan is pressing ahead with his plan to shut our... Local News
Ensuring the best start in life for our children 13th November 2017 Dear Editor, I am very pleased to join the Council Leader in congratulating Merton’s secondary schools on being ranked ‘top of the class’ for young people’s... Local News
Councillors and MP help launch Merton’s Poppy Appeal 2nd November 2017 Merton Conservatives were busy selling poppies outside both Wimbledon station and Morden tube station during the morning rush today as part of London Poppy Day... Local News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News