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
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
