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
Merton residents deserve to benefit from local development 26th April 2017 Merton residents deserve to benefit from local development Conservative councillors have unveiled plans which would ensure residents benefit from improved local... Local News
Spiralling costs and further delays to new Morden leisure centre 21st April 2017 Spiralling costs and further delays to new Morden leisure centre At the most recent Full Council meeting on 12th April 2017, Merton councillors were asked to... Local News
Now rubbish Labour axe weekly Street Sweep 19th April 2017 Despite having pledged in 2014 to sweep Merton’s roads each week, Merton Labour have now sounded the final death knell for the weekly clean of residential... Local News
Letter opposing reduction in resident speaking time at Planning meetings 27th March 2017 Sir, Tony Burton’s concerns about the reduced time allowed for residents to speak at meetings of Merton’s Planning Committee will be shared by residents groups... Opinions
Merton Labour ignore resident opposition to diesel levy 20th March 2017 Labour-run Merton Council has again refused to abandon its plans for a diesel tax which unfairly targets residents living in CPZs without access to off-street... Local News
Diesels in CPZ Levy - Letter from Cllr Stephen Crowe 17th March 2017 The "Diesels in CPZs" levy is really more to do with taxing certain motorists and plugging the council’s budget gap than improving air quality across our... Local News
Conservative leader’s statement on Merton Budget 2017 2nd March 2017 Cllr Oonagh Moulton - Leader of Merton Conservative Group - said: "Council finances are on a cliff edge and it's Merton Labour who must take responsibility.... Local News
Sign our Petition against Labour's diesel tax levy 8th February 2017 Many residents’ shock that Merton Labour will shortly be slapping a new tax on some diesel vehicle owners is entirely understandable. The council has done its... Local News
Labour’s mismanagement of Council finances 7th February 2017 Letter to the Wimbledon Guardian on Merton Labour’s mismanagement of council finances Dear Editor, ‘You can’t trust Labour with money’ is as true today in... Local News
Labour just tried to block Britain leaving the EU AGAIN 10th January 2020 Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and... National News
MPs back the Prime Minister's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. 20th December 2019 Today MPs voted to back the Prime Minister's plan for the UaK to leave the EU on 31 January. National News
Boris Johnson’s speech outside Downing Street 13th December 2019 Boris Johnson delivered his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street since the General Election. He told the UK how he would form a people’s Government... National News
Enough is enough. Vote Conservative and let’s get it done. 12th December 2019 In his polling day message to voters, the Prime Minister asks the public to vote Conservative. National News
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
