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 Labour slap new tax on diesel vehicle owners 21st December 2016 Merton Labour slap new tax on diesel vehicle owners Labour councillors have broken yet another 2014 election promise by voting through an increase to the cost... Local News
Councillors and MP help launch Poppy Appeal in Wimbledon 4th November 2016 Merton’s Conservative councillors joined MP for Wimbledon, Stephen Hammond, to sell poppies at Wimbledon train station this morning as part of London Poppy Day... Local News
Labour's Council Tax Shambles 28th October 2016 Council tax shambles Sir, Labour-controlled Merton’s council tax consultation has descended into farce. As the closing date (4 November) approaches, the... Local News
Garth Road Recycling Centre - Letter from Cllr Brian Lewis-Lavender 27th October 2016 The following letter was sent to local press on 27 October 2016 Sir, The height and design of the new steps at Merton’s recycling centre really are an accident... Local News
Statement from Cllr Oonagh Moulton on the death of The Revd. Dr. Andrew Wakefield 27th October 2016 Commenting following the sad news of the death of The Revd. Dr. Andrew Wakefield, DD, Councillor Oonagh Moulton, Leader of Merton Conservative Group said: “I am... Local News
Bringing Local Democracy to Merton’s Schools 14th October 2016 Bringing Local Democracy to Merton’s Schools As part of the national Local Democracy Week initiative to bring together elected politicians with younger... Local News
Tell us what you think - Merton Council plan to scrap your weekly bin collection 14th August 2016 Merton Council plan to scrap your weekly bin collection Under this proposal: Household rubbish will only be collected once a fortnight! Paper and card will be... Local News
Fortnightly Bin Collections - Letter to Wimbledon Guardian 14th August 2016 A local resident wrote to the Wimbledon Guardian about Merton's Labour-run council scrapping weekly bin collections. Below is the reply of Councillor Daniel... Local News
Broadway car park sale challenged 17th June 2016 Local Conservative councillors challenge Labour’s decision to sell the Wimbledon theatre car park due to our concerns that the sale is not the best option for... Local News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
