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
Rubbish Labour set to axe weekly bin collections 15th June 2016 Labour councillors have voted to end weekly bin collections in Merton without considering the consequences for local residents. Despite having pledged in 2014... Local News
New Wimbledon Village High Street Group 26th May 2016 The new Wimbledon Village High Street Group has announced a number of exciting plans to help enhance the area for local residents and businesses. Local News
Labour Lies about St Helier Hospital 13th May 2016 Labour have been caught out in the St Helier ward by-election for lying about the closure of St Helier Hospital. Local News
Dear Merton Labour - St Helier Hospital 10th May 2016 A letter has been put into circulation this week by Merton Labour claiming that St Helier Hospital is launching a new consultation about closing the hospital... Local News
St Helier's Action Plan - Sue Edwards 9th May 2016 My action plan to secure a better future for St Heliers, by Sue Edwards Local News
Adult Social Care Letter in Wimbledon Guardian 11th March 2016 At Budget Council recently, every Labour councillor had the chance to do the right thing for the people of Merton. I had hoped all members of the Council might... Local News
Protecting Services for the most vulnerable 23rd February 2016 In response to Labour’s financial mismanagement, Merton’s Conservative councillors will formally call for a 1.7% precept to raise £1.355million to continue... Local News
Crossrail 2 Wimbledon - Update 5th February 2016 Conservative councillors have called on Crossrail 2 to rule out the demolition of Wimbledon town centre and instead to look carefully at other options which... Local News
Consultation on Morden Leisure Centre 2nd February 2016 Consultation on Morden Leisure Centre Letter from Mitcham and Morden Conservatives While we welcome the fact that the Morden Leisure Centre Project is finally... 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