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 Neighbourhood Watch AGM 10th November 2018 Merton Conservatives attended the Merton Neighbourhood Watch AGM that was held this week in the Merton Civic Centre. Great work and a big thank you to all those... Local News
Conservative councillors help to launch 2018 Poppy Appeal 5th November 2018 Merton Conservatives have launched this year’s Poppy Appeal, helping to raise funds for the Royal British Legion. The Poppy Appeal first started in 1921 to... Local News
Future Wimbledon Master Plan - Have Your Say 29th October 2018 Merton Council are consulting on their new Future Wimbledon Masterplan. The council has created its Future Wimbledon Masterplan to supplement Merton’s current... Local News
Local Democracy Week 2018 19th October 2018 Conservative Councillors launch Local Democracy Week in Merton’s schools Merton Conservatives have helped to launch Local Democracy Week in the boroughs schools... Local News
Merton Best Business Awards 2018 24th September 2018 Merton Conservatives Congratulate the Winners at the Merton Best Business Awards 2018 Merton Best Business Awards were back in Wimbledon at the All England Lawn... Local News
Conservative plan to hold Veolia to account rejected by Labour 15th September 2018 The Labour party has rejected the chance to give local residents, and residents groups, the chance to hold Veolia to account for its failure to keep Merton... Local News
Conservative proposal to adopt IHRA anti-Semitism definition adopted by Merton Council 15th September 2018 Merton Council voted unanimously at the full council meeting on 12th September to formally adopt the definition of anti-Semitism from the International... Media
Update on Labour Merton Council ending your weekly bin collection 24th July 2018 Despite opposition from local residents, the Labour Council are determined to reduce your bin collections and enforce the use of large, expensive wheelie bins... Local News
Save Merton Hall - Update on Request to Suspend Works 19th March 2018 Stephen Hammond MP and Cllr Oonagh Moulton call for all further building works at Merton Hall to be put on hold until after the Merton Council election on... 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
