The council says that the number of people joining sports clubs in the borough has doubled since 2019, but the number of ...

London Borough of Merton has upgraded its IT service management platform to increase the proportion of requests that go through online channels. The council has upgraded to Hornbill’s Supportworks ...

A new multi-million-pound sports hall and games areas are among plans in a strategy to make Merton London’s first Borough of Sport.

A council in south-west London has seized long-term control of a landlord's properties after they were not licensed correctly. Merton Council took control of the portfolio of 18 properties, rented as ...

Plans for 626 new homes without any affordable housing have been approved in south-west London. Mitcham Gasworks redevelopment in south-west London was signed off by Merton Council last month.

The amount of unclaimed benefits in the UK is estimated by Policy in Practice to be £22bn – the largest unclaimed benefits being Universal Credit (£8.3bn), Council Tax support (£3.4bn) and Carers ...

Firefighters tackled the fire on London Road, Mitcham -Credit:@a1_one100 Mitcham residents have called for Merton Council to purchase the Burn Bullock from owners following last weekend’s devastating ...

One of Britain's wokest councils has told staff to call parents 'caregivers' instead of 'mum and dad' in a bizarre new inclusivity guide. Merton Council, south London sent a 27-page inclusive language ...

08:34, Tue, Apr 22, 2025 Updated: 08:45, Tue, Apr 22, 2025 Locals in this "posh" town are furious after the council decided to install hundreds of e-bike bays without telling locals. Merton Council is ...

A south London council has agreed to compensate an elderly woman with dementia after failing to assess her care needs for a year. This left her having to pay nearly £4,000 for services the council ...