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Controversial plans for 586 homes on south London gasholders site approved

A letter from London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he had called in the plans as they could make a ‘significant and positive contribution’ towards London’s housing targets

Evening Standard · Jul 22

London council threatens to seize hire bikes after being 'overwhelmed' by dumped cycles around Wimbledon

Merton Council has requested an urgent meeting with e-bike operators Forest and Lime as day two of The Championships gets underway

Evening Standard · Jun 30

London local elections 2026: Ed Davey's Lib Dems battling to clinch 'historic victory' to gain fourth council

‘We go into these elections with our tails up. You will be surprised how well Liberal Democrats do in London,’ Sir Ed Davey tells The Standard

Evening Standard · Apr 28

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Labour 'risks losing 600 seats' in London local elections in worse nightmare than Gorton disaster

Sir Keir Starmer’s party is facing tough battles against the Greens, Reform UK, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems

Evening Standard · Mar 4

Sales of new build homes in London collapse to just 26 in June says Land Registry

Not a single new home sales has been recorded in the borough of Merton this year

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

OPINION - Forget Havering quitting London, this is why we should kick out Clapham, Merton and Camden first

In a landmark moment in London's history, a local MP is campaigning to annex his borough from the wider London Pangaea and float off into the home counties.

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025

Londoner arrested on suspicion of assisting the suicide of a 17-year-old boy

A woman, 29, from Merton has been arrested in connection with the death of teenager Vlad Nikolin-Caisley, who died in May last year

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

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Roads in southwest London borough in 'terrible state' causing danger to residents, warns MP

Ministers have been warned that Britain’s roads are ‘in a shocking state of disrepair’

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025

Twelve firearms and £340,000 worth of drugs seized in Met police crackdown in Merton

Forty arrests made as part of efforts to make south west London borough safer for residents

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2024

'Terrified' London family evicted from home on day daughter started exams

A single mother of four, whose son has a disability and whose daughter was sitting GCSE exams, has been evicted from her Merton house

Evening Standard · May 20, 2024

Wimbledon poised for tense match as council votes on ‘industrial tennis complex’

Campaigners criticise loss of open space as Wandsworth prepares to decide on plan for 10-storey show court

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Monday briefing: Inside the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s awkward expansion

In today’s newsletter: The home of tennis wants to get bigger so it can compete with other grand slam championships in New York and Paris

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

Wimbledon expansion a step closer after Merton Council approval despite protests

Ambitious plans still to face Wandsworth Council and London Mayor before spades can go in ground

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2023

Wandsworth Council announces £1m Ulez scrappage scheme

The announcement comes after neighbouring Merton Council announced it was also launching a scrappage fund

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023

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Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023

Merton Council launches its own £1m Ulez scrappage scheme

The council said its scheme will provide £1,000 grants “to help the poorest areas in our community that are not well connected by public transport”

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2023

Wimbledon serves up £200m boost to London as Britain’s biggest sporting earner set to get under way

The study found that £74 million of new money was brought into Merton and Wandsworth alone

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023

TfL to slap 20mph limit on 65km more of London roads in September

Transport chiefs have announced plans to bring a 20mph speed limit to more of the capital’s roads in September.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Council’s role in restoring gothic Toynbee fountain in Wimbledon

Letter: The deputy leader of Merton council, Eleanor Stringer, responds to Polly Toynbee’s claim that local authorities have been ‘far from cooperative’ in such heritage projects

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The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Residents from scene of south London’s fatal explosion still in hotels six months later

Several families evacuated from Galpin’s Road in Merton last year still living in temporary accommodation

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Residents from scene of fatal explosion still in hotels six months later

Several families who were evacuated from Galpin’s Road in Merton, south London, on August 8, are still living in temporary accommodation.

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

London hospital rolls out life-saving allergy bags in schools

The allergy bag scheme has been rolled out to 140 schools in the boroughs of Wandsworth and Merton

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022

Merton: Man arrested after pedestrian dies following car crash

Police rushed to Worple Road in Merton at 1.45am on Friday following reports that a Mercedes CLA had hit a pedestrian

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022

Classic Ford car driver admits killing Deliveroo moped rider in Merton crash

Jason Hoblyn has admitted causing the death of Marcos Mateus Alves through dangerous driving

Zenger · Oct 13, 2022

Severe Weather ‘escalated Quickly’ With Likely Tornadoes Touching Down In Milwaukee Suburbs

Severe weather rumbled across Wisconsin on Wednesday, spawning at least two suspected tornadoes and causing thousands of power outages across the state

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022

Merton Council vows streets will remain clean as it scraps bin contract amid pressure from residents

The contract with Veolia will end in 2025, prompting fears over cleanliness for the next three years

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