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Category Archives: Merton
‘London’s filthiest borough’ hands £40m rubbish deal to Veolia
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Rubbish contractor was sacked in 2022 and in 2023 missed 32,000 bin collections across the borough. But now Mayor Perry has confirmed they are to get a new eight-year contract With all the comic timing of a … Continue reading
Incinerator firm hands out £1m settlement to polluted residents
The Viridor incinerator at Beddington has broken its licence terms 16 times between Oct 2023 and Aug 2024 – including six times for high levels of emissions of sulphur dioxide, the corrosive, acidic gas Residents living near a massive waste … Continue reading
Health agencies ignored public’s concerns on incinerator
As BBC television news finally catches up with the notion that what’s coming out of the chimneys of incinerators like the one at Beddington Lane might not be entirely wholesome or healthy, we take another look at the infant death … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, London-wide issues, Merton, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon, Dr Robert Maynard, Environment Agency, Health Protection Agency, incinerator, Kingston Council, Merton Council, Michael Ryan, Nick Mattey, Sir Harry Burns, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton Council, Viridor
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Floods on the Wandle as Environment Agency issues warning
The impact of Sunday night’s heavy rain, when a month’s average rainfall was deposited over parts of London and the south-east in little more than a couple of hours, is still being felt across the area, with a forecast of … Continue reading
Fire Brigade issues safety warnings ahead of further flooding
The London Fire Brigade has issued warnings about keeping safe during flooding after downpours saw roads and properties affected across the capital throughout the night. Further heavy rainfall has been forecast for the next 24 to 36 hours. Morden Hall … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton
Tagged Carshalton, flooding, floods, Heavy rains, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Morden Hall Park, Wallington, Wimbledon
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New bins deal sees tenants living above shops get extra service
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Despite being forced to go back to Veolia two years after they sacked the rubbish contractors, the council is claiming that their new contract is a better deal for residents. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council officials, forced … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Environment, Fly tipping, Merton, Nick Hibberd, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator
Tagged #Binmageddon, #MuckyMerton, #SuttonBinShame, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kingston, Kingston Council, Labour, Merton, Merton Council, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton, Sutton Council, Veolia
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Council acts against rogue landlords… just not in Croydon
In a landmark move, Merton Council has taken action against a rogue landlord by seizing 18 private rented flats at locations around the south London borough, after months of tenant complaints were ignored. This move marks what is believed to … Continue reading
40 arrests made in daybreak police operation in Mitcham
The Met Police is claiming 40 arrests today from actioning 32 warrants in early morning raids across Mitcham “to disrupt serious and organised criminality”. The daybreak raids – dubbed Operation Hessian by someone at Scotland Yard who’s probably watched too … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Merton, Mitcham, Policing
Tagged Drugs crime, Drugs gangs, Gun crime, knife crime, Merton, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Operation Hessian
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Ombudsman creates league table of London’s failing councils
The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into Lewisham Council, which is guilty of “repeated failings”. The watchdog said it would carry out the probe into the south London council after issuing it with 16 “severe maladministration” findings in … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bexley, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Housing, Lambeth Council, Lewisham, London-wide issues, Merton, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Alison Butler, Bexley, Brick by Brick, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing Ombudsman, Labour, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richard Blakeway, Southwark, Sutton
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Poor councils make bad situations worse says Ombudsman
People who have been treated poorly by their local council are all too often having their situations made worse when their council delays putting things right. That’s the view of the Local Government Ombudsman in her annual review of all … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Bromley Council, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Lambeth Council, Merton, SEND, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Lambeth, Local Government Ombudsman, London, London Borough of Croydon, Merton, Ombudsman, SEND, Southwark, Sutton
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Air pollution worries after massive fire at Morden waste dump
The London Fire Brigade is advising residents across a large part of south London to keep their windows and doors closed through today, despite the summer heat, due to the heavy smoke from a recycling centre fire on Amenity Way, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton, Suez waste treatment plant, Waste incinerator
Tagged Amenity Way, Beddington incinerator, Croydon, Garth Road, London Fire Brigade, Merton Council, Morden, Natasha Irons, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Suez, Veolia, Viridor
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Locals start campaign to have Burn Bullock pub rebuilt
English Heritage and Merton Council join calls for historic cricket pub to be rebuilt – just like the Crooked House in the Midlands. While in Croydon, there’s a second fire in nine months at another disused pub Another day, another … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Crime, History, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Planning, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Croydon, Drum and Monkey, English Heritage, Historic England, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Merton Council, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, St James' Road, Suspected arson, The Windmill
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Fire-hit cricket club determined to maintain Mitcham’s traditions
Clubs and residents’ groups in Mitcham have been picking up the pieces following the blaze on Friday night that caused terrible damage to the Grade II-listed Burn Bullock pub. As well as its association with a former Surrey cricketer, the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Mitcham, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Burn Bullock fire, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, Pub fire
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Burn Bullock pub fire: ‘Mitcham’s history was lost tonight’
There are well-placed fears that one of the area’s most historic pubs, the Burn Bullock at Mitcham, has been lost forever after a large fire took hold in the long-abandoned building last night. The site has been targeted for a … Continue reading
Licensed to print money: incinerator’s five latest breaches
Viridor’s polluting incinerator at Beddington Lane broke the strict terms of its operating licence five times during December, according to data released by the operator. Viridor failed to issue its usual two-weekly update during December – at a time when … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, Merton, Paul Scully MP, Refuse collection, Scott Roche, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Beddington Lane, Croydon, Environment Agency, Infant mortality, Kingston, Manuel Abellan, Merton, Pollution, radioactive waste, Scott Roche, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sulphur dioxide, Sutton, Viridor, Volatile Organic Compounds
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Newman Numpty Henson allowed to run for Assembly selection
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the deeply underwhelming line-up being presented belatedly for Labour members in Croydon and Sutton from which to choose their candidate in next May’s London elections The Blairite apparatchiks in charge of the Labour Party in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Merton, Neil Garratt, Sutton Council
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Anonyvoter, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), David Evans, Labour, London, Maddie Henson, Mark Henson, Martin Whelton, Merton, Sutton, Tory
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Council planners opt to block Wimbledon’s ‘corporate ecocide’
News from the far end of the tram network shows that council planning departments really can say “No” to big-money interests, after planners rejected proposals from the All England Club to build a massive stadium and dozens of tennis courts … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon parks, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Outside Croydon, Planning, Wandsworth Council, Wildlife
Tagged AELTC, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Ant and Dec, lawn tennis, Merton Council, Natasha Irons, Piers Morgan, Tennis, Wandsworth Council, Wimbledon, Wimbledon championships, Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Park Golf Club, Wimbledon tennis
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Viridor accused of new licence breach with ‘black, acrid smoke’
Viridor, the multinational firm that makes millions in profits from being allowed to pollute the air across south London, has admitted that a power outage at their Beddington Lane incinerator saw them leaving potentially toxic waste to “smoulder” untreated, possibly … Continue reading
Staff at rubbish contractor Veolia call off their Sutton strike
The threatened two-week strike action by Sutton’s refuse teams working for rubbish contractor Veolia has been suspended as a “gesture of goodwill”, the workers’ union, the GMB, announced this morning. Veolia had “partially” addressed the concerns of workers, the union … Continue reading
Halloween horrors as bin and parks workers strike in Sutton
Bin workers and parks staff across three south London boroughs are set to strike, the action likely to affect Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations according to the GMB union. The two-week industrial action by refuse workers in Sutton and Kingston … Continue reading
TfL forced to bin costly £560m tram extension into Sutton
Transport for London has binned the proposed Sutton tram extension due to its “weak business case”. According to a senior official at City Hall this week, it’s unlikely that the Sutton link will be revisited any time soon. “It’s hard … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Colliers Wood, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon station, London Trams, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, Sutton, Sutton Tram Link, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Infant death rates were up by 233% after incinerator fired up
Official figures from the ONS for the year after Viridor began its operations at Beddington showed a sharp increase in infant deaths in Selhurst, Broad Green and Waddon wards. STEVEN DOWNES reports Infant mortality rates in one part of Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, London-wide issues, Merton, Planning, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment Agency, Jim Duffy, Kingston Council, KKR, Liberal Democrats, Merton Council, Michael Ryan, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton Council, Viridor
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