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GMB to hold strike ballot over weighting pay in Merton schools
Support staff working at schools in Merton are to be balloted for strike action over a long-standing pay discrepancy. Teaching Assistants and school support staff in Merton receive London Weighting at the Outer London rate. Yet their teacher colleagues in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Merton, Schools
Tagged GMB, GMB Union, Labour, London, London weighting, Merton, Merton Council, Ross Garrod
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Drivers in Bromley and Sutton put on red alert over potholes
Road users in Bromley and Sutton need to exercise extra care to avoid troublesome pot holes. That’s according to a register of poorly-maintained roads issued over the weekend by the Department for Transport, which has both south London boroughs given … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Cycling, Kingston, Merton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Transport, DfT, Edmund King, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Merton Council, Potholes, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, The AA, Tory, Transport for London
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Build, baby! Build! 626 flats in Mitcham and none ‘affordable’
Housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on a developer-friendly decision which might yet set the trend for all of London This is what you get when you “Build, baby! Build!” Merton Council has granted planning approval for 626 homes on the Mitcham … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Housing, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Property, Steve Reed MP, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Berkeley Homes, Build Baby Build, GLA, Greater London Authority, Hammersfield, Housing secretary, Labour, Meron, Merton Council, Mitcham, Mitcham Gasworks, St William, Steve Reed OBE, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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HR director’s suspension at Sutton raises serious questions
EXCLUSIVE: The six-figure-salaried council director ultimately responsible for hiring and firing staff arrived at Fisher’s Folly only after his own run-in over a disciplinary matter with another local authority, where he walked away with a pay-off of at least £90,000. … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Stuart King, Commissioners, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Government Commissioners, HR, Human Resources, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton Council, Misconduct, Suspension, Sutton Council, Tory
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Fond sporting memories played out on Norbury’s fine pitches
NEIL BENNETT, the former BBC News reporter, hopes that plans for the redevelopment of a sports ground in Norbury will at least restore some of its past sporting glories It was just the Westminter Bank Sports Ground in the 1950s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Housing, Lambeth Council, Merton, Neil Bennett, Norbury, Planning
Tagged Merton Council, NatWest Sports Ground, Neil Bennett, Norbury, Peter Loader, Surrey cricket, Turle Road
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Councillor slams ‘shameful and deceitful’ waste figures
DODGY LEAFLETS: Local elections are still more than a year away, but the colourful flyers with carefully crafted weasel words are already beginning to appear on residents’ doormats. Not all are overtly from political parties, but as BELLE MONT reports, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, Merton, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Suez waste treatment plant, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kingston, Kingston Council, Liberal Democrats, Merton, Merton Council, Nick Mattey, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Martin, Veolia, Viridor, Waste recycling
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Plans submitted for 288 homes on Norbury sports ground
Housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, looks at a planning application for a £75m scheme that the developers hoped you might never notice What do you mean, you had no idea that there have been plans submitted for a massive development of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Merton, Nicola Townsend, Norbury, Norbury Park, Planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Angela Rayner, Croydon, Dorothea Hodge, Housing, Merton Council, NatWest Sports Ground, Norbury, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Ruach City Church, Streatham Vale, Turle Road
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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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It’s a whole load of nothing when new MP Irons appears on TV
It wasn’t just Keir Starmer who was being judged on his first 100 days in office. On Day 101 of her career as an MP, Natasha Irons popped up on our tellyboxes to dazzle us with her brilliance. Or not. … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon East, Natasha Irons
Tagged BBC London, BBC Politics London, Croydon East, Merton, Merton Council, Natasha Irons MP, Samantha Simmonds
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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
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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Complacent Thames Water won’t improve Wandle for 12 years
Under-pressure utility giant Thames Water wants to be able to continue to dump sewage into the River Wandle, a rare chalk stream, until 2035. That shocking admission emerged at the last meeting for Sutton Council’s scrutiny committee this year. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Dean, Croydon parks, Environment, Sutton Council, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon Council, Feargal Sharkey, Friends of Wandle Park, Merton Council, Mortimer and Whitehouse, River Wandle, Sutton Council, Thames Water, Waddon Ponds, Wandle, Wandle Park, Wandsworth Council
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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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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
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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Galpins Road hero still in temporary accommodation after blast
The south London hero who risked his life to rescue neighbours from the rubble following the terrifying explosion on a residential street in Thornton Heath last summer is among dozens of evacuated residents still living in hotel rooms six months … Continue reading
