Merton news

• Huge clearance sale underway as south London Poundland set to close

  08-11-2025 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Poundland store in Mitcham is set to close, and there is a huge clearance sale underway.
  
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• Alarm as first of Merton Meadow car parks shuts to Hereford visitors - The Hereford Times

  06-11-2025 19:03 via news.google.com
  Alarm as first of Merton Meadow car parks shuts to Hereford visitors  The Hereford Times
  
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• Monthly Archives: November 2025 - Merton Council Newsroom

  05-11-2025 15:13 via news.google.com
  Monthly Archives: November 2025  Merton Council Newsroom
  
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• Merton launches its Business Energy Efficiency Support Scheme

  05-11-2025 15:13 via news.merton.gov.uk
  The London Borough of Merton has partnered with Groundwork London to launch Merton’s Business Energy Efficiency Support Scheme, offering energy audits and match-funded grants to help local businesses reduce their energy costs and carbon emissions.  Merton […]
  
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• Kaitlyn M. "Katie" Renner Obituary (2025) - Honeoye Falls, NY - Merton H Kays Funeral Home, Inc. - Legacy | Obituary Search

  04-11-2025 21:07 via news.google.com
  Kaitlyn M. "Katie" Renner Obituary (2025) - Honeoye Falls, NY - Merton H Kays Funeral Home, Inc.  Legacy | Obituary Search
  
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• Merton Crichton Obituary - Dayton, OH - Dignity Memorial

  03-11-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Merton Crichton Obituary - Dayton, OH  Dignity Memorial
  
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• Should fireworks and displays be banned in south London? – Poll

  03-11-2025 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  With Bonfire Night just around the corner, fireworks are once again taking centre stage, and so is the debate over whether they should still be allowed.
  
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• I visited an Indian restaurant in Morden and felt like I missed the main attraction

  02-11-2025 18:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  I visited an Indian restaurant in south London where I left feeling like I’d missed out on the main attraction.
  
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• South London trainer booted from Big Brother house after double eviction

  01-11-2025 14:32 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Big Brother fans saw Colliers Wood contestant Zelah Glasson leave the house during Friday’s live show, ending his time in the 2025 series.
  
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• Colliers Wood man among 11 charged with smuggling over 500 kilos of drugs into the UK

  01-11-2025 11:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man from Colliers Wood is one of 11 people charged with smuggling drugs into the UK.
  
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• The firework displays in Croydon, Richmond, Merton and Wandsworth this year - Yahoo News UK

  31-10-2025 18:00 via news.google.com
  The firework displays in Croydon, Richmond, Merton and Wandsworth this year  Yahoo News UK
  
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• The firework displays in Croydon, Richmond, Merton and Wandsworth this year

  31-10-2025 18:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Bonfire Night is just around the corner, but there’s still time to get tickets to these popular south London displays.
  
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• Teenager, 17, taken to hospital after stabbing in Mitcham

  31-10-2025 16:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Mitcham.
  
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• Busy road blocked by crash outside supermarket in Mitcham - Recap

  30-10-2025 09:30 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A busy road is blocked with heavy traffic after a crash outside a supermarket in Mitcham - live updates here.
  
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• Do you think your south London council tax is too high? – Poll

  30-10-2025 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Council tax continues to be a hot topic for households across south London, but do you residents feel they’re paying too much?
  
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• Mum encourages votes as south London Big Brother star faces double eviction

  29-10-2025 18:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Big Brother contestant’s mum is encouraging people to vote as her Colliers Wood son and two other housemates face a double eviction.
  
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• Merton updates welfare provisions despite lack of student consultation - Cherwell

  29-10-2025 13:20 via news.google.com
  Merton updates welfare provisions despite lack of student consultation  Cherwell
  
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• Textile recycling banks return to Merton - Merton Council Newsroom

  28-10-2025 12:42 via news.google.com
  Textile recycling banks return to Merton  Merton Council Newsroom
  
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• Textile recycling banks return to Merton 

  28-10-2025 12:42 via news.merton.gov.uk
  Textile recycling banks are being reintroduced across Merton, making it easier for residents to recycle unwanted clothing, shoes, and household fabrics.  Eighteen new banks, operated by Astra Recycling, are being […]
  
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• All trams to and from Wimbledon cancelled this October half term

  27-10-2025 18:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Several Wimbledon tram services will be cancelled or replaced by buses this week.
  
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• New school meals contract brings more healthy, sustainable food and fair pay

  22-10-2025 16:12 via news.merton.gov.uk
  Merton Council will procure a refreshed school meals catering contract to strengthen the provision of healthy, high-quality and sustainable food in the borough’s schools between 2026 and 2029. Each school […]
  
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• Woman in her 50s dies after incident ‘involving bus’ in Mitcham

  19-10-2025 13:15 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 50s has died after an incident allegedly involving a bus in Mitcham.
  
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• House 'completely destroyed' after large Mitcham fire

  17-10-2025 12:14 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A house has been completely destroyed after a fire on Lewis Road, Mitcham.
  
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• Mitcham house alight in large morning fire

  17-10-2025 12:02 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A house in Lewis Road, Mitcham, is on fire today (October 17).
  
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• Opening date announced for David Lloyd fitness centre in Colliers Wood - Wimbledon Guardian

  17-10-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Opening date announced for David Lloyd fitness centre in Colliers Wood  Wimbledon Guardian
  
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• Opening date announced for David Lloyd fitness centre in Colliers Wood - Sutton Guardian

  17-10-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Opening date announced for David Lloyd fitness centre in Colliers Wood  Sutton Guardian
  
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• Two Merton police stations to close in latest Met cut-backs - Inside Croydon

  16-10-2025 14:15 via news.google.com
  Two Merton police stations to close in latest Met cut-backs  Inside Croydon
  
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• Busy road cordoned off after car crashes into building in Mitcham

  16-10-2025 10:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A busy road is cordoned off after a car crashed into a building in Mitcham.
  
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• Man arrested after suspected illegal loan shark activity in Morden

  15-10-2025 16:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
   A man has been arrested in Morden today after police executed a warrant over suspected illegal loan shark activity.
  
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• Merton Council boost grassroots women’s rugby funding after Red Roses’ World Cup win - South West Londoner

  15-10-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Merton Council boost grassroots women’s rugby funding after Red Roses’ World Cup win  South West Londoner
  
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• Do Your Local Guardian readers support the UK’s new Digital ID plans?

  15-10-2025 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The government has announced plans to roll out a nationwide Digital ID system, but do Your Local Guardian readers back it?
  
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• New Wimbledon Thai restaurant applies for alcohol licence

  14-10-2025 17:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A new Thai restaurant could soon be serving drinks alongside its dishes after applying for a licence in Wimbledon.
  
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• Mitcham paedophile arrested at Stansted on his way to abuse girl, 9, in Romania

  14-10-2025 17:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Mitcham paedophile Edward Gratwick has been found guilty of 38 child sex offence charges.
  
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• Start of Hereford flood works - but car park loss still a worry - The Hereford Times

  14-10-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Start of Hereford flood works - but car park loss still a worry  The Hereford Times
  
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• M&S Wimbledon food store reopening date revealed after three month works

  12-10-2025 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  M&S Wimbledon Quarter reopens on October 13 after a three-month transformation, featuring a new bakery, coffee counter, and expanded food hall selection.
  
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• Merton residents to decide how to spend £15 million after sale of council owned business

  10-10-2025 15:02 via news.merton.gov.uk
  Residents of Merton have the unique opportunity to have a say in how Merton Council spends a multi-million-pound fund.  Councillor Ross Garrod, Leader of Merton Council, said: “The fund comes […]
  
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• Merton residents to decide how to spend £15 million after sale of council owned business - Merton Council Newsroom

  10-10-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Merton residents to decide how to spend £15 million after sale of council owned business  Merton Council Newsroom
  
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• South London school statement as ex-teacher banned for sexual comments to pupil

  07-10-2025 11:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Mr Amrinder Singh Pannu has been banned from teaching after an inappropriate conversation with a pupil was caught on video.
  
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• Champions of Merton and Wandsworth Photography Exhibition - Battersea Power Station

  07-10-2025 02:04 via news.google.com
  Champions of Merton and Wandsworth Photography Exhibition  Battersea Power Station
  
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• Which party would you vote for if an election were held tomorrow? - Poll

  06-10-2025 18:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Which party would south Londoners vote for if an election were held tomorrow?
  
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• South London teacher caught on video agreeing to have sex with pupil

  06-10-2025 17:37 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Former St Mark's Academy teacher Amrinder Singh Pannu made a series of sexual comments towards a pupil.
  
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• Viral TikTok of Zara Larsson dancing with Hobbycraft Wimbledon staff

  06-10-2025 12:08 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A viral TikTok video shows singer Zara Larsson dancing with Hobbycraft staff in Wimbledon.
  
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• Emergency services rush to tracks near Wimbledon with trains cancelled

  03-10-2025 17:28 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The train lines have been closed after an emergency incident near Wimbledon, with "major disruption". Live updates here.
  
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• Statement on the Manchester synagogue attack

  02-10-2025 18:06 via news.merton.gov.uk
  Councillor Ross Garrod, Leader of Merton Council, says: “This morning’s terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester is an appalling act of violence. Our thoughts are with the victims, their […]
  
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• Colliers Wood personal trainer could be evicted from the Big Brother House

  02-10-2025 13:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Colliers Wood personal trainer is up for eviction from the Big Brother house.
  
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• Mitcham man jailed after attempting to steal £50k of goods from Wimbledon shop

  02-10-2025 12:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A man who attempted to steal around £50,000 worth of goods from a department store in Wimbledon has been sentenced to prison.
  
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• Statement on the Manchester synagogue attack - Merton Council Newsroom

  02-10-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Statement on the Manchester synagogue attack  Merton Council Newsroom
  
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• Champions of Merton and Wandsworth: Inspiring photography exhibition opens at Battersea Power Station - London Post

  02-10-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Champions of Merton and Wandsworth: Inspiring photography exhibition opens at Battersea Power Station  London Post
  
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• Merton SWITCH: council and partners launch ground-breaking rugby programme to empower 1,500 girls through sport.

  30-09-2025 12:30 via news.merton.gov.uk
  A major new sport-for-development programme is launching in Merton this September, aiming to engage 1,500 girls in rugby over the next two years. Fresh off the back of England’s outstanding […]
  
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• Merton SWITCH: council and partners launch ground-breaking rugby programme to empower 1,500 girls through sport. - Merton Council Newsroom

  30-09-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Merton SWITCH: council and partners launch ground-breaking rugby programme to empower 1,500 girls through sport.  Merton Council Newsroom
  
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