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• In pictures: Merton day centres get creative for Disability Awareness Week - Wimbledon Guardian

  18-06-2021 18:16 via wimbledonguardian.co.uk
  
  In pictures: Merton day centres get creative for Disability Awareness Week  Wimbledon Guardian
  
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• Merton responds to Clarion's failings after ITV exposure - Wimbledon Guardian

  18-06-2021 12:40 via wimbledonguardian.co.uk
  
  Merton responds to Clarion's failings after ITV exposure  Wimbledon Guardian
  
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• Make sure you get that all-important second jab sorted out soon!

  18-06-2021 11:20 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Have you had your second Covid-19 vaccination yet?If you had your first dose over eight weeks ago, you need to make sure you get your second dose arranged as soon as possible.With Covid-19 cases on the rise, leading South West London GP Dr Nicola Jones has stressed that being double vaccinated is the only way to ensure you’re getting maximum protection for yourself and for your loved ones. She said:“The first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine offers a high level of protection, but to get
  
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• Additional Covid-19 surge testing took place in two areas of Merton this week

  18-06-2021 11:09 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Merton Council set up additional testing facilities in two parts of the borough this week after a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases linked to the delta variant. Asymptomatic PCR testing was set up from Monday in the Figges Marsh and Wyvern Industrial Estate areas. The testing was targeted hyper-locally, so residents did not need to book this service – those required to test in the specific areas were contacted directly b
  
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• Council calls on Clarion to take urgent action on housing repairs

  17-06-2021 17:29 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Merton Council has called on Clarion Housing to ‘restore confidence” with residents after a number of many worrying images on housing on the Eastfields Estate which were broadcast on ITV news last night in Mitcham. This included a ‘significant amount of repairs” which needed to be carried out on the estate.In April 2010, as part of its transfer of housing stock, the Council transferred all of its tenant properties to a housing association Merton Priory Homes whi
  
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• Thomas Merton reconsidered - The Tablet

  17-06-2021 16:24 via thetablet.co.uk
  
  Thomas Merton reconsidered  The Tablet
  
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• Police appeal to find missing teen - with links to Merton - Wimbledon Guardian

  16-06-2021 13:45 via wimbledonguardian.co.uk
  
  Police appeal to find missing teen - with links to Merton  Wimbledon Guardian
  
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• Merton launch investigation over Trust Ford tree destruction - Wimbledon Guardian

  15-06-2021 16:28 via wimbledonguardian.co.uk
  
  Merton launch investigation over Trust Ford tree destruction  Wimbledon Guardian
  
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• Getting arty in Merton for Learning Disability Awareness Week 2021

  15-06-2021 13:42 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  We are celebrating the theme of art and creativity for Learning Disability Awareness Week 2021, which started yesterday and ends 20 June.The council is celebrating the theme along with Mencap Merton – who is commissioned by the council and have an array of exciting events happening at all three day centres in Merton.Art and creativity has helped many people with a learning disability, their families and friends stay connected and positive throughout the challenges of 2020 and COVID-19 acro
  
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• Step 3 continues – what we can do to make it to step 4

  15-06-2021 11:04 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  The government has announced a 4-week pause at Step 3, meaning the current restrictions remain in place, with some exceptions around weddings and wakes.  It is expected we will now move to Step 4 on 19 July, though the data will be reviewed after 2 weeks in case the risks have reduced. To make sure we get back on track in the roadmap out of lockdown, it is important all residents continue to wash their hands, cover their face, make space between one another and always try to
  
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• WATCH: Mum and daughter speak on ‘accidental’ success with Merton gallery - News Nation USA

  15-06-2021 00:26 via newsnationusa.com
  
  WATCH: Mum and daughter speak on ‘accidental’ success with Merton gallery  News Nation USA
  
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• Additional Covid-19 testing to run from today in two areas of Merton

  14-06-2021 16:50 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Merton Council is setting-up additional testing facilities in two parts of the borough after a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases linked to the delta variant.Additional asymptomatic PCR testing has been set up from today (Monday) in Figges Marsh and Wyvern Industrial Estate areas. Testing will be targeted, so residents do not need to book this service – those required to test in the specific areas will be contacted directly by the council.Testing is expected to last for two to three days, with M
  
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• Delta variant: surge testing underway in Merton - Wimbledon Guardian

  14-06-2021 14:38 via wimbledonguardian.co.uk
  
  Delta variant: surge testing underway in Merton  Wimbledon Guardian
  
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• Merton's carers are recognised and celebrated during Carer's Week - London News Online

  14-06-2021 11:29 via londonnewsonline.co.uk
  
  Merton's carers are recognised and celebrated during Carer's Week  London News Online
  
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• Merton calls on residents to help shape the borough's future - London News Online

  14-06-2021 11:24 via londonnewsonline.co.uk
  
  Merton calls on residents to help shape the borough's future  London News Online
  
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• Merton announce surge testing to combat Delta variant - Wandsworth Guardian

  12-06-2021 19:31 via wandsworthguardian.co.uk
  
  Merton announce surge testing to combat Delta variant  Wandsworth Guardian
  
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• Carers Week 2021

  11-06-2021 15:00 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  This week is Carers Week, and the Council has been celebrating the value and hard work that carers across Merton bring to the borough. The theme this year is ‘Making Carers visible and valued’ and Merton Council has been working alongside several other organisations and with carers themselves, to make that happen, by developing a plan for the next five years. It’s been especially tough for carers during the pandemic and unpaid carers across Merton are continuing
  
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• Council investigating legal action following Plough Lane felled trees

  11-06-2021 12:38 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Merton Council is investigating whether charges can be brought after the felling of a row of trees at the Ford dealership at Plough Lane, Wimbledon.In May, after the dealership changed hands within Ford, 11 trees of varying ages and species along the Plough Lane frontage were felled. The trees were a popular local feature with residents and the felling caused significant local reaction, sparking complaints from both local people and the council.Given the trees were in a conservation area, t
  
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• Five minutes with Centre Court Vaccination Centre Matron, Christiana Pena

  11-06-2021 11:47 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Christiana Pena has had a long career in nursing. She’s worked as a nurse, midwife and occupational health adviser in the UK and also in Mozambique and Bangladesh.But it all started when she hurt her leg …How long have you been a nurse?Longer than I’d care to mention!Why did you choose nursing as a career?When I was a little girl, I was in Africa and I got an infected leg. I had to go hospital. The kindness with which the nurses treated me just made me want to be nurse. A few
  
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• Finding the top 100 businesses in the South East - don't miss out

  10-06-2021 17:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Businesses have less than one week to get their entry in to the South East top 100 business awards.
  
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• Boris Johnson will make wedding rule change if lockdown roadmap is pushed back

  10-06-2021 15:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Amid the rise in cases and the surge of the Delta variant, ministers could decide to keep some less restrictive measures in place.
  
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• Building the new Mitcham Bridge

  10-06-2021 14:33 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Beams for the new bridge over the River Wandle at Bishopsford Road, have been lowered into place. The council’s contractor, Land & Water, used a large crane to lift the reinforced concrete slabs that will form the bridge structure.  The single span river crossing, on the A217, will be wider than the previous three-arch bridge, which had to be demolished for safety reasons last year after partially collapsing in June 2019, following heavy rainfall.A public consultation will be held
  
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• 10 WAYS TO DO YOUR 10 DAYS Checklist for self-isolating safely

  10-06-2021 12:19 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Keeping yourself away from other people when you could be infectious is the most effective way of stopping coronavirus. If you’re told to self-isolate, it’s important to do so immediately and for the full 10 days. You shouldn’t leave home for any reason.
  You’re not alone if you find doing this hard. Planning ahead, even before you have been told to self-isolate, can make things easier.For more help and support with self-isolating please go to doyourbitgm.orgKnow your 10 d
  
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• Call for public help as killer Asian hornets to reach ‘alarming’ level in UK

  10-06-2021 11:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The ‘Asian Hornet Watch’ app is available to download from the Apple and Android app stores.
  
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• Survey reveals extent of Covid-19 mental health impact

  09-06-2021 18:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  An NHS survey has revealed the toll the Covid-19 has taken on south Londoners’ mental health.
  
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• UK Covid-19 infection rate jumps by 74 per cent in one week

  09-06-2021 18:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The leap is the highest jump in daily infection rates since February.
  
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• Wimbledon: Co-op confirm uncovered mosaic will be restored

  09-06-2021 18:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A historic mosaic, which was uncovered during a shop re-fit, will be restored to former glory Co-op has confirmed.
  
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• New Mayor of Merton dedicates year in office to supporting the work of carers - London News Online

  09-06-2021 18:06 via londonnewsonline.co.uk
  
  New Mayor of Merton dedicates year in office to supporting the work of carers  London News Online
  
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• Khan could make TfL service cuts to meet £900m savings

  09-06-2021 17:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan has said that Transport for London may be forced to make major cuts to bus and tube services as they try to fill a gaping £900 million hole left from Covid-19.
  
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• Merton Council needs to find 20 foster families this year, could you be one of them? - Wimbledon Guardian

  09-06-2021 13:20 via wimbledonguardian.co.uk
  
  Merton Council needs to find 20 foster families this year, could you be one of them?  Wimbledon Guardian
  
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• Veolia unveils £60,000 sustainability funding scheme

  09-06-2021 12:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A resource company has launched a new community funding scheme to support the environment and non-profitable charities across Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton.
  
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• Rogue landlord fined over failings in Mitcham

  09-06-2021 11:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A rogue landlord has been forced to pay over £16,000 after a court found she had been renting out an unauthorised and unsafe House in Multiple Occupation ( HMO), following a Merton Council investigation.
  
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• Brits warned of government ban on popular household items by September

  09-06-2021 11:14 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Retailers will now no longer be able to sell most remaining halogen bulbs, such as kitchen spotlights, from September 2021.
  
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• Portugal: South Londoners hit out at quarantine 'madness'

  08-06-2021 18:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A number of Britons have vented their frustration at having to quarantine at home after arriving back in the UK from Portugal.
  
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• Firefighters called to blaze at Wimbledon home

  08-06-2021 18:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are currently battling a house fire in Wimbledon, London Fire Brigade (LFB) have said.
  
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• VIDEO: Residents help protect environment through council-backed Merton Garden Streets planting scheme - South West Londoner

  08-06-2021 17:58 via swlondoner.co.uk
  
  VIDEO: Residents help protect environment through council-backed Merton Garden Streets planting scheme  South West Londoner
  
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• new Merton Music Foundation resumes in-person lessons for schoolchildren 0 swlondoner.co.uk •10 days - South West Londoner

  08-06-2021 17:42 via swlondoner.co.uk
  
  new Merton Music Foundation resumes in-person lessons for schoolchildren 0 swlondoner.co.uk •10 days  South West Londoner
  
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• Merton Music Foundation resumes in-person lessons for schoolchildren - South West Londoner

  08-06-2021 17:42 via swlondoner.co.uk
  
  Merton Music Foundation resumes in-person lessons for schoolchildren  South West Londoner
  
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• Morden gym replaces former Hamseys site after 12-month delay

  08-06-2021 17:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A NEW gym has opened in the heart of Morden - following 12 months after it was originally planned to launch.
  
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• People speak on 'relief' as over 25s invited for vaccine

  08-06-2021 14:08 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people queued for "miles" outside the New Horizon Centre after it was announced that the coronavirus vaccine rollout has been extended to over 25s.
  
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• BBC, Amazon, Gov.uk among websites affected by global internet outage

  08-06-2021 12:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  BBC news, the New York Times and The Guardian also seem to be affected by the connection issues.
  
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• Sarah Everard: Couzens pleads guilty to kidnap and rape

  08-06-2021 11:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Met police constable Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard at the Old Bailey, according to reports.
  
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• Thomas Merton prayers for discernment, surrender, and guidance - Tuko.co.ke

  08-06-2021 09:40 via tuko.co.ke
  
  Thomas Merton prayers for discernment, surrender, and guidance  Tuko.co.ke
  
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• Alice Merton imagines a club night with a “Mr. Brightside” twist in new “Vertigo” single – 105.7 The Point - 105.7 The Point

  08-06-2021 09:00 via 1057thepoint.com
  
  Alice Merton imagines a club night with a “Mr. Brightside” twist in new “Vertigo” single – 105.7 The Point  105.7 The Point
  
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• Inside the new art gallery making waves in Colliers Wood

  07-06-2021 19:35 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A family who moved to South London from Poland 18-years ago have now found their "passion" with a new art gallery they started by accident in Colliers Wood.
  
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• People aged over 25 can book Covid-19 vaccine from Tuesday

  07-06-2021 17:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  People over the age of 25 in England will be called forward to get their Covid-19 vaccination from Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs.
  
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• Merton Council cracks down on rogue landlord

  07-06-2021 17:32 via news.merton.gov.uk
  
  Merton Council has successfully prosecuted a Mitcham landlord for renting out an unauthorised and unsafe House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).At a hearing in Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on 4 May, Daniella Mbachu, who owns property in Hill Road in Mitcham, was found guilty of failing to apply for an HMO licence, and failure to supply a fire alarm, fire blanket, CO2 extinguisher, and fire escape. As a result, she has been ordered to pay £13,800 in fines, a £190 victim surcharg
  
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• Emergency services called to 'meth lab' in South Wimbledon

  07-06-2021 14:45 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Families were evacuated from their homes after police were called to a 'meth lab' on High Path Estate in South Wimbledon.
  
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• Brits to enjoy 'blockbuster' four-day Bank Holiday weekend to celebrate Queen

  06-06-2021 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Queen is the first British Monarch to celebrate the occasion having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952.
  
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• People who have had the Pfizer vaccine issued Indian variant update

  05-06-2021 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Indian variant is now believed to be dominant in the UK.
  
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