Merton

Despite serious concerns about its design, a new Bishopsford Road bridge has been give the green light by Merton Council. It has been more than a year since the bridge over the River Wandle collapsed following work to try and strengthen it.

A man and a woman have been charged with the murder of Loeike Guei in Mitcham.

Two more people, including a 69-year-old woman, have been arrested in connection with the killing of Loeike Guei, whose body was found on fire in Mitcham.

A fourth man has been charged in connection with the killing of Patrick Gomes De’Almeida, who was stabbed to death earlier this month.

Pick up the pieces and turn them into something new – it’s what they do. The nation’s furry friends the Wombles have adapted their motto and spread their eco-message by covering up graffiti with a mural.

The outgoing leader of Merton council has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Councillor Stephen Alambritis has been made an MBE for services to local government in South London.

Merton’s motorists could soon see another increase in parking charges, this time based on emissions. In January this year, charges increased in certain areas of the borough with good public transport links – this saw on-street parking in Wimbledon town centre rise to £4.50 an hour from £1.20-2.40.

Three young people living with serious illnesses will take on a huge 37-mile trek replicating the height of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise vital funds for a children’s charity that brightens the lives of seriously ill youngsters.

Football fans who spent months collecting food donations outside supermarkets are at it again as we enter a second wave of Covid-19.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found stabbed to death in Morden last Thursday.

Medics have been left baffled as to why a 20-year-old footballer and coach died playing the game he loved. Andrae Stevens Junior collapsed from a heart defect just after making a pass to a team-mate at Goals Wimbledon.

An independent panel is deciding whether a downgrade to a major hospital should be fully reviewed. Merton council wrote to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, asking him to call in the proposed decision to downgrade St Helier Hospital, by removing its accident and emergency ward.

Police investigating the murder of a man in Morden are appealing for witnesses to help them find those responsible for his death. Police were called just before 11pm on Thursday to reports of a stabbing outside a block of flats in London Road.

Tributes have been paid to a young children’s football coach who collapsed and died suddenly while playing a match with friends. Andrae Stevens Jr, 20, was playing his weekly five-a-side game at Goals Wimbledon on Thursday, September 17 when he suddenly fell to the ground.

A man has died and another has been taken to hospital after a double stabbing in Merton last night. Emergency services were called at around 11pm to reports of a stabbing in the communal area of flats in London Road, Morden.

Two more men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man’s body was found on fire in Mitcham.

Police investigating the murder of a man in Mitcham have charged a second person. Aaron Williams, 28, of Warwick Gardens, Thornton Heath, was charged in the early hours of Sunday with the murder of Loeike Guei, and possession of an offensive weapon.

A man has been charged with the murder of Loeike Guei, whose body was found on fire in Mitcham. Raphael Kokkinos, 33, of Polworth Road in Streatham, was charged with murder and will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court later today.

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Police investigating the murder of a man in Mitcham have named the victim as 23-year-old Loeike Guei from Thornton Heath.

A town hall leader who helped bring AFC Wimbledon back to their spiritual home has stood down. The leader of

A man’s body was found on fire this morning. Police were called to Commonside East, Mitcham, just before 6.15am to