A grandmother’s coffin has been shattered and one of her murdered grandchildren’s remains allegedly lost by a funeral firm. The incident has heaped misery upon Mary Adekoya, who had hoped to unite her mum, Judith, and her tragic children in one grave at South London Crematorium in Streatham Vale.
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Machetes and cannabis have been seized after police raids in Merton. Officers from Wandsworth and Merton executed a warrant on Sunday, September 12, leading to two arrests, and the recovery of three large machetes and sack-fulls of marijuana.
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Nearly 400 hate crimes were recorded in Merton in a year that was spent living in lockdown and under coronavirus restrictions. The highest number was in July 2020 when 50 hate crimes were recorded, more than 40 of which were racist.
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Merton Council will give up the right to millions of pounds in profits from homes sold by Clarion Housing. The authority hopes this will fill a funding gap in the borough’s billion pound estates regeneration plans for Clarion housing association – who manage the council’s housing stock.
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Merton council will stop recycling at blocks of flats due to the ongoing driver shortage and the effects of Brexit. Recycling will now be sent to the Beddington incinerator, around six miles away, as a “last resort”. The council announced that, with its contractor Veolia, it has decided to “temporarily merge” some recycling and rubbish collections.
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Major leaks and rat infestations on a Mitcham estate did not break standards rules, a government regulator says. The shocking conditions faced by residents on the Eastfields Estate were exposed in June. The flats are run by Clarion Housing and provide homes for Merton Council tenants.
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Festivals in Morden Park this weekend must be Covid-safe, the council’s coronavirus lead says. Up to 10,000 people a day are expected to attended Beautiful People and Southbound festivals at the park this weekend.
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Around 80 people in Merton are testing positive for Covid-19 each day, prompting warnings to stay safe. Lead for Covid-19 resilience at the council Barry Causer told a meeting on Wednesday night (September 1) that infections are being driven by the delta variant in people aged 16-29.
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The AELTC says that building more courts would mean qualifying matches of the tournament could be moved from Roehampton to Wimbledon. A huge new plan to expand Wimbledon Tennis Club would see more of the famous tournament’s qualifying matches played on site – plus an 8,000 seat ‘parkland show court’.
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A police operation to tackle child sexual exploitation has resulted in eight arrests. Detectives from the Met’s South West BCU’s Predatory Offender Unit, covering Merton, Wandsworth, Kingston and Richmond have arrested eight people for a variety of offences, including the arrest of a man wanted for rape.
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A brain box who works in artificial intelligence is hoping to crack the toughest code – to win a beauty pageant. Ruchika Jain, of Tybenham Road, Wimbledon, is an award winning screenwriter and director of films, all of which was filmed from her home during lockdown.
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