Carer’s Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the challenges unpaid carers face, and to recognise the contribution they make to family members and the community. The Merton Carers Strategy 2021-2026 which has been developed with carers, was launched last week during Carer’s Week to demonstrate the council’s commitment to make lives better for carers in Merton.
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A town hall is calling on residents to help shape its borough’s future post-pandemic. Merton Council has launched its biggest-ever community conversation, and is asking local people for their views on what the council’s priorities should be after the pandemic.
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A top south-west London doctor is urging people to get their second vaccination as soon as possible, with the number of Covid-19 cases starting to rise. Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park ground and Harlequins’ Twickenham stadium are among the places residents can get their second jabs in Croydon, Merton, Sutton and Kingston.
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Ursuline High School, Wimbledon is excited to announce that there are places available on their Digital and Lab Science T-level courses. If you are interested in applying for a T-level course at you can head over to their website to find out more information about the courses.
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A new Mayor has dedicated his year in office to supporting and celebrating the work of carers. The Figge’s Marsh Cllr Michael Brunt was elected as the new Mayor of Merton for the year 2021/22 at a meeting on April 21. The meeting was held a month earlier than usual so it could be held virtually. Cllr Brunt began his duties on May 19, taking over the role from Lower Morden Cllr Sally Kenny.
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A legal charity is trying to raise £1m to support free legal advice agencies facing closure. London Legal Support Trust (LLST) for litigants unable to pay for legal services is running a series of outdoor events this year in a bid to provide access to justice.
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A twenty-five-year-old man who was killed in a car accident over the bank holiday weekend in Merton has been named by police. Marcos Mateus Alves, known as Mateus to his friends, who was born in Brazil, was pronounced dead around 5pm on Saturday in St Helier Avenue.
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Two drivers have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a moped rider, 25, was killed in a collision involving two cars. Police were called just after 4.20pm on Saturday May 29 to reports of a car in collision with a moped on St Helier Avenue, close to Netley Gardens in Morden.
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“Save our trees” read the signs held by angry locals gathered outside a car dealership in Wimbledon yesterday after it cut down 11 mature trees without permission. TrustFord has since apologised for the “mistake” which saw mainly ash and acer trees felled on Saturday morning (May 15).
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Merton council is inviting people with learning disabilities, their families, carers and the professionals who support them to have their say on the future of day opportunities. The council has started an engagement process, called the Big Conversation, which will run until July.
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Following months of research, a private school in Wimbledon is looking to rename its sports hall due to an association with a slave trader. Wimbledon High School will change the name of it’s Draxmont sports hall named after a member of the Drax family which owned slave plantations in the Americas.
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