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Roads in southwest London borough in 'terrible state' causing danger to residents, warns MP

Ministers have been warned that Britain’s roads are ‘in a shocking state of disrepair’

Evening Standard

Twelve firearms and £340,000 worth of drugs seized in Met police crackdown in Merton

Forty arrests made as part of efforts to make south west London borough safer for residents

Evening Standard

'Terrified' London family evicted from home on day daughter started exams

A single mother of four, whose son has a disability and whose daughter was sitting GCSE exams, has been evicted from her Merton house

Evening Standard

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Wimbledon poised for tense match as council votes on ‘industrial tennis complex’

Campaigners criticise loss of open space as Wandsworth prepares to decide on plan for 10-storey show court

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Inside the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s awkward expansion

In today’s newsletter: The home of tennis wants to get bigger so it can compete with other grand slam championships in New York and Paris

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon expansion a step closer after Merton Council approval despite protests

Ambitious plans still to face Wandsworth Council and London Mayor before spades can go in ground

Evening Standard

Wandsworth Council announces £1m Ulez scrappage scheme

The announcement comes after neighbouring Merton Council announced it was also launching a scrappage fund

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Merton Council launches its own £1m Ulez scrappage scheme

The council said its scheme will provide £1,000 grants “to help the poorest areas in our community that are not well connected by public transport”

Evening Standard

Wimbledon serves up £200m boost to London as Britain’s biggest sporting earner set to get under way

The study found that £74 million of new money was brought into Merton and Wandsworth alone

Evening Standard

TfL to slap 20mph limit on 65km more of London roads in September

Transport chiefs have announced plans to bring a 20mph speed limit to more of the capital’s roads in September.

Evening Standard

Council’s role in restoring gothic Toynbee fountain in Wimbledon

Letter: The deputy leader of Merton council, Eleanor Stringer, responds to Polly Toynbee’s claim that local authorities have been ‘far from cooperative’ in such heritage projects

The Guardian - UK

Residents from scene of south London’s fatal explosion still in hotels six months later

Several families evacuated from Galpin’s Road in Merton last year still living in temporary accommodation

The Independent UK

Residents from scene of fatal explosion still in hotels six months later

Several families who were evacuated from Galpin’s Road in Merton, south London, on August 8, are still living in temporary accommodation.

The Independent UK

London hospital rolls out life-saving allergy bags in schools

The allergy bag scheme has been rolled out to 140 schools in the boroughs of Wandsworth and Merton

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Merton: Man arrested after pedestrian dies following car crash

Police rushed to Worple Road in Merton at 1.45am on Friday following reports that a Mercedes CLA had hit a pedestrian

Evening Standard

Classic Ford car driver admits killing Deliveroo moped rider in Merton crash

Jason Hoblyn has admitted causing the death of Marcos Mateus Alves through dangerous driving

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Severe Weather ‘escalated Quickly’ With Likely Tornadoes Touching Down In Milwaukee Suburbs

Severe weather rumbled across Wisconsin on Wednesday, spawning at least two suspected tornadoes and causing thousands of power outages across the state

Evening Standard

Merton Council vows streets will remain clean as it scraps bin contract amid pressure from residents

The contract with Veolia will end in 2025, prompting fears over cleanliness for the next three years

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South London councils binning their rubbish collection contract following complaints

Merton Council will be the first of four to make a decision

The Independent UK

Residents evacuated after deadly blast unable to return home almost a month on

Dozens of residents from Galpin’s Road in Merton, south London, have been told they are unable to return to their homes until mid-October.

Evening Standard

London weather: Flood alerts issued for 10 boroughs

Wandsworth, Merton, Lambeth, Croydon, Sutton, Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich, Richmond and Kingston are affected

The Independent UK

Gas company donates £500,000 to support residents affected by fatal explosion

Southern Gas Networks has donated the money to Merton Council to help it support evacuees.

The Independent UK

Residents of street where gas explosion killed girl unable to return one week on

More than 500 Galpin’s Road residents have been living in hotels paid for by Merton Council for a week.

The Independent UK

Suspected gas explosion which killed girl ‘an accident waiting to happen’

Sahara Salman, four, died after a terraced house collapsed in Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, in the southern borough of Merton, on Monday.

The Independent UK

Wimbledon hand out hundreds of free tickets to Ukrainian refugees

Merton has taken at least 400 Ukrainians, while more than 100 local families have opened their doors for those fleeing the war.

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