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Contemporary Flats Plan for Wimbledon Town Centre
Contemporary Flats Plan for Wimbledon Town Centre

'Box-style' scheme will incorporate a live green wall

Council Clamps Down on Conversion of Houses into Flats
Council Clamps Down on Conversion of Houses into Flats

Planning permission now required to create Houses in Multiple Occupation

Several Hundred Officers Could Be Sacked After Damning Report
Several Hundred Officers Could Be Sacked After Damning Report

'Institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic' Met to be forced to clean house

Local Rewilding Projects Given Support from the Mayor
Local Rewilding Projects Given Support from the Mayor

Schemes on Wimbledon Common and Beverley Brook get grant funding

Broken Escalator And Lift Leave Wimbledon Odeon Inaccessible To Many
Broken Escalator And Lift Leave Wimbledon Odeon Inaccessible To Many

Councillor calls for urgent action after at least four months of problems

Mayor Claims Silent Majority Back the ULEZ
Mayor Claims Silent Majority Back the ULEZ

Says opponents are 'shamefully' questioning the science on clean air

Council to Collect Recycling and Rubbish During the Night
Council to Collect Recycling and Rubbish During the Night

Move gives those without outdoor space two collection slots a week

Review:
Review: 'All Roads' Drama Is A Powerful Production

New Wimbledon Theatre Studio is the perfect venue

Defibrillators to Be Installed at Wimbledon and Raynes Park Train Stations
Defibrillators to Be Installed at Wimbledon and Raynes Park Train Stations

South Western Railway adding lifesaving equipment at all of its staffed stations

Plough Lane Stadium Parking Restrictions Reduced
Plough Lane Stadium Parking Restrictions Reduced

Controlled hours slashed after string of complaints from residents and businesses

Maximum Council Tax Rise This Year for Most Merton Households
Maximum Council Tax Rise This Year for Most Merton Households

Residents in lower band properties will see a smaller increase

Mayor Criticised for Reneging on Two Million Tree
Mayor Criticised for Reneging on Two Million Tree 'Pledge'

Less than half a million planted during Sadiq Khan's first term

Commons Conservators Chief Executive Decides to Quit
Commons Conservators Chief Executive Decides to Quit

Stephen Bound is leaving to move to the Lake District

Student Village Plans For Historic Wimbledon Pub Site Are Revealed
Student Village Plans For Historic Wimbledon Pub Site Are Revealed

Chance to comment on six-storey hall of residence scheme

The Gardeners Gets Quarter Million Pound Makeover
The Gardeners Gets Quarter Million Pound Makeover

New bar, seating area and dining room for Southfields pub

Anger Over Mayor
Anger Over Mayor's ULEZ Protest 'Far Right' Comments

Sadiq Khan suggests opponents making common cause with conspiracy theorists

Merton Planning to Bring Street Cleaning In House
Merton Planning to Bring Street Cleaning In House

Bin collection to also be retendered in two years' time

Local Angling Group Gains Access To National Trust Waters
Local Angling Group Gains Access To National Trust Waters

Wandle Piscators' lease in Morden Hall Park begins mid-March

Your Chance To Access AELTC Plans For Wimbledon Park
Your Chance To Access AELTC Plans For Wimbledon Park

Club is offering guided tours of the land it proposes to develop

Mixed Reaction to Mayor
Mixed Reaction to Mayor's Free School Meal Plan

Opposition say support should be targeted and not universal

No Plan B if ULEZ Expansion Blocked in Courts
No Plan B if ULEZ Expansion Blocked in Courts

Successful challenge by five councils would result in budget shortfall

Latest High Path Scheme Is
Latest High Path Scheme Is 'Over-Development' Say Opponents

Plans show a block rising to eleven storeys by South Wimbledon tube

'Shall We Dance?' At New Wimbledon Theatre

Review: 'The King and I' is a sumptuous version of the classic musical

Bus Company Settles Dispute with 18% Pay Rise for Drivers
Bus Company Settles Dispute with 18% Pay Rise for Drivers

Abellio strike ends after staff vote to accept offer

Wandsworth Fines for Speeding in 20mph Zones
Wandsworth Fines for Speeding in 20mph Zones 'Unlawful'

Government blocks sharing of driver information to issue PCNs

Five Storey Wimbledon Hill Flats Plan Is Turned Down
Five Storey Wimbledon Hill Flats Plan Is Turned Down

Scheme would have involved demolition of Edwardian property

Council Leader Blasts Commons Conservators Over Levy Rise
Council Leader Blasts Commons Conservators Over Levy Rise

Simon Hogg says double digit increase 'wholly unacceptable'

Sadiq Khan Expresses Regret over Rising Fares and Tax
Sadiq Khan Expresses Regret over Rising Fares and Tax

Claims increases have been forced on him by the government

Protest Held Over Sewage Dumping in Local Waterways
Protest Held Over Sewage Dumping in Local Waterways

Around 50 people walk along Wandle and Graveney rivers to highlight issue

4-year-old Boy Fights for Life After Being Hit by Car
4-year-old Boy Fights for Life After Being Hit by Car

Child was involved in a collision on Arthur Road

Street Drinking Ban Could Cover Whole of Merton
Street Drinking Ban Could Cover Whole of Merton

Consultation being held on expansion of Public Space Protection Order

AELTC Plans To Fell Wimbledon Park Trees Are Turned Down
AELTC Plans To Fell Wimbledon Park Trees Are Turned Down

All England Club wanted to cut down 18 trees on former golf course land

Serial Rapist Cop David Carrick Served in Merton
Serial Rapist Cop David Carrick Served in Merton

Met officer has admitted string of sexual offences including 24 rapes

Merton Council Opts for Maximum Council Tax Increase
Merton Council Opts for Maximum Council Tax Increase

Rebate available for households in lower bands

Wimbledon Soldier Planning to Row Across Atlantic
Wimbledon Soldier Planning to Row Across Atlantic

Robert Cross taking on epic journey to raise funds for charity

Closure Of Family Italian Bakery Is End Of A Merton Park Era
Closure Of Family Italian Bakery Is End Of A Merton Park Era

Salvatore Falcone finally gets to lie in after 55 years of baking

Pair Convicted of Honeytrap Shooting in Morden
Pair Convicted of Honeytrap Shooting in Morden

Jealous boyfriend gunned down love rival in broad daylight

Six-Storey Wimbledon Flats And Shops Scheme Condemned
Six-Storey Wimbledon Flats And Shops Scheme Condemned

Developers want to transform town centre crossroads with new plan

CMYK Bar Faces Closure After Four Hospitalised During Brawl
CMYK Bar Faces Closure After Four Hospitalised During Brawl

Licensing committee may choose to take away licence permanently

Temperature Turned Down in Leisure Centre Swimming Pool
Temperature Turned Down in Leisure Centre Swimming Pool

Part of a package of measures by Merton Council to reduce running costs

Man Dies After Being Hit by Car on Worple Road
Man Dies After Being Hit by Car on Worple Road

Driver arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving

Woman Sold Illegally Farmed Puppies from Wimbledon Flat
Woman Sold Illegally Farmed Puppies from Wimbledon Flat

Louise St John Poulton passed off sick animals as 'designer dogs'

Councillor Launches Scathing Attack on Borough Housing Provider
Councillor Launches Scathing Attack on Borough Housing Provider

Says poor maintenance and open drug use rife on Clarion estates

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John Parnham's Kid World Spring Fairs

At Eelbrook Common. Punch and Judy most weekends

Dons Avenge Only Defeat and Win Surrey Cup to End
Dons Avenge Only Defeat and Win Surrey Cup to End 'Best Ever' Season

Regional 1 South Central - Wimbledon 26 - 24 Camberley

Award-Winning South Wimbledon Pub Is Permanently Shut
Award-Winning South Wimbledon Pub Is Permanently Shut

Campaigners fear The Trafalgar will now be demolished

Council Highlights Advice To Protect Your Pooch
Council Highlights Advice To Protect Your Pooch

Pet thefts more than double as the price of puppies quadruples

Hand In Hand Gets New Look
Hand In Hand Gets New Look

We review their food

Brazucas Point Cafe Shut Down After Rat Droppings Found
Brazucas Point Cafe Shut Down After Rat Droppings Found

Hygiene inspectors described level of rodent activity as 'extensive'

Michael McIntyre Helps Redevelopment Of Wimbledon
Michael McIntyre Helps Redevelopment Of Wimbledon's Polka Theatre

He stars in a special comedy night to raise vital funds

Revised Plan Revealed For Historic Wimbledon Pub Site
Revised Plan Revealed For Historic Wimbledon Pub Site

Further chance to comment on development scheme for landmark site

McDonald
McDonald's In Wimbledon Will Be Serving At Breakfast Time

New fast food outlet starts appeals process over agreed opening hours

Review: Priscilla Is A Must For All Musical Theatre Goers
Review: Priscilla Is A Must For All Musical Theatre Goers

Show leaves the audience grinning broadly at New Wimbledon Theatre

Property

Wimbledon Property Market Remains Buoyant Through Lockdown
Wimbledon Property Market Remains Buoyant Through Lockdown

House on Marryat Road becomes SW19 sixth most expensive

Review: Bar + Block
Review: Bar + Block

New restaurant on The Broadway

Twelve-Storey Office And Shops Block Planned For Wimbledon Town Centre
Twelve-Storey Office And Shops Block Planned For Wimbledon Town Centre

Landmark smaller building opposite station set for demolition

Ten-Storey Wimbledon Block Plans Approved In Controversial Vote
Ten-Storey Wimbledon Block Plans Approved In Controversial Vote

Town centre scheme gets go-ahead despite committee vote confusion

Wimbledon Property Market Continues To Out-Perform Capital Prices
Wimbledon Property Market Continues To Out-Perform Capital Prices

Prices paid for SW19 homes show another year-on-year increase

High Rise Vision For Wimbledon Centre Court Shopping Centre Site
High Rise Vision For Wimbledon Centre Court Shopping Centre Site

Marketing literature shows three blocks towering over former Town Hall

Community

Award for Wimbledon Football Legend Dickie Guy
Award for Wimbledon Football Legend Dickie Guy

Former goalkeeper given Freedom of Merton Borough

Wimbledon Historian Highlights Local Slave Trade Links
Wimbledon Historian Highlights Local Slave Trade Links

House overlooking the AELTC was owned by man behind first slave voyages

Connecting Merton Project Hailed a Success
Connecting Merton Project Hailed a Success

Borough libraries loaning technology to vulnerable and isolated residents

Hunt For Donor For Popular South Wimbledon Fish Bar Owner
Hunt For Donor For Popular South Wimbledon Fish Bar Owner

Adams Fish and Chip shop proprietor needs a stem cell transplant