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Housing doesn’t meet ‘basic human rights’ say Mitcham residents asked to pay repair bill

Mitcham residents are furious at plans to make them pay to repair housing they say doesn’t meet ‘basic human rights’.

Residents are facing squalid housing with damaged fronts, scaffolding, broken fences and a missing window

Merton residents could face 15 years of squalid housing

Merton residents fear they could live in squalid housing until at least 2036 as a major £1.3billion regeneration scheme has

Rubbish Piled High in Merton

WATCH: Mountains of trash dwarf anti-fly-tipping sign

Vast piles of rubbish have been spotted directly beneath signs warning residents not to fly-tip today in Merton.  Merton Council’s

Betty Racher and her brandy

Brandy the secret to a long life claims 106-year-old woman from Merton

A 106-year-old Merton centenarian claims that a daily glass of brandy is the secret to a long and happy life.

Merton GP finds TikTok fame combatting vaccine hesitancy in young people

A Merton GP has found TikTok fame after making “life-saving” videos to encourage COVID-19 vaccination take-up among young people. Dr

bowler delivers a full length ball pitched at off stump to a batsmen waiting to hit his shot, with a wicket keep tucked behind, in a lush green setting

Cricket clubs divided over pause in play for funeral of Prince Philip

Cricket clubs across south west London are divided over the one-hour break in play to honour the funeral of Prince

Inclusive rugby team challenge rugby’s tradition of toxic masculinity

In the past some have viewed rugby with contempt, and the sport has been considered elitist whilst its players are

official portrait of Siobhain McDonagh

Parents cannot afford equipment for children to learn, MPs claim

South west London MPs are alarmed about children’s mental health, warning that many parents in the region cannot afford the

Several chocolate bars wrapped up in wrappers that read 'thank you'

Campaign to send NHS staff personalised thank you chocolate bars

An online campaign has allowed the public to buy chocolate bars along with personalised messages for NHS and frontline workers.

Tooting and Mitcham FC managers recognised in Football Black List

The Football Black List is designed to highlight deserving Black figures in football whose work in the community often goes

met police handcuffs

Police arrest suspect in Merton rape case

The Metropolitan Police have arrested a man on suspicion of rape after an attack in the Merton area. Kadian Nelson,

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