This Is Local London | Wimbledon, Morden & Mitcham

Tributes following death of Merton's first black mayor

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:07:19 +0000

Merton’s first black mayor, who received an OBE for working to improve racial equality, has died.

Electronic tags will monitor alcohol in drink offenders' blood

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:39:43 +0000

Criminals convicted of serious drink-related offences will be fitted with electronic tags that monitor alcohol in their blood.

Police helicopter unable to track down burglary suspects

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:12:58 +0000

Police were unable to track down suspects who tried to burgle a house last night.

Fridge freezer fire spoils couple's first day in new flat

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:59:45 +0000

A young couple had an unwelcome start to life in a new flat when their fridge freeze caught fire on the day they moved in.

Pubs on the podium for keeping drinkers happy

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A gold and bronze have cemented South Wimbledon's status as the quality pub capital of south west London.

7/7 survivor hopes for flower show success

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

A garden designer whose vocation was inspired by surviving London’s worst ever terrorist attack is appealing for help bringing his experience to life at this year's Hampton Court Palace flower show.

BREAKING NEWS: Wimbledon businesses back the bid

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:08 +0000

Traders in Wimbledon town centre have voted to create a new partnership to stand up for their interests.

Police raid in Colliers Wood

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:53:01 +0000

A house in Colliers Wood was raided this morning in a police operation to tackle suspected gang members.

Heart attack kills DJ after diabetes denial

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0000

Cyril 'Big Pappi' Msamati, from Morden, died from a cardiac arrest after neglecting to take his insulin injections.

More rugby needed in state primary schools, teacher warns

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:40:00 +0000

Rugby will remain an elitist sport unless primary schools make a greater effort to introduce it, said a dedicated PE teacher after winning a prestigious award.

Top private school holds 'failure week'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0000

Wimbledon High School held its first “failure week” including talks, discussions and activities designed to help pupils deal with life’s disappointments.

Man "showed no remorse" after leaving cleaver attack victim for dead

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:35:59 +0000

A thug from Morden who left an innocent partygoer 10 minutes from death in a brutal cleaver attack in Cheam was caught by police because he was wearing his mum's shoes.

Morden man charged with Tooting murder

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:35:56 +0000

Police have charged a Morden man with the murder of a Tooting man who they think was involved in a fight on Sunday.

Snow set to hit south London and Surrey again

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:28 +0000

VIDEO: Snow could hit south London and Surrey this evening, forecasters have warned.

Hospital trust must cut £57m in 5 years

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:45:23 +0000

The extent of the cuts St Helier Hospital faces have emerged this week with cuts of up to £57m expected.

Drunk who abused paramedic 'had drink spiked'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:43:56 +0000

A man who claimed he was plied with alcohol and robbed has admitted to launching a tirade of abuse against the paramedic who came to his aid.

Thousands of games tickets for schoolchildren

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Lucky schoolchildren in Merton have scooped 1,796 free tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic games.

Council set to show meetings live on website

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Councillors at Merton backed proposals for video of key council meetings to be shown and stored on its website and also backed more opportunities for residents to take part in meetings.

Let us run the pub, residents say to developer

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0000

New application for former Emma Hamilton pub in Wimbledon Chase contains only "tokenistic changes" according to residents to want to bring back the pub as a co-operative enterprise.