Merton

The decade-long battle to save an 85-year-old hospital has taken another turn after health chiefs revealed they want to axe its emergency ward. Campaigners think people in Merton would be

BY JAMES TWOMEY james@slpmedia.co.uk A 21 year old woman who has a severe form of epilepsy and suffers up to 200 seizures a day is battling with the Government to

Four men were stabbed at a park during a festival this weekend, writes Tara O’Connor, BBC Local Government Correspondent. The stabbings took place in Morden Park on Saturday where Eastern

The Wimbledon Foundation, the charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, has awarded grants totalling more than £50,000 to help residents to be more physically active.

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A young man has been battling social stigmas around cancer by having a celebratory ‘ball-voyage’ party to celebrate the removal of his testicle. Twenty-six year old Justin

Image: High Court of Antigua and Barbuda A former Merton police officer has been convicted of rape in Antigua and sentenced to 15 years in prison there. Former PC Lee Martin-Cramp,

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A man has been jailed for 14 years after admitting making 500-mile round trips to carry out a string of burglaries on Wimbledon homes for over

A stunning rainbow has landed in Wimbledon to celebrate the town’s inclusivity, welcoming its first LGBT+ bar, and support for this year’s Pride in London events. Merton council has installed

A man has been killed after a collision with a police vehicle in Mitcham. At around 11:30 on Wednesday, 05 June, a marked police vehicle responding to an emergency call

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after a collision with a bus. Police are investigating after being called at 10.55am on Thursday, 30 May to reports of a collision

A tennis tournament has hailed the wartime exploits of an RAF pilot who was awarded France’s highest honour three years ago, writes Toby Porter. Wimbledon Tennis Club last weekend remembered

An announcement by the local police chief of a review into the provision of emergency response units across Merton and Wandsworth has raised hopes amongst campaigners that Wimbledon police station

A man and a woman have been charged by postal requisition with the murder of a one month old baby. Clare Sanders, 42, and Tomas Vaitkevicius, 44, both of Streatham

A man has admitted making 500-mile round trips to carry out a string of burglaries on Wimbledon homes over more than a decade. Asdrit Kapaj, 42, from Woodfield Road, Altrincham,

Club’s sporting programme to tackle child poverty AFC Wimbledon aims to use the power of football to beat child poverty. The AFC Wimbledon Foundation is launching a summer programme to help disadvantaged children in

Councillors in Merton voted on Wednesday to join a national campaign calling for the abolition of Section 21 – the law which allows landlords to evict tenants with just two months’

A man has admitted to planning a terrorist act on a mosque in South London after he was found to be gathering together fireworks and other components to make a

The Wimbledon Foundation, the charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, hosted its annual reception last week celebrating the work of local charities supported by the

A giant and potentially dangerous lizard has been found roaming in a park by a member of the public. National pet charity Blue Cross is issuing renewed warnings against buying

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A casual conversation has transformed Kerrie-Anne’s life. She learned to sing in a Battersea Pentecostal church and a friend one day asked her, as they chatted

A Wimbledon pub is starting the New Year in pride of place as the regional winner and national finalist in the inaugural Parliamentary Pub of the Year competition. Launched in

Young Muslims from Putney, Raynes Park and Wimbledon joined members of the local community this morning to help keep Britain’s streets clean after the new-year festivities. Youth from the Ahmadiyya

Officers are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a car and a cyclist in Merton. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at 7.08am on Thursday, 20