Pleased to say that last night’s Merton Council meeting saw councillors back Lib Dem calls for the Bike Hire Scheme to be brought to Merton. This is great news, as increasing cycling could cut congestion, in turn improving local air quality – as fewer cars means less pollution. The Council cabinet should now open negotiations […]

Merton Council have submitted a planning application to expand Dundonald Primary. As well as refurbishing the existing school building, the pavilion will be demolished, and a new two storey extension to the school will be built “partly sited on Dundonald Recreation Ground”. There is a legal protection against building on the Rec that Merton Council […]

There are elections for the Mayor and the London Assembly on Thursday 3 May. The Mayor and the London Assembly make decisions that affect our everyday lives in London, including on transport, policing, housing and the environment.

Just a quick update on the latest about the plans to develop the Rainbow Industrial Estate next to Raynes Park Station: We understand that the site’s developers, Workspace, are working to consult soon on draft proposals for a “planning brief” for the site – this is the outline plan for how the site will be used. At […]

The lack of park keepers is causing problems with access to the facilities on Dundonald Rec according to voluntary and community groups that regularly use them. Merton Hall Road resident Anthony Fairclough notes that the Council’s response to complaints about the shortage of staff is simply to talk about their controversial plans to remove the […]

The Dundonald Lib Dem Focus Team was pleased to receive the following press release from London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon yesterday afternoon: “After years of pressure from Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon, Network Rail has finally agreed to repaint parts of the railway bridge at Wimbledon Chase station in order to cover up […]

After more than two years and a lot of hard work by the Dundonald Lib Dem Focus Team and London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon, Network Rail has been persuaded to clear the graffiti of the railway bridge at Wimbledon Station. It’s not perfect (the bridge could still do to be repainted) – but it’s a […]

We wanted to update you on the presentation about the future of the Rainbow Industrial Estate (by Raynes Park Station) that was given tonight at part of the ‘Raynes Park Community Forum’. There were about 50 residents, who listened to a presentation from Workspace, the owners of the site. They explained they wanted to outline […]

Prince George’s Playing Field is situated south of Bushey Road, and is a large open ‘green space’ carrying both Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) and Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) status. The field is currrently in private ownership, although there is a long history of public access for sport and recreation. Council officers have […]

Labour councillors have proposed an £800,000 trial of wheelie bins. Households taking part in the scheme would get two wheelie bins, one for recycling and one for other waste. The food waste collections would carry on as normal. If the scheme was judged a success, it would be extended to the whole borough, costing around […]