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  • Young people plant trees at nature reserve

    Young people picked up spades and got their hands dirty while planting trees on Saturday. About 50 members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) planted silver birches, oaks and other trees at Horton Country Park in Epsom. The association

  • Carers set to lose right to family court legal aid

    Carers of the most vulnerable children will be forced to take on the council by themselves in court. From April, legal aid will not be available to people trying to go through the family courts, unless in very special circumstances. Merton

  • Raft of cuts proposed ahead of budget meeting

    Car parking charges are set to be levied at the borough’s public parks, and funding to the Duke of Edinburgh scheme stopped as part of this year’s budget. Merton Council’s draft business plan for 2013-17 will go before full council next week recommending