Merton News

Thomas Merton Center sponsors talk tonight
The Thomas Merton Center, a local activist group concerned with peace, social justice and the environment, will kick off its 40th anniversary celebration tonight with a talk on the life and witness of the Trappist monk Thomas Merton.

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Feeder school for sixth-form centres/consortia. New institution. Results will be published as N/A (Not Applicable). Statistics based on 10 or fewer candidates are suppressed.

Police Officer Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – A Cuyahoga Falls policeman was injured while assisting a fellow officer on a suspected drunk driving...

Policy management software adopted at London Borough of Merton to comply with Data Protection Legislation.
The London Borough of Merton has adopted an automated approach to user awareness and policy management. They have purchased Metacompliance to improve the adoption of policies, be able to evidence compliance and improve their overall Data Protection posture.(PRWEB UK) 2 February 2012 London Borough of Merton has purchased Metacompliance user awareness and policy management software to improve the ...

Wimbledon faces prospect of some of the highest CIL rates in London
The London Borough of Merton proposes to charge a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) of up to £385 per square metre for residential development under a Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule that was approved for public consultation by the Council's Cabinet on last week.

From heaven to hell, Greek sport in freefall
ATHENS (Reuters) - Peeling paint flakes from Athens' Olympic park. Its entrances locked, this once sparkling edifice to sporting greatness lies rotting and largely unused -- maintenance costs too high for near-bankrupt Greece to operate. The rate of decay and dilapidation in just eight years provides a visual clue to the Greek scenario, one as effective as any economist's report or politician's ...

Next at NBC Sports: The Olympics...And Baseball?
As the network looks to add content, NBC Sports chief Mark Lazarus calls baseball a premiere...

Sharapova sets sights on London Olympics
Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury. The third-ranked Russian has already won three Grand Slams but has never competed at the Olympics. "Representing my country there will be a huge honor for me," Sharapova said.

Ghana fans turn corner of south London red, gold and green
As Ghanaian football fans celebrated their side's nervy Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final win over Tunisia in Franceville, Gabon late on Sunday, four thousand miles away a small corner of south London was also glowing red, gold and green.

Olympic sport this week
Jess Ennis set to defend pentathlon title in UK trials, plus cycling's Tour of Qatar and archery's World Indoor Championships