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It's 'BINGO!' for gambling company as Willesden Green swaps a bank for a...
The planning application for a Bingo Hall to replace the Willesden Green branch of Lloyds Bank was approved at last night's Planning Committee despite widespread opposition from local residents and...
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Brent NEU members balloting for strike action over worsened conditions at...
Barry Gardiner MP at the demonstration against forced academisation of Byron Court. The placard sums up early concerns about the Harris Federation From Brent National Education Union NEU members at...
View ArticleBREAKING: K-Pop Festival at Northwick Park postponed until 2026
According to a message from Magic Sound re-posted on a local Whats App group Magic Sound have decided to postpone the MIK K-Pop Festival in Northwick Park until 2026. They thanked residents for...
View ArticleGuardian reveals Right to Buy applications in Brent soared 7,000% ahead of...
In a passionate article in the Guardian today LINK Aditya Chakrabortty reveals that Right to Buy applications rose 7,000% in Brent ahead of the deadline for discount change in November 2024.This was...
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Brent Council and the MIK (K-Pop) Festival: 'You couldn't make it up!'
Guest post by Gaynor Lloyd Regarding Paul Lorber's comment at 17:02 on 13 February on the latest blog on the MIK Festival LINK Oh, Paul, it is much, much worse than that. At the Licensing Hearing, we...
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Appeal for volunteers to help clear vegetation - Welsh Harp Centre, Birchen...
Welsh Harp Education Centre Vegetation ManagementSaturday 8th March, 10am – 2pm Come and volunteer at the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre for vegetation clearance. Help us clear along the...
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BREAKING: Barham Park Trustees'£200,000 deal with George Irvin to enable him...
The houses proposed for Barham Park The long-running campaign by local residents in Sudbury to resist the building of houses in Barham Park will come to a head at the Barham Park Trust Committee on...
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Are Brent Council representing the interests of developers, rather than those...
The open space and surroundings Centre the up to 5 story block on the green space SEGMENT OF REPRESENTATIONS AT PLANNING COMMITTEE There appears to be a widespread feeling that Brent Council is no...
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Hazel Road Victorian Mission Hall – why proper Heritage Statements matter in...
Guest Post by local historian Philip Grant in a personal capacity:-The Victorian former mission hall, alongside the 2002 Hazel Road Community Centre. Last month, Martin published an article “Kensal...
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LETTER: Tokyngton SNT & Brent Council - 'Stop passing the buck and do...
Dear Editor, Delivery drivers on bikes are zooming down the narrow disabled access from Wembley Hill Road (it's between the White Horse Bridge and the Fatburger Restaurant) through Juniper Close and...
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PETITION: Urge Gareth Thomas MP and Nigel Railton to Abandon Plans to Close...
Life in Kilburn has started the petition below: We have been a regular user of the Kilburn Post Office for many years and can personally testify to its essential role in our community. With its...
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Butt gets a bruising in Alperton by-election. Lib Dems win with increased...
Charlie Clinton (Lib Dem) speaks after vote declaration Charlie Clinton swept to victory in the Alperton by-election yesterday with an increased vote share. The by-election took place in unusual...
View ArticlePressure continues on Brent Council to divest from companies complicit in...
Unusually the public gallery was packed last night at the meeting of the Brent Council Pensions Sub-Committee that oversees the council's Local Government Pension Scheme. Brent Council workers and...
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Traffic lights and crossing at Bridge Road/North End Road junction coming soon?
Since the North End Road was re-connected to Bridge Road at Wembley Park in June 2021 LINK concerns have been raised about the danger to pedestrians and cyclists at the road crossing as no lights were...
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Wembley Triangle works catch-up plus Cecil Avenue development progress
Wembley Hill RoadWembley High Road looking south High Road looking north The core of new flats on the Copland/Cecil Avenue site
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Stop the office block! Save Hazel Road's Victorian Community Centre!
Frome Kensal Green Residents Association There were 116 responses to Making The Leap's planning application Ref: 25/0041 on the Brent Planning Portal LINK 110 objections, 5 in favour and 1...
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The Curious Incident of a Dornier in the Night
Guest post by local historian Philip Grant A WW2 German Dornier DO-217-M bomber aircraft. (Image from the internet) The distance from Wembley to Cambridge is around 50 miles (80 kilometres) as the...
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Cllr Butt 'not minded' once again to allow democracy and scrutiny over Barham...
George Irvin's plans for houses in Barham ParkReaders of this blog will know that many questions have been raised about Cllr Muhammed Butt's refusal to allow any scrutiny of Trustees' actions over...
View ArticleBarham Park Trustees confirm removal of covenant on payment of £200,000 by...
Barham Park Trustees, consisting only of Brent Labour Cabinet members, approved the removal of the covenant protecting the park from development on the payment of £200,000 by developer and fairground...
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Brent Community Skips March to Early May - Full List giving dates, times and...
See Brent Council website for what you can put in them LINK
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826 students to occupy Matalan in Cricklewood
Alas, not a radical student demonstration in these dark times, but a developer's revised plans for the Matalan site on Cricklewood Broadway.An almost entirely new plan has been put forward for the...
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Low water pressure Chatsworth Ave, Harrow Road and Wembley High Road after...
From Affinity Water Tuesday 25th February 2025 Low pressure in WembleyWe’re really sorry you are experiencing low pressure. We’ve been made aware of damages caused by a third party to one of our...
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A longer wait announced for completion of HS2 Canterbury Works in South Kilburn
Apparently not so 'Uncoming' as advertised, according to the Enquirer:Shaft and headhouse sites at Adelaide Road and Canterbury Works will remain on pause over the next two years while parts of the...
View ArticleBrent Council reduces Opposition and Scrutiny time to speak at tomorrow's...
A late change announced yesterday evening deprives Brent opposition parties of time to present their alternative budget proposals at tomorrow's Full Council Budget Setting Meeting. It also reduces the...
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