Marylebone Boys Free School 'land grab' condemned as open space fenced in
As well as causing ripples with its planning application for a temporary school in Queens Park LINK, Marylebone Free Boys School, has upset residents near its present site at the former College of...
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Dee, the 'actionist' of Granville Community Kitchen, is a finalist in BBC...
Dee Woods of South Kilburn's Granville Community Kitchen was announced as a finalist in the BBC Food and Farming Awards today.Dee, who told Radio 4 that she was an 'actionist' can be heard HERE...
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Protect our trees - say no to bogus contractors
I thought this article by Brent Council's Principal Tree Officer in the Sudbury Court Residents' Association Newsletter deserved wider circulation. (Click on image to enlarge)tree surgeons,
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Book now for Grunwick commemoration mural workshops
Click on image to enlargeCLICK HERE TO BOOKThis is your chance to partipate in designing a mural which will be installed on a prominent wall in Willesden in Autumn 2016. In 1976, six workers walked out...
View ArticleWomen only fitness and self defence classes in Wembley Park
From the Yellow Pavilion We've three women's fitness classes every Tuesday and Wednesday during the day. Just turn up, no need to book. The Yellow Pavilion is on Olympic Way between Wembley Park tube...
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London housing crisis worsens teacher retention and recruitment difficulties
The London housing crisis and its impact on young public services workers including teachers and nurses took centre stage at the London Mayoral election hustings last night.The London Teachers Housing...
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Brent Uncut: Fighting austerity for a better borough - Saturday
Readers may be surprised to see Cllrs Butt and Pavey on a flyer about fighting austerity when they have been giving into it and implementing cuts, but I am assured by an organiser that this meeting is...
View ArticleFurther reports on Marylebone Boys School applications for tonight's Planning...
A Supplementary Report LINK has been published for tonight's meeting which provides additional information on the two applications from Marylebone Boys Free School.Further objections have been...
View ArticleCaroline Lucas: Trident is a reckless vanity project that makes us less safe
Caroline Lucas: Trident is a cold war relic that makes us less...Just one Trident nuclear submarine has enough firepower to kill 10 million civilians. That's what's at stake here. Do you agree that...
View Article'Park and Stride' won't mitigate congestion at expanded Byron Court Primary...
This is one of the speeches delivered at tonight's Planning Committee on the application to expand Byron Court Primary School.My name is Suzanne D’Souza. I am the Chair of the Sudbury Court Residents’...
View ArticleGreens among supporters of 'Dine in the Dark' fundraiser for Centrepoint
On Wednesday, 9 March 2016, Dans le Noir? the celebrated dining in the dark restaurant staffed by blind people, and the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint, will be collaborating to host a...
View ArticleBarry, Dawn & Tulip please 'BACK THE BILL' ON Friday & Save Our NHS
Caroline Lucas is calling on MPs to back her cross party NHS Reinstatement Bill which comes to the House of Commons on Friday.I hope to see all three of Brent's Labour MPs backing the BillAsk your MP...
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Residents enraged as Planning Committee approves controversial applications
Increase in schoool size to more than 1,000 pupilsDoubled in size to more than 840 pupilsTemporary (2 year) 4 storey schoolRetrospective permission for 2.4m fence aroud public space361 dwelling tower...
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Barry Gardiner won't take part in Friday's NHS Reinstatement Bill debate...
Like other constituents in Brent North I have written to Barry Gardiner MP to ask him to support the NHS Reinstatement Bill when it is debated on Friday afternoon. I think most constituents would be...
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Now Tulip Siddiq says she won't show up to Save the NHS tomorrow
Thanks to a Hampstead and Kilburn constituent for forwarding this. Cameron's Tories haven't got a huge majority, we are supposed to have a Left leadership in the Labour Party, but their MPs won't turn...
View ArticleLucas disappointed and baffled by Labour failure to support NHS Reinstatement...
Caroline Lucas was ‘extremely disappointed’ today by the failure of MPs to turn up in Parliament today to debate the NHS Reinstatement Bill after tens of thousands of people had written to their...
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Cllr Allie warned over magazine reading during Brent Council budget debate -...
Brent Council has refused to refer a complaint about a councillor's conduct made by well known Brent Twitter activist @PukkahPunjabi.Pukkah Punjabi's sent the following email to Fiona Alderman, Brent...
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Butt engages with top Prevent 'experts' but not with local concerns
Local community groups involved in Monitoring Prevent in Brent are still awaiting a public statement critical of the Prevent Strategy from Muhammed Butt, leader of Brent Council. Meanwhile he is...
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Potty 'Park and Stride' scheme exposed by Perrin in Byron Court car mayhem...
Streets around Byron Court Primary School (click on image to enlatrge)Cllr Keith Perrin claimed at the Planning Committee on Wednesday evening that the officer's report to the Planning Committee showed...
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