Barry Gardiner raises Sellafield safety concerns after Panorama programme
Following the Panorama report on Sellafield questions were asked in the House of Commons by several MPs.The programme can be viewed HERE This is what Barry Gardiner, Labour MP for Brent North and...
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Reprieve for Brent sickle cell project
Photo: Kilburn TimesPrevious articles on Wembley Matters drew attention to the possible closure of the Brent Sickle Cell project LINKLINK. The Brent Clinical Commissioning Group met yesterday and...
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Red Kites spotted over Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury
The Barn Hill Conservation Group August Newsletter has reported sightings of Red Kites over Fryent Country Park.Pete Stevens of the Southern England Kite Group told me that this is not the first...
View ArticleDawn Butler MP expresses 'deep concern' over plans to decommission Brent...
Dawn Butler MP for Brent Central has added her voice to those challenging plans to decommission the Brent Sickle Cell Advisory Support Service (BSCASS). She has written the following letter to the...
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Green MEP says EU Exit must not be used as a cover to abandon air quality laws
Keith Taylor, MEP for the South East of England, has responded with concern following the government's refusal to commit to retaining EU air quality laws after an exit from the European Union.The...
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The growth of home education in Brent
Readers may have been intrigued by a short piece in the Kilburn Times today about the growth of home education in Brent. This resulted from FoI requests by Oxford Home Schooling.This is the pattern for...
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83 bus route changes & new 483 service start tomorrow
The 83 bus will no longer go to Ealing HospitalTransport for London will introduce the changes to the 83 bus route and the new 483 bus route tomorrow.TfL's commentary on issues raised in the...
View ArticleTottenham Hotspur's stay at Wembley Stadium - details
A number of concerned local residents have asked me about Tottenham Hotspur's plans for using Wembley Stadium. I reproduce below their statement made earlier this summer which makes clear that the...
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Harlesden Festival 1-5pm today
More about the Harlesden Festival can be found in the double page feature in this week's The Voice newspaper and also on line HERE
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So what happens to the rest if all Brent secondary schools select the most...
Theresa May wants all secondary schools to be able to select. Here in Brent with no local authority secondary schools, that could mean multi-academy chains, stand alone academies and free schools...
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Preston Library Campaign builds ahead of Tuesday's Cabinet decision
Ahead of Tuesday's Cabinet Meeting, Roxanne Mashari, has written to Philip Bromberg in response to his letter LINK about the future of the former Preston library building (referred to in the Cabinet...
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Brent set to double fly-tipping fixed penalty to £400
The October Brent Cabinet meeting will discuss a proposal to double the Fixed Penalty Notice for fly-tipping to £400. Following the introduction of legislation on May 9th 2016 Brent Council set the...
View ArticleResident questions Brent Council's arithmetic on Preston Library housing plans
A local resident has sent the following message to Brent Cabinet ahead of their discussion on an officer's report on the future of the Preston Library building.Dear Cabinet member,I wrote to...
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Brent SOS Libraries urge Cabinet to keep their pre-election promise on...
This letter has been sent to Brent Cabinet members prior to tonight's meeting. Re: Preston Community LibraryReport for consideration at Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 13th September 2016I write as chair of...
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Four new constituencies proposed to cover Brent. What constituency would you...
The Boundary Commission has published far-reaching proposals on the borough's parliamentary constituencies in today's proposals hih aim to reduce the total number of seats in England and Wales by 50,...
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Join local action on air pollution monitoring
From Transition Town Kensal to Kilburn Air pollution is a current hot topic:We will be carrying out some pollution monitoring in the TTKK area, putting up tubes on 24th September - see below if you...
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Help bring in the Brent fruit harvest
Last year's mulberry harvestFruit picking groups in Brent have started harvesting local fruit that would otherwise go to waste in local gardens. Two Transition Town groups (Kensal to Kilburn Fruit...
View Article'Transformation' of health & care in Brent - Public Meeting
From Brent NHS Clinical Commissioning GroupYou are invited to a public meeting and workshop to discuss our plan to transform your health and care system. The five year plan is a collaboration between...
View ArticlePreston Library wins 3 month licence extension and Council community library...
Statement by Cllr Butt (Leader) & submissions by Cllrs Harrison, Hossain & Warren*Submissions by Michael Rushe & Philip Bromberg, statements by Cllr Pavey & Cllr Southwood* Cabinet...
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