Cllr Miller meets with Borough Commander on alleged Islamophobic attack
Cllr Tom Miller, Brent's lead cabinet member for Stronger Communities has released the following statement on the alleged Islamophobic attack reported in the Kilburn Times:I recently received an...
View ArticleAfter rancorous Scrutiny Committee a chance to move forward on Granville?
Cllr Roxanne Mashari's scalp was still intact at the end of yesterday's Scrutiny meeting on the Carlton/Granville redevelopment despite the best efforts of the cross-party combo, 'The Two Johnnies',...
View ArticleWANTED new political advisor for Butt and co
Following the resignation of Luke Francis, Cllr Butt and the Brent Labour Group of councillors will be looking for a new political advisor.Francis (no relation) succeeded Jack Stenner, Richard Bell and...
View ArticleCllr Butt takes over Cllr Mitchell Murray's lead member role for time being
Following rumours circulating in the Brent Civic Centre 'village' about the Cabinet role of Cllr Wilhelmina Mitchell Murray, lead member for children and young people, a Brent Council spokesperson...
View ArticleVoter choice the loser in Richmond by-election say Electoral Reform Society
Commenting on the Richmond by-election, Katie Ghose, Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society, said:In all the excitement of the Richmond by-election, one thing has gone missing – and that’s...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth International ally themselves with US resistance to Trump
Friends of the Earth International have just issued the following unusually strong statement from their meeting In Lampung, Indonesia:
View ArticleGreens call for immediate and full reinstatement of suspended lecturer Indro Sen
Indro SenPeter Murry, Trade Union Liaison officer for the London Federation of Green Parties and for Brent Green Party has issued the following statement in support of Indro Sen, suspended by the...
View ArticleBrent Council steps up action on air quality
When Mayor Boris Johnson concealed London's air pollution crisis as much as he could so Sadiq Khan deserves praise for bringing the issue out into the open, with Green AM Caroline Russell providing...
View ArticleTell Sadiq Khan to take action to clean up London's air
A message from Friends of the EarthAs an asthma sufferer living in London, I can always tell when the air is particularly dirty. And when air quality alerts appeared at bus stops and tube stations all...
View ArticleEaling and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils show Brent how to campaign on the STP
 It is just not possible for me to go to every vital meeting that I advertise on Wembley Matters so I am posting this account from the Hammersmith and Fulham website of their public meeting on the NW...
View ArticleBrent Cyclists reveal possible cycling bridge over Neasden Underpass
Brent Cyclists have revealed tentative plans to build a new bridge over the North Circular to provide a safe cycling route between North and South Brent, long an impediment to cycling in the borough....
View ArticleInformation blackout on Brent school expansion design and build
Brent Cabinet will be getting an update on the design and build of school expansions in the borough at their next meeting but the public will not be allowed to see any report.This is because the item...
View ArticleWembley Stadium due to disappear behind more high rise flats
Brent Planning Committee on December 14th will be recommended by officers to approve plans LINK to replace the present Powerleague pitches adjacent to Wembley Stadium, the Wembley Arena and Brent Civic...
View ArticleAvoiding stereotypes about Romanians living in Brent
I made representations to Brent's Equalities Committee last night about a report on the borough's Eastern European Community. LINK Although the report's recommendations are mainly non-controversial I...
View ArticleThe issues behind the Green Party's Richmond Park furore as Green Left calls...
Green Left*, the eco-socialist group with the Green Party, has issued the following statement over the controversy over the Richmond Park by-election, which includes allegations over undue pressure on...
View ArticleWe need to talk about SYRIA - come along on Monday
From Brent Stop the WarSpeaker Dr Anne AlexanderCo-ordinator, Digital Humanities Network, Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), University of Cambridge.It is a...
View ArticleCllr Carr raises key questions on Brent's Eastern Europeans report
Guest blog by Dr Helen Carr, Indepedent councillor in Brent, on the report about the Eastern European community in Brent. Publication does not mean that I agree with everything said in the article but...
View ArticleBuy ethical Traidcraft presents for your children this Christmas
Wembley Matters does not carry advertising but I have made an exception in this case. You can make a difference to the lives of some of the poorest people on the planet by making ethical consumer...
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