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Duffy back on the attack over Kingdom contracts procurement
In a circular to fellow councillors Cllr John Duffy has raised further concerns over the awarding to Kingdom of Brent Council's fixed penalty notice littering contract and additional ones after the...
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NHS Crisis Tracker informs you about health crisis in your area
38 Degrees has launched the NHS Crisis Tracker which shows by postcode the extent of the crisis in a particular area. It includes the percentage of people waiting for more than 4 hors for treatment at...
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Spurs planning application for Wembley Stadium now open for comments
Click on image to enlargeThe application to increase the number of event days at Wembley Stadium and to increase the number of full capacity events has now been published on the Brent Council website....
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Support builds for Indro Sen in CNWL dispute
The London Region of the UCU passed a motion of Indro Sen and the CNWL union branch at their meeting on Saturday. Indro Sen, UCU representative, is currently suspended by the College of North west...
View ArticleDawn Butler meeting on Article 50 vote
The livestream of Dawn Butler's meeting on the Article 50 debate did not work well but a recording is available on her Facebook site. (Note the camera falls down at one point but is restored and the...
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Apprenticeship schemes under scrutiny as CNWL alleged fraud raises more...
The Institute of Fiscal Studies Report on apprenticeships LINK raised a number of key issues: I draw particular attention to the highlighted issue of concern to us in Brent over the College of North...
View ArticlePowerful speech by Tulip Siddiq on why she will vote against Article 50 Bill...
Agree with her or not, Tulip Siddiq's speech was eloquent and passionate. See the speech HERE
View ArticleKevin Courtney's letter to NUT members on Trump protests
Dear colleagues, As you will be aware many of our members have joined the protests around the country against Donald Trump’s executive order banning entry to the US from seven countries which have a...
View ArticleDawn Butler joins Tulip Siddiq in voting against Article 50 and resigns...
Dawn Butler MP (Brent Central) yesterday joined the 47 Labour rebels who voted against the Article 50 Bill and resigned her position as Shadow Minister for Diverse Communities. She joined Tulip Siddiq...
View ArticleBrent voluntary organisations face crisis as NHS Estate's Market Rent policy...
The NHS Estates programme is scheduled to be completed by June 2017, according to their website which will mean 6 or 7 Brent voluntary organisations providing back-up health services will be faced with...
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Newsquest questioned over ‘opaque’ annual accounts and boardroom pay after...
From the NUJ which is of particular interest regarding the health and viability of local newspapers.The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has asked for questions to be answered by Newsquest...
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Brent Council has no record of impact of action against landlords on...
None of us are in favour of rogue landlords, over-crowded or dangerous accommodation but when the local and regional press publish celebratory press releases from Brent Council I often wonder about the...
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Route and speakers for tomorrow's Stop the Muslim Ban march
March route (click to enlargeTomorrow's march starts at the US Embassy Grosvenor Square (assemble 11am to set off around midday) Bond Street is the nearest tube and goes via the above route to Downing...
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Barry Gardiner reacts to 'Beijing Bling' story with 'no impropriety' statement
Barry Gardiner Labour MP for Brent North is honoured today with a front page splash, double page inside splash and an editorial in the Times newspaper.The story claims that Gardiner, currentlyShadow...
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Brent Council Tax to rise 3.99% in EACH of the next 3 years and borrowing to...
In a report LINK going before Cabinet on February 13th Brent's Chief Finance Officer is recommending a Council Tax of 3.99% over eachof the next 3 financial years: In October 2016, Cabinet agreed to...
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High rise march on Wembley Stadium continues as Network Housing propose 21...
Click on images to enlargeNetwork Housing are proposing a block of 21 storeys and 15 storeys to replace their current 8 storey building at 8 Rutherwood Way Wembley Park. The site is bounded by Olympic...
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Petition launched opposing Spurs & Chelsea home games at Wembley
A petition has been launched asking Brent Council to reconsider the use of Wembley Stadium for Spurs and Chelsea home games. (The FA/Spurs are presently consulting on this See LINK)The petition is HERE...
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House of Commons vs Football Association February 9th k.o. 2.15pm
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has secured a debate on the governance of football governance in the House of Commons.The debate taking place on Thursday 9 February 2017, starts at approximately...
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