South Kilburn GE2017 Hustings on Wednesday May 31st
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View ArticleWhere to hear your candidates debate GE2017
Brent Central Public Political Debates: Mapesbury Residents Association (MAPRA)on: Wednesday 31st May, 2017At: St Gabriels Church, Walm Lane. Education Question TimeFriday May 26th 2017 at 18:£0Queens...
View ArticleBrent to abandon Community Asset Transfer in favour of commercial marketing...
The Bowls Pavilion, KIng Edward VII ParkThe Brent Cabinet on Monday will consider an 'Urgent' supplementary item LINK which will end the Community Asset Transfer scheme in 10 days time - giving the...
View ArticleHeadteachers' review of the education policies of the three main parties
Ahead of tonight's Education Question Time at 6.30pm tonight at Queens Park Community School it is worth reading the National Association of Headteachers review of the three main parties education...
View Article10,000 meals for the vulnerable this Ramadan
From Sufra Foodbank and Kitchen NW London BRENT - To mark the start of Ramadan, local Muslim communities across North-West London have launched a special appeal to deliver 10,000 meals over the next...
View ArticleExtra security at Wembley this weekend plus Manchester tributes
Photo: Evening Standard/Getty ImagesDuring the consultation on 'Shaping a Healthier Future' which proposed closure of several A&E services, including Central Middlesex, I repeatedly raised the...
View ArticleSouth Kilburn - the Non-consultation putting putting entrepreneurs ahead of...
The official Brent Council view - is this the reality?Guest post by Pete Firmin, South Kilburn residentI went to the consultation on the future of the Granville Centre on Wednesday afternoon LINK with...
View ArticleBrent Central candidates have their say on the school funding issue
With some hustings cancelled due to the Manchester incident last night was one of the few chances to hear from Brent Central's General Election candidates.It was a sometime rumbustious meeting but well...
View ArticleTUSC standing in Brent election
When I was a teacher I always enjoyed running mock school elections. They are a great educational resource combining an introduction to democratic processes (and their limitations) and writing,...
View ArticleHalf-term pond-dipping and mini-beast hunt at Welsh Harp Centre
Welsh Harp Education Centre Half Term Fun £3Join us at the Education Centre for a day filled with adventure!30th and 31st May Activities on both days: 10.30am –12.00pm Pond Dipping Dip your net to...
View ArticleKeep up the pressure on school funding by using School Cuts website
The School Cuts website has been updated. You can now see which candidates have made the pledge to support proper funding for schools and the impact on particular schools of the manifesto promises of...
View ArticleSomething different: Tone's Coffee Shop Hustings Thursday June 1st
Now this is what I call enterprising and Tone has some very good questions:
View ArticleFeminist group Sisters Uncut have occupied the recently closed Holloway...
Sisters Uncut activists on the roof of old Holloway Prison visitor’s centre, 27/05/2017. Credit: North London Sisters UncutFrom Sisters Uncut At 14:30 on Saturday 27th May, feminist direct action group...
View Article'Liar Liar' by CaptainSKA has got to No.10 in download chart but...
From the People's Assembly Against AusterityCaptain Ska's 'Liar Liar' hit no.10 in the download chart today but the BigTop40 chart show on CapitalFM and Heart refused to play it. LISTEN to the moment...
View ArticleFlash Rally tomorrow to put Environment on the GE2017 Agenda
The environment has been ignored in the General Election campaign so far. With 2016 the hottest year on record and Britain facing an air pollution crisis, the Green Party has decided enough it enough....
View ArticleYes, yet another Wembley hotel this time with industrial site neighbours
Let's face it, First Way, Wembley is not the most prepossessing place for yet another hotel. Flanked by an industrial estate with waste lorries and construction trucks rumbling by and this (below) just...
View ArticleWill property deals follow CNWL and CWC merger?
The CNWL Wembley CampusThe 'Fulton Quarter' site with CNWL just outside (bottom left) The College of North West London (CNWL) and City of Westminster College (CWC) have announced that their respective...
View ArticlePlans for First Way – where has our love of beauty gone?
The Indian Pavilion and the Lake Guest blog by Philip Grant. I wonder if any recent planning application has contained the word 'beauty'! Martin’s recent blogLINK about possible plans for another...
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