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Breathing London - Brent's Parks and Open Spaces (as you've never seen them...
Guest post by Philip GrantI have just heard about the "Breathing London" project organised by the Royal Photographic Society earlier this year, which aimed to capture the diversity of London's public...
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Our rights to safe housing-South Kilburn Meeting tonight
Brent Housing Scrutiny Committee also meets tonight (7pm Brent Civic Centre) and has an item on Fire Safety in Brent buildings as well as an update on the BHP being taken back in-house.
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Widespread objections to Alperton high rise giant
Guest post by Andrew Linnie. This issue was covered earlier on Wembley Matters LINKR55’s Minavil House project in Alperton has been the subject of much debate and controversy for some time now. The...
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Greens challenge tree felling in Gladstone Park
The Green Party's parliamentary candidate for Brent Central, Shaka Lish, has challenged Brent Council about the felling of trees in Gladstone Park.Accusing Brent Council of an act of 'wilful vandalism'...
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Brent Beware: the return of Bertha Joseph
I can confirm that Bertha Joseph has been selected to fight Brondesbury Park ward for the Conservatives in the May 2018 local elections. She takes over from Joel Davidson who recently allied himself...
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Is £17.8m spend on Wembley Stadium public realm a good use of CIL cash?
I am grateful to fellow blogger James Powney LINK for drawing attention to last week's Cabinet decision to spend £17.8m of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) cash raised through the Quintain...
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Have your say on the Northfields development in Alperton - starting this evening
Not the Ealing Northfields but a brownfield site just north of the North Circular Road between Alperton and Stonebridge Park station. The development has been the subject of several consultations and...
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Additional night time fire patrols at Forum House, Wembley Park
FirstPort, the property services company for Forum House at Wembley Park have issued the following advice to leaseholders and residents:Fire Safety and ACM Cladding on part of Forum House The following...
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GJA: Time to get angry about air pollution
From the Greener Jobs Alliance The Greener Jobs Alliance gives a response to the Government Air Pollution Plan published in July 2017 and identifies how union and community activists can respond.No one...
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Wembley: How it feels to live on a multi-building site
Guest post by Wembley resident Jaine Lunn
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Brent Council introduces £35 charge for bulky waste collections & gives tips...
From the Brent Council website Residents are being called upon to offer their old white goods and furniture to charities and others through online web communities in a bid to help those in need - and...
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Now the government hands Quintain £76m loan
Housing Minister Alok Sharma and Quintain's Head of Communications Harriet Park Hard on the heels of Brent Council's decision LINK to spend £17.6m of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) on public realm...
View ArticleGladstone Park trees: Brent claims only the dead, dying, diseased or...
Brent Council has responded to Green Party candidate Shaka Lish's concerns LINK about the large number of trees recently felled in Gladstone Park with this statement:We do not remove trees that are...
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Revealed-the true extent and cost of fly-tipping in Brent
The Local Government Association has published an analysis LINK of the extent and cost of fly-tipping in different local authorities. They are careful to point out difficulties in terms of making...
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Ealing Road development likely to attract opposition at Planning Committee...
Brent Planning Committee will be considering an application for 245-9 and 257 Ealing Road, HA0 1EX this evening.A partly 9 storey and part 10 storey building will replace the present two storey...
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Uproar over Brent's Alperton high rise approval, despite application “failing...
Guest post by Alperton resident Andrew LinnieOnce again questions are being raised regarding the scrutiny under which Brent Council Planning Committee examines applications in the Alperton growth area,...
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