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Brent CEO asked to raise the Cricklewood dump with her Barnet counterpart...
Alison Hopkins has written the following letter today:
View ArticleStronger commitment to tree replacement needed in Brent's tree policy
Far sighted planners ensured that many of Brent's Council council housing estates retained mature trees or had new trees planted but under BHP's management trees were felled and not replaced leaving...
View ArticleQuintain award Sisk £211m Wembley Park 'build to rent' contract
I reproduce below a press release from Quintain and will note only that the homes will be 'no more than 80% of market rent' - 80% is not of course affordable for those on the Council waiting list and...
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London Labour adopts radical resolutions on housing - will local Labour led...
It has been clear for some time that there is a divergence between what Jeremy Corbyn said about housing and local estate regeneration at the national Labour Party Conference and what actually is...
View ArticleSufra Foodbank launch Christmas Giving Calendar for children
From Sufra NW London FoodbankDo you want to teach your children how to give and experience charity?This year, we are publishing our Xmas Giving Calendar that is perfect for parents to encourage their...
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Wembley High Road works likely to be extended into December
I am awaiting confirmation from Brent Council and Thames Water of reports by well informed sources that the sewer works on Wembley High Road are to be extended up to December 22nd. Certainly the works,...
View ArticleGreens award a FAIL to Sadiq Khan's 'affordable' housing definition in London...
The Mayor has failed to fix the definition of an affordable home in London in his new draft London Plan, leaving average families stuck paying over the odds for so-called ‘affordable’ new homes, says...
View ArticleTulip Siddiq in media storm after Channel 4 News report last night
Hampstead and Kilburn MP, Tulip Siddiq, finds herself amidst a media storm today after her interview on Channel 4 News last night. Labour supporters have joined in condemnation of both her defensive...
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Can any WM readers offer Brent Advocacy Concerns any advice? Councillors,...
From Brent Advocacy ConcernsDear Martin,I was informed today that our office (in Willesden Centre for Health and Care) has been designated as 'a clinical waste dispersal site'. The building work to...
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Kilburn Lane/Salusbury Road/Carlton Vale gyratory system to be replaced by...
Brent General Purposes Committee will be asked at its next meeting LINK to approve the stopping up of the un-named road(hatched above) also known as Premier Corner which runs between Kilburn Lane and...
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Brent CCG are looking for Patient Representatives - deadline noon tomorrow
Brent CCG are now recruiting for exciting opportunities for people to get involved in shaping their local NHS and supporting the work within Brent by becoming a non-clinical patient representative.We...
View ArticleInfant school objects to Barnet siting waste facility close by
From The View from Dollis Hill facebookOn behalf of Our Lady of Grace Infant School, we write to formally register our strong objection to the proposed siting of a Waste Transfer Station (WTS) on the...
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Imperial CEO Ian Dalton resigns to go to NHS Improvment with NW London NHS in...
Sir Richard Sykes, Chairman of Imperial College Healthcare Trust, shocked those attending the Imperial Board meeting yesterday when he announced that CEO, Ian Dalton, was leaving his post after less...
View ArticleThames still investigating who blocked the main sewer on Wembley High Road
A Thames Water spokesman said today regarding the sewer works on Wembley High Road:The removal of the concrete in the sewer is more complicated than first thought, and we’ve had to extend our finish...
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Stop and Fix Universal Credit - demonstration Neasden Parade on Saturday
From Unite CommunityThis year Christmas will be cancelled for thousands of families claiming the government’s new all-in-one benefit, Universal Credit. Unite is calling on the government to stop and...
View ArticleNewsquest makes Christmas cuts & redundancies as boss pockets £1million plus
As readers will know the local press is in crisis. The Wembley and Harrow Observer went over to on-line only with extremley limited coverage of local news and the Brent and Kilburn Times is much...
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Butt attempts to answer questions about his meetings with developers and ex...
Kilburn Times front page last weekCllr John Warren has received answers to the questions he sent to Cllr Butt, Leader of Brent Council, over Butt's meetings with developers. This is what Butt had to...
View ArticleBrent Council's projected financial position worsens. Another 3.99% rise in...
Brent Council expects its financial position to be worse than expected in 2019/21 as a result of the borough's tax base slowing from an expected growth of 4.4% to 2.5%. Although finance officers...
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