Greens call for cancellation of HS2 in the wake of the Carillion collapse
The Green Party has called on the Government to cancel HS2 after the collapse of Carillion, the company building the high speed rail link. Jonathan Bartley, Green Party co-leader, also urged the...
View ArticleQuintain confirm Carillion 'not active' in Wembley Park
Quintain said today that it was decided in September 2017 not to award the contract for South West Lands to Carillion, the company that went into liquidation earlier today. Quintain appear to have...
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Brent's 'toothless' Air Quality Action Plan condemned by Clean Air for Brent
From yesterday's TwitterFrom Clear Air for BrentAir pollution is now said to be the number one killer in the world, followed by HIV(1). According to Brent Council, 200 premature deaths occur each year...
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Welsh Harp Centre Conservation Day January 20th
From Thames21We had another very successful event at the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre in December, thank you to the regular Friends that attended.The next event is Saturday 20th January,...
View ArticleFoodbanks in Brent: 'Behind every number is a person' - a revealing video
In an enterprising move the Scrutiny Task Group on Foodbanks has made a video about the role of foodbanks in Brent that catered for more than five and a half thousand people last year. The roll out of...
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Pressure mounts over academisation of The Village School
Brent North Labour Party has now joined Brent Central CLP LINK in opposing the academisation of The Village School in Kingsbury through the formation of a Multi-Academy Trust with Woodfield School...
View ArticleAisha Abdirahman wins Brent 'Speak Out' Challenge with powerful speech on...
Aisha Abdirahman of Ark Elvin Academy in Wembley (formerly Copland High School) was the winner of Brent's Regional Final of the Jack Petchey 'Speak Out' Challenge! with a speech entitled 'Apologies'.
View ArticleCall for targeted interventions to address hunger and poverty in Brent
The following motion will be debated at the Brent Council meeting on Monday:This Council welcomes the findings and recommendations of the recent Resource and Public Realm Scrutiny Committee task group...
View ArticleCllr Tatler on Alperton development: 'Whilst some policies are not met, many...
Readers will recall the uproar over Brent Council's approval of a development at 245-253 Ealing Road despite it not meeting many planning guidelines. LINKA local resident has submitted a question about...
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Green peer adds her voice to calls for independent investigation into...
Dust at Paddington Cemetery (FPC)Jenny Jones (Baroness Jones of Moulsecoom) the Green Party member of the House of Lords, has written to Brent Council supporting the call for an independent...
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Support 'Trees for the Triangle' - bring beauty & clean air to Kensal Triangle
Kensal Triangle ResidentsAssociation have launched a campaign to plant more trees in their area and are calling for support to persuade Brent Council to help fund the project. Supporters should email...
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Damning photographic evidence of reckless asbestos removal at Paddington...
I would like to thank Baroness Jones for adding her support to the Friends of Paddington Cemetery. Hopefully, we will now see the commission of an Independent Investigation, where all the individuals...
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Brent Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day 2018 - The Power of Words
Thursday 25 January 2018, 7pm to 8.30pm, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley HA9 0FJ See events in: Civic centre events, Other council events, Festivals, Arts and culture eventsBrent Council is...
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Cllr Duffy resigns from Brent Labour Group in protest over asbestos issue
Cllr Duffy's new seating position between Tory front bench and Cllr CarrCllr Duffy (Kilburn) resigned from Brent Labour Group at the beginning of tonight's Full Council Meeting over the lack of...
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Big Garden Birdwatch - a Kingsbury garden perspective
Guest post from a Kingsbury resident
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New report: Urgent action required to tackle London’s dangerous air quality
From the Institution of Mechanical Engineering London’s nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels similar to Shanghai and Beijing Dangerous levels of pollution in the capital are identified in a new report by the...
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Anti-academisation strike action at The Village Special School escalates as...
Last week's picket line
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