Patients' Forum (London Ambulance Service) submits formal complaint to Brent...
The Patients' Forum for the London Ambulance Service has submitted a formal complaint to Brent Clinical Commissioning Group over an alleged breach of its statutory duties.The complaint claims that both...
View ArticleQuintain foresaw Carillion collapse last summer
On January 15th LINK I reported that Quintain had confirmed that Carillion were not active in its Wembley Park development and that the company had decided in September not to go ahead and award them...
View Article'Shunned' Duffy: Labour will be haunted by cemetery asbestos issue
In a comment on this blog LINK last night Cllr John Duffy, said:I have been, blacklisted, deselected, resigned and shunned by the some Labour Party members. However the issue of the asbestos in...
View ArticleButt backs out of Village School consultation meeting and asks for strike...
There was disappointment and anger last night at The Village School when Brent Council leader did not show up for the consultation meeting about proposals that the school academise in order to become a...
View Article'This won't enhance Cricklewood' Drop-in about aggregate super-hub January 31st
From NW2 Residents' Association Barnet Council are inviting everyone to come to the Crown on January 31st, to see their plans for a road/rail aggregates+waste superhub and a waste transfer facility. We...
View ArticleButt and Brent Momentum at loggerheads over HDV & academisation
Cllr Butt has co-signed the letter criticising the Labour NEC over their intervention on the Haringey Development Vehicle LINK. That, combined with his letter to Village School staff criticising union...
View ArticleVillage School strike intensifies as NEU complains about Butt's 'hypocrisy'
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View ArticleGreens back Village School anti-academisation strike
 Pete Murry of Brent Green Party has sent the following message to the National Education UnionAs Green Party Trade Union Liaison Officer for Brent and for the London Federation of Green Parties, I am...
View ArticleDuffy probes further on hazardous asbestos dump at Paddington Cemetery
Cllr John Duffy has submitted further evidence to all Brent councillors and Carolyn Downs, Brent Council Chief Executive Officer in support of his call for an independent investigation. Dear CEO,It...
View ArticleVillage School strikers lobby Muhammed Butt at Brent Civic Centre on first...
Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt hears from The Village School strike supportersSupporters of The Village School strikers lobbied Cllr Muhammed Butt, leader of the Labour brent Council, at a protest...
View ArticleGreens to join NHS Demo on Saturday
Our NHS is on its knees, thanks to ideological attacks and cuts from this Tory Government. In the 70th year of our health service, let's take to the streets to defend it. The People's Assembly have...
View ArticleGive your views on Cricklewood HGV Superhub today at the Crown 4pm-8.30pm
From Barnet Council Wednesday 31 January 4pm to 8.30pmClayton Crown Hotel, Cricklewood, NW2 3EDThe Brent Cross Cricklewood development is Barnet Council’s most significant growth and regeneration...
View ArticleBrent Greens ask Council for assurances on Paddington Cemetery asbestos dump
Brent Green Party in an open letter to Carolyn Downs, Brent Council Chief Executive, has posed questions about the contaminated waste at Paddington Green Cemetery:OPEN Letter to CEO London Borough of...
View ArticleHarrow School defeated for second time by protectors of open green space
Illustration: Harrow Hill TrustFollowing their defeat over proposed public footpath changes LINK Harrow School yesterday received a second blow when London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has rejected plans for a...
View ArticleBrent Council responds to Cllr Duffy's questions & announces public meeting...
Alleged possible asbestos dust a Paddington CemeteryCllr Duffy has received a reply from Brent Council to his questions LINK regarding the asbestos dump at Paddington Cemetery. His tenacity has...
View ArticleNew Wembley Central and Alperton RA invite to Public Meeting Fenruary 28th
It is always welcome to see a new Residents' Association setting up in Brent as an antidote to apathy and a stimulus for participation and democratic representation.This is what Wembley Central and...
View ArticleCllr Mili Patel breaks silence on The Village School academisation
Cllr Mili PatelCllr Mili Patel, Brent Cabinet member for Children and Young People, yesterday broke her silence regarding the proposed academisation, via a Multi-Academy Trust, of The Village School....
View ArticleDuffy asks, 'Why didn't Brent Council interview key witnesses over...
Councillor Duffy has responded to Brent Council's replies to his questions about the asbestos contamination at Paddington Cemetery with this email to Carolyn Downs, Brent Council Chief Executive:Thank...
View ArticleBrent Council to hold Public Meeting on asbestos controversy - February 6th
From Brent CouncilPublic meeting for anyone who has any concerns about Paddington Old Cemetery, where you can hear first-hand from independent experts as well as the Council. Tuesday 6 February 2018 at...
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