Will voluntary groups at the Willesden Centre get a lifeline tonight?
Tonight's Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee has an item on the use of space by voluntary organisations at the Willesden Centre for Health and Care. I hope councillors will take the opportunity to...
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Barnet Unison seek job security for council Capita staff and call for...
From Barnet Unison LINK This morning Capita staff woke up to some scary headlines that the former FTSE 100 company was in serious trouble.The next Carillion? Shares in outsourcing firm Capita plunged...
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Sufra Foodbank struggling to fill shelves asks for help from volunteers
From Sufra North West LondonThe food bank is struggling to keep up with demand and our shelves are almost empty. Help us to fill the food bank! Volunteer with us on Saturday 10 February 2018 and Sunday...
View ArticleBid for equality, to end the ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships
From Equal Civil Partnerships This Friday morning MPs will debate Tim Loughton’s private member’s Bill to end the ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships. Currently, civil partnerships are available...
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Concern over safety on Olympic Way after last night's match at Wembley Stadium
Photo: Daniels Estate AgentsThe photograph above was taken from a high vantage point above Olympic Way at 10pm as fans made their way to Wembley Park station from the Spurs v Manchester United match....
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Barry Gardiner, in 'total support' of anti-academisation campaign, calls...
The delegation to Barry Gardiner MP in Westminster Hall yesterdayFrom the National Education Union
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Bridge Park redevelopment: 'HEAR OUR VOICES!' Please sign the petition
I have been asked to publicise this petition. You can read a previous article about the background here: LINK Petitioning: cllr.ernest.ezeajughi@brent.gov.ukIn February 2014 Brent Council proposed the...
View Article'Blazing row' at Aggregates Consultation ahead of Planning Committee...
It was not a good day for Capita yesterday. Their share price dived and Barnet Unison sought assurances regarding their workers from Barnet Council. Then Capita employees had to meet the angry...
View ArticleDockless bikes will only have a 'marginal' effect on cycling take-up
Following my story on the experimental scheme for dockless bicycles in Brent LINK, a spokesperson for Brent Cyclists commented:
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Sewers again - Wembley Hill Road works until February 14th
Wembley residents sighing with relief after the completion of the sewer works in Wembley High Road now have another set of works to cope with.Brent Council have announced:There are emergency road works...
View ArticleCemetery asbestos latest: Veolia workers to be interviewed and 'hazardous...
In recent correspondence Cllr Duffy had pressed Brent Council on why Veolia cemetery workers who had witnessed events had not been interviewed over the dumping of contaminated soil. In a letter today...
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Cllr Duffy returns with further comments on the Cemetery asbestos issue
Ahead of tomorrow's meeting about the Paddington Cemetery asbestos issue (7pm at Kilburn Housing Co-operative, Kilburn Square, Victoria Road, Kilburn, NW6 6PT.) there has been further correspondence...
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Northwick Park redevelopment takes another step forward at Monday's Cabinet
Property owners/leaseholdersThe One Public Estate plan for Northwick Park will take a step forward at Cabinet on Monday February 12th when it is expected that a revised Memorandum of Understanding LINK...
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Brent Council on asbestos - We have been 'measured, proportionate and at no...
Dear Cllr Duffy,I attach the initial test note from May 2017 that first confirmed the presence of asbestos. This test was commissioned by Veolia and you will note the detail is very limited.This led to...
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Community prepare for another Queensbury pub battle as new plans published
Proposed developmentRejected developmentExistingThe long-running controversy over the Queensbury pub in Willesden Green started a new chapter yesterday when a new redevelopment was submitted by...
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Asbestos Meeting Tonight: Duffy asks for public to a have a vote on whether a...
The waste transfer note from Carpender's Park 17.08.15Cllr John Duffy has written to Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive of Brent Council asking that residents attending tonight's public meeting in Kilburn...
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