Helen Carr: Thank you and Goodnight Mapesbury
Cllr Helen Carr has requested that Wembley Matters publishes this farewell statement. Publication does not indicate agreement with the views expressed but given the lack of other public platforms in...
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Campaign group will ensure Clean Air pledges are not just hot air
From Left to Right Victoria Secretan - CAfB steering group memberProf Martin Williams, Kings College London, speakerFiona Mulaisho, CAfB ChairRobin Sharp, CAfB TreasurerJennifer Barrett, Brent Council,...
View ArticleBrent Council Election Hustings tomorrow at St Gabriel's Church
There will be a Brent local election hustings on Wednesday April 25th at Mapesbury Residents' Association's Annual General Meeting. It will be held at St Gabriel's Church, Walm Lane. NW2 4RX LINKThe...
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Harrow Green Party's 5 key election priorities
Some of Harrow Green Party's council election candidatesFrom our sister party in Harrow, wishing them well in the council elections on May 3rdHarrow Green Party – 2018 Local elections 5 key...
View ArticleThis is why we don't want Chelsea to follow Spurs to Wembley Stadium
Fans doing battle at Wembley - special report on the cost of policing football in London | By @AmyLewisITVpic.twitter.com/0urhZaf0Og— ITV London (@itvlondon) April 24, 2018
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Can we make a Food Forest in Northwick Park?
From Northwick Park Community Garden Team (FACEBOOK LINK)A Food Forest in our London Park What is a food forest, why should we turn our London Park into one and how and when can this be done?Our local...
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Building plans for Wembley section of the Chiltern line green corridor
HUB developers have issued their early plans for a site alongside the Chiltern railway line in Wembley. They are already developing the former Chesterfield House site on the corner of Park Lane and the...
View ArticleBBC reporting FA has received £800m bid for Wembley Stadium
The BBC is reporting that the Football Association has received an offer, believed to be £800 million, for Wembley Stadium. The offer comes from Shahid Khan, owner of Fulham FC and Jacksonville...
View ArticleMapesbury hustings: Greens rap Butt
Green Party candidates for Mapesbury Ward, Scott Bartle and Lenia Evans, enlivened an otherwise bland hustings, with a rap inspired by Shaggy's 'It wasn't me', aimed at Brent Council leader Muhammed...
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Stadium Sale: STOP THE STEPS!
Yesterday's news of the possible sale of Wembley Stadium reinforces residents feelings of lack of control over this behemoth that has so much influence on their daily lives.With the Football...
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Wembley traffic jams for residents today - any jam tomorrow?
Following a discussion on the Next Door forum LINK Gary Holmyard has given me permission to adapt his comments for a Guest Post on Wembley Matters. Publication does not imply approval of all Gary's...
View ArticleAnswers still needed on Brent Council's £40million payments to Winckworth...
Andrew Linnie, Brent Green Party's spokesperson on Housing and Regeneration, and council candidate for Alperton ward, spotted mysterious payments to Winckworth Sherwood LLP, a 'full-service' law firm...
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Lib Dems mash up the stats in Mapesbury & launch 'red scare' attack
Bar charts on election literature are notorious for beiing 'a but dodgy' to say the least and are usually accompanied by 'Only XParty can win here!' or 'XParty can't win here'. The above from the...
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First Port attempt to justify leap in service charges at Quadrant Court,...
Management agents First Port have responded to residents' concerns LINK over increases in service charges with a Q&A seeking to explain how they arrived at the increases at Quadrant Court.They...
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Olympic Way – Brent Council and Quintain asked to end cover-up
Guest post by Philip Grant in a personal capacity. Wembley Matters wrote about the murals in January 2018 when Brent Council signed a 4 year contract with Wembley City Estate Management to continue to...
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Brent Council switchboard up the creek - direct numbers here
From Brent Council We are currently experiencing technical issues with our switchboard and telephone payment system and hope to have this resolved as a matter of urgency. If you need to get in touch...
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Lesley Jones, former Mayor of Brent has died. Willesden Green election will...
Cllr Lesley Jones after adopting a cat from the MayhewCllr Tom Miller, has announced the death of his Willesden Green ward colleague Lesley Jones. Cllr Jones is a former Mayor of Brent.On Twitter Cllr...
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Duffy pursues Cabinet members''Dinners with Developers' controversy
The Chesterfield House (AKA Twin Towers) development now underwayIn an email to Debra Norman, Brent Council's Director of Legal and HR Services, Cllr John Duffy, standing as an independent in Kilburn...
View ArticleHas Cllr Butt put himself in situations where his integrity can be questioned?
Philip Grant submitted a comment on the 'Dinners with Developers' story posted earlier but I think the comment deserves a post in its own right: It is not so much "dinners with developers" that is the...
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