Disabled man's 'bitter experience' as he has to don wellies to enter flooded...
John Healy, a Brent Council tenant in South Kilburn, has been left having to put on wellies to wade through his flooded kitchen after Wates, Brent Council Housing's out-sourced repair service, deemed...
View ArticleWembley Stadium's 'public transport venue' status undermined by huge...
Impressive impression?Readers may remember the boast when the new Wembley Stadium opened that it would be a public transport venue with restrictions on the use of parking spaces. Indeed Brent Council...
View ArticleNorthwick Park Regeneration: Does 'appropriate consultation' mean 'No public...
Gaynor Lloyd asked a number of questions at the August 13th Cabinet Meeting regarding the proposed One Public Estate development at Northwick Park. Philip Grant left a comment on my original post on...
View ArticleMore questions than answers in Brent planners' report on Cricklewood's...
Brent Planning Committee will be deciding whether to approve planning permission for the Windmill Hotel, Cricklewood Broadway tomorrow. This involves the retention of the facade with redevelopment into...
View ArticleUPDATE-STEPS PASSED Revealed - the consequences of removing the Wembley...
UPDATE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12THBrent & Kilburn TimesVerified account @bktimes31m31 minutes agoBrent’s planning committee unanimously approve that the Wembley Stadium pedway ramp is demolished and...
View ArticleBrent pledges solidarity with the Palestinian people - public meeting and...
Early notice of a local meeting organised by Brent Trades Council and Brent and Harrow Palestine Solidarity Campaign at a time when support for the Palestinians is more important than ever.Brent and...
View ArticleQuintain no longer for sale
The Financial Times is reporting that Lone Star has removed Quintain, the developer of Wembley Park, from the market: US private equity group Lone Star has withdrawn its UK residential property...
View ArticlePensioner's kitchen remains flooded 10 days after first reported to Brent...
Despite contact by a housing officer from Brent Council asnd visit by Wates a power has still not been restored in John Healy's flat on the South Kilburn estate following a flood which has left him...
View ArticleBrent Planning Committee: Wembley Stadium steps approved. Windmill hotel...
As expected Brent Planning Committee last night approved plans for the replacement of the Wembley Stadium pedway by steps LINK and the application for flats to be built at the Windmill Hotel on...
View ArticleLatest on pensioner without power in Brent Council flat for 10 days
The case of pensioner John Healy who has spent 10 days without power in his flat at Dunbar House on South Kilburn Estate has been taken up by Cllr Janice Long and will be raised at Housing Scrutiny...
View ArticleBrent Council seeks injunction in order to tackle 10 day leak flooding...
Brent Council this evening made the following statement about the case of John Healy, the pensioner who has been in his flat without heating for more than 10 days following a leak and subsequent...
View ArticleHelp ensure the future of Preston Community Library & comment on...
Preston Library, Carlton Avenue East Redevelopment Proposal, Consultation EventTuesday September 18th 2018, 3pm – 8pmPreston Library, Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, HA9 8PLBrent Council is consulting...
View ArticleIs Northwick Park open space safe? Cllr McLennan's response
This is the written reply to Gaynor Lloyd's question regarding the futire of open space in Northwick Park in the light of the One Public Estate Plans for redevelopment. She is allowed a supplementary...
View ArticleLeak in pensioner's flat spreads into sitting room
As councillors gather for tonight's Full Council, meeting I have just heard from John Healy that the saga of his flooded flat on South Kilburn Estate continues. Despite the best efforts by Cllrs Long...
View ArticleNorthwick Park development. The question they didn't want you to hear.
Brent Council is involved in several multi-million regeneration and development projects with wide repercussions for the community. When it comes to making representations about them to Planning...
View ArticleShould Wembley residents be picking up the bill for Quintain’s mistakes?
Guest blog by ' A Wembley Park Resident'.The first residential block in Quintain’s rapidly expanding Wembley Park empire, Forum House was a flagship development at the time it opened back in 2009....
View ArticleVigil tonight 9pm outside Cricklewood Islamic centre after last night's...
Cllr Tom Miller, lead member for Brent Council for Stronger Communities, speaking about the incident last night when a car drove into the crowd outside Al-majlis and Al- Hussaini halls on Edgware...
View ArticleDon't let the government off the hook for meaningless platitudes on housing
Tim Clark of Construction News writes some straight-talking updates for the sector and today's is no exception:Is there any part of the industry that has seen more false dawns over the past decade than...
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