Will skipping reduce fly-tipping?
When I lived in Shepherd's Bush a couple of decades ago the Council used to leave skips in key sites for the collection of bulky items that would be otherwise fly-tipped. It worked pretty well and...
View ArticleTackling Anti-Muslim Hate Crime in Brent - October 26th
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View ArticleWillesden Green 'Foxy Mystery' solved as Yana, the guide dog, is reunited...
Just a month after Wembley Matters LINK reported on the Foxy Mystery of Willesden the puzzle has been solved - by a chance chat between neighbours. Nicole Davy of Chandos Road was chatting with a...
View ArticleCllr Butt's bad news week as he is accused of 'social cleansing' and Brent...
Kilburn Times October 18thWith Cllr Abdirazak Abdi proving to be as courageous at revealing the short-comings of Brent Council as his Kilburn ward predecessor Cllr Duffy and Brent Central Constituency...
View ArticleThe youthfulness of yesterday's march for a People's Vote as significant as...
I don't 'love the EU' as some of yesterday's marchers chant but neither do I think it was a 'march of the Blairites' as some have claimed.The reasons why people were marching for a People's Vote on the...
View ArticleBrent Council to launch 'plastic free' Wembley campaign
From Brent CouncilPlans have been announced to rid Wembley town centre of all plastic shopping bags and plastic cups, in a bid to become 'plastic' free.The campaign which officially launches Thursday...
View ArticleGreat Forest School Opportunity in Kingsbury - November 24th
From Thames21 Interested in setting up a Forest School or becoming a Forest School Leader?We have two fantastic training opportunities coming up at the Welsh Harp Environmental Education CentreWhether...
View ArticleCORRECTED: Will Brent be London's dirtiest borough after ending of...
THIS IS A CORRECTED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL STORY AFTER I SOUGHT CLARIFICATION FROM BRENT COUNCIL. (My original impression from the cuts document was that street sweeping in resiential streets would...
View ArticleSufra Foodbank issues urgent van appeal - please help & join in One Tonne...
From Sufra NW LondonI have some tragic news.After 5 years of loyal service, collecting and distributing the equivalent of over half a million meals, our lonf-suffering van has suffered a fatal electric...
View ArticleWhat will the tri-borough police merger mean for residents?
The Borough Commander took part in a Q&A session on the amalgamation of Barnet, Brent and Harrow police forces. Here are his responses to questions from the public:The questions below were sent in...
View ArticleWill Spurs' stadium safety woes stop Quintain meeting Euro 2020 deadline for...
I understand that doubts are developing over whether Quintain will be able to deliver the Stadium Steps that will replace the Pedway in time for the first Wembley Euro 2020 game scheduled for June 14th...
View ArticleConfronting the Hostile Environment - Saturday November 3rd Granville Centre
A Labour Party event but open to all on an important topic.From Hampstead and Kilburn CLPA Black History Month EventCONFRONTING THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT – FROM WINDRUSH TO HOUSING TO UNIVERSAL...
View ArticleFoI reveals why approval for the Woodfield-Village School Multi-Academy Trust...
Brent NEU sent an FoI request to Martin Post, the Regional School's Commissioner, asking why a letter had been sent to the DfE suggesting that the controversial MAT proposed for The Village and...
View ArticleRevised Brent ward changes going to General Purposes Committee on October 31st
Following feedback from councillors Brent Council officers have tabled revisions for the 2 options on new ward boundaries that would reduce the total number of councillors from 63 to 57. The number of...
View ArticleIndian Summer dries up many ponds in Fryent Country Park
Completely dried upIt was the warmest and driest autumn that many of us can remember but a walk in Fryent Country Park yesterday revealed its impact on the many ponds in the park.The ponds are normally...
View Article'The Girl from Station X' - An evening with the author October 30th at...
From Preston Community Library AUTHOR EVENT - TUESDAY 0CTOBER 30, 6.30PM, PRESTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY, CARLTON AVENUE EAST, HA9 8PL. FREE.The next in our successful series of literary events at...
View ArticleBrent Council and Hoffman Foundation found negligent in shocking Safeguarding...
A Safeguarding Adult Review published by Brent Council LINK raises serious issues about the service provided by the Council and bought-in providers to people with an autistic spectrum condition.The...
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