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Rally against the far-right Brexiteer opportunists - December 9th
I bumped into an assortment of left-groups, including the Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist, Socialist Party, Community Party of Great Britain and Counterfire on Thursday evening as I was...
View ArticleUniversal Credit in Brent - an overview
Giselle Winston, of Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group, gave a detailed overview of Universal Credit as it begins to roll out in Brent, at Friday's meeting at Chalkhill Community Centyre organised by...
View ArticleWho's going to collect our rubbish after Brexit? Brent Council to call for...
Of course it is much more than rubbosh collection, Monday's Brent Council meeting are going to debate a report commissioned by the last Full Council on the impact of Brexit on the borough. The full...
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Help with tree planting in One Tree Hill Park on Saturday December 1st
Wembley Central and Alperton Residents' Association, with the support of Brent Council and Veolia, have secured 50 trees (English Oak, Silver Birch, Beech, Hornbeam, and Alder) for One Tree Hill Park....
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Help with tree planting in Northwick Park and Preston Park Saturday December 1st
This tree planting event on Saturday 1st December in Preston Park and Northwick Park is part of the neighbourhood-wide tree planting weekend, initiated by the Mayor of London. The event is listed on...
View ArticleBrent Council to debate the Private Rented Housing Sector on Monday
Time is set aside at each council meeting for a non-cabinet member debate. Tomorrow Cllr Fleur Donnelly-Jackson, Willesden Green ward.One area missing is the high-end purpose built private rented...
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Brent Council housing performance plummets
A reader writes:Hi Martin, I received the Winter edition of ‘Your Voice’ the magazine for Brent Council’s tenants and leaseholders this morning and noticed that 5 out of 6 key performance targets had...
View ArticleMarr to Chakrabarti after on-air outburst: It was only robust questioning
The exchange between Andrew Marr and Shami Chakrabarti hit the headlines a few weeks ago on account of Marr's sudden and aggressive 'Don't patronise me' comment as he waved his notes towards her. I was...
View ArticleBrent Council to implemement contingency plan for Allied Healthcare adult...
More than a week ago I reported on the collapse of Allied Healthcare, providers of adult social care in Brent and across the country. LINKI contacted Brent Council Press Office to ask what contingency...
View ArticleBrent Council silent on impact of possible Spurs extension on Wembley Stadium...
Wembley Matters has approached Brent Council for a comment on how the possible extension of Tottenham Hotspur's use of Wembley Stadium up to May 2019 would affect the timetble for removal of the...
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'Brent is stealing our Bridge Park legacy...it is part of our Black Heritage'
A legal battle is on between Brent Council and the Afro-Caribbean community of Stonebridge, Harlesden and Monks Park over the future of Bridge Park. The centre is part of a Council redevelopment...
View ArticleBrent schoolchildren walkout in protest against education cuts (30 years ago)
The walk-out of schoolchildren in Australia, protesting against government inaction on climate change (video below), reminded me of various school children's protests in this country over the years....
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Brent Clinical Commissioning Group to move to Brent Civic Centre
Wembley Centre for Health and CareBrent Clinical Commissioning Group (Brent CCG) at its meeting on December 5th is likely to go ahead with a proposal to move from Wembley Centre for Health and Care in...
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Some issues for the St Raphael's consultation meeting on December 8th
Brent Council will be consulting with residents on the St Raphael's Estate next Friday on their plans to redevelop the estate. St Raphael's will be the first estate where residents will be balloted on...
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Free furniture offer from FA Community
From the Football Association (Community)We have a large number of furniture items that we no longer need and are therefore in the process of donating them away. We have made contact with a few...
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New secondary school for Willesden
Chancel HouseGail Tolley, Director of Children and Young People's Service in Brent, confirmed yesterday that a new 6 forms of entry secondary school will be built on the site of Chancel House, Neasden...
View ArticleBridge Park: 'We own it - we must take it back!'
An angry, passionate account of the history of Bridge Park by one of its founders Leonard Johnson. He rallies the Black community to get behind the campaign for Bridge Park and calls on them to ignore...
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Proposed 15 storey block for Cricklewood opposed by many local residents
The relationship of the block to surrounding buildingsAs the block will appear from Cricklewood LaneProposals for a 6-15 storey block on the corner of Cricklewood Broadway and Cricklewood Lane (1-13...
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Sponsor my December beard to raise money for bowel cancer research
I'm going to look even scruffier than usual for the next month as I am going to grow a Decembeard... I don't usually write about personal issues on this blog so this is an exception to the rule.I will...
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