Brent Council apologises to pensioner over flooded flat repair delays
Disabled pensioner John Healy has received an apology from Brent Council over delays in repairing a leak in his South Kilburn block which flooded his kitchen in September leaving him without power and...
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Wembley reduced to 50% share of Neighbourhood CIL from 83% in new Cabinet...
EXISTING DISTRIBUTIONPROPOSED DISTRIBUTIONWidespread complaints about the unequal distribution of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy monies have resulted in a proposal going before the January...
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Northwick Park Community Garden Permaculture Workshop January 31st
From Northwick Park Community Garden What is a food forest – come and learn about the design planned for Northwick Park Community Garden on Thursday 31st January, 6:30pm-9:00pmVenue: Annunciation...
View ArticleQuintain takes out crane climbing injunction at Wembley Park development
From Construction EnquirerWembley developer Quintain has taken out an injunction to stop people climbing its cranes.Teenage daredevil George Henry King-Thompson is named in the injunction secured at...
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Park Lane, Wembley, to be closed for 2 weeks from January 14th
Few locals will have missed the giant 'Twin Towers' rising up on the former Chesterfield House site on the junction of Wembley High Road and Park Lane. Now Park Lane will be closed for two weeks from...
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New Workers' Rights Support Group set up in Brent
A welcome initiative from Brent Unite Community, Brent Community Law Centre and Brent Trades Council. With many having to claim benefits despite being in work and the erosion of worers' rights...
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Planning Officers recommend approval of Spurs' extra Wembley games
Brent Planning Officers have recommended that the January 16th Planning Committee LINK approves the application for Spurs to hold eight additional matches at Wembley Stadium between January 15th and...
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Anger as developer lobs in an extra storey on Dollis Hill proposal pleading...
Less than a month after Alice Lester, Brent Council Head of Planning, sent formal permission for the development at 4-9 Gladstone Parade, the developer has come in with a new application to add an...
View ArticleBrent Council to adopt new prioritising system for capital projects
Brent Council is set to introduce a permanent pipeline for capital projects with some moved into the main programme when 'strategically and economically advantageous to do so but always subject to the...
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Brent's Council estate cleaning to be brought in-house
Officers are recommending that Brent Council brings the cleaning contract for its council estates, currently held by Wettons, in-house. The contract covers the cleaning of communal areas in purpose...
View ArticleA new twist in The Village School-Woodfield saga?
Readers will know that The Village School Executive Headteacher hoped that academisation would go through by February this year but a new factor has entered the proposed Multi-Academy Trust with...
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Apply by January 25th for funds to create or refurbish local pocket parks
Wooden sculptures in Tubbs Road Pocket ParkThe government, through the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, is inviting applications from community groups interested in...
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Need to safeguard our allotments as development proposal made for Roundwood site
The triangle ear-marked for development - allotments top right Several people have drawn my attention to the development plans for the Roundwood triangle formed by Longstone Avenue and Harlesden...
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Monday Jan 14th: Brent Council - it's time to talk Brexit
From Brent CouncilBrexit will affect Brent. Brent has many European residents and Brexit will have far reaching implications particularly for them, but also for all residents in Brent. As such, Brent...
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Brent to set up Knife Crime Task Group - where's the youth representation?
The Resources and Public Realm Committee of Brent Council is to set up a Knife Crime in Brent Task Group. Members will be councillors Kabir (Chair), Gbajumo, Johnson, Chappell & Stephens plus...
View ArticleGMB call for Brent Council to bring cleaning services back in-house following...
Since I published the earlier article (January 8th LINK)reporting that Monday's Brent Cabinet will decide whether to bring back estate cleaning services in-house, the GMB have issued the following...
View ArticleCaroline Lucas on changing the Brexit conversation
Caroline Lucas' speech at yesterday's Convention It’s a pleasure to be here today, and to welcome you all to this Convention.I want to start by saying a huge thank you to everyone who has made it...
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Task Group tackles crisis of so-called 'affordable housing' in Brent
A Task Groupn on Affordable Housing will report to the Public Realm Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday that most Brent families cannot afford so-called 'affordable' housing at up to 80% of market rents or...
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Brent Budget Panel opposes reduction in library services and suggests...
Brent Council may be relying on local people having short memories regarding the above options for cuts to library services but they did promise back in 2011, when Brent libraries were 'transformed' by...
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Brent Council seeks to reassure EU residents amidst Brexit chaos
The leader of Brent Council, Cllr Muhammed Butt, the Cabinet Member fort Social Cohesion, Cllr Tom Miller and Brent CEO Carolyn Downs all sought to reassure EU citizens living in Brent that they were...
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