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The Bobby Moore Bridge tile murals - will Brent’s Planners let the “cover-up”...
Guest post by Philip Grant, in a personal capacity. Readers may remember a “guest blog”, just over a year ago, when I wrote about an attempt to persuade Brent Council and Quintain to put the tile...
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Day after Bobby Moore Bridge mural article is published Brent Council issue...
Coincidence or the power of Philip Grant's article?The day after Philip's article was published on Wembley Matters regarding the planning application for the Bobby Moore Bridge at the end of Olympic...
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Some mistake, surely? Brent Council wins planning awards while complaints...
Chase House, South KilburnGuest post by Pete Firmin, South Kilburn Estate residentLegend has it that emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Brent Council leadership seem to be staging a modern...
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Quintain secures a further £172.5m of development financing to support the...
Site E05 proposals (from Quintain website) Press release from Quintain LtdQuintain has successfully completed a £172.5m financing package with Cheyne Capital to support the development of the next...
View ArticleDrug related crime community meeting tonight 7pm Brent Civic Centre
End drug-related crime - Public Meeting Drugs affect us and our community7pm-9pm Tuesday 21 May 2019 Brent Civic Centre Grand Hall Tea and coffee from 6.45pmHow can we stop the violence and...
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ENGINES OF PRIVILEGE: BRITAIN'S PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROBLEM - A DISCUSSION
From Kensal and Kilburn Better 2019Is private education a key source of our country's problems?Social historian David Kynaston, co-author of Engines of Privilege: Britain's private school problem, will...
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Justice4Grenfell campaign will speak at Brent Trades Hall tomorrow May 22nd
On Wednesday 22nd May, Moira Samuels will be speaking at 7.30pm at Brent Trades Council's meeting. Moira Samuels is from the Justice4Grenfell campaign whose goal is to obtain justice for the families,...
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Petition launched to Save the Bobby Moore Bridge tile murals
The image used in this poster may be the work of Amanda Rose ( ©amandarosephoto ) – we are still waiting for Quintain to confirm whether or not this is the case. Guest post by Philip Grant, in a...
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Brent Council did not formally consult with secondary headteachers on...
...Or that it what an FoI response from Brent Council to the National Education Union (NEU) seems to indicate.At the Scrutiny Committee meeting on the free school proposal Gail Tolley, Strategic...
View ArticleFuture of HS2 project uncertain amidst Tory turmoil
Construction News often sends me well informed articles and I think this one, received yesterday, is of particular interest:The government confirmed earlier this week that HS2 would continue, despite a...
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Welsh Harp Half-Term Activity Day - Thursday May 30th
Join us at the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre for Holiday Activities! Thursday 30th MayPond Dipping and Mini-beast Hunt, 10.30am – 12pmDip in the pond to see what swims below and hunt for...
View ArticleSufra appeal for three Iraqi asylum seeking families in desperate need
Three Iraqi families seeking asylum turned up at Sufra this week, desperate for help. Two of the mothers are pregnant and one has just given birth prematurely.They fled Iraq together to avoid...
View ArticleBREAKING: Brent European Election Result
The Brent result that will contribute to the overall London result at City Hall tonight was:PartyVote%%2014%Change 2019/14Animal Welfare7821%!%=Change UK28594%--Conservative703710%18%-8%Green...
View ArticleApply by June 5th for Wembley Park Community Fund grants
The Wembley Park Community Fund is led by Quintain in partnership with the London Borough of Brent, Wates, McLaren, John Sisk and Son, and McAleer and Rushe. The Fund aims to make a real difference to...
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Angry residents knock on Muhammed Butt's door to complain after weekend of...
Residents angered by the behaviour of football fans at the weekend contacted Brent Council calling for action and some residents even turned up on Council Leader Muhammed Butt's doorstep to...
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Voting today on the Harlesden Area Plan - polling closes 10pm
From Harlesden Area ActionTODAY IS THE DAY for the VOTE on the Neighbourhood Plan!HAA supports the Neighbourhood Plan - for more info please see this linkEligible polling stations: John Keble Primary,...
View ArticleBrent councillor reveals enduring Tory prejudice
It used to be that Conservative politicians looked down their noses at council house tenants. The fact that in the 21st century that prejudice hasn't gone away has been revealed by Brent Tory...
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Together Against Trump June 3rd - 4th
From Together Against TrumpThe national demonstration against Trump on Tuesday 4 June will be assembling at 11am at Trafalgar Square, marching to Downing Street and then to Parliament Square, creating...
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