Mystery Chalkhill woman on ITV tomorrow night
Posters have been appearing around Chalkhill Estate in Wembley of a mystery woman who is going to be featured on Long Lost Families on Monday evening - 9pm ITV.I can reveal that the woman is a former...
View ArticleSouth Kilburn to get Brent's first regeneration ballot
Guest post by South Kilburn resident John Healy reflecting on the latest developments in the South Kilburn SagaIt all began in 1999 when the residents of South Kilburn made a bid for NDC (New Deal for...
View ArticleCollege of North West London's Dudden Hill Campus to be sold off for housing...
The College of North West London, now part of United Colleges after its merger with Westminster College, is getting involved in another property deal after selling off its Kilburn site some time ago...
View ArticleBrent Cabinet set to approve of purchase Gloucester & Durham blocks from...
Brent Council's Cabinet will decide on July 15th to pay circa £92million for a site sold on leasehold to Telford Homes PLC and Notting Hill Genesis in May 2018 for £3million. REPORTThe Gloucester and...
View ArticleWillesden Green Library - Celebrating the great survivor's 125th anniversary
Guest post by Philip Grant It’s not often that you get invited to a 125th birthday party, but that is what is happening on Thursday 18th July, a century and a quarter to the day from the opening of...
View ArticleBrent Year 6's - Remember...YOU ARE MORE THAN A SCORE!
As children, parents and primary school staff anxiously awaiting the results of the Key Stage 2 SAT tests this is a reminder that a child and their achievements are so much more than a single test result.
View ArticleBrent Council statement on the weekend's fatal incidents in Wembley
A message from Cllr Tom Miller, Lead Member for Community Safety at Brent CouncilThe fatal incidents we saw in Wembley over the weekend are truly shocking and our sympathies go to the victims and their...
View ArticleAn-Nisa urge Brent Council to reject the APPG definition of Islamophobia at...
Statement from An-Nisa SocietyAn-Nisa Society urges Brent Council to reject the All-Party Parliamentary Group's ill thought out and regressive definition of Islamophobia at the full Council meeting on...
View ArticleTUC calls for a cross-party 'Just Transition Commission' to pave the way for...
The TUC has today (Monday) published A just transition to a greener, fairer economy – a roadmap to meeting the needs of working people in the transition to a low-carbon economy.The roadmap sets out...
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There are a number of controversial plan ning applications due to be heard at the next Brent Planning Committee on July 16th (6pm Brent Civic Centre). Details are here in case any individuals or groups...
View ArticleBarnhill SNT statement on last weekend's fatalities
From Barnhill Safer Neighbourhood TeamOur thoughts remain with the families of the two young men who have had their lives taken from them in the most horrific way.We are working closely with our...
View ArticlePreston Community Library 'highly commended' in prestigious Library of the...
From Preston Community Library CampaignPreston Community Library has been “highly commended” in this year’s Bookseller's Library of the Year award.The judges said that “For the first time, The...
View ArticleBrent Civic Centre witnesses a tide of support for threatened Strathcona...
Kiri Tunks, Joint National President of the NEU, addresses the protestersFrom Brent National Education UnionThe fight to save Strathcona School, Wembley, intensified On Wednesday. Staff, parents and...
View ArticleDo you have a story to share about Windrush? We would like to hear from you.
From Learning Through the ArtsWe are collecting stories of Windrush Migrants and their descendants with a connection to Brent. If you have a story you would like to share, please contact us by August:...
View Article59% of primary NEU members voting in ballot supported tests boycott but...
From Mary Bousted & Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretaries of the National Education Union have sent this message to NEU members in primary schoolsThe union’s executive met on Saturday, 13 July...
View ArticleFurness School staff to strike after academy trust's refusal of independent...
Furness Primary School members of the National Education Union (NEU) are to strike on Thursday July 18th after the Chair of Trustees, Jo Jhally, refused a request for an independent investigation into...
View Article'Gateway to Wembley' mural to be covered by advertising
Brent Planning Committee last night agreed an application by Quintain to largely cover the murals on the Bobby Moore Bridge underpass with advertising. The underpass leads from the Wembley Park station...
View ArticleBrent Council agrees to ballot 1,000 South Kilburn residents on regeneration...
Brent Council has agreed to ballot the approximately 1,000 residents of the South Kilburn Estate who live in the 17 blocks still to be demolished on whether the regeneration of the Estate should...
View ArticleSchool staff strike over allegations of bullying by management
Staff at Furness Primary School, Harlesden, went on strike this morning in protest against alleged bullying of staff by management.The school is part of a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) with Oakington Manor...
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