Council MUST extend Council Tax Support consultation deadline
With just one day before the closure of Brent Council's consultation on the Council Tax Support scheme, the Council has only just this afternoon sent out notice of the consultation to Forum and Panel...
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Young Greens support ULU and Sussex University protests
Near Senate House, Bloomsbury, London this eveningThe Young Greens have strongly condemned the ābrutalā treatment of protesters by police at the University of London on Wednesday, as well as the...
View ArticleGreens: Autumn statement based on short-term politics not the long-term...
CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer George Osborneās Autumn Statement was dominated by short-term political considerations and a failure yet again to either address the underlying, structural problems which...
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Contribute your experience on secondary schools' socially selecting their...
Brent parents and practioners may be interested in contributing to this researchThe Office of the Childrenās Commissioner (OCC) has been told that some secondary schools in England are attempting to...
View ArticleThreatened Queensbury pub wins Community Asset status
Brent Council has issued the following statement. Well done to the Queensbury Campaigners and all, including some councillors, who supported them and the Council for listing it:We are pleased to...
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Council Tax Consultation extended after complaints
The Brent Council consultation on Council Tax Support due to end today,Ā has been extended for a week after a posting on this blog, Twitter campaign and an official complaint that it had not been...
View ArticleRunners, form and a tip for Labour's Brent Central race as it nears finishing...
So very soon Brent Central Labour Party members will be free of the emails, circulars, texts, and knocks on the door from the five hopefuls for the Brent Central parliamentary candidate nomination.It's...
View ArticleLib Dem's shortlist for Brent Central
As Labour votes for its Brent Central parliamentary candidate I understand that the Lib Dem shortlist for Sarah Teather's seat is:Lauren Keith, a member of Mapesbury Lib Dems who works in Public...
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Labour selects Dawn Butler for Brent Central
Uniting behind Dawn?Former Brent South MP Dawn Butler has been selected by Labour for the Brent Central seat, winning in the third round of voting. Butler lost to Sarah Teather in 2010.Clearly more...
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Brent Greens: Butler is a 'New Labour blast from the past'
Dawn Butler and Shahrar Ali at the Friends of the Earth Hustings, General Election 2010Reacting to today's news that Brent Labour Party had selected Dawn Butler to fight Brent Central in 2015, Shahrar...
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A perfect late autumn day on the allotment
Sunset over Birchen Grove allotments (St Andrew's Church and the Stadium Arch on the horizon)It was a perfect late autumn day down at Birchen Grove allotments today and I made the most of it.Ā It was...
View ArticleCouncil responds to complaint over Council Tax Support Scheme consultation
Brent Council has responded to the complaint by Robin Sivapalan on behalf of residents that its consultation on the Council Tax Support Scheme was not advertised widely enough and gave inadequate time...
View ArticleGreens condemn 'greenwash' in Brent Cross development plans
The proposals for the redevelopment of Brent Cross seem to have been going on since the turn of the century. Like many recent developments it is just over the border from Brent and has received...
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Caroline Lucas is Wildlife MP of the Year
Caroline Lucas has been voted Wildlife MP of the year by readers of Mark Avery's 'Standing Up for Nature' blog.The full results were:Caroline Lucas 39%Owen Paterson 23.5%Barry GardinerĀ 13.5%Zac...
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Green Left: It's time to make a stand and refuse to implement Coalition cuts
As councils across the country prepare their 2014-15 budgets and are confronted by the need to make savage cuts that willĀ drastically affect the quality of their poorest residents' lives, Green Left...
View ArticleVulnerable students abandoned as Copland closes Mentoring Department
Guest BlogĀ Last week a special event was held at Copland Community High School to mark the closure of the Mentoring Department at the school.Ā The Department, which has changed pupils' lives, is a...
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Have your say on Thursday about the future of local hospitals
Wembley residents will get the chance to air their views on proposed hospital reform in the borough which could see two hospital trusts in North West London merge. The meeting, held by Brent Local...
View ArticleProtest over London Mayor grabbing the New Homes Bonus
New Homes Bonus is granted to councils in recognition of the pressures they and their communities face when new housing is built in their borough. For example, the cost of more people using locally...
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Library Planning fraud investigation still awaited as developer consults in a...
Guest blog from a Kensal Rise Library campaignerMany people are asking when the police investigation in to the fake email support for Andrew Gillckās change-of-use planning application for Kensal Rise...
View ArticleBrent's housing crisis in figures
Shelter has issued the latest figures on housing need which are for the third quarter of 2013. Full data is available HEREI have made a table for the main figures for Brent below:London Borough of...
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