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Harlesden Climate Action - Friday January 10th
From Love Harlesden Residents Forum Facebook Group - a very welcome move.Amandine Alexandre-HughesHappy New Year!In 2020 fighting climate change is not an option anymore.So let's roll up our sleeves...
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Hashi Mohamed on "What it takes to make it in modern Britain" - February 11th
An event organised by Salusbury WorldHashi Mohamed, arrived in the UK as a child refugee from Somalia at the age of 9. He was raised on benefits in Harlesden and is now a successful barrister. LINK He...
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Green Party candidate calls for Labour to withdraw support from their...
The website Order-Order.com has today published more extracts from Tweets allegedly written by the Labour Party candidate in the Alperton by-election, Chetan Harpale,Andrew Linnie, Green Party...
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Why we await Brent's Annual CIL Report with more than a little interest
Brent Council is required to publish an Annual Report on how it has spent the Community Infrastructure Levy each year. The report for 2017-18 noted:To ensure that the levy is open and transparent,...
View ArticleAdult education classes and social work team to move into Willesden Green...
Announcement from Brent Council:Exciting new changes will be coming to The Library at Willesden Green this year, including two new classrooms for Brent Start and the arrival of a team of social workers...
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Network Homes warns leaseholders they may face £100,000 cladding bills
Inside Housing reports LINK that Network Homes, which has an office (due to be redeveloped) in Fulton Road Wembley and owns and manages homes in Brent has warned leaseholders that they may face bills...
View ArticleWhy Labour voters should support Andrew Linnie of the Green Party in Alperton...
The Kilburn Times reports LINK that the Labour Party has suspended Chetan Harpale, its candidate in the Alperton by-election over alleged anti-Muslim tweets. Wembley Matters broke the story on the...
View ArticleBarry Gardiner's potential leadership bid gets mixed reception
The possibility of a late entry in the Labour leadership by Brry Gardiner MP has received a mixed reception on social media. Some have been impressed by his appearances on TV and radio as a supporter...
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Cllr Butt confirms his attendance at Brent Street Trees meeting on Wednesday...
Cllr Butt, leader of Brent Council, has confirmed his attendance at the forthcoming meeting on Brent policy on trees. Since Furness Road LINK residents kicked off the campaign to save street trees from...
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Parents demand action on 'daily threat to their children
Concerned parents have set up a petition calling for action to make their children safe. I have reproduced it here for your information and not as an endorsement of everything that it says. It can be...
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Early Notice - controversial planning applications coming up at Brent Council...
The next Planning Committee on Wednesday 22nd January, 6pm, at Brent Civic Centre will be deciding some controversial planning applications:1 Olympic Way, Wembley, HA9 0NP (Ref. 19/0395) PDF 485...
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Packed meeting wins commitment to improved tree policy from Brent Council but...
Brent Trees' Three AsksThe strength of feeling amongst residents over the protection of the borough's street trees was evident yesterday evening when there was standing room only at the newly formed...
View ArticleRISE- Free Borough of Culture Outdoor Event, Olympic Way, Wembley SATURDAY 7pm
AN OUTDOOR SPECTACLE TELLING THE STORY OF BRENTFREE TO ATTEND, NO TICKET REQUIRED. On Saturday 18 January celebrate the launch of Brent’s year as London Borough of Culture 2020 at RISE – a spectacular...
View ArticleBrent does badly in recycling survey of 7 common items
From Caroline Russell, Green Party London Assembly MemberWhat would you do with a broken bucket, or a pile of empty crisp wrappers? Would you expect your council to recycle them? Or would you expect...
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Remembering Wembley Park’s Film and TV History
Just over three years ago, I wrote a guest blog bidding “Farewell to Fountain Studios” LINK. Wembley Park had lost an important facility, where films had first been made in the 1920’s and TV programmes...
View ArticleRISE London Borough of Culture Event on Olympic Way, Wembley
Last night's crowd at the opening event of Brent's London Borough of Culture year was smaller than I had expected but it was a cold night. Many waited from 7pm until 7.30pm for the show to start. The...
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(Some of) Wembley Park’s sporting heritage uncovered
Guest blog by Philip Grant in personal capacityQuintain representatives remove barriers in front of the Ice Hockey mural, while Brent Communications team discuss plans for the photo shoot, ahead of the...
View Article93% of Brent's Community Infrastructure Levy retained at end of 2018-19...
Brent Council's Annual Community Infrastructure Levy Report for the financial year 2018-2019 has just been published. It shows that 93% of Brent CIL (£86,112,896.87) was retained at the end of the...
View ArticleBrent Exiting Prostitution Drop-in Monday afternoons
From Brent CouncilThe Brent Exiting Prostitution Project deliver a drop in at Crisis Skylight Brent on Monday afternoons from 2 – 4 pm.The drop in offers a safe space for women to come and talk and...
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