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South Kilburn and Queens Walk planning applications approved by Brent...
Despite articulate and reasoned objections and often hazy responses from planning officers, both the Queens Walk planning application and the huge South Kilburn scheme were passed at Brent Planning...
View ArticleUPDATE: Cuts of £7m and Council Tax rise of 3.99% approved by Brent Council
UPDATE: Budget and Council Tax rise approved with 4 against and 2 abstentions In the early days of austerity and government cuts to local authorities there were protests at Brent Town Hall and later at...
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Winning hearts and minds on St Raph's
Two groups are active on social media with differing views on the current consultation taking place over the future of St Raphael's Estate. Brent Council has put forward two possibilities -...
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High Court challenge to Barnhill by-election result
An Election Petition has been issued in the Election Petition Office of the High Court challenging the result of the January 23rd by-election. The petitioners have applied for a court hearing and the...
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Love Where You Live - the Bobby Moore Bridge tile murals
From the “Brent & Kilburn Times”, 20 February 2020.Guest post by Philip GrantDear Councillor Butt,Love Where You Live - the Bobby Moore Bridge tile murals. This is an open email.By chance, a...
View ArticleBrent Central Labour Party GC: Labour suspensions 'smack of totalitarian...
Graham Durham speaking at a joint Brent Solidarity Campaign-Brent Trades Council meeting on Palestine - September 2018 Local Labour pro-Palestine activist and former Brent Labour councillor Graham...
View ArticleDiscomfort as Brent councillors debate an increase in their own allowances
Council - Wednesday, 19th February 2020 at 6:00pm - Brent Council WebcastingThe debate comes just after the vote on the Local PlanLast week's Full Council approved a Council Tax rise of 3.99%, numerous...
View ArticleUpdate on Strathcona closure process
A Task Group has been set up with officers of the local authority and Roe Green-Strathcona senior management and the Chair of Governors to manage the phased closure of the Strathcona school...
View ArticleIs Brent getting any closer to fulfilling its fossil fuel divestment pledge?
Cllr Shafique Choudhary, in a highly unusual contribution to the Allowances section of the Full Council agenda last Wednesday, made the case that the complexity, workload and responsibility - with the...
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1 Morland Gardens, Stonebridge – Housing or Heritage? Or both?
Historic Stonebridge Park – “Altamira” and “Hurworth”, now 1 & 2 Morland Gardens.Guest post by Philip Grant, in a personal capacityA Brent Council news release on 24 January, about the Cabinet’s...
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St Raphael's Estate: a recent meeting and upcoming exhibition
I wrote recently about the competition between two groups to win the hearts and minds of people on the St Raphael's Estate where residents are faced with choosing between refurbishment and in-filling...
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1 Morland Gardens: there IS an alternative
A Brent councillor asked on Facebook for further information on Philip Grant's reference to possible alternative plans for 1 Morland Place. LINKPhilip had written: But there is an alternative, as the...
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Brent accused of misleading the public with its Borough of Culture library...
Paul Lorber, of the volunteer-run Barham library has challenged Brent Council over posters which appear to suggest that the council run ten libraries.He wrote:The posters about Borough of Culture at...
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Palliative care services under scrutiny tomorrow
Proposals to address short-comings in palliative care in North West London will be interrogated by the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee tomorrow (Tuesday March 3rd, 6pm Brent Civic Centre)....
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Councillors move to improve Brent Council's scrutiny process
Scrutiny is more than just a band!Following my article about failures in Brent Council scrutiny processes LINK local resident and Wembley Matters contributor Philip Grant took up the issue with...
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Brent Council, councillors & Network Housing fail to deal with...
A Brent resident who moved from south Brent across the North Circular to Press Road, Neasden has met a brick wall when trying to 'Love Where you Live' and getting something done about the...
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Amazing line-up for 'Stand Up for Gaza' comedy evening March 20th
From Brent Friends of PalestineWe have about 80 tickets to sell for the comedy night we are organising on Friday March 20th at 7.30 pm at the Yaa Centre, W9 2AN. It will be a good evening out so PLEASE...
View ArticleCBI call for urgent sick pay measures during Coronavirus crisis
From the CBIThe CBI is today (Thursday) calling for urgent action on five areas of sick pay to support employees and businesses in light of Coronavirus. These reflect firms’ determination to ensure...
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GLA say Woodfield Nursery development at Welsh Harp does not conform with the...
The GLA have raised objections to the controversial plan LINK to build on the Woodfield Nursery site, Cool Oak Lane, Barnet, near the Welsh Harp Metropolitan Open Land. This means that if Barnet...
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