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Defer these vital planning applications until residents can participate
There are still no clear instructions on the Brent Council Democracy web page (above) on how residents can make representations on planning applications that are tabled for Wednesday's virtual...
View ArticleWarning over leaving out Mutual Aid payments
A reader has contacted me to say that money he left out by his front door for a Covod-19 Mutual Aid volunteer to pay a bill was stolen before the volunteer arrived. It was inside a housing block and...
View ArticleWonderful video from Brent Music Service
Brent Music Service has been working hard to provide on-line instrumental lessons to young people whom they normally teach in schools.They have posted this uplifting video which followed calls to sing...
View ArticleBREAKING: Ujima House planning application withdrawn on eve of Planning...
The Planning Application for Ujima House has been withdrawn and Committee members will tomorrow defer the application to a future meeting.The application was one of several subtantial issues due to...
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Brent GP urges residents to wear facemasks
The following represents the views of the author. I am not qualified to judge its merits but have been urged to share by some concerned readers. It was first posted on Brent Covid-19 Mutual Aid...
View ArticleCovid-19 deaths in your area of Brent
At present the Church End area is showing the highest figures in Brent
View ArticleBrent Council defends decision to go ahead with virtual Planning Committee...
Brent Council has put on record its reasons for rejecting deferral of the Sudbury Town Station planning application on lack of democracy grounds which presumably will also apply to other applications....
View ArticleSadiq Khan and TfL announce post-lockdown 'London Streetspace' programme
From the London Mayor's OfficeThe Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and TfL have today unveiled their ‘London Streetspace’ programme which will rapidly transform London’s streets to accommodate a possible...
View ArticleInstructions for participation at tonight's Planning Committee - Is this...
Readers will be aware of the discussion that has taken place over tonight's 'virtual' Planning Committee. Critics claim that it would be better to postpone the meeting until such time as residents can...
View ArticleSudbury Town RA's statement re Sudbury Town Station Planning Application...
Sudbury Town Residents Association has sent the following information on the Sudbury Town Station plannin g application currently being considered by Brent Planning Committee:The planning application...
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Sudbury Town Station planning application referred back after it was opposed...
After members of the Planning Committee opposed the approval of the Sudbury Town Station car park planning application by 4 votes to 3, officers moved quickly to rescue the situation by recommending...
View ArticleSudbury Labour hail Planning Committee decision on Sudbury Town Station...
Sudbury Labour on its blog has given an account of theor contribution to tonight's Planning Committee decision LINK.After strong objections from Sudbury Councillors, Brent Council’s planning committee...
View ArticlePlanning Officer explains next steps in Sudbury Town Station Car Park...
There have been raised eyebrows over the decision to defer the Sudbury Town Station Car Park planning application last night after a 4-3 majority voted against against it.This exchange may help explain...
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VE Day – why they were celebrating then, and what it tells us now
Philip Grant, of Wembley History Society, reflects on difficult times, past and present.‘Wembley Goes Gay!’ If you saw that headline now, you would think it was about a Pride march. But that was the...
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Brent Cyclists lobby Council on Post-Covid-19 local transport
The Brent Cycling Campaign has published an open letter to Brent Council officials and councillors setting out proposals for 'A Shared Future' for local transport in the post-Covid-19 era.The proposals...
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No return until it’s safe! Joint Education Unions urge caution whilst...
ContributedPamela MistryIn response to the government’s “five pillars” that needed to be met before relaxing lockdown, the NEU has published its own “FIVE TESTS” which must be met before any increase...
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Brent governors should support the teaching unions' demands before any return...
National press looking forward to MondayThis article is my personal view but based on my experience as a governor and former headteacher and teacher.While the national press was trumpeting an end to...
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NEU, NASUWT and Rebecca Long-Bailey tell PM 'no re-opening' until tests met
Battle lines are being drawn tonight following Johnson's confusing announcement which totally ignored the views of education unions over the re-opening of schools. The NEU has warned members to expect...
View ArticleCBI's cautious reaction to PM's speech on lockdown plans
The CBI has responded to the Prime Minister’s address on the continuing Covid-19 crisis and the status of lockdown measures.Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director General, said:“Today marks the first...
View ArticleGreens: Outcry from workers proves Government proposals not consulted upon or...
Responding to Boris Johnson’s public address this evening Sian Berry, co-leader of the Green Paarty said:We were told we were going to get a roadmap for the way forward today but the Prime Minster’s...
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