Call for Brent Council to review policy on high-density high-rise...
Paul Lorber of Brent Liberal Democrats has written to Brent Council CEO regarding the new development that is planned for the Bridgewater Road site near Alperton station. LINKThe application is due to...
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Join Saturday's London Renters Union Day of Action - Brent branch of the LRU...
Saturday 27th June sees a Day of Action organised by The London Renter's Union aimed at highlighting the plight of renters during the Covid19 crisis.Is your rent too high? You’re not alone. Londoners...
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Alperton Bridgewater Road high-rise development approved
Cllr Anton Georgiou (Lib Dem, Alperton ward) told the planning committee that the proposed high-rise development on the Saab showroom site on Bridgewater Road LINK was felt by residents to be...
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1 Morland Gardens planning application – how significant is “significance”?
Guest blog by Philip Grant, in a personal capacityBack in February, I first wrote about the 1 Morland Gardens planning application (Housing or Heritage? Or both?), under which Brent Council propose to...
View ArticleFryent Murders: Official statement from Metropolitan Police on...
Press Release from the Metropolitan Police Service On Wednesday, 17 June the MPS’s Directorate of Professional Standards was informed of allegations that non-official and inappropriate photographs had...
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Fryent murders, Mina Smallman speaks out: 'Those police officers dehumanised...
The PM news programme on BBC Radio 4 this afternoon stopped me in my tracks when Mina Smallman, the mother of sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibba Henry, spoke powerfully to Martin Bashir about the...
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Vaccines – and a little piece of Sudbury’s history
A special guest post by Philip GrantIn recent months, vaccines have been in the news – both the quest for a vaccine to protect against Covid-19, and the threat to the fight against common diseases...
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Petition for formal criminal charges over alleged police photographing of...
The family of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman have launched a petition calling for criminal charges against the police officers involved in the alleged sharing of photographs of the women's bodies. The...
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Butt announces Lunt will succeed Dave as regeneration chief at Brent Council
Brent Council has made the following announcement for what is the most powerful and influential job on the Council and one in which Muhammed Butt, leader of the council, maintains an extremely close...
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Brent Council issues statement after residents protest about 'ugly ' 5G mast...
Church Lane, KingsburyFryent Way, border Wembley/Kingsbury near Country Park entrance A local resident wrote to Wembley Matters:"Hello... My family and I live in Kingsbury and not far from where the...
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Outdoor Memorial Service for Nicole and Bibaa tomorrow in Fryent Country Park...
From Holy Innocents Church, Kingsbury A short service for the public to remember and honour Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, and to bless Fryent Park. will be held on the view point at Gotfords Hill,...
View ArticleBrent may see more offices converted into housing after Government announcement
After Boris Johnosn's announcement this afternoon it seems likely that Brent will see more office buildings converted into homes as well as more freedom for developers in general. Offices may no longer...
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Brent gets £125k for Wembley Triangle/Harrow Road/North Circular Cycle route
In the latest tranch of London Street Space funding that encourages healthy travel post Covid, Brent has been given £125,000 towards a cycle route that will run between Wembley Triangle on the Harrow...
View ArticleDe-colonising the curriculum - Video of NEU Left discussion
In the light of events in the US and the UK this event centred on a discussion on what action can be taken to ensure that pupils are educated about the context of the #blacklivesmatter movement.
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Brook Avenue, Wembley Park: The latest street to fall victim to high rise...
Guest post by a Brook Avenue residentProposals for the redevelopment of Wembley Park Station car park to build five new buildings between 13 and 21 storeys in height (456 residential units) have been...
View ArticleBREAKING: Arrest made in Fryent double murder investigation
From the Metropolitan PoliceDetectives investigating the murders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in Wembley have arrested a man overnight.The 18-year-old was arrested at an address in south London...
View ArticleTributes paid to Bibaa and Nicole as Fryent Country Park is reclaimed by the...
It was windy on top of Gotsford Hill today so sound quality leaves a lot to be desiredThe community came together today at a Memorial Service on Gotsford Hill organised by Holy Innocents Church,...
View ArticleLockdown in London sees pollution halved at commuter hotspots
From Global Action PlanNew research by Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) and Global Action Plan has found that three commuter hotspots in London, such as Borough High Street, have shown an...
View ArticleA teenager has been charged with the murder of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole...
From OWL Messaging, Neighbourhood WatchDanyal Hussein, 18 of Guy Barnett Grove, SE3 will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday, 2 July) charged with: the murder of Bibaa...
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Brent Council: No evidence of rise in Covid19 cases in the borough & no plans...
Wembley High Road (Credit: Amanda Rose)Brent Council, on a post on its website, has sought to reassure residents in the face of reports that the borough is facing a lockdown after events in...
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