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Bridge Park Campaign - Brent Council Mediation Fails. Hearing starts on Monday,
A thousand people attended a public meeting on the issue early in the campaignBridge Park campaigners and Brent Council go to Court on Monday in the latest round of the Harlesden and Stonebridge...
View ArticleGreen Assembly Member wins TfL over to Green Energy
London’s biggest energy consumer would be running on renewables within the next decade as today, after pressure from Caroline Russell AM, TfL announced they’re looking for greener energy.Almost exactly...
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There's more to Quintain's Wembley Stadium steps than meets the eye
There is rather more to the triumphant tweet by Quintain that yesterday announced the start on work to replace the Wembley Stadium pedway with steps. Before Quintain was taken over by the American...
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Uncovering the history of Church End and Chapel End, Willesden – Part 3
The final part of this local history series by Margaret Pratt. (Thank you very much for this series Margaret which has aroused a lot of interest. I hope to publish more about the history of our...
View ArticleVideo: Black Lives/White Privilege - a community discussion in Brent
Marcia Rigg - campaigner, Dr Deryck Murray - Uni of West Indies, Prof Gary Younge - author, Antonia Charles - lawyer; Muhammed Butt - Leader of Brent Council On 25 May 2020, in Minneapolis, USA, George...
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Why Brent should withdraw its application to demolish 1 Morland Gardens
Following on from his recent guest blog, “How Significant is Significance”, Philip Grant has sent the following “Open Email”:-To: Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive, and Cllr. Muhammed Butt, Council...
View ArticleDay 1: Brent Council v Bridge Park -Technical problems force early adjournment
The first full day hearing of Brent Council vs Leonard Johnson (representing Bridge Park campaigners) was beset by technical problems. There was a small attendance of barristers etc and a witness in...
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Missing public documents leads to deferral of Claremont School's artificial...
Readers will know I have quite frequently drawn attention to links to planning documents on the Brent Council website that do not work and documents that seem to disappear.Now tonight's consideration...
View ArticleDay 2 - Brent Council v Bridge Park
The cross-examination of ex Brent Council Leader Thomas Bryson continued when the Court resumed this morning. Bridge Park's Counsel was trying to establish that the HPCC (Harlesden People's Community...
View ArticleDay 3- Brent Council v Bridge Park
Much of today's cross-examination of witnesses from the Brent Council of the 1980s appeared inconclusive. Counsel for Bridge Park campaign seemed to shift the grounds on which they based their claim...
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112 years on – the Olympic marathon race through Wembley, 1908
A guest blog by Philip Grant on the anniversary of the Wembley MarathonThe afternoon of Friday 24 July 1908 was hot and sunny, not the best of conditions for running 26 miles from Windsor Castle to...
View ArticleDay 4: Judge warns Bridge Park Counsel over 'difficulties' in his case
Judge Michael Green QC, at the end of today's hearing warned Mr Cottle, Counsel for Leonard Johnson and Bridge Park, that he would face difficulties in running his case after representations from Ms...
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The Preston Story - Part 1
The first part of a new local history series, by Chris Coates of Preston Community Library. Preston is often seen as one of the quieter parts of Wembley – just a 20thcentury development of...
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Greens Support Dawn Butler Solidarity Demonstration
Brent Trades Council, Brent Central Labour Party and Stand Up To Racism organised a demonstration in solidarity with Dawn Butler MP (Brent Central) after she and her staff received racist threats and...
View ArticleBridge Park Hearing Resumes Today
The hearing of the Brent Council v Leonard Johnson Bridge Park case resumes at 10.30am this morning. The case is timetabled to last until Friday and will begin with witnesses for the defendants.In the...
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Make sure you have a say on OPDC plans for canalside Harlesden
Press Release from West London Business The Old Oak and Park Royal DevelopmentCorporation (OPDC), working in partnership with the London Borough of Brent and the Canal & River Trust, is planning...
View ArticleLeonard Johnson's marathon appearance at Bridge Park hearing and more to come...
The day started with a brief conversation about Counsel and some court room staff appeared now wearing facebooks. Apparently guidance was issued last on Friday. The Judge decided he was sufficiently...
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Brent relents! – Planning consultee comments to be published in future
Guest blog by Philip Grant. He deserves congratulations for winning a victory for openness and transparency.This subject may appear to be of limited interest, but if you are ever affected by a...
View ArticleLeonard Johnson at Bridge Park hearing: 'This was going to be a legacy for...
Annoyingly, and not good in terms of seeing and hearing justice being done, on-line observers could not hear the first 15 minutes of today's cross examination of Leonard Johnson, the defendant by Brent...
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