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Heron harbinger of Spring in Fryent Country Park
On of the first signs that frogs are returning to the Fryent Country Park ponds for spawning is the appearance of heron in the ponds.My picture was taken this morning at Barn Hill pond.
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Supine Brent Council accept NFA in alleged Kensal Rise fraud
Who would Miss Marple suspect?Accusations of malpractice in planning application in Brent are not new. There were suspicions about a last minute surge in support for the Willesden Green development...
View ArticleButt 'bitterly disappointed' over dropping of police fraud email investigation
Reporter Hannah Bewley of the Wembley and Willesden Observer has been busy following up the Kensal Rise Pop Up library demolition story. Her report LINK contains the following statements from the...
View ArticlePolice reviewing decision not to take fake email investigation further
The Kilburn Times is reporting that the National Fraud Reporting Centre is reviewing its investigation into the Kensal Rise Library planning application fake emails and its decision not to take it...
View ArticleBrent Council's fraud evidence demands a proper police investigation and...
The case of the fraudulent emails in support of Andrew Gillick's planning application for Kensal Rise Library, owned by All Soul's College and closed down by Brent Council,appear to be coming to a...
View ArticleRespecting Brent Council's Constitution
This is the 'Soap Box' delivered by local resident Philip Grant at the Kingsbury Connects forum last night. Apparently it was well received by the 40 or so people present.I will begin by reading three...
View ArticleBrent secondary school applications for September 2014 - the figures
I have now had a very belated response to my FoI request on applications for secondary school places in Brent for September 2014.Two new free schools due to open in September 2014, but so far without...
View ArticleCopland teachers strike for 6th time over Ark Academy takeover
Teaching staff at Copland Community High School are taking their sixth day of action tomorrow (Thursday). They have made the following statement:Howisitthat a schoolstaff...
View ArticleLib Dem leader calls for Brent Council to buy back Kensal Rise Library
Councillor Paul Lorber, leader of the Liberal Democratic group on Brent Council, has stepped into the row over the Kensal Rise Library development, pop up library demolition and fake emails.In a letter...
View ArticleBrent Lib Dems back calls for police to resume Kensal Rise fraud investigation
Liberal Democrat council group leader Paul Lorber has written to the City of London Police Commissioner, Adrian Leppard , about the failure to pursue the apparently fraudulent emails submitted to...
View ArticleAll Souls shouldn't complete Kensal Rise sale before investigation complete
Guest Post from Meg HowarthA crucial question now is whether All Souls College (ASC) will proceed to complete its ‘binding agreement to sell’ the historic Kensal Rise Library (KRL) site to Andrew...
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Protest: Retired teacher not allowed to help struggling Copland students
Guest blog by ex-student of Copland High SchoolAs an Ex-Copland student, I found it absolutely alarming and ridiculous when I familiarised myself with the manner a previous teacher of mine along with...
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Parents and students join Copland strikers' picket line
Parents demand a voiceStudents demand a voicePhoto: Stefan SimmsParents and students joined striking teachers on the picket line at Copland Community School this morning. Teachers are striking for the...
View ArticleGreens: State schools discriminated against by private schools' privileges
Adrian Ramsay, Green Party spokesperson on education has responded to Michael Gove's weekend structures on private schools:Michael Gove suggests that state schools should try to perform as well as...
View ArticlePolice looking again at email fraud evidence in Kensal Rise development
The Evening Standard LINK is reporting tonight that the police are set to launch an inquiry into the fraudulent emails that supported developer Andrew Gillick's planning application for the Kensal...
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Wall of Shame around Kensal Rise Library as developer annexes community asset
Gillick's Wall of Shame going up around Kensal Rise Library todayThe Bursar of All Souls College, Thomas Seaman, has confirmed that the sale of Kensal Rise Library to developer Andrew Gillick has been...
View ArticleNational strike by NUT on March 26th
Breaking news from the NUT The NUT is today announcing a national strike across England and Wales on Wednesday 26 March in pursuit of the disputes that Michael Gove has caused with the profession...
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Brent library campaigns alive & kicking for National Libraries Day tomorrow
National Libraries Day tomorrow will see indefatigable campaigners marking the day and continuing their fight.The Save Kensal Rise Library website LINK announces:National Libraries Day Saturday 8th...
View ArticleGreen MEP: Coalition must enact EU Green 'Youth Guarantee'
LONDON'S Green MEP Jean Lambert has called on the Government to enact a Green plan to guarantee a job, training place or education for every young person.Speaking at a debate on the effects of...
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