Another Brent primary school's Ofsted rating plummets
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Canterbury Road, Kilburn has seen its Ofsted rating drop from Grade 2 'Good' to Grade 4 'Inadequate' and has been put in 'Special Measures'.The report of the...
View ArticleKensal Rise Library planning application approved with new conditions
Brent Planning Committe tonight unanimously approved the planning application for Kensal Rise Library submitted by Andrew Gillick. The Committee attached new conditions to the application with an...
View ArticleBarry Gardiner speaks out on Israel's 'barbaric' actions in Gaza
Barry Gardiner, Labour MP for Brent North, a former vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, made his most forthright comments on the actions of Israel in Gaza earlier this week.He said LINK:Israel’s...
View ArticleBrent School Improvement Service sets out changes as interim head leaves
Rebecca Matthews, Interim Head of Brent School Improvement Service, is ending her contract and will be leaving tomorrow. Sara Williams is currently trying to find someone to cover the role. Clearly...
View ArticleWhy I support assisted dying
I joined Dignity in Dying shortly after the death of my mother. I had shared care for her in her final years with my siblings and had watched her descend into vascular dementia, bedridden and often...
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Dawnites strengthen position in Brent Central CLP
Michael CalderbankSupporters of Dawn Butler, made an almost clean sweep in elections to Brent Central Constituency Labour Party last night.Michael Calderbank, who was banned by Brent officers from the...
View ArticleLabour shifts budget meeting to support anti-fascist unity demonstration
The Deputy Leader of Brent Council, Cllr Michael Pavey, has confirmed that the Budget Meeting scheduled for tomorrow will now start later at 2pm to enable councillors to attend the counter...
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Greens call for an immediate end to the Israeli attack on Gaza as thousands...
On the eve of the National Demo for Gaza (above) the Green Party has today called for an immediate end of the Israeli attack on Gaza, and for the British government to apply all possible pressure to...
View ArticlePlease get to Cricklewood by 11am on Saturday
North West London United are asking people opposing the South East Alliance march in Cricklewood to arrive earlier at 11am outside 113 Cricklewood Broadway.This follows news that the South East...
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Unltra-right SEA sent packing by united Cricklewood community today
Between 7 to 15 far-right Islamophobic South East Alliance members attempted to march in Cricklewood today and were met by between 300 and 400 local people standing up for their communiy, including...
View ArticleA 'secret' meeting with Councillor Butt
Guest blog by Philip GrantThe need for independent investigation of a number of important matters which appear to be going wrong within Brent Civic Centre has been the subject of a number of “blogs”,...
View ArticleBrent's controversial 'Garden Tax' for green waste collection to be discussed...
Tomorrow afternoon's Brent Cabinet will be discussing a proposal to charge residents £40 per year for the collection of garden green waste. At the ame time dry cycling will be collected weekly instead...
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Enough is Enough: New Brent anti-racist initiative to be launched on Wednesday
Apart from the antics of the various tiny right-wing groups making forays into Brent to stir up trouble, we have other issues to deal with in the borough involving racism and Islamophobia..On this blog...
View ArticleBrent Cabinet approve £40 annual charge for green waste despite protests
Despite representations by local resident Martin Redston and a written submission from Brent Friends of the Earth, Brent's Cabinet approved changes to the waste collection system this afternoon.This...
View ArticleBrent's legal flip-flopping over Kensal Rise Library planning application
In this Guest Blog Meg Howarth tries to disentangle the various interpretations of the law involved in the Kensal Rise Library development planning process.Last week, Brent's planning committee gave...
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Barnet Council gives go ahead for Brent Cross redevelopment
Regular readers will know that the Brent Cross development has been subject to much debate, not least because of the increase in car traffic involved in the expansion of retail and the associated loss...
View ArticleNew anti-racist group launched in Brent to take up 'Justice for Daniel' campaign
A new broad-based group was set up last night to challenge racism in Brent. The group, Brent Anti-Racist Campaign (BARC) will take up issues in policing, housing, immigration, employment, education and...
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