Brent's Shahrar Ali pushes the diversity agenda in first speech as Green...
Shahrar Ali, the Green's Brent Central candidate at the 2010 General Election and a candidate for the GLA and European Parliament, was elected Male Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales...
View ArticleBrent 'Local offer' service for parents of children with special needs and...
From Brent Council Information and advice for parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is now easier to access thanks to the launch of Brent's Local Offer....
View ArticleBrent Council calls for modification of Mayoral Development Corporation' for...
Brent's Cabinet which meets tomorrow afternoon, will be considering its response to the proposed Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) that would take control of the regeneration of Old Oak Common and...
View ArticleParents and children speak out to save Stonebridge Adventure Playground
Not for the first time Stonebridge Adventure Playground, which has sertved generations of children in one of the most disadvantaged areas of Brent since 1976, is threatened with closure.Children and...
View ArticleMichaela opens despite safety fears over site
Michaela Free School opened to 120 Year 7 pupils this morning despite fears about the safety of Arena House which is now a building site with just as narrow roofed timber lined corridor for entrance...
View Article'The MDC is okay with me' says Pavey but others disagree
Brent's Cabinet met at Roundwood Youth Centre this afternoon, as part of a programme to move the meeting around the borough. It was followed by a walk-about in the area. There was more discussion than...
View ArticleCampaign Against Climate Change Conference Saturday September 20th at London Met
Saturday 20th September 2014 12.00-17.00 Tower Building, London Metropolitan University, Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB (directly across the road from Holloway Road tube station)During a weekend of...
View ArticlePolice pass Kensal Rise e-mail fraud information to CPS
Andrew Donald, Brent's Director of Regeneration and Mayor Projects, has told local campaigner Meg Howarth that the Brent police have passed information regarding the Kensal Rise Library Development...
View ArticleLondon Green Parties oppose Mayor's Development Corporation in Old Oak/Park...
The following motion, proposed by Brent Green Party, has been passed unanimously by the London Federation of Green Parties.
View ArticleNavin Shah calls for Crossrail branch to Wembley Central and Harrow and...
From Navin Shah's Office Navin Shah AM today used his appearance at the planning inquiry into London Plan alterations to argue for a new branch of Crossrail 1 linking from Old Oak Common to Wembley,...
View ArticleWembley Asda permitted to extend Click & Collect hours despite objections...
Despite objections from neighbours Brent Council has granted planning permission to Wembley ASDA to extend the opening hours of its Click and Collect Bay by two hours daily. It can now operate until...
View ArticleGreens call for a People's Constitutional Convention following revolutionary...
Votes at 16 Campaign reaction the day after From the Green Party of England and WalesFollowing the defeat of the “Yes” campaign in the Scottish referendum on independence, the Green Party would like to...
View ArticleTribunal finds employee suffered race discrimination, victimisation and...
The Employment Tribunals has announced its judgment in the case of Rosemary Clarke versus the London Borough of Brent and Ms Cara Davani, Brent's Director of Human Resources.Allegations about Ms...
View ArticleBrent Council 'disappointed and surprised' by findings that their employee...
Following my story below LINK on the findings of the Employment Tribunals in the case of Rosemary Clarke vs the London Borough of Brent and Cara Davani, Brent Council has issued the following...
View ArticleJoin the People's Climate March on Sunday
The World Leaders' Climate Summit in New York this September will be a key moment in the fight against climate change. The march organised in New York aims to be the biggest climate demonstration the...
View ArticleAnger mounts over Employment Tribunal findings against Brent Council
Cara DavaniBrent Council workers and residents have reacted angrily to the Employment Tribunal findings of racial discrimination, victimisation and constructive dismissal against Brent Council and Cara...
View ArticleWe need a different, supportive & conciliatory working culture at Brent Council
I have received many comments about the Empoyment Tribunal Judgment on Brent Council and Cara Davani, This one I thought was worth publishing separaely as it gives a different, contextual view:First...
View ArticleLondon's Climate weekend brings out the Greens
A lovely September afternoon brought thousands on to London streets today to put pressure on governments to take action on climate change. The demonstration coincided with others taking place in...
View ArticleCllr Butt had been told about concerns regarding Cara Davani well before the...
Nan Tewari sent this as the comment on the piece below but I think it deserves a posting ot its own. Cllr Butt is currently at the Labour Party Conference and has made no comment on the Emplyment...
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