Harlesden Connects Tuesday: Help kids & parents save Stonebridge Adventure...
Brent Council want to expand a school and build houses in Stonebridge and in the process demolish the much loved and valued Stonebridge Adventure Playground which has been there since the 1970s.The...
View ArticleKeith Perrin had 'no problem' with £40 garden waste charge
Gaynor Lloyd has sent me this comment on suggestions that the Garden Tax was a contributing factor to Cllr Keith Perrin's resignation. (It is published here as it was too long to go in as a normal...
View ArticleCllr George Crane appointed Brent Council lead member for the Environment to...
Hot on the tail of my story about the non-filling of the Lead Member for Environment cabinet post left vacant by the resignation of Cllr Keith Perrin LINK and my suggestion that Cllr Butt was reluctant...
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Greens back Occupy Protest as Jenny Jones arrested
Jenny Jones. Green Assembly Member for London, was arrested this morning at Parliament Square when visiting the protestors there. She was witness to a close friend being arrested as part of the protest...
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'Cockney Benefit Tourist Invaders' jibe as Brent Council relocates families...
Illustration used in the Halesowen NewsFollowing Sandwell' Council's loss of a court case which over-ruled their attempt to withhold Council Tax benefit for two years from new residents who are...
View ArticleWarning: Robbers posing as builders in Wembley Park
I tweeted about this yesterday evening and my neighbour who was the victim popped in this morning to give me more details.Yesterday evening around 7pm a white English man, 30-35 years old with no...
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Police Appeal: Do you recognise this butt?
Deadline for nominations for Staff Achievement Awards extended as Council leaders ‘snatch dogs off the streets’ in desperate bid to boost Davani vote. Guest blog by...
View ArticleBarry Gardiner: Injury prevented me from voting for recognition of Palestine
I have received this reply to a message I sent to Barry Gardiner MP (Labour Brent North) asking him to vote for the recognition of Palestine on October 13th and a follow-up email asking why he wasn't...
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Council sells Brent House for £10 million
Brent HouseBrent Council has sold Brent House, Wembley High Road, for more than the £10m asking price.It has been sold to Henley Homes who have plans for up to 265 homes on the site subject to Brent...
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Guest blog: Left Unity and the Green Party - time to talk?
Sean Thompson is a former member of the Green Party and Green Left, who left the Green Party to join Left Unity. Ahead of LU's November Conference he has written an article about the organisation's...
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BrentARC steps up rights campaign over Operation Skybreaker
Brent is one of five London boroughs to be chosen as the target for Operation Skybreaker. This follows targeting of the borough by racist organisations such as the BNP, Britain First and the South East...
View ArticleCosta vs Customer Centre:? Willesden Green Cultural Centre: Have your say on...
The saga of the Willesden Green Library redevelopment continues. Another promise made to sell the redevelopmet appears to have bitten the dust. Here is an update fron Make Willesden Green LINKLast...
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Stonebridge Adventure Playground Must Stay Forever!
Cllr Muhammed Butt received the petitionA group of children, young people and parents handed over a petition of more than 1,000 signatories to Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt at Brent Civic Centre...
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Brent Council: Trick or Cheat?
Brent Council’s ‘Big Three’ weigh their options to avoid giving Rosemarie Clarke her Staff Achievement AwardGuest blog by Jack O. Lantern Christine Gilbert, Cllr Butt and Cara Davani...
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Natalie Bennett: Abolish politicised Ofsted & replace with collaborative body
Cartoon: Rose Asquith, Education GuardianNatalie Bennett's letter to the Guardian todayYour vox pop of senior education figures (The verdict on Ofsted? ‘requires improvement’, Education, 28 October)...
View ArticleBonfire night fireworks for a Brent senior manager?
There is an intriguing item on Brent Council's General Purposes Committee agenda for November 5th:Senior Manager Restructuring Proposals This report outlines proposals for a further restructuring with...
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Stonebridge: So much more than just a playground
United in the battle to save Stonebridge Adventure PlaygroundThe Kilburn Times is playing a gteat role in publicising and supporting the fight to save Stonebridge Adventure Playground. Unfortunately...
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Chalkhill families enjoy the sunshine in their very special park
I was lovely to see families out enjoy in the autumn sunshine in Chalkhill Park this afternoon. People were relaxed and happy at this unexpected bonus at the end of the half-term holiday.More evidence...
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