Missing fortnight and missing documents twist in Kensal Rise Library saga
This is the notice of the Disposal of Land listed as an Asset of Community Value (Kensal Rise Library site).It was only issued on November 27th, two weeks after Andrew Gillick, the current owner,...
View ArticleBennett: What got us into 'this mess' is the fraud, errors and mismanagement...
Summary of Green Party reactions to the Autumn Statement · Caroline Lucas MP on Tax avoidance announcement:‘This is a small step in right direction - but we urgently need full tax transparency’...
View ArticleYouth Services face heavy Brent Council AND GLA cuts
Outside Brent Town Hall in Spring 2011At the special meeting arrnged with then Brent Council leader, Ann JohnIn what might see a rerun of the 2011 youth campaign againstLabour Brent Council plans to...
View ArticleSee Open Bethlehem on Sunday followed by discussion with the director
The Lexi Cinema will be screening the film Open Bethlehem on Sunday afternoon folowed by a discussion with the director. LINK Documentary director Leila Sansour returned to her home town of Bethlehem...
View ArticleSurviving Christmas at Brent Council?
In the run up to the 'Season of Goodwill' things are looking distinctly frosty at Brent Council despite the Christmas tree recently erected at the Civic Centre.Relationships between Labour councillors...
View ArticleGreens protest: East Coast Mainline should stay in public hands - KINGS CROSS...
"The only people this decision will benefit are the shareholders at Virgin Trains and Stagecoach" says London Green Party Councillor Caroline Russell as the Green Party are set to take part in the...
View ArticleJudge rules Brent Council Employment Tribunal Appeal has 'no reasonable...
In a letter sent to Brent Council Legal Services on December 4th, the Employment Appeal Tribunal rules that all grounds of Brent Council's appeal against the Watford Tribunal have 'no reasonable...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Christine Gilbert on the Employment Tribunal case
Local resident Philip Grant, who has been following the Employment Tribunal case closely and engaged with council officers on the issue, has written the following Open Letter to Christine Gilbert,...
View ArticleGreen Party campaigns to keep the East Coast Mainline public - public service...
London Green Party (and a stray Santa) campaigning to keep the East Coast Mainline public today, Kings Cross, today
View ArticleYouth, children, carers, environment hit by Brent Council cut proposals
Brent Council has now published its draft proposals for cuts in services that will be considered by the Cabinet on Monday December 15th. The document is available HERE I advise readers to read the...
View ArticleGreen Party support for firefighters' strike for fair pensions
Shahrar Ali, Green Party depuy leader and Brent Central candidate ,on FBU picket line at WillesdenFirefighters in England will be on 24 hour strike tomorrow from 9am LINK against an 'unfair,...
View ArticleThe death of Brent Council
Brent Live, the live transmission of Council meetings, failed last night, but in a broader sense Brent Council itself died.The first reading of the 2015-17 budget included a limp defence of the 'dented...
View ArticleCuts may have greatest impact on the most vulnerable says Brent Council...
Brent Council spendingThere was a short Twitter exchange during last night's Council Meeting on the possibility of raising Council Tax with some arguing that by freezing Council Tax for five years the...
View ArticleThree Brent Central General Election candidates united in support of...
A child left this message for staff at Stonebridge Adventure Playground The three candidates General Election candidates so far selected for Brent Central have all pledged support for Stonebridge...
View ArticleCllr Butt's alter ego takes to the Twittersphere
Let's face it Brent needs a bit of cheering up at the moment so Cllr Butt's new Twitter identity looks promising, even if it has confused a few people.The parody account has only a few followers at...
View ArticleGreen Party's opposition to neo-liberalism and austerity marks them out from...
Sam Stopp, Labour Councillor for Wembley Central, caused a stir among fellow councillors, when he posted an article professing admiration for the Green Party, naming them as the true opposition on...
View ArticleBBC reveals Northwick Park A&E winter problems and questions over mental...
The BBC have just published an on-line device that lets you see how your local A&E is coping this winter LINKThese are a selection of the results for Northwick Park:As well as these issues the...
View ArticleTemporary accommodation for the homeless at Brent House?
Brent House in Wembley may house homeless families if the Cabinet agree the proposal on Monday.Brent House has been vacated by the Council and Air France. It will be 12 months before Henley Homes are...
View ArticleThe proposals that could wipe out Youth Provision in Brent
The possible cuts in the Youth Service in Brent are causing great concern. As you can see above there are two alternatives but in essence the first (CYP3) postpones most of the cuts until 2015-17 and...
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