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Brent Advocacy Concerns is looking for new trustees
Are looking for New Trustees BAC has been supporting Disabled People in Brent since 1988 and are looking for trustees who can help take us forward in these...
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Now Cricklewood Llbrary land and building to be sold off
After the controversy over the attempted sale of Kensal Rise Library, Cricklewood Library is now up for sale. As the library is an asset of community value there is now a period in which community...
View ArticleNotes from the Mansfield Enquiry
Guest blog by Peter LathamOn Saturday 28 March 2015 I went to Hounslow Civic Centre for the morning half of the NW London local authorities' Mansfield enquiry hearings into the impact of the NW London...
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TTIP: the threat to local authorities and public services
As the perils of TTIP are still not widely known and only a few organisations. including the Barnet Alliance and the Green Party seem to be ringing the alarm bells, I am reposting this long piece first...
View ArticleIbrahim Taguri confirms he will not stand as an Independent in Brent Central
As Brent Green Party was meeting across the road, the signage at Ibrahim Taguri's temporary campaign office in Walm Lane was being taken down last night. Earlier Ibrahim had confirmed to me that he...
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Bob Blackman's record on environmental issues under scrutiny
Bob Blackman, former MP for Harrow East (he is now just a candidate) had his record put under scrutiny publicly last week near St Anne's Shopping Centre, Harrow on the Hill, when a constituent erected...
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Brent Labour Council should hang its head in shame as Stonebridge Adventure...
I visited Stonebridge Adventure Playground yesterday for their last major children's event - an Easter Egg Hunt. Caught up in the excitement of the hunt children soon forgot about the imminent closure...
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Wembley Crime Preventer Jeremy Zeid steps down after advocating Obama kidnap
Jeremy Zeid with Nigel FarageJeremy Zeid, UKIP candidate for Hendon has stood down following publicity over his Facebook statement that Israel should kidnap President Obama and put him on trial. LINKHe...
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Brent install 24 hour security as they take over the Stonebridge Adventure...
Brent Play Association handed over the keys of Stonebridge Adventure Playground to Brent Council this morning, but not before they had secured the Head of Assets signature on the handover document.The...
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Brent Central candidates talking green at the Learie Constantine Centre
From Brent Friends of the EarthParliamentary candidates for Brent Central were questioned on their green credentials at Brent Friends of the Earth's Eco Hustings last Thursday in Willesden.Green...
View ArticleJubilee and Metropolitan lines closed for Easter weekend
From Transport for LondonJubilee lineOn Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there will be no service between Waterloo and Wembley Park while we replace the tunnel lining at Bond Street, replace points at...
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Election hustings and meetings in Brent in the next fortnight
Hampstead and Kilburn is well ahead in terms of General Election hustings. If any organisation has details of hustings in Brent Central and Brent North please send them in. Party allegiances aside I...
View ArticleMajority of responding candidates condemn illegal Israeli settlements
From the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The views of Brent Central, Brent North and Hampstead and Kilburn candidates can be found HERE and will be updated when more responses are received. The...
View ArticleHow the hell did they get away with it? Michael Rosen explains
I thought this Facebook post by Michael Rosen would be of interest to readers:How the hell did they get away with it? Call me naive or stupid but when the financial crash came I will admit here and now...
View ArticleRed Pepper on 'How red are the Greens?'
The latest Red Pepper, delivered today, has How red are the Greens? as its cover story with additional articles inside. It is edited by Michael Calderbank who is a member of the LRC and a local Brent...
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Len Snow: A good and gentle man
The Memorial Bench in its setting in Barham ParkGuest blog by Philip Grant There are many good reasons to visit Brent’s parks and open spaces, and last Sunday another reason was added to the list of...
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Garden Tax and waste changes start from today
,Brent Council's new waste collection service came into force today which includes the £40 annual green garden waste charge. Lorraine Skinner, local environmental video artist and activist, has made...
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Greens call for free public transport today to combat expected extreme air...
Keith Taylor, Green MEP for South East England, is calling for public transport across South East England to be made free within cities and towns today to combat the very extreme levels of air...
View ArticleGreen Party members prevented from standing for parliament for Basingstoke on...
A request by Green Party members Sarah Cope and Clare Phipps’ for joint parliamentary candidacy submitted to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council on Thursday 9th April was rejected today by the...
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