Brent Central Hustings Tuesday April 21st 7-9pm
There have been fewer hustings in Brent Central than in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency so this is a chance to meet and question your candidates before polling day. The church is near the corner of...
View ArticleELECTION QUIZ: Match Brent Central candidates to their hustings statements
The Kilburn Times held an on-line hustings for the Brent Central candidates this evening. Shahrar Ali (Green), John Boyle (TUSC), Dawn Butler (Labour), Lauren Keith (Lib Dem), Alan Mendoza...
View ArticleParents, staff and pupils unite against forced academisation as teachers...
Press release from Brent ATL and NUT
View ArticleBrent Council finds 'deferred payment' solution to Robbie Clark care costs
Brent Council posted the following press release yesterday:A former Second World War prisoner of war who campaigned to stay in his own home and receive social care from a specialist live-in carer, has...
View ArticleJean Lambert: Ongoing EU-funded search & rescue programme needed in the...
A ten-point action plan has been revealed by the European Union in the wake of large-scale loss of life in The Mediterranean, promising to both increase control as well as rescue operations. The...
View ArticlePossible sports funding opportunity for Brent charities and community...
An evening session with Wembley National Stadium Trust (WNST) will be held on Monday 27th Apr at CVS Brent, with Stewart Goshawk, Chief Executive and a presentation on what to look out for in the...
View ArticleTulip, Dawn and War
Prior to Ed Miliband's speech today there had been press comment that foreign policy had played little part in the General Election campaign. Here is Brent we did have a cross-Brent hustings on War,...
View ArticleRebecca Johnson, Green candidate for H&K will pledge to protect the NHS from...
A cause the Greens support38 Degrees members in Hampstead and Kilburn are to present a petition this afternoon outside Waitrose, close to Finchley Road station, asking candidates for the constituency...
View ArticleVote Green in Hampstead & Kilburn and reject Austerity Plus and Austerity Lite
Green voters in Hampstead and Kilburn are being told on the doorstep by Labour that the outcome is 'too close ro call' and that they should vote Labour to prevent a possible Tory victory. Green...
View ArticleRecruiting Brent Council's Chief Executive – ‘no illegality in the process’...
Guest posting by Philip Grant
View ArticleElection meeting on zero hours contracts Wednesday 29th April
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are at the receiving end of a shift to zero hours contracts. The local branch of the UCU based at the College of North West London have organised...
View ArticleRebecca Johnson pledges to Save the NHS if elected in response to 38 Degrees...
Rebecca Johnson (Green), Tulip Siddiq (Labour) and Magnus Nielsen (UKIP) today received a petition signed by 2,528 Hampstead and Kilburn residents calling on them to pledge to save the NHS from...
View ArticleCaroline Lucas clarifies Green's copyright proposals & tells creatives 'I'm...
Greens campaigning in Neasden today were approached by a musician who, although supportive of the Greens was concerned about reports that we wished to 'reduce copyright to 14 years'.In a recent blog...
View ArticleProtesters demand rebuilding of the Carlton Tavern after its demolition by...
Guest blog by Ella DowningA successful protest was held today against the demolition of the Carlton Tavern. Around 75 men, women and children attended including local residents, councillors and...
View ArticleMansfield recommends abolition/suspension of Shaping A Healthier Future in a...
The Mansfield Commission's Interim Report into the Shaping A Healthier Future consultation states of the programme that would rsult in the closure of four of the nine acute hospital sites in the North...
View ArticlePreston Community Library is Alive and Kicking - get down there and join in
From Preston Community Library CampaignPreston Community Library is now open. There is a selection of newspapers, and books available to borrow. The creative writing and Scrabble groups continue to...
View ArticleBrent Equalities and HR Action Plan under Scrutiny on Thursday
An important meeting takes place on Thursday which I hope will not be over-shadowed by the General Election campaign.At 7pm the Scrutiny Committee, meeting at the Civic Centre, will be considering the...
View ArticleWednesday's strike at St Andrew & St Francis called off to promote...
Teaching unions had planned two days of strikes this week against forced academisation at Andrew and St Francis Primary School in Willesden on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.Today they announced...
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