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'A Bigger Picture of Brent' evokes nostalgia & animated conversation at...
Preston Community Library Hub was crowded this afternoon for a showing of 'London: A Bigger Pictures Comes to Brent'.London: A Bigger Picture is a three year project from the London Screen Archives...
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Brent Council finds request for information on the Stonebridge Playground...
As we have heard this week the Government wants to get rid of the Freedom of Information Act, although they haven't quite said it so bluntly.As far as Brent Council is concerned is seems they have...
View ArticleBrent Planning Committee attempts to push the affordable housing agenda forward
Steve Weeks, Brent Council's Head of Area Planning, was refreshingly straight talking at last night's Planning Committee when he stated that the Government's aim was to push the housing market rather...
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Council agrees to consider campaigners' suggested improvements to Pub...
Queensbury Pub campaignersQueensbury Pub campaigners Ian Elliott and Sujata Aurora spoke at yesterday's Planning Committee on the proposed Pub Protection Policy written into the Brent Development...
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Are academy chains harming the progress of disadvantaged pupils?
Henry Stewart looks at the latest report from the Sutton Trust. This was first published on the Local Schools Network website LINK
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Pedalling for Palestinian Children - Support Kam's bike ride
A message from Kam:I will be taking part in The Big Ride (Edinburgh to London - 435 miles) in August, to raise money for a Palestinian children's charity, specifically aiming to provide emergency aid...
View ArticleHampstead & Kilburn back Yvette Cooper for Labour Leader by just one vote
Hampstead & Kilburn Labour Party yesterday narrowly backed Yvette Cooper for the Labour Leadership, by just one vote in the third round.This is how the process of distributing second choice votes...
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South Kilburn Festival still on tomorrow but live performance venue changed
The music licence for the Carlton Park Open Space live performances at the South Kilburn Festival was revoked by Brent Council at 5pm this afternoon according to sources.However the organisers have...
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South Kilburn SKirmishes over Festival, Music and Developers
South Kilburn Festival this afternoon (Tweeted by @SKTrust)Following rapidly on the news that Brent Council had withdrawn the music licence for the South Kilburn Festival at 5pm on Friday - no...
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Let Cllr Stopp know how fly-tipping affects you and what Brent should do...
Cllr Sam Stopp (Wembley Central) has asked me to let Wembley Matters readers know that he is to head up a Scrutiny Committee Task Force on fly-tipping which will report back in November.A key facet of...
View ArticleBrent Cabinet to discuss 'transforming' adult social care and budget cuts
The Brent Library 'Transformation' project, which really meant closures, has given the word a bad name but it is back again at Cabinet on Monday July 27th with a report 'Adult Social Care Transforming...
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Council's Bridge Park deal with developers indicates little affordable...
The site including Unisys, Bridge Park, Technology House and car breakersLast week the Planning Committee discussed how to increase the amount of affordable housing provided by developers to meet the...
View ArticleBarnet Unison vs Capita Tribunal starts today
Message from Barnet Unison Employment Tribunal starts TODAY 27 July 2015 Barnet UNISON members may remember the following awful headlines: CAPITA WINS - MASSIVE JOB LOSSES FOR BARNET COUNCIL STAFF...
View ArticleCommunity Mental Health Service changes to be discussed by Brent Cabinet tonight
Plans to restructure Brent Community Mental Health services are on the already crowded for tonight's Cabinet. The current budget is £5.4m and the proposals account for £350k of the £500k reduction...
View ArticleBrent Council: South Kiburn Trust did not apply for music licence in time for...
Contrary to reports that Brent Council has revoked the live music licence for the South Kilburn Festival at 5pm on Friday, the day before the Festival, a Brent Council spokesperson said today that the...
View ArticlePreston Community Library likely to be weekends only from September until...
From Preston Community Library CampaignWe are holding a meeting in the library at 2.30 this Thursday to update our volunteers, library users and supporters about recent developments, and to discuss the...
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Brent Cabinet under pressure on three fronts
In the absence of Muhammed Butt, Cllr Michael Pavey presided over yesterday's Cabinet meeting with all the jaunty aplomb of the driver of the Dundee bound express as he approached the Bridge of Tay on...
View ArticleCabinet warned over 'dealing with a convicted fraudster' in Bridge Park...
Cllr Dan Filson, Chair of Scrutiny, made a dramatic intervention in the discussion of the Bridge Park redevelopment at last night's Cabinet meeting.He drew attention to a paragraph in the report about...
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