Will Corbyn end the 'dented shield' in local government?
Congratulations to local Labour Party activists who worked hard in the Corbyn campaign. As one of them remarked to me at the 'Refugees Welcome Here' demonstration yesterday 'this is only the beginning...
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Brent recommends Thames21 to take over Welsh Harp Education Centre
One of the Centre ponds that has become overgrown and dried out due to lack of maintenance over the summerThe Cabinet will consider a recommendation that the charity Thames21 takes over the lease of...
View ArticleCopland/Elvin: Onward and Upward?
Guest blog from local school chaplain Elvin BishopThe benefits of Tory education policy (ably assisted by Cllrs Pavey and Butt) are taking time to become apparent at one local school, as these figures...
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Now Wembley Central development up for sale
St Modwen has announced that it is putting its Wembley Central development up for sale. This follows Quintain's £700m sale of Wembley Park to US private finance firm Lone Star.The Wembley Central sale...
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Pensioners fight back: Hands Off Universal Benefits!
The National Pensioners Convention is campaigning to preserve universal benefits in the context of explaining that older people rather than a 'burden on society' make a positive contribution.CAMPAIGN...
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Rugby World Cup disruption in Wembley on Sunday
New Zealand play Argentina in the Rugby World Cup on Sunday afternoon (k.o 16.45) and there will be some road closures in the Wembley Park area, Full transport details HERE
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A very unpleasant Lidl surprise for local customer
A Chalkhill resident has complained to Lidl customer services after what he claims was an unjust and humiliating experience at the supermarket’s branch in Blackbird Hill, Kingsbury.A very unpleasant...
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Brent Council to act on pedestrian safety in Forty Lane traffic corridor
Bird's Eye view of the two junctions (photo taken before Asda petrol station was constructed)Local residents, have been in contact with Brent Council to express concern about pedestrian safety at the...
View ArticleBrent Council settles Employment Tribunal compensation out of court
Ten minutes before the Employment Tribunal remedy hearing was due to start at Watford Tribunal on Wednesday Brent Council settled with Rosemarie Clarke's legal team out of court.Although details are...
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Visit St Raphael's Edible Garden on Saturday afternoon
Pitfield Way, St Raphael's, Neasden, London, NW10 0PR
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Week of Action to Rage Against the Tories October 3rd-7th
Brent Fightback and Brent Trades Council have organised a coach to go to Manchester for the October 4th Rage Against the Tories demonstration. It will leave from Brent Trades Hall, 375 High Road,...
View ArticleNick Gibb 'wrong' to attribute increase in children in 'good or outstanding...
By Henry Stuart republished from original article on Local Schools NetworkThis is another really useful article by Nick which shows how the government misleads on the basics. Government ministers have...
View ArticleA salute to Philip Grant for his work on the Davani case
Nan Tewari, who first raised the issue of the behaviour of Brent Council Human Resources on this blog LINK wrote the following comment on the post below about Brent Council settling the Rosemarie...
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Community rallies to Edible Garden cause on St Raphs
Delicious veggie food proved popularIt was a beautiful early Autumn afternoon for the Edible Garden event on St Raphael's estate this afternoon. The initiative by Sufra NW London Foodbank and Well...
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Colourful farewell to Sheila Robin
Local activist Sheila Robin’s LINK funeral will be taking place at 4pm on Thursday the 24th of September at Golders Green Crematorium.This will be a celebration of Sheila’s life and, following her...
View ArticleForty Lane/Asda traffic contraventions and dangers
Local residents have writtent to Brent Council expressing concern about the dangers of the Asda/Forty Lane junction and the nearby Bridge Road/Forty Avenue/Barnhill junction. Pedestrian traffic has...
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Brent Council: Mystery of the missing minutes
From Brent Council website this morningThe missing minutes of the Planning Committee came up at Brent Cabinet last night in relation to the Council's proposed Pub Protection Policy. The July 23rd...
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Possible collobaration to ensure survival of Welsh Harp Environmental...
1980s campaign by children to keep the Centre openMore recent visitorsThe Brent Cabinet confirmed its first Community Asset Transfer at yesterday's Cabinet Meeting. Thames21 is the preferred bidder but...
View ArticleCllr Helen Carr apologises for her conduct at September 7th Council Meeting
This was published as a comment on an earlier posting LINK on September 20th. I publish it here for readers' information.On 16 September, I received a written apology from Cllr. Helen Carr, addressed...
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