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Urgent action needed to prevent a fatality in Forty Lane corridor Wembley
In a much wider discussion about transport improvements in Brent the Cabinet last night discussed the problems in the Forty Lane corridor (Forty Lane/Forty Avenue is the main road going across the...
View ArticleTime to ask if Butt is fit to hold office?
The Kilburn Times has published an article LINKon the out of court settlement by Brent Council in the Rosemarie Clarke racial discrimination casewhcih was reported on Wembley Matters last Friday....
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Ark Elvin accused of Wembley 'land grab'
The site (Chetan Patel)Local resident Chetan Patel has launched a campaign on what he sees as a 'land grab' from local people of the playing fields behind Ark Elvin Academy (formerly Copland High...
View ArticlePreviewing the Green Party Autumn Conference
The Green Party will be assembling for their Autumn Conference in Bournemouth tomorrow at a time when we need to come to terms with the Corbyn victory and what it means for the left in general and...
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Brent Council Standards: After the 'Missing Minutes' the 'Missing Agenda Items'
The Agenda for the October 1st Meeting of Brent Standards Committee LINK has now been published and surprisingly does not include any reference to the case of Dr Helen Carr, nor a referral made by...
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Standing room only to send a fond farewell to Shelia Robin
So many people attended the celebration of Sheila Robin's life at Golders Green Crematorium that many had to stand at the back and in the aisles. The ceremony 'chaired' by Sheila's friend Ian Saville...
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'Many hands build a house, but many hearts make a school' head reminds...
I understand that temporary accommodation has been found for the children and teachers displaced by the fire at St Joseph's Primary School, Harlesden earlier this week. As a former teacher I was...
View Article'Independent person' to review alleged breaches of standartds by Brent...
Philip Grant has sent the following update regarding his referral of a Brent councillor to the Standards Committee LINK:UPDATE: Following correspondence between myself and the Monitoring Officer,...
View ArticleHS2 propose moving ventilation shaft next to school on South Kilburn estate
A press release today reveals that HS2 plan to move the proposed ventilation shaft from the site next to Queens Park station to Canterbury Works on the South Kilburn Estate next to St Mary's Primary...
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Green Party welcomes suspension of Shell’s arctic oil and gas exploration
The Green Party has welcomed the suspension of Shell’s Arctic oil and gas exploration saying the decision was a “reaction to low oil prices” and illustrates the importance of “renewable energy...
View Article'Are the kids alright?' Green Party Conference hears an emphatic 'NO!'
The current crisis in education, and in the nature of childhood itself, has been a recurrent themes at recent Green Party conferences. The Green Party education policy has won plaudits from many...
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How should Greens ride the Corbyn 'elephant in the room'?
From the Elephant and the Bad BabyBright Greens LINK reviewing the Green Party Conference refers to the election of Corbyn as being the (rather over-worked) elephant in the room. I certainly had lots...
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Greens Back Junior Doctors' Industrial Action
Green Party health spokesperson and GP Dr Jillian Creasy has given her party's backing for junior doctors currently fighting health secretary Jeremy Hunt's plans to change their contracts.Creasy...
View ArticleThe beginning of the end of partisan politics?' message for Labour from...
The article below was jointly written by Caroline Lucas MP, Cllr Phelim MacCafferty (convenor of the Brighton Green Groupof councillors) and Tom Druit (Chair of Brighton and Hove Green Party) on the...
View ArticleHave your say on Brent NHS services: October 7th
From Brent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) LINK
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Brent 'mini-Cabinet' to decide on Friends of Barham Library building bid
Paul Lorber with Volunteer Library supporters and usersThe saga over the letting of part of the Barham Park Building Complex is due to reach a conclusion on October 8th when the Barham Park Trust...
View ArticleFly-Tipping in Brent - Has the Task Force addressed the important issues?
Scrutiny Committee will be deciding the scope of the Fly-Tipping Task Force at its meeting on October 8th. I get more complaints about fly-tipping than any other issue in Brent as do most...
View ArticleOctober 6th: Lyon Park Infant and Junior Amalgamation Consultation
From Brent CouncilBrent Council in partnership with the governing body of the Lyon Park Infant School and Lyon Park Junior School is consulting about proposals to amalgamate the schools to form one...
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