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20% 'affordable' housing in new Stonebridge development
Artist's impression of the development in Knatchbull RoadA new development by the Hyde Group in Stonebridge will have just 20% 'affordable' housing, in the form of shared ownership, according to...
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Public meeting on primaries' move to convert to academy status
So far among Brent primary schools only Sudbury Primary School has voluntarily converted to academy status. Other primaries have been forced to academise after critical Oftsed reports often in the...
View ArticleBrent meeting and fundraiser on Palestine next week
Joint Brent STW and Brent & Harrow PSC MeetingHOW CAN THERE BE PEACE IS PALESTINE/ISRAEL? Speaker: John Rose [Author of The Myths of Zionism]Monday, November 9th at 7.30pmBrent Trades Hall (London...
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Fireworks expected for Modi's Wembley Rally
This Friday November 13th 2.30pm will see a highly unusual event at Wembley Stadium when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will address a vast crowd.Brent Council leader Cllr Muhammed Butt, wrote...
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Fracking Film at Civic Centre on Wednesday November 11th
Doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. The event will take place in Board Rooms 3 & 4 (go straight there rather than wait at reception) at Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way , Wembley...
View ArticleFriday deadline for Brent Young Musician of the Year
I heard some beautiful violin playing by primary pupils at Chalkhill School this morning. Here is a reminder of the competition open to older pupils:The closing annual search for Brent's best young...
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Brent Council Pension Fund performs poorly
The Brent Pension Fund Sub-Committee of Brent Council is one of those committees which gets quietly on with its work with little publicity or indeed public recognition. The Annual Report from 2014-15...
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Brent Labour Council backs new free schools for rising secondary population
The report on school places planning to be discussed at Monday's Cabinet Meeting goes further than hitherto in backing the provision of new free schools to provide for the rising secondary school...
View ArticleGreen Party: Modi visit likely to deepen wounds and heighten tensions
The Green Party of England and Wales has said that the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UK has the potential to deepen wounds within the South Asia population around the world and...
View ArticleGreen Party condemns Government's 'assault' on children's futures
Responding to a report which has exposed the ‘double disadvantage’ being faced by young people from poor backgrounds, the Green Party has called on the government to tackle the rising impact of poverty...
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Brent's Shahrar Ali now Number 3 on Green's GLA Election List
Shahrar Ali with Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and WalesShahrar Ali, Deputy Leader of the Green Party is now Number 3 on the London Green Party List for the 2016 GLA election...
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Prevent in Brent: Protecting Our Liberty?
The Prevent Strategy is coming in for increasing criticism as a clumsy tool that, rather than preventing young people getting involved in extremist activity, stereotypes a whole community and...
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Muhammed Butt should stand against Modi's politics of communalism
Wembley awaits Modi Photo: Francis HenryGuest blog by Sujata Aurora. This is also published as a letter in the current edition of the Brent and Kilburn Times LINK Today Wembley Stadium will play...
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Dan Filson funeral arrangements
Cllr Dan Filson's funeral will be held at West London Crematorium in Kensal Green on Tuesday November 17th at 2.15pm.18 Bus, Kensal Green Bakerloo and OvergroundFamily, friends and colleagues will be...
View ArticlePolice curtail protests at Modi Wembley Stadium event
The main protest against Narendra Modi's UK visit was on Thursday opposite 10 Downing Street but several groups were outside Wembley Stadium this afternoon to make their protest as thousands arrived...
View ArticleParis: Greens condemn 'unconscionable outrages' but warn against knee-jerk...
Responding to the Paris attacks, Natalie Bennett, Green Party Leader, and Deputy Leaders Shahrar Ali and Amelia Womack said: Our thoughts go out to everyone in Paris who has been affected by these...
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Staff and parents press for secret ballot on Furness academisation
The audience at the academies meeting Statement from ATL, GMB, NASUWT, NUT, UNISON @font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri";...
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John Roan shows the way in challenging 'exam factory' schools
The current action by teachers at John Roan School in Lewisham has significance well beyond that borough. There is increasing recognition of the impact of a high stakes testing system both on teachers...
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Sympathy and Solidarity with Lycee Winston Churchill, Wembley
Some of the school's studentsThe students from Lycee Winston Churchill have become a familiar sight in Wembley since the school opened in the former Brent Town Hall earlier this term.Principal Mireille...
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