Brent Council may join Judicial Review bid on Shaping a Healthier Future
I thought this posting on the Brent Council website LINK by Cllr Kruoesh Hiran, Cabinet member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, deserved a wider audience. It sets out Brent Council's response to the...
View ArticleBrent Budget Scrutiny Panel recommend Council Tax rise to protect the most...
In a report to be discussed at the Scrutiny Committee meeting on January 6th 2016, Brent Budget Scrutiny Panel recommend that the Council raise Council Tax by the maximum of 2% which is allowed without...
View ArticleOnly 'Limited Assurance' for Brent Council data protection in ICO Audit
The Information Commissioner's Office recent audit of data protection at Brent Council resulted in a 'Limited Assurance' grade - the second lowest.The report LINK Executive Summary states:There is a...
View ArticleUnintended consequences of counter-terrorism legislation
Thanks to Robin Richardson for forwarding the following extract which I think contributes to our discussion on this blog about the Prevent Strategy and its impact in Brent. @font-face { font-family:...
View ArticleIt's time to re-launch a campaign for decent public toilet provision - it's...
A student teacher colleague, a vicar's daughter, had an unfortunate experience with a Clapham Junction infant class on a long coach trip, when on the motorway, they all started wailing that they wanted...
View ArticleEngineering to combat climate change - predictions for 2016
I get a lot of press releases sent to me, few of which I use as the basis for articles. In the context of the Paris talks and the current focus on climate change as a consequence of the floods, I...
View ArticleWEEE collection at the Tricycle from Monday
From the Tricycle Theatre blogMobile phones, digital cameras, tablets, TVs and battery-operated toys – are all likely to figure high on wish lists this Christmas. As a large proportion of those shiny,...
View ArticleLRC calls for a 'New Politics in Local Democracy'
In the light of previous postings on the question of Labour councillors implementing cuts and the Corbyn/McDonnell statement on setting legal budgets, this statement by the Labour Representation...
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Extreme weather: where are the flood risk areas in Brent?
Dark blue 1/100 year chance light blue 1/1000 yearsSatellite view of same area showing housing, other buildings, road and rail in potential flood areaTokyngton/Monks Park and River BrentSatellite...
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Planning Committee and officers in tussle over Lycee swimming pool and Red House
The proposed swimming pool building - the bus stop is currently in front of the rectangular proposed entranceThe planning application by Lycee International De Londres Winston Churchill to build a...
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Sadiq Khan exposes Mo Butt's short-sightedness
Muhammed Butt retweeted Sadiq Khan, Labour candidate for Mayor on New Year's Eve, not realising perhaps that in his Independent article Khan advocated exactly the sort of playground that Cllr Butt had...
View ArticleHow can Brent Standards be upheld without properly apppinted 'Independent...
Philip Grant has decided that he cannot continue his personal campaigning against what he sees as wrongs at Brent Council, because of the strain it has put on him and his family. In a final guest blog...
View ArticleTory Education policy: Preparing today's pupils for the past
Twitter and Facebook have been buzzing following the announcement of times table tests for 11 years to be introduced and integrated into the Key Stage 2 high stakes testing. So many interesting...
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Rally to support Heathrow 13 at Willesden Magistrates Court on January 18th
From Facebook events page hosted by No Dash for GasIn the summer of 2015 activists staged a peaceful direct action at Heathrow Airport – less than a fortnight after the Airports Commission recommended...
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Is Brent Green Bin Tax a success?
Brent Scrutiny Committee will tonight discuss a report on the charge for Green Bin collections. In this guest blog Rik Smith considers the claims made in the report.
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Brent consultation on Fire Brigade cuts on January 11th
A public consultation on how the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority can make £6.4m of budget savings for 2016/17 is being held between Monday, 7 December 2015 and Monday, 1 February...
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Should Brent Council raise Council Tax to protect key services?
That will be one of the key questions asked at Brent Scrutiny Committee tonight when they discuss the report of the Budget Scrutiny Panel. LINKLast year a move to increase Council Tax by 2% was opposed...
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Have a free diabetes health check in Chalkhill on Friday and find out about...
The number of people living with diabetes topped 4 million last year. There are more people developing the illness and having it for a longer time with teenagers and even children being diagnosed....
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