It was great to have the opportunity to ask questions to Brent’s Borough Commander Matt Gardner last night at Brent Town Hall. I took the opportunity firstly to thank him for the community reassurance role he played after the tragic fire on Sonia Gardens in my ward last year. Some of the challenges that the [...]
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Guest Blogpost: Cllr George Crane on the regeneration of Willesden High Road
It was disappointing to see local MP Sarah Teather “saddened” at the Council’s plans to regenerate Willesden High Road. The new Library and Cultural Centre will be a major Civic building in the southern part of Brent and a major boost to the regeneration of the area for business, shops and residents. Both Willesden Bookshop [...]
Cllr Hirani Slams Brent Tory Liberal Hypocrisy
I was absolutely dismayed at the level of hypocrisy shown by the Brent Liberal Democrats and Brent Tories at the Full Brent Council meeting this week. I tabled a motion at the meeting reading, “This Council condemns the £104 million cut to Brent’s Budget over the spending review period”, which Brent Liberal Democrat and Brent [...]
Boris rejects Brent regeneration bid
At a Council meeting last November the Coalition parties made much of the Mayor of London’s Outer London Regeneration Fund so it comes as some surprise to see that both of Brent Council’s bids have been denied. Brent’s Lead Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, Cllr George Crane has expressed his disbelief that the Mayor [...]
Government Minister calls for new £60m royal yacht for the Queen while cutting Brent’s budget by £104m
The hashtag #TheGoveBoat is trending on Twitter as Secretary of State for Education Rt Hon Michael Gove MP has written a plea to his fellow Tory Liberal Government Ministers to be prepared to use taxpayer’s money to pay for a new yacht for the Queen. The Guardian mentions that “Various efforts have been made to [...]
Labour win in Wembley Central by-election! Krupa Sheth becomes Brent’s youngest ever Councillor
Brent Labour has claimed a sensational by-election victory in Wembley Central Ward in which Krupa Sheth has become the London Borough of Brent’s youngest ever Councillor. The results are as follows: 1st – Krupa Sheth (Labour) 1402 votes 2nd – Afifa Perez (Lib Dem) 1022 votes 3rd – Madhuri Davda (Conservative) 349 votes 4th – [...]
Wembley Central By-Election Polling Day:
VOTE KRUPA SHETH (Labour Party) – 4th name on the Ballot Paper. Polls are open from 7am to 10pm today (Thursday 22nd December 2011) A Brent girl through and through, Krupa grew up in Wembley and attended the Swaminarayan school. A member of the Borough’s Jain community, Krupa speaks fluent Gujurati and Hindi, and volunteers [...]
The November figures are now in and recycling rates are above predicted target levels
Brent residents recycled or composted 42% of the waste collected in November. The target for Brent Council for the first full year is 40%. The data for the first 2 months of the new service is set out below. We are seeing a healthy drop in landfill tonnage and good performance from the new blue [...]
Wembley Central Labour Party members chose Krupa Sheth to be their by-election candidate
I am absolutely delighted with the news that members of the Labour Party in Wembley Central have chosen Krupa Sheth to be their candidate in the Wembley Central by-election. A quarter of the Labour Party are now under the age of 27 and more young people like Krupa are becoming actively involved with the Labour [...]
