London playing fields Question No: 2014/3729 Andrew Dismore As the strategic planning authority, is your view that London’s playing fields and running tracks must all be protected from development, without your own overwhelming reasons otherwise – and that such reasons must go beyond mere London borough analysis about very localised alternatives? Written response from the Mayor London Plan policies support […]
Read moreBarnet: officer extractions 1 Question No: 2014/3321 Andrew Dismore In Barnet for the last 6 months, on how many occasions have officers been extracted from the borough to support other policing operations elsewhere? Written response from the Mayor From 10th March to 10th September 2014, officers were abstracted on 114 occasions. These abstractions relate to policing activity outside of […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has just published startling official figures which reveal the number of police officers taken off their usual duties in Camden for duties elsewhere. (see Mayor’s answers below) Over the 6 months to 10th September 2014, officers were abstracted from their regular duties on as many as 123 occasions, for a total […]
Read moreDear Editor, So Barrett’s, the developers of the West Hendon regeneration scheme, Barnet Council and Barnet Homes think their plans are wonderful for current residents. (Times front page 23/10/14). They rely for residents’ ‘support’ on the outcome of a ballot 12 years ago on a completely different plan, which the Conservatives had inherited from the then outgoing Labour Council administration, […]
Read moreDear editor, Your story ‘Mill Hill East station could soon have step-free access’ ( 4th October) was somewhatoveroptimistic. Based on their own spin, Mayor Boris Johnson and the Conservative MP for Hendon would have Mill Hill East tube passengers believe that step free access was on the way. The truth is rather different. I have investigated what is really happening […]
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