The London Assembly[1] yesterday set out a package of emergency measures to break the vicious cycle on the high street which has led to an increase in empty shops across the capital – up five per cent to 3,400 in the past two years.[2] Open for Business says outer London high streets are particularly struggling, predominantly because of tough economic conditions […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, has today revealed National Housing Federation figures which show 2,000 Barnet householders will be hit by the Conservative led coalition Government’s ‘Bedroom Tax’, each losing on average £728 per year. Nationally, the Bedroom Tax will hit 660,000 households, two thirds of them home to someone with a disability at […]
Read moreLocal Labour London Assembly Members Andrew Dismore and Joanne McCartney have today written to Mayor Boris Johnson asking him to join them on a visit to the former Middlesex University campus on Cat Hill. Last night Enfield Council voted to give the proposed development the go-ahead despite overwhelming local opposition. Barnet Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore said: “Despite originally […]
Read moreThe London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority is today launching its public consultation on its Draft Fifth London Safety Plan. The plan includes the proposal to close 12 fire stations, 18 fire engines and lose 520 firefighters. The corporate view of the Authority is that, while it has recorded its opposition to station closures, appliance and staff reductions, it is […]
Read moreThe recent fire at Hereward House School in Strathray Gardens again brings home just how dangerous Mayor Boris Johnson’s proposed cuts to the fire brigade are. The fire engine from Belsize Fire Station was at the scene in less than two minutes, and immediately got to work. The next to arrive was from West Hampstead, which took 8 minutes to […]
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