Dear editor, As the Brexit roadshow has evolved from pantomime to farce, to a vicious Punch and Judy show, the realities of Brexit will soon start to hit Britain. In Camden there is real uncertainty over the long term future of European Structural Fund investment in the borough’s major research institutions. These funds are crucial to Camden’s place at the […]
Read moreThe Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has awarded £200,400 to Notting Hill Genesis to help transform the “Old Library” into a dynamic multi-use enterprise, skills and community hub in the heart of Grahame Park, Colindale. The award is from a £30 million fund for projects which will boost local economies, improve the environment and bring people together in some of […]
Read moreDear editor, I read with disdain Conservative Cllr Oliver Cooper’s pathetic attempts to pull the wool over your readers’ eyes by trying to defend his Party’s atrocious police funding record by quoting dubious national figures out of context. The facts are these. The Conservative Government is enforcing £1billion of cuts to the Metropolitan Police since 2010, leading to London losing […]
Read moreAt today’s City Hall plenary to approve the Mayor’s culture strategy, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘How will your Culture Strategy reinforce and support the Draft London Plan in protecting London’s at-risk heritage, especially when a new development is proposed, bearing in mind the number of specialist heritage officer posts lost or […]
Read moreAlbert Embankment Question No: 2018/3582 Andrew Dismore What is the present position and anticipated timescales re the future of the Albert Embankment site and its redevelopment? Response The London Fire Commissioner has a Development Agreement with U and I Group Plc (U+I) for a comprehensive redevelopment of the 8 Albert Embankment site. This includes to retain and restore the Grade […]
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