A report by the Community Safety Trust (CST) has revealed a shocking rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the UK. There were 1,309 incidents in 2016, a rise of 36% from 2015, when 960 incidents happened. The previous record year was 2014, with 1,182 incidents, especially during August around the time of the Gaza conflict. The figures were published in the […]
Read moreBarnet and Camden residents are being urged to report incidents of homophobic and other LGBT+ hate crimes. The call from local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore, comes after analysis showed an 11% increase in the number of LGBT+ crimes reported to police in Barnet and Camden in the last year. Statistics from the Metropolitan Police also reveal a 13% […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has written to the Council’s Chief Executive, John Hooton, to raise the shambles of Barnet Council’s planning department’s failed presentation at last week’s Planning Appeal over the cemetery land in Mill Hill. Mr Dismore said: ‘The Council made a real horlicks of this very sensitive and controversial planning appeal to […]
Read moreThames Water have been called upon to “review urgently” their response times, after it was revealed that Barnet and Camden residents remain at risk from further flooding caused by burst pipes. Speaking at the London Assembly Environment Committee at City Hall, Thames Water bosses admitted that their response to the floods before Christmas was “not adequate” and said their […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has condemned President Trump’s controversial ban on Muslim country nationals entering the USA. The ban affects those born in Libya, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Syria, which includes almost 13,000 Barnet residents and 6,000 Camden residents- and a total of 150,000 London-wide. Mr Dismore said: “President Trump’s policy […]
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