Dear Editor, The government’s decision to put up fares on national rail services again in the New Year will come as a massive blow for many Londoners, particularly when we also hear that fares have risen three times as fast as wages in the past five years. There is no escaping that for the many Londoners who have no choice […]
Read moreBrent Cross/ Cricklewood (3) Question No: 2015/1777 Andrew Dismore What conversations have you had and when with the Brent Cross/ Cricklewood developers and with Barnet Council about long term affordable private sector rental properties as part of the development? will you commit to introducing this as a requirement for part of the Brent Cross/ Cricklewood development? Written response from the […]
Read moreDear Editor, One has to question why Mary Hassell was first offered, and then took on, the job of senior coroner in inner North London, covering the boroughs of Camden Islington, Hackney and Tower Hamlets, a multi cultural, multi faith area very different from South Wales where she previously worked. A modicum of research by both her and those making […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has met with senior Northern and Jubilee line managers, to raise concerns over tube train noise once the weekend night tube starts on September 12th. Mr Dismore said: ‘I have had complaints about tube noise in the light of the forthcoming introduction of the night tube. ‘I had […]
Read moreLondon Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has called for Mayor of London to come clean following reports from Property Week magazine that the he is planning to fix a target of 25% for affordable homes in the capital’s key Housing Zones and opportunity areas. If introduced, the target would effectively prevent local authorities from being able to negotiate the number of affordable […]
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