London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore and Barnet Labour group leader Cllr Barry Rawlings have written a joint letter to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, asking him to challenge Barnet Council’s policy on 20 mph zones. Currently, Barnet will only create new 20 mph zones outside schools, and will not allow residents to request them where […]
Read moreIn response to the news that Camden will receive a share of £6 million from the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund to establish a new Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN) in Camden Town and to deliver a Camden Cargo Bike Network, local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “This is great news for local residents who have been exposed to dangerous […]
Read moreResponding to the blaze in a block of flats at De Pass Gardens in Barking, East London, Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “This serious fire in Barking shows how terribly easy it is for a blaze to start and spread. While we are all incredibly thankful no one was seriously hurt, many residents have […]
Read moreLocal families have been left to live in claustrophobic and sub-standard conditions as a result of flawed Government planning policies. 1,386 homes have been built under relaxed conversion to residential rules (Permitted Development) in Barnet and Camden since 2013, according to London Development Database figures obtained through a written response from the Mayor of London. Analysis of this data has […]
Read moreDear Editor, I was interested to read a reply from a constituent to my letter on electric vehicle charging points in last week’s edition of your paper. Mr Rutherford’s response asks me to “direct or incentivise councils to put two charging points at the base of every street lamp”. It is important to clarify here that, as a London Assembly […]
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