24 care homes in Barnet were found to be failing to meet fire safety standards through London Fire Brigade (LFB) audits carried out following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Responding to the figures, obtained from a written answer by the Mayor of London, local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, urged care homes to “co-operate fully with the LFB to get […]
Read moreDear Editor, I was pleased to see that the Committee on Climate Change has recently advised the Government that its proposed ban on the sale of diesel and petrol cars should be brought forward. Under current plans it will come into force by 2040, but the Committee says it should happen at least a decade sooner. This echoes the recommendations […]
Read moreCamden’s Labour Council has been praised by Andrew Dismore, the local Labour London Assembly Member, after the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced that 334 affordable homes had started being built between 2018 and 2019 in the borough. In contrast, Conservative run Barnet had started 325 during the same period. Mr Dismore said: ‘Camden is less than a quarter of […]
Read more549 care homes in London were found to be failing to meet fire safety standards through London Fire Brigade (LFB) audits carried out following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, who obtained this new data through a written response from the Mayor of London, said that the figures show that “some of […]
Read moreDear Editor, This week marks the UN’s Global Road Safety Week, and it comes as a reminder that we all have a part to play when it comes to reducing the risks faced by pedestrians and all road users. The latest TfL data shows that in 2017 148 people were tragically killed or seriously injured on Barnet’s streets. The pain […]
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