108 fires such fires cost Barnet residents over £6 million 49 such fires cost Camden residents almost £3 million According to recently published London Fire Brigade statistics, there have been 2,072 fires in London since 2011 causing £118 million in losses due to faulty electrical goods. The figures were announced in the London Fire Brigade’s “Total Recall” campaign, aimed […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.36: 23rd July 2016 to 6th October 2016 Introduction This report covers a longer period than usual, due to the Summer break in proceedings at the Assembly, and I wanted to get a full cycle of meetings in, to report back to you comprehensively . May I wish my Jewish constituents a belated Shanah Tovah […]
Read moreThe Fire Authority Appointments Committee (of which I am a member) has appointed Dany Cotton, who is currently Director of Safety and Assurance, as our New interim Fire Commissioner from 1 January 2017. She will succeed Commissioner Ron Dobson, who retires at the end of the year. Dany will be London’s first woman Chief Fire Officer and the first in […]
Read moreAt today’s London Fire Authority meeting Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Fire Authority member revealed the deteriorating attendance times for Fire and Rescue Units (FRUs) in Camden, as a result of the cuts imposed on the Fire Brigade by the previous Mayor, Boris Johnson. Mr Johnson cut 2 of the specialist FRU tenders […]
Read moreNo.35: 16th June 2016 to 22nd July 2016 Introduction May I firstly wish all my readers a belated Eid Mubarak to mark the end of Ramadan? We are clearly at a time of great political and economic upheaval, with the consequences of the Brexit vote, the Conservative leadership ‘non-contest’ leading to Theresa May taking over as Prime Minister, and the […]
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