The Finchley Charities, which provides affordable housing at three locations in Finchley, have been criticised for a proposal to increase maintenance charges by 30% by Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore and Labour Councillors. One resident who has spoken to local Councillors said their rent was being increased from £135 per week to £175, or £2,080 […]
Read moreA scheme by Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to move the Ravenscroft Medical Practice (RMP) in Golders Green to the GP practice in Finchley Memorial Hospital (FMH) has been opposed by Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore and Childs Hill Councillor Anne Clarke. They have written to the Chair of Barnet CCG Dr Charlotte Benjamin. Mr […]
Read moreTransport for London (TfL) have announced that they are going to re-examine their scheme to extend the 384 bus from High Barnet to Edgware, after a campaign by residents, led by East Barnet Labour Councillors Jo Cooper and Laurie Williams and Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore, which encouraged over 1,300 people to respond to the […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has praised the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for investing over £1 million in ensuring there are Fire Cadet branches in every London borough, including Barnet and Camden. There are already over 200 Fire Cadets in 15 branches across London, with the new funding providing places for 300 more. Fire […]
Read moreBarnet Council spent £1,086,999 last year renting back homes sold under the Right to Buy according to the response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, which shows that 44.3% of homes in the area, bought through the Right to Buy scheme, are now privately rented out. According to the 2017 London Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA), London needs 30,972 […]
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