The first post-election decision taken by Barnet’s Conservative Council at the Council AGM has been to ban residents from speaking for more than 3 minutes at their own residents’ forums. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore said this showed the contempt with which the Conservatives hold the residents of Barnet. Mr Dismore said: ‘The totalitarian Tories […]
Read moreResponding to the announcement today that all London boroughs have now signed-up to the Mayor’s rogue landlord checker, Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM said: “Private renters in Barnet and Camden will benefit from the transparency the register provides. “We know that the vast majority of landlords are decent. Sadly there remains a small minority who take advantage of […]
Read moreThe Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a major grant of £324,000 to green spaces in Burnt Oak. The scheme for Silkstream Park and Montrose Park will significantly improve the quality of Silkstream Park and Montrose Playing Fields which are currently underused and considered unsafe by residents. Improvements will include: two new playgrounds, new facilities for football, tennis, basketball, […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly Plenary meeting considering the Mayor’s draft Environment Strategy, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden questioned London Mayor Sadiq Khan over the growing problem of tube noise and its effects on residents living near tube lines and stations. Mr Dismore put to the Mayor: ‘On rail traffic noise your strategy says: …… […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has welcomed news that the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is to invest £5 million in a new station building at Colindale. The scheme will deliver step-free access and new pedestrian and cycle links, helping to support around 10,000 new homes, 1,000 jobs and the wider regeneration of the area. […]
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