Plans suggested by Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore to convert a set of cottages behind West Hampstead Fire Station into key worker housing are on track, according to the London Fire brigade Commissioner Dani Cotton. At the final meeting of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), Mr Dismore asked what progress had there […]
Read moreShock figures from the National Housing Federation show the average private rent in Barnet amounts to £1588 per month, or £19,056 a year. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore says this shows how broken the housing market is in London and Barnet, and urgent action is needed to make rents more affordable. According to the Office […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden has written to Val Shawcross, Deputy Mayor of London for Transport to support the Destination East Finchley project, who are seeking to develop a permanent display at the local tube station to celebrate migration into the community. Children at Martin School in East Finchley interviewed local business owners and members […]
Read moreThe Conservatives have lost their majority on Barnet Council as Mill Hill Councillor Sury Khatri has now resigned the whip. Cllr Khatri, along with Edgware Councillor Joan Scannell and Hendon Councillor Maureen Braun were deselected as Conservative candidates for the Council election on May 3rd. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore said: ‘How ironic that the […]
Read moreBarnet Conservatives have lurched far to the right after a brutal selection coup saw three long serving moderate Councillors deselected, according to Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore. Joan Scannell (Edgware), Sury Khatri (Mill Hill) and Maureen Braun (Hendon) were deselected as Conservative candidates on the weekend, just seven weeks before the local Council elections. Cllr […]
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