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Bungling Barnet forced to re-run Colindale Paddy Power application again after Dismore intervention

November 7, 2017 office

The Barnet Council Planning Committee will have to re-run an application to allow a Paddy Power bookmaker shop to open in Colindale, following an intervention from Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore. The application was originally heard on 28th September, where the committee determined to refuse the application, but deferred the reasons for refusal to the […]

Mayor announces landmark London Living Wage rise to £10.20 an hour

November 6, 2017 office

You may be interesting in the below press release from the Mayor of London regarding his decision to raise the living wage to £10.20 perh hour: * More than 1,500 London businesses to pay all employees more than £10 an hour for first time * Number of London businesses paying the wage has increased by 50 per cent since […]

Dismore welcomes new tactics by police against moped crime

November 1, 2017 office

Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has welcomed news that the Metropolitan Police will be using new tactics to combat moped crime. Police will be using scrambler motorbikes, DNA spray and mobile spikes to help tackle an increasingly prominent and common crime. DNA spray lasts for weeks, and has already been used 4 times, leading to […]

Press release from the Mayor: Police numbers will hit 19-year low unless Chancellor acts in Budget

October 30, 2017 office

* Sadiq warns police officer numbers in London could drop below 27,500 by 2021 – the lowest total since 2002 * That would be a 26 per cent fall in the number officers per head of population since 2010 * Chancellor must provide real-terms increase to police funding in the Budget to avert crisis The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan […]

Residents left aghast by double “u-turn” by Barnet Conservatives: Dismore questions legality of decisions

October 26, 2017 office

Residents of Colindale and Underhill were left enraged after a meeting of the Barnet Council Planning Committee last night, as Conservative Councillors on the committee voted against their own previous recommendations to refuse permission for a new Paddy Power gambling outlet in Colindale and the Ark Academy proposals in Underhill. Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, […]

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