Under questioning at the London Assembly yesterday, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe conceded that the balance of the Mayor’s neighbourhood policing teams had “gone the wrong way” and is being reviewed, whilst Mayor Boris Johnson admitted that the local policing model needs to “be improved”. Following the restructure, Barnet has lost 65 Police Officers (11%) and 108 PCSOs […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour parliamentary candidate for Hendon and London Assembly member has today learned that Public Health England (PHE) yesterday informed staff at its Colindale HPA site that it will be recommending to the Government, that PHE consolidate its operations at the former GSK facility in Harlow. This means closure of the Colindale site, beginning in 2016. Mr Dismore […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore. Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and parliamentary candidate for Hendon has today submitted his objections to the plans to develop the British Library site (see attached). Mr Dismore said: “Trying to stop the overdevelopment of Colindale under the Conservatives has as much chance of success as King Canute trying to hold back the waves. The Conservatives […]
Read moreFollowing the takeover of Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals into the new merged Royal Free Hospital Trust on 1st July, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member, City Hall Health Committee member, and parliamentary candidate for Hendon met David Sloman Chief Executive of the Royal Free Hospitals Trust on Friday 4th July, to discuss Mr Sloman’s plans for the new merged hospital. After the meeting […]
Read moreFollowing his further exchanges with London Mayor Boris Johnson at yesterday’s Mayor’s Question Time , Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member and parliamentary candidate for Hendon has today submitted a further 7 page of detailed additional evidence and a further supplementary complaint to Barnet Council’s Monitoring Officer concerning Cllr Hugh Rayner, the Mayor of Barnet. this is in addition to the 19 page complaint […]
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