Barnet Council has approved a scheme to build 1,309 new residential units on the Colindale Sainsbury’s superstore site on The Hyde, including a 28-storey tower block. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore criticised the decision, saying the block was too high and dense. Mr Dismore has already written to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to […]
Read moreNot a single penny has been given out for the remediation of private sector tower blocks with Grenfell-style cladding in London. This comes despite at least 58 private sector blocks in the capital being eligible for the Government’s remediation fund, which opened in September 2019. Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, who obtained the information in […]
Read moreAs the now inevitable Brexit leaving day rapidly approaches at the end of January, so just some of the negative consequences are already starting to show, even before the detailed talks as to the UK’s future relationship have hardly begun. Our local NHS services are facing tremendous strain, as A and E waiting times go through the roof and staffing […]
Read moreLocal London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, gave his backing to the Mayor of London’s Draft Budget yesterday (Wednesday 29th January) in a bid to support policing, the delivery of affordable homes, the expanded Ultra-Low Emission Zone and other vital public services in the capital. Yesterday, (Wednesday) the Mayor told the London Assembly that he would raise the policing precept […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has slammed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, who overturned Barnet Council’s decision to refuse a planning application to develop North London Business Park. The application included 376 residential units in five blocks reaching eight storeys, the provision of a 5 Form Entry Secondary School; and an outline […]
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