Responding to the blaze in a block of flats at De Pass Gardens in Barking, East London, Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “This serious fire in Barking shows how terribly easy it is for a blaze to start and spread. While we are all incredibly thankful no one was seriously hurt, many residents have […]
Read moreLocal families have been left to live in claustrophobic and sub-standard conditions as a result of flawed Government planning policies. 1,386 homes have been built under relaxed conversion to residential rules (Permitted Development) in Barnet and Camden since 2013, according to London Development Database figures obtained through a written response from the Mayor of London. Analysis of this data has […]
Read moreDear Editor, I was interested to read a reply from a constituent to my letter on electric vehicle charging points in last week’s edition of your paper. Mr Rutherford’s response asks me to “direct or incentivise councils to put two charging points at the base of every street lamp”. It is important to clarify here that, as a London Assembly […]
Read moreQuestion No: 2019/9215 Andrew Dismore The new West Hampstead Overground station is nearing completion. The construction design allows for the station to be completed with or without a ticket office. Residents are concerned that the station will lose its ticket office facility by default. Will you confirm that the ticket office will be provided in the new station? Answer for […]
Read moreCamden Council has been listed as one of the top 5 boroughs in London for the number of hate crimes; (faith, anti-Semitic, disability, transgender, homophobic and racist and religious crimes) according to police data for 2018. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore said: ‘Residents of Camden will know the borough as one that celebrates its diversity […]
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