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Barnet councillors give £6.5 billion Brent Cross project thumbs up, again Posted on 30-07-2010 01:20:20 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com Barnet councillors have overwhelmingly backed plans for the £6.5bn Brent Cross regeneration project, for a second time. The mammoth scheme for Brent Cross and Cricklewood has been bouncing between the Mayor's Office and central government since November. It was announced in May that the Government Office for ...
Jail for Baroness Warsi egg-thrower Posted on 29-07-2010 01:24:02 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com A protester who pelted the Chairwoman of the Conservative Party Baroness Warsi with eggs for being “unislamic” has been jailed. Gavin Reid, of Green Close, Luton, was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment by City of Westminster magistrates’ court for breaching the Public Order Act. Magistrate Elizabeth Roscoe said ...
Greek Conservatives anger over Cameron overtures in Turkey Posted on 28-07-2010 08:43:49 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By John Kaponi - "Golden age" in British relations with Turkey, despite failure over Cyprus Reporting by John Kaponi Greek members of the Conservative Party are believed to be "deeply concerned" over the overtures made by David Cameron the British Prime Minister, in his first visit to ...
Mayor makes power play for housing, Olympics and LDA bodies Posted on 23-07-2010 02:17:42 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com Mayor Boris Johnson is demanding greater powers from Whitehall in a major power play for big budget pan-London bodies. Johnson wants to take on the functions and resources of the Homes and Communities Agency in London, as well as those of the London Development Agency and bring the Olympic ...
BNP leader denied entry to Buckingham Palace over "security threat" Posted on 22-07-2010 01:52:03 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com Leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin has been denied entry to Buckingham Palace as he presents a "security threat" The far-right MEP had used his invite to today’s Queens garden party for "party political purposes" and his attendance would provide "discomfort" for the other guests according ...
Tower Hamlets Chief Exec paid more than PM goes 'undercover' for TV programme Posted on 17-07-2010 01:39:43 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com A Chief Executive who earns more money than the Prime Minister has gone undercover for a TV programme. Dr Kevan Collins left Town Hall and donned overalls and gloves working on the front line of the deprived East London borough for a week for Undercover Boss on Channel 4. Collins ...
Cops called in over Galloway "dead bodies" YouTube video Posted on 09-07-2010 03:50:05 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com Police are studying footage of a George Galloway video posted on YouTube. In the video which was filmed at last month's Unite Against Facism rally at Altab Ali Park in Whitechapel the former Bethnal Green and Bow Respect MP warned the English Defence League if they touch a ...
City Hall calls for more stringent laws on "dangerous dogs" Posted on 07-07-2010 12:02:23 PM (GMT +01:00) Published By City Hall Desk City Hall Desk Deputy Mayor for Policing, Kit Malthousesaw for himself the impact the growth in weapon dogs is having in the capital during a visit to the RSPCA’s Harmsworth Animal Hospital. He met staff at the frontline dealing with horrific injuries caused by dog attacks ...
Ham & Fulham to sell the family silver to pay off debts - Town Hall and Irish Centre 'up for sale' Posted on 01-07-2010 01:05:49 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com Hammersmith & Fulham council are set to flog off a score of buildings and community centres to help tackle their crippling debt crisis. The 120-year-old Grade II listed Fulham Town Hall is one of the buildings being considered in a fire sale expected to net £20m ...
Boris ready for second term Posted on 24-06-2010 08:46:08 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By City Hall Desk City Hall Desk Mayor Johnson is believed to be ready "within weeks" to launch his re-election campaign for a second term as Mayor of London in the 2012 elections. A recent London Daily News poll has given Mayor Johnson 46.7% of the vote second to previous ...