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 Cash boost to fix the potholes |
Labour’s increased spending on road resurfacing and pavement replacements since we took over from the Lib Dems and Tories in 2006. They left Lambeth’s roads pitted with potholes and our pavements...
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| New windows on the Weir Estate |
Labour’s investing £2m a week to upgrade council homes right across Lambeth. It was a pleasure to join residents’ leader Dave McEvoy on a walkabout of the Weir Estate in Balham to see how t...
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| People power stops storage centre in Acre Lane |
People power has stopped another unwanted self-storage centre opening in Acre Lane. The old Fulham Timber site was put up for sale by its owners and bought by the Big Yellow Self-Storage company...
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| Labour's new school takes shape in Brixton |
Today saw the topping-out ceremony at the new Evelyn Grace Academy building in central Brixton. I was honoured by an invited to speak at the ceremony held to mark the completion of the main stru...
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| New article / blog entry / news |
A new swimming pool for Norwood is finally on the way! At Lambeth Council’s cabinet meeting this evening Labour councillors unanimously agreed to secure the old Norwood Hall site for the new p...
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| Campaigning for Mark Harrison in Kennington |
Thursday’s election day for the European elections and a Lambeth council by-election in Princes Ward which covers Kennington and Vauxhall. This is a seat the Lib Dems held for 16 years with bi...
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| Stockwell Park High School's award-winning new building |
Schools Minister Jim Knight was at Stockwell Park High School this morning to see the first phase of the exciting new school building going up along Stockwell Road. Cllr Paul McGlone and I were ...
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| Visiting Streatham's Polish Saturday School |
I was excited about visiting the Polish Saturday School at Dunraven School in Streatham this morning. A year ago I met with Joanna Ostrowska, a Polish community leader. She told me how a g...
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| Campaigning in the Kennington and Vauxhall by-election |
There’s a by-election in Princes Ward on 4 June. The ward covers Kennington and Vauxhall, and Labour’s candidate is local campaigner Mark Harrison. Mark’s long been a champion ...
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| Hazel Blears welcomes community empowerment in Lambeth |
I welcomed Communities Secretary Hazel Blears to Stockwell this morning. Hazel came to launch the Government’s new Asset Transfer Unit at the Stockwell Community Centre. Hazel has champi...
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| Dumbarton Court windows - the campaign goes on! |
Dumbarton Court is the attractive art-deco block near the top end of Brixton Hill. I’ve been working to improve life for the people who live there for well over ten years now, but one thing we...
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| Cash boost for Brixton Hill primary school |
Richard Atkins School in Brixton’s New Park Road has ambitious plans to improve the quality of education they give to local children. Many of the children at the school come from families whos...
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| Talking business in Streatham |
There was a big turnout at this morning’s Streatham Business Breakfast at Chilli Chutney on Streatham High Road. I was invited to speak about how the Council’s helping to improve Streatham a...
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| Serious incident on Brixton Hill |
Brixton Hill was closed to traffic during this morning’s rush hour following a serious incident. People walking down the hill saw a white van cordoned off in the road, with a blood-soaked pill...
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| People power closes Telegraph 'rave club' |
Barack Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States today. A momentous occasion that’s brought new hope to much of the world’s population. But I missed it all because I was ...
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| A walk round Clapham Common |
This morning I joined three of my colleagues on a walkabout of Clapham Common. Cllr Helen O’Malley is a local ward councillor in Clapham Town. Cllr Mark Bennett is the Cabinet Member res...
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| New plans for Battersea Power Station |
Battersea Power Station is one of the most iconic buildings in London. And yet, for decades, it’s been left derelict and crumbling on the south bank of the Thames. The building is in Wandswort...
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| Visiting the Lambeth Academy |
I’m a governor at the Lambeth Academy secondary school near Clapham Common. I spent the morning at the school with the Principal Stephen Potter and the Chair of Governors (and well known write...
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| Helping the homeless - a visit to Streatham's Spires Centre |
I spent the morning visiting the Spires Centre in Streatham. Spires is a drop-in centre for homeless people next to St Leonard’s Church. The centre welcomes up to 40 homeless people a da...
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| Big response to residents' parking survey |
There’s been a big response to my survey about resident-only parking for the roads between Brixton Prison and the South Circular. I’m still receiving replies every day so I can’t report a ...
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Labour’s increased spending on road resurfacing and pavement replacements since we took over from the Lib Dems and Tories in 2006. They left Lambeth’s roads pitted with potholes and our pavements...
Labour’s investing £2m a week to upgrade council homes right across Lambeth. It was a pleasure to join residents’ leader Dave McEvoy on a walkabout of the Weir Estate in Balham to see how t...
People power has stopped another unwanted self-storage centre opening in Acre Lane. The old Fulham Timber site was put up for sale by its owners and bought by the Big Yellow Self-Storage company...
Today saw the topping-out ceremony at the new Evelyn Grace Academy building in central Brixton. I was honoured by an invited to speak at the ceremony held to mark the completion of the main stru...
A new swimming pool for Norwood is finally on the way! At Lambeth Council’s cabinet meeting this evening Labour councillors unanimously agreed to secure the old Norwood Hall site for the new p...
Thursday’s election day for the European elections and a Lambeth council by-election in Princes Ward which covers Kennington and Vauxhall. This is a seat the Lib Dems held for 16 years with bi...
Schools Minister Jim Knight was at Stockwell Park High School this morning to see the first phase of the exciting new school building going up along Stockwell Road. Cllr Paul McGlone and I were ...
I was excited about visiting the Polish Saturday School at Dunraven School in Streatham this morning. A year ago I met with Joanna Ostrowska, a Polish community leader. She told me how a g...
There’s a by-election in Princes Ward on 4 June. The ward covers Kennington and Vauxhall, and Labour’s candidate is local campaigner Mark Harrison. Mark’s long been a champion ...
I welcomed Communities Secretary Hazel Blears to Stockwell this morning. Hazel came to launch the Government’s new Asset Transfer Unit at the Stockwell Community Centre. Hazel has champi...
Dumbarton Court is the attractive art-deco block near the top end of Brixton Hill. I’ve been working to improve life for the people who live there for well over ten years now, but one thing we...
Richard Atkins School in Brixton’s New Park Road has ambitious plans to improve the quality of education they give to local children. Many of the children at the school come from families whos...
Barack Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States today. A momentous occasion that’s brought new hope to much of the world’s population. But I missed it all because I was ...
This morning I joined three of my colleagues on a walkabout of Clapham Common. Cllr Helen O’Malley is a local ward councillor in Clapham Town. Cllr Mark Bennett is the Cabinet Member res...
Battersea Power Station is one of the most iconic buildings in London. And yet, for decades, it’s been left derelict and crumbling on the south bank of the Thames. The building is in Wandswort...
I’m a governor at the Lambeth Academy secondary school near Clapham Common. I spent the morning at the school with the Principal Stephen Potter and the Chair of Governors (and well known write...
I spent the morning visiting the Spires Centre in Streatham. Spires is a drop-in centre for homeless people next to St Leonard’s Church. The centre welcomes up to 40 homeless people a da...
There’s been a big response to my survey about resident-only parking for the roads between Brixton Prison and the South Circular. I’m still receiving replies every day so I can’t report a ...