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- Brill map from @centreforcities comparing unemployment in UK cities internationally. Newcastle is equiv of Estonia. http://t.co/rkNgU1RJ 4 hours ago
- Well, #eurocrash was an hour of national stereotypes I'll never get back :( 16 hours ago
- Woah! What's left of the SDP want to pull out of Europe...?!? *That's* ironic: http://t.co/42uvHnBS 18 hours ago
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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Nazar licensing application
Today’s been a long day. Work took me to Manchester and back, then went straight to the Town Hall for a licensing meeting – they were discussing the Leegate Centre application I mentioned a few weeks ago. Unfortunately due to … Continue reading
Cannabis Raid at 87 Old Road
The old warehouse at 87 Old Road (behind the Council depot) has been an on-going issue for some time. I first became involved back in January 2007 when local residents approached me, concerned that windows had been installed in the building … Continue reading
Lochaber Road in The Guardian
It’s not every day Lee Green makes the Guardian – but we did on Saturday. The Weekend magazine selected a house in Lochaber Road as their ‘wreck of the week’. Not sure whether we should be pleased or not – … Continue reading
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Leybridge fun day
As you might be aware, I’m enthusiastic about the package of improvements residents on the Leybridge and Newstead estates have negotiated with Broomleigh Housing Association. The improvements will only happen if residents vote YES to transfering their homes from the … Continue reading
Open House London – this weekend
This weekend is Open House London weekend – and for once, it doesn’t clash with Lib Dem Conference, so I’m keen to take advantage of entry to some buildings I wouldn’t usually get to see close up. We’re planning to head … Continue reading
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The locality fund
Final post for tonight! We intended to have a 20 min discussion on the locality fund at last night’s meeting, but because we started slightly late (people were still queuing to get in!) and discussion on leegate and traffic issues … Continue reading
