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Last week Brent Council celebrated National Apprenticeship Week and promoted a series of events for residents, helping to connect them with employment and training opportunities in the borough and outside.
The council partnered with over 45 employers, 25 training providers over six events supporting over 250 residents.
The events over the course of the week promoted the wide range of apprentice…
Read full articleBudget proposals set to be discussed at Full Council meeting
Residents are being encouraged to attend Brent’s Full Council meeting on Wednesday (19 February) where the council is set to discuss Brent’s budget proposals for the next three years. The draft budge…
No Bass Like Home: Brent’s Reggae Roots
It is International Reggae Month! As part of Brent’s London Borough of Culture offering, The No Bass Like Home reggae map has officially launched at a sold out event on Wednesday (12 February) at the …
Wanted posters with CCTV images to tackle ‘grime crime’ hotspots
A new weapon in the fight against grime crime is being unleashed by Brent Council to catch people selfishly spoiling some of the borough’s streets for everyone else. Responding directly to reside…
Fly-tipper caught on camera
A serial fly-tipper has told a court he is ‘very sorry’ after being fined thousands of pounds for dumping his rubbish at a public car park. CCTV images caught Adrian White, 41 of North Circular Road,…
Young people invited to share their views at “Building a Safer Brent for Young People” event
Young people from across Brent are invited to The Drum, Wembley Park to help develop an action plan to make Brent safer for young people. Taking place during half term the event, which was designed f…
153 new affordable homes for key workers at Wembley Park
153 new key worker homes in Brent will allow frontline public sector workers like nurses, teachers and the police to rent homes at an affordable price. i4B Holdings, the council's wholly owned housin…
London housing community celebrates 100 years of council homes
Members of London’s housing community gathered together to celebrate 100 years of council homes at an event hosted by Brent Council in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing. The event w…
The Benefits of Fostering With Brent
As a Brent foster carer you get personalised support, access to free training, and our full attention. Here is the full list of the benefits you have access to: a combined fostering allowance…
Lord Best gets Brent’s Poverty Commission underway
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's UK Poverty 2019-20 report which has been published today highlights the high rates of poverty in the capital. Brent Council launched their own Brent Poverty Commission…
