Congestion Charging London

What’s going on in this picture? That’s what I thought when I was walking along Praed Street recently. So I had an investigate and I discovered that engineers were pulling cable to link up new cameras for the western extension of the congestion charge zone. Now this is some network: have a read of this Transport for London - Fact sheet. “No image will travel more than 20 kilometres from any point within the charging zone” over a fibre optic data network provided by Colt and BT....

April 15, 2006 · 2 min · Rob Dyke

SKNDC leaders face probe

from the website of the Kilburn Times (as this saves me scanning the paper): “The two highly-paid bosses of the £1bn South Kilburn regeneration project have been suspended while the council investigates allegations of misconduct exposed by the Times South Kilburn New Deals for Communities chief executive Jack Davis and his deputy Bill Husband, both reported to earn upwards of £80,000 a year, are responsible for regenerating one of the most deprived housing estates in Britain....

April 13, 2006 · 1 min · Rob Dyke

QP Cllr Davies joins Lib Dems

After announcing his intention not to stand in the coming local election in a letter to residents of Queen’s Park on the 6th, Cllr Jonathan Davies had now joined the Liberal Demcrats.

April 13, 2006 · 1 min · Rob Dyke

Brent Conservatives Unavailable?

I’ve been trying to contact the websites of the Brent East Conservatives and Kwasi Kwarteng. I know they were available during the General Election last year but now they are uncontactable… kwasi kwarteng www com and Brent East Conservatives unavailable dot com

April 13, 2006 · 1 min · Rob Dyke

Green Party Candidates in Queen's Park ward.

Everyone, meet Shahrar Ali and Rupert Degas. Green Party Candidates, Queen's Park

April 13, 2006 · 1 min · Rob Dyke