Yesterday, I attended a meeting of the Brixton Area Leaseholders Forum. As a leaseholder I know first hand the frustration with Lambeth housing services: incorrect service charges, rip-off maintenance charges, and terrible service levels. Lambeth housing is in melt down. Every leaseholder has their own horror story to tell. People are angry and frustrated at how [...]
September 7, 2009
You can’t trust Labour on The Carnegie. In response to requests from local Conservatives Labour have refused to commit to keeping the Carnegie Library in its current grade II listed building. Local Conservatives first alerted residents to the threat to Carnegie Library after Labour Lambeth approved a recommendation to relocate the Library and sell off the current [...]
August 17, 2009
Events have moved quickly since we first alerted you to the threat to Carnegie Library which Labour-controlled Lambeth Council is considering selling off for private flats. Labour councillors and the local MP have sought to dismiss the threat to the library. Yet the facts are there in black and white: the “Building operates well as a [...]
August 6, 2009
Hamish, Bettie and Andrew are all local Herne Hill residents. We think Herne Hill is a great area to live in but believe it can be even better. That is why we are standing to represent you as local councillors. We want to hear from you about the local issues that concern you. We are here to [...]
August 5, 2009
The Labour Cabinet has passed a report stating about Carnegie Library that the: “Building operates well as a library however its location is not ideal and suffers from low service numbers, high maintenance and high running costs. High running costs and poor location suggest this facility should be closed and relocated to Herne Hill. This [...]
August 2, 2009
Unless we fight proposed cuts, all three train stations serving this community, (Herne Hill, Denmark Hill and Loughborough Junction) as well as other stations close by such as Tulse Hill and Streatham will be hit by extreme cuts in service following changes proposed in the Thameslink Programme: The entire South [...]
August 2, 2009
Struggling leaseholders suffer as Labour Lambeth doubles service charges and service levels get worse As Lambeth leaseholders tough it out in difficult economic times Lambeth Labour has done nothing to help as many service charges are doubled. At the same time, the National Audit Office slammed the council for “significant weaknesses” in the services it provides. “As [...]
August 2, 2009
In response to the shortage of primary school places in Herne Hill, the Conservative action team is proposing that new schools should be built on the Railton Road and Somerleyton Road sites identified. It is the responsibility of the local council to ensure that every child has a primary school place. Lambeth [...]
March 12, 2009
Labour is wasting money nationally and locally in Lambeth Labour Lambeth has rejected a lawful alternative Conservative budget that would have cut Council Tax by 1.5 per cent to help hard pressed residents hit by the government’s failure to manage the economy. Building on the example shown by Mayor Boris at City Hall, the Conservative budget proposed [...]
September 11, 2009