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• Commenting on News and Articles

  Created: Monday, 29 June 2009 22:37 Author: Liliana Dmitrovic

  We have updated the site so that any one of you reading it can now comment on any of the news items or articles in the debate section, simply by clicking on 'Comments', then 'Add comment'....

• Some Proposals for the Sustainable Communities Act

  Created: Monday, 29 June 2009 20:57 Author: Liliana Dmitrovic

  Steve Shaw, National Co-ordinator for Local Works, has put together a list of best proposals for the Sustainable Communities Act from around the country and sent it off to his local Hackney Councillors.Proposals to protect the environmental and reduce cli...

• Community Policing (again)

  Created: Monday, 22 June 2009 18:49 Author: Administrator

  Good to see the Police at Kingsnorth last year in action, the taking of images of the law was not a terrorist activity at this time - allegedly. It is strange that Islamic terrorists have so far killed fifty two in London and carshed a car into an airport...

• The Spike on Film

  Created: Monday, 22 June 2009 00:27 Author: Liliana Dmitrovic

  For those of you who have not had the chance to see the amazing Spike Story, a film by Fil Jackson and Sarah Bear, you can see it here. The film has also entered the Fast Fwd Film Competition, and you can vote for it here. The winning films will be show...

• The Spike: Gone but far from Forgotten

  Created: Monday, 22 June 2009 00:15 Author: Liliana Dmitrovic

  It has now been over four months since the Spike community was ousted from their centre. And what has happened with the space in those four months? Absolutely nothing. Nada. Security is apparently guarding the premises 24/7 which is costing, erm, taxpayer...

• SCA Panel Meeting 18th June 2009, The Point of Order

  Created: Friday, 19 June 2009 17:04 Author: Liliana Dmitrovic

  Derek Kinrade submitted a point of order at the beginning of the meeting, which is reproduced here with his permission: It is my view that to date the process in short-listing proposals and membership of the panel does not fulfil the requirements of th...

• You have to fight for your right to partee

  Created: Thursday, 18 June 2009 23:11 Author: Liliana Dmitrovic

  Earlier tonight, the community had to fight for their right to simply be part of the community, as the impregnable glass doors separating the councillors from the community stayed shut for a good half an hour.Back in time, Sustainable Communities Act on p...

• Local Works Guidance on Local Sustainable Communities Act Panels

  Created: Thursday, 18 June 2009 21:35 Author: Liliana Dmitrovic

  Local Works, who are behind years' long campaign to make this Act happen, have put together a number of guidelines for communities. The article below refers to the local panels. Please go to Local Works website for additional information. IntroductionThe...

• Wrong Community

  Created: Thursday, 18 June 2009 17:23 Author: Administrator

  This evening the London Borough of Southwark is holding one of the Sustainable Communities meetings, the theory being that the community can take part in the descision making process. There is a slight problem with this as the council have barred anyone, ...

• Sustainable What?

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2009 17:38 Author: Liliana Dmitrovic

  In April this year, a public meeting about the Sustainable Communities Act took place in Southwark. Since April though, implementation of the Act is having some teething problems. The two crucial issues which seem to be problematic at the moment are who ...