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Hello Forest Gate Northers! After a bit of a hiatus, I’m publishing another councillor report. These are reports which are officially made to the Forest Gate North ward of the local Labour party. Local Labour members are the people who … Continue reading →

EDIT, 19th Jan 2022. I have just been told that the website ‘urban cycle parking’ doesn’t seem to exist any more. In the meantime, I’ve left the rest of the post, but the summary is that if you want to … Continue reading →

Tomorrow, August the 21st, letters will arrive to Newham residents letting them know about the new NHS tracing app, which we are trialling here in East London. The letter will contain information about the app, how to download it, the … Continue reading →

This blog post is specifically about the implementation and the initial period of our low traffic neighbourhood or ‘LTN’ (What’s an LTN? Read here. Where is the LTN? Read here…). In summary: it’s very normal and in fact entirely expected … Continue reading →

As part of our commitment with the new administration in Newham to involve and work with residents, I was delighted to see that we are recruiting Covid-19 Community health champions: local people who can help share accurate, up to date … Continue reading →

‘Low traffic neighbourhoods’ or LTNs for short, are sometimes also called Liveable Neighbourhoods. They have been popular in transport planning terms for some time, particularly as part of the Mayor of London’s transport strategy to improve our air quality, get … Continue reading →

Hello Forest Gate Northers, It seems a long time since I saw many of you, and I hope that you are all keeping well, and safe, and adapting to this lockdown life. I know some of you have been unwell, … Continue reading →

Locked down, socially-distanced greetings to all Forest Gaters, and other readers. I won’t attempt to give any thoughts on this strange, concerning, and unprecedented time, other than to hope that you are all keeping well, and safe, and the same … Continue reading →

If you read this blog then you’re probably reasonably active online, and so you’ve probably already seen some discussion about the proposal that Newham should charge for residential parking permits. Apologies for the click-baity title, but I wanted to use … Continue reading →