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Louise Smith-Jackson has been missing since Thursday (16)

Appeal to find missing girl from Wembley

Louise Smith-Jackson has been not been seen since yesterday

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Kensal Rise Primary School

Primary school in Kensal Rise appoints new head and changes name

Kensal Rise Primary School to adopt new name after being taken over by the ARK chain of academies

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Left to right: Christopher Walters, Loen Burton and Abdi Aziz Hassan

Pictured: The killers of Dollis Hill roofer Luke Fitzpatrick

Detectives appeal for information to catch the other men involved

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Luke Fitzpatrick was stabbed to death in Dollis Hill

Luke Fitzpatrick’s mum claims her son’s killers had been terrorising Dollis Hill for years

Court hears 25-year-old was ‘caring’ and ‘truly loved by everyone’

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Aida Getachew in Kensal Green Cemetery (Pic Credit: Steve Foster)

Kingsbury student becomes a novelist at the age of 13

Aida Getachew has penned ‘The Secrets of Life’

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Luke Fitzpatrick was stabbed to death in Dollis Hill

Man and two teenage boys found guilty of killing Luke Fitzpatrick in Dollis Hill

Roofer, 25, was stabbed to death and his 56-year-old father was knifed on May 19 last year

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Civic centre will open on June 10

Brent Council’s civic centre to open its door to the public next month

Customer services and registrar services will commence in £100m building on June 10

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APDA celebrate their 25th anniversary

Brent charity celebrates its silver anniversary

Asian Peoples Disability Alliance held a fundraising dinner event

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Doreen Massey, Emeritus Professor (Geography) in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The Open University, and Mike Rustin, Professor of Sociology at the University of East London, founding editors of the political journal Soundings.

Kilburn academics launch manifesto to help shape future political debate

Michael Rustin, 75, Doreen Massey, 69, and Stuart Hall, 81, hope their plans can unite the community

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Loic Remy has been bailed until September (Pic credit: PA)

QPR striker Loic Remy is bailed after being arrested on suspicion of rape

French international, 26, was arrested yesterday with two other men

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Residents are fighting to open the People's Centre for Change in Kilburn

Fundraising campaign launched to save day care centre in Kilburn

Camden Council plan to sell the building where New Shoots Day Care Centre is based

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Teachers at Copland Community School plan to strike

Teachers urged not to strike over academy plans for secondary school in Wembley

Staff at Copland Community School in Cecil Avenue will walk out on May 23

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Neasden man jailed for beating woman and assaulting police officer

Paul Jenkins attacked officer who tried to arrest him in Gresham Road

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Councillor James Powney

Brent councillor who oversaw library closures fails to make selection shortlist

Cllr James Powney will not be able to contest his Kensal Green seat

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Stephen Lee Peverall is this week's Wanted Wednesday suspect

Wanted Wednesday suspect could be armed and dangerous

Brent Police are warning the public not to approach Stephen Lee Peverall

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Queens Park Rangers' Loic Remy.

QPR striker Loic Remy arrested on suspicion of rape

Footballer was held with two other men at an address in Fulham this morning

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Councillor Ann John OBE has been deselected

Former leader of Brent Council barred from contesting her seat next year

Cllr Ann John OBE has been deselected as a candidate for the Stonebridge ward

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Copland Community School has been placed under special measures

Troubled secondary school in Wembley to be turned into an academy

Copland Community School was placed in special measures by Ofsted

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Westlakes in Wembley which is looking forward to welcoming customers again

Wembley stationery shop damaged by fire reopens

Westlakes has been in Wembley High Road for more than 30 years

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Ehsan Khozanie Shamali has been jailed for two years

Kilburn man jailed for road rage stabbing in Hampstead

Ehsan Khozanie Shamali knifed Mohammed Islam in the stomach

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Cllr Roxanne Mashari is the new lead member for enviroment and neigbourhoods

New ‘libraries’ councillor says community engagement is at the heart of her priorities

Cllr Roxanne Mashari ousted Cllr James Powney to become the new lead member for environment and neighbourhoods

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Vispasp Sarkari ignored legal notices from Brent Council

Landlord fined for ignoring legal notices from Brent Council

Vispasp Sarkari, from Harrow, rents out a property in Wembley

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The Club @ St John’s marked World Fair Trade Day on Saturday

Wembley social group celebrates World Fair Trade Day

The Club @ St John’s enjoyed a delicious lunch and sampled Fairtrade food

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Left to right: Pedro Corona, 18, Ade Adepitan, Nadeem Ahmed, 13, Pravin Jeyakaran, 17, and Ronak Amin, 18.

BAFTA winning Paralympic medallist Ade Adepitan opens centre named after him in Kingsbury

Wheelchair basketball star ‘shot some hoops’ with children and young people with disabilities

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Abbey Road goes from Kilburn to St John's Wood

Kilburn street sign made famous by The Beatles to go under the hammer

The enamelled panel for Abbey Road and Downing Street are up for sale

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Thieves stole a £30,000 Rolex watch similar to this one

Hunt to find £30,000 Rolex watch stolen in Kenton burglary

Thieves escaped with limited editon time piece and a quantity of diamond jewellery

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Five men have admitted attacking Lee Simmons

Men from Wembley, Neasden and Harrow admit carrying out Islington attack

Lee Simmons was beaten up by all five outside the Aquarium Nightclub

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Waqas Ahmed is charged with rape

Wembley man charged with Neasden rape

Waqas Ahmed, 26, is accused of carrying out sex attack near the North Circular Road

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Five new members were elected in Brent Council's executive

New appointments announced for Brent Council’s executive

High-profile positions change hands but leader stays the same

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Wembley Stadium is one of the borough's most famous landmarks

Schoolchildren have the chance to show how proud they are of Brent

Youngsters are being invited to design a postcard depicting a borough landmark

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Cllr Zaffar Van Kalwala with Brenda Linton chair of the St Raphael's Estate Residents Association

Council tenants in Brent face 40-year wait for new kitchens and bathrooms

Stonebridge councillor blames the government for delays to vital upgrades

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Copland Community School has been placed under special measures

Brent Council urges government to release cash owed to troubled secondary school in Wembley

Copland Community School has been promised £18m from Government’s Priority Schools Build programme

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Chalkhill School pupils watch a citizenship ceremony at Brent Town Hall

Schoolchildren from Wembley officially welcome new residents into Brent

Pupils from Chalkhill Primary School attended the citizenship certificate award ceremony

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Central Middlesex Hospital is set to lose its A&E department

North West London Hospital Trust is named the second worst in the country

Report by MHP Health Mandate ranked it 145th in a list of 146 trusts

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Kate Winslet hosts fundraiser for homeless charity

A-lister Kate Winslet ramped up the glitz and glam to address the “heartbreaking” situation of youngsters living rough.

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