Design work for new West London Orbital starts

Plans for a new London Overground link are progressing as Transport for London (TfL) confirms that design work for a possible new West London Orbital route has started. The engineering consultants who worked on the Elizabeth Line have been chosen for the proposed route that would connect Cricklewood, Neasden, Harlesden, and Old Oak Common with a direct service to Hounslow (southbound) and Hendon and West Hampstead (northbound).

As part of the wider regeneration of Old Oak and Park Royal, Old Oak Common station is set to become a new high speed super-hub. If it goes ahead, the new West London Orbital will join the station’s High Speed Two (HS2) services and

Hydrate your local street trees this summer

Residents are being encouraged to show their local street trees some love by watering them this summer.

Councillor Krupa Sheth, Cabinet Member for Environment, Infrastructure and Climate Action, said: “This is a bowser. You will see these at the bottom of many of the trees we look after in the borough. They hold water so that trees can keep hydrated over the summer months. Please do put water in a bowser if it looks like a tree needs water.”

Elizabeth Line, helping to connect Brent residents to almost every corner of the country.

Councillor Shama Tatler, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning and Growth said: “As part of the West London Alliance, Brent is working closely with neighbouring boroughs to support the plans for the new West London Orbital service. The new route would connect Brent to the rest of west London - opening up a wave of new opportunities for local people.”

The proposed scheme is subject to approval and funding with construction earmarked to begin in 2026 and completed by 2029.

Caught red-handed

A crafty individual was caught by a resident’s door camera footage illegally dumping rubbish, resulting in him being identified and issued with a £400 fine. The footage was sent to the council’s Environmental Enforcement team who thanks to the eagle eyed resident were able to catch-up another anti-social fly-tipper. The council’s hard-hitting and award-winning ‘WANTED’ campaign continues to expose the shameless crooks who dump waste on our streets illegally. Report illegally dumped waste at report.brent.gov.uk