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Cllr Marina Sharma @cllrmarinasharma.bsky.social · Aug 19

🗳️#Labour on Thursday 21 August in the #Cranford by election 🗳️Hira Dhillon. He is a Cranford man and has lived in Cranford for over 50 years. He will make a great Cllr, he knows the issues & has a plan on how to tackle them! Don’t forget to bring your ID when voting. @labourhounslow.bsky.social

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Apr 28

We're facing a junk food crisis and it's killing us. We need to act and early. That's why in #Hounslow, with one of London's highest obesity rates, we partnered with #JamieOliver to teach parents of primary kids to cook healthy, affordable meals, and have funded cooking equipment for #schools.

Ultra-processed food increases risk of early death, international study finds

About 14% of premature deaths in England attributable to unhealthy food, the most among surveyed countries

www.theguardian.com

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · May 6

Brentford's new arts centre moves another step closer.

New West London theatre aimed at attracting big shows moves closer

Many thought Hounslow Arts Trust would run the centre in Brentford but the council will use an open tender process to select the best operator

www.mylondon.news

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Apr 17

As the rights of one of the most marginalised and victimised groups in society are ripped up, as scared and vulnerable people fear what comes next, the Billionare Who Shall Not Be Named does this.

#trans
#transrights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

JK Rowling looking smoking a cigar and holding a drink by the sea

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Apr 17

I hope the people who campaigned for this are proud of themselves.

Trans women arrested on Britain’s railways to be strip-searched by male officers

British Transport Police amends policy in light of supreme court’s landmark ruling on definition of a woman

www.theguardian.com

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Cllr Marina Sharma @cllrmarinasharma.bsky.social · Apr 7

Had the pleasure of planting new trees for the 1st stage of a new forest at Blenheim Park #Feltham at the weekend. You can find out about future projects and the next stage of the planting here: energygarden.org.uk
@shansview.bsky.social @seemamalhotra-mp.bsky.social @salmanshaheen.bsky.social

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Co-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · Feb 26

🚨 BREAKING: This week, the Government introduced to Parliament three vital steps to support our shopworkers in the Crime and Policing Bill, delivering on commitments made to make our high streets safer.

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Feb 8

Hitting the doorstep in Brentford for #Labour with our fantastic candidate @maxmosley.bsky.social (no not THE Max Mosley), @shansview.bsky.social @tombruce.bsky.social @cllrmarinasharma.bsky.social Cllr Sue Sampson and MP @ruthcadbury.bsky.social.

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Cllr Marina Sharma @cllrmarinasharma.bsky.social · Feb 7

Look out for us in the ward over the weekend and come say hi

Hounslow Labour Party @labourhounslow.bsky.social · Feb 7

We're delighted to announce that Max Mosley will be our new Brentford East candidate. He's a senior economist and Bees season ticket holder. Max and the team be out in Brentford East over the weekend speaking to residents

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Ruth Cadbury MP @ruthcadbury.bsky.social · Feb 5

As chair of Transport Committee I know how important it is to bring down waiting times for driving test slots 🚗

Read my letter to the Department of Transport in full 👇

committees.parliament.uk/publications...

committees.parliament.uk

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London Borough of Hounslow @hounslowcouncil.bsky.social · Feb 5

Do you want an informal chat about jobs and #apprenticeships?

Come join the Apprenticeships Marketplace #Job fair on Thursday, 13 February at #Hounslow House (10am-3pm).

Employers attending include the West London @england.nhs.uk Trust, @londonfire.bsky.social & @marriottbonvoy.bsky.social.

Hounslow National Apprenticeship Week Marketplace 2025 #SkillsForLife

Join Hounslow's National Apprenticeship Week marketplace job fair for live opportunities from local and national employers.

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Feb 5

Absolutely right from #KeirStarmer. Palestinians must be allowed to return home. And the international community must set its sights on the creation of a Palestinian state. National building, not ethnic cleansing.

#Gaza #Palestine #Trump #Iseal #PMQs

Palestinians must be allowed home to Gaza, PM says - BBC News

The PM responds to President Trump's plan to turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East".

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Feb 5

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have blood on their hands. The world will not forget. Or forgive.

#Trump #ElonMusk #USAid

Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid

The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off

www.theguardian.com

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Hounslow Labour Party @labourhounslow.bsky.social · Jan 23

Hounslow Labour is delivering for Brentford. Read our statement on the upcoming by-elections ⬇️

www.hounslowlabour.co.uk/news/2025/01...

Statement from the Leader of Hounslow Labour Group on the Brentford By-Elections - Hounslow Labour

Cllr Shantanu Rajawat, Leader of Hounslow Council said: “The Hounslow Labour Group has always been and will always be absolutely focused on delivering a better Brentford for its residents, finishing t...

www.hounslowlabour.co.uk

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Jan 19

One of the many beautiful green spaces in one of London's greenest boroughs. #parklife #Hounslow

London Borough of Hounslow @hounslowcouncil.bsky.social · Jan 17

Join us for a Walk and Talk in Lampton Park. We’ll explore the ways in which we could all help to make the park safer, and better serve everyone.

Meet us at the main gates on the Lampton Road entrance, Wed 22 Jan, a little before 5pm. Bring a torch, if you can.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Jan 12

Art on the Underground is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with four major new commissions for Stratford Underground Station, the Spring Tube Pocket Tube Map, Waterloo Station and the Brixton Mural Programme.

Look out for them later this year.

www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhi...

Art on the Underground 2025: honouring the works that saved lives

Whales, a new mural and a soundscape are coming to a Tube near you

www.standard.co.uk

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Wes Streeting @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social · Dec 19

Today Stephen Kinnock and I announce the biggest funding for hospices in a generation:

£100 million for improving buildings, kit and technology

£26 million grant for children and young people’s hospices

An early Christmas present for hospices that do a wonderful job for families.

Wes and Stephen with Charlie and his family and team

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Wes Streeting @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social · Jan 3

Successive governments have failed on social care. It’s not a shortage of good ideas that’s the problem, but a shortage of good politics.

Today that changes with Louise Casey.

Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how we’ll work together to fix it 👇🏻

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · Dec 30

To mark the new #JamieOliver partnership with #Hounslow Council to deliver his first ever food education programme targeted at primary school kids and families to tackle #childhoodobesity, he has kindly shared his top tips to help families #cooking from scratch.

Jamie Oliver's five tips to get your kids off the sofa and into the kitchen

With obesity rates soaring, Jamie Oliver shares with i his top tips for getting the kids interested in cooking

inews.co.uk

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Cllr Marina Sharma @cllrmarinasharma.bsky.social · Dec 27

2morro 28/12/24 #Brentford East Cllr surgery will be holding our monthly #Surplusfood Mission Hall TW8 0SD 10am-12pm Bring a bag and take what you or your family need. No food goes 2 waste any left over goes 2 #TheOpenKitchen on Bath Rd Hounslow #nowastage #CommunityFirst @shansview.bsky.social

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Cllr Marina Sharma @cllrmarinasharma.bsky.social · Dec 9

Happy to have seconded this motion at the last Borough Council and pleased to hear that SWT will be nationalised.

www.hounslowlabour.co.uk/news/2024/12...

Hounslow Labour supports South Western Railway being put into public ownership by Labour Government - Hounslow Labour

Hounslow Labour fully supports the recent Government announcement that South Western Railway’s services will be the first to transfer into public ownership next year. This announcement follows on from...

www.hounslowlabour.co.uk

Cllr Marina Sharma @cllrmarinasharma.bsky.social · Nov 30

Food distribution is all set up at Mission Hall, ready for our councillor Surgery
Come down if you or your family require fruits, bread, pasta, pastries and snacks.
No referral is required. Just bring your bag. #BrentfordEast

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Cllr Tom Bruce @tombruce.bsky.social · Nov 23

Privileged to attend two awards events this week: #newlondonawards where Hounslow were shortlisted for Frank Towell Court, and #westlondonchamber awards, celebrating the very best of West London businesses. @shansview.bsky.social

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Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · Nov 22

Angela Rayner speaks for millions.

Quote from Angela Rayner praising the value of council housing in her life as a shild and single mother.

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