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The FOCUS Team would be pleased to hear from you if you would like to help deliver the FOCUS near your home or help with local campaigning. Their phone numbers are:
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Naser Masood – 07956 543177
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Today Nick Clegg has revealed Labour’s secret plans to scrap half a million apprentices because they think they are ‘deadweight’.
In the strongest signal yet that Labour can’t be trusted to build a stronger economy, the plans would make it harder for young people to find good, well-paid jobs, and would damage the skills base in the British economy.
In a little-publicised paper written by the party, they propose to scrap intermediate (level 2) apprenticeships, replacing them with a downgraded to “traineeship”.
Labour claim that Intermediate Apprenticeships have “devalued” the apprenticeship brand and are “of no value to either employers or learners” and that scrapping them “would minimise ‘deadweight’”.
The Liberal Democrats, the party most in favour of apprenticeships, have strongly condemned the plans.
While Liberal Democrat ministers such as Vince Cable have created record numbers of apprentices, seeing over 1.6 million apprentices start since 2010, Labour’s plans would pull the rug from under the feet of a generation of young people.
The latest edition of the FOCUS Newsletter has just gone to press. It will be delivered across the ward free of charge by our tem of volunteers.
Please contact the FOCUS Team if you would like to help deliver the newsletter near your home. Each round takes about 45 minutes, thank you.
Access an advance copy here: Grove Green 265
Please contact Imran Mahmood on 07932 340921 if you would like to help deliver the FOCUS in your area. It is published every 6 weeks and a round takes about 45 minutes.
You can see an advance copy here: Grove Green 264
Parents at Dawlish Primary School campaigned for a pedestrian crossing in Francis Road to safeguard their children going to and from school.
The good news is that it is now being installed. The approaches to the crossing are also protected by measures to reduce speeding traffic.
Details of the plan are available here: Francis Road Crossing
However, due to technical problems the refurbishment of the Church Lane footbridge was delayed. This work is now due to start on Monday 21st October and will last for approximately 20 weeks, until the work is completed.
The footbridge will be closed during this period, and pedestrian and cyclist diversions will be clearly signposted
The normal working hours will be 8am until 4pm Monday to Friday only. Although there will be some night work while the site is established and the protective scaffold is constructed around the footbridge.
TfL have apologised in advance for any inconvenience caused. Further information may be obtained from their Streets Customer Services department on 0343 222 1234, email: enquire@tfl.gov.uk or via the web at: www.tfl.gov.uk/contact.
The London Fire Brigade has advised that there are no plans to permanently close Leytonstone Fire Station.
It is one of nine fire stations to be rebuilt as part of a PFI project. The work of demolition and rebuild of the existing station will start in late 2014.
During the rebuild process the fire engines will be relocated to Woodford and Walthamstow fire stations.
Local residents will be informed before any works commence.
The latest edition of the FOCUS Newsletter has just gone to press.
It will be delivered free of charge across the ward by our team of volunteers.
You can see an advance copy here: Grove Green 261
Please contact the FOCUS Team if you would like to help deliver the newsletter near your home – call 8556 8335 for more details, thank you.