Sarah Teather and Brent Liberal Democrats

Sarah will be holding an advice surgery on Friday 25 May.

It will take place at Brent Mosque, 33A Howard Road, Cricklewood, London NW2 6DS between 9.30am and 11:00am.

There's no need to book an appointment, just come along. All of Sarah's surgeries are run on a first come first served basis.

If you can't make it to Sarah's surgery, you can always pop along to her new constituency office at 70 Walm Lane, London, NW2 4RA and speak to one of her caseworkers.

Local Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather has welcomed reports that Labour-run Brent Council have temporarily put a halt to the ransacking of Kensal Rise library, but added that the situation should never have got this far.

Earlier on Wednesday, removal men turned up to empty the building of its books and its equipment. They were soon met by over 50 local campaigners, including Councillor Paul Lorber, the leader of the Liberal Democrats on Brent Council and a long standing library campaigner.

Sarah Teather, Member of Parliament for Brent Central, has expressed her disappointment at Brent Council's decision to clear Kensal Rise Library building of books and IT equipment today.

Commenting, Ms Teather said:

"This is another sad day for Brent's libraries. Campaigners have tried to work with officials to keep Kensal Rise library open, but have been ignored at every turn.

Sarah Teather announced today that the Coalition Government are extending the system of support for young people with special educational needs up to the age of 25, so that young people will get the support they need wherever they are taught. You can find more info in the next steps document, which you can find here.

Local MP Sarah Teather is urging Brent residents to vote for Lib Dem Mayoral candidate Brian Paddick and GLA candidate for Brent and Harrow Charlotte Henry in this Thursday's elections.

Brian Paddick - who has 30 years experience policing London's streets - will get communities and the police to work together to bring down crime. He has spoken out against racism in the Metropolitan Police and has questioned the effectiveness of current stop-and-search procedures.

Local MP Sarah Teather has criticised Labour-led Brent Council's plans for the redevelopment of Willesden Green library. In her submission to the public consultation on the proposals, she condemned the Council's failure to incorporate the Old Library building, the Willesden Bookshop, and the Brent Advisory Service (BIAS) into the new development.

Brent Central MP Sarah Teather has criticised Labour-run Brent Council's plans to license the distribution of leaflets and has urged them to introduce vital safeguards to protect free speech.

Under the plans - which were voted through by the Labour Executive on Monday - groups will need a council license before they can give out free leaflets or flyers. However, while there will be exceptions for charities, religious organisations and political groups, it is unclear which groups this last category refers to.

In a letter to Sarah Teather Barnet Dump developers have indicated that they are considering changing their plans for the Brent Cross Cricklewood development. Sarah Teather has called for an open discussion on any changes.

The current plans for the development include a large waste dump on the border with Brent which could see hundreds of extra lorries passing through residential areas. The development will also bring an estimated 29,000 extra cars per day onto the road, and have a dramatic impact on other local shopping centres.

Brent's Liberal Democrat MP, Sarah Teather, has welcomed the announcement that the Department for Education will be providing over £30 million to tackle the chronic shortage of school places in Brent. This £30 million is on top of the £24.8 million given to Brent in December 2011. In total in 2012/13 Brent will receive £54.8 million towards new school places.

Brent Central MP Sarah Teather has criticised tube bosses for misleading Brent residents over improvements to the Jubilee line

A new timetable for the Jubilee line was introduced on 25 March which Boris Johnson had promised would deliver 30 trains per hour in both directions at the busiest times. However, the new timetable shows that this will only be the case for about 30 minutes.