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The Bookseller: Roundfire Books (Collective Ink / Watkins Media) signs debut thriller Freebourne from politician Salman Shaheen – January 2025
My London: How Hounslow Council restored Boston Manor House to its former glory – December 2024
Evening Standard: Cllr Salman Shaheen partners with Jamie Oliver to deliver his first-ever programme targeting primary schools to tackle childhood obesity – November 2024
The i Paper: Jamie Oliver shares top tips for cooking with families as he partners with Cllr Salman Shaheen on new primary school food education programme – November 2024
My London: Hounslow Council to build a new world-class arts centre – November 2024
My London: Hounslow Council to build a new leisure centre for Brentford – October 2024
BBC News: Cllr Salman Shaheen backs world-class musical acts at Gunnersbury Park – August 2024
The i Paper: Cllr Salman Shaheen and Jim Carter OBE open first sites as part of pioneering Grow for the Future programme to transform wasteland into spaces to grow food and educate urban children – July 2024
The Sun: Cllr Salman Shaheen introduces measures to help Heathrow residents blighted by plane spotters – April 2024
Harrow Online: Isleworth councillors oppose Hillingdon plans to dump sewage in river – March 2024
My London: Cllr Salman Shaheen brings in state-of-the-art card parking machines to champion digital inclusion – February 2024
The Telegraph: The allotment holders who fought a Duke and won – January 2024
The Guardian: Duke of Northumberland loses battle to bulldoze Park Road Allotments for flats – December 2023
BBC News: Cllr Salman Shaheen speaks to BBC News after victory over Duke of Northumberland to save Park Road Allotments – December 2023
Daily Mail: Duke of Northumberland loses bid to bulldoze Isleworth allotments for flats – December 2023
Independent: Planning Inspectorate dismisses Duke of Northumberland’s appeal in Park Road Allotments battle – December 2023
The Times: Duke of Northumberland loses plot battle over Park Road Allotments – December 2023
The i Paper: Cllr Salman Shaheen calls on Duke of Northumberland to abandon threats to evict allotment holders as campaigners declare victory – December 2023
Evening Standard: Victory for “peasant’s revolt” against the Duke of Northumberland – December 2023
Chronicle: Duke of Northumberland loses allotment battle down south – December 2023
The Telegraph: Cllr Salman Shaheen helps garderners bury plans to bulldoze allotments – December 2023
Evening Standard: Downton Abbey’s Jim Carter OBE backs Cllr Salman Shaheen’s Grow for the Future policy to turn wasteland into allotments to educate urban kids – November 2023
My London: Celebrity backing for Cllr Salman Shaheen’s pioneering Grow for the Future programme – September 2023
Horticulture Week: Downton Abbey’s Jim Carter backs UK’s first policy to transform wasteland into learning spaces for urban kids – September 2023
BBC News: Park Road Allotments inquiry hears closing statements – September 2023
The Guardian: Visit to Park Road Allotments as Duke of Northumberland’s appeal gets underway – August 2023
BBC News: Duke of Northumberland’s appeal heard following Hounslow Council’s decision to refuse bid to bulldoze Park Road Allotments – August 2023
The Telegraph: Duke of Northumberland seeks to build flats on wildlife haven to fund repairs to his house – August 2023
Daily Mail: Planning Inspectorate appeal begins into Duke of Northumberland’s plans to destroy Isleworth Allotments for flats – August 2023
The Independent: Cllr Salman Shaheen attacks Duke of Northumberland’s plans to build flats on allotments as “bid to line his already deep pockets – August 2023
Evening Standard: Cllr Salman Shaheen joins opening statements in Park Road Allotments planning appeal – August 2023
The Guardian: Standing ovation as Cllr Salman Shaheen denounces Duke of Northumberland’s plans to bulldoze Park Road Allotments as public inquiry kicks off – August 2023
Evening Standard: UK government backs Cllr Salman Shaheen’s Grow for the Future policy – May 2023
South China Morning Post: Salman Shaheen talks to Tom Hussain on the rise of South Asians in British politics – April 2023
Evening Standard: Transforming 27 acres of unused land into allotments for urban kids – December 2022
BBC News: Cllr Salman Shaheen’s pioneering policy will create allotments from wasteland to teach children about healthy living – November 2022
The Independent: Cllr Salman Shaheen to use wasteland to teach children about growing food – November 2022
Daily Mail: London council to educate urban children on food growing using wasteland – November 2022
The i Paper: Cllr Salman Shaheen launches UK’s first-ever policy to transform wasteland into allotments, community gardens and orchards and pair them with schools to teach urban kids about food growing and sustainability in cost of living crisis – November 2022
Chalkbeat: Salman Shaheen champions Chicago school as it wins World’s Best School Prize for mental health work – October 2022
The Times: Hounslow Council offers to take back management of Park Road Allotments from Duke of Northumberland amid planning dispute – July 2022
Metro: Duke accused of fresh plot to bully allotment holders from land amid planning battle – July 2022
The Telegraph: Judith Woods visits Park Road Allotments amidst peasants’ revolt against Duke of Northumberland – July 2022
Daily Mail: Duke of Northumberland faces second peasants’ revolt – May 2022
Evening Standard: Allotment holders offer to buy Park Road Allotments from Duke of Northumberland – May 2022
New Statesman: Cllr Salman Shaheen speaks to New Statesman as voters give their verdict on Boris Johnson in local elections – May 2022
The i Paper: Cllr Salman Shaheen backs allotment holders as they bid to buy Park Road Allotments – April 2022