BRENT residents could soon get to talk to councillors about community problems on a special internet chatroom.

Councillors Ralph Fox, Lesley Jones, Sandra Kabir, James Moher and Bob Wharton.have signed up to a pilot where they will get their own websites via Brain, the council's community site.

It is hoped that the sites will help councillors from all political groups keep in contact with local residents and provide a forum for the public to put questions to them.

Initially, each site will have a welcome page, a list of news items added by the councillor, links to websites they think may be of interest, and access to all of Brain's chatrooms, where councillors can discuss issues with residents.

If successful, every Brent councillor will have the option of starting their own site before the end of the year.

For more information, see www.brentbrain.org.uk/councillors.