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  • 'Tireless' head of Stanmore charity to retire

    THE head of a Stanmore charity “respected at the highest levels of Government” announced her retirement today. Norma Brier, chief executive of Norwood, in The Broadway, has given almost two decades of her life to the organisation, which helps

  • Why I’m backing AV

    In May’s referendum on this Country’s electoral system I will be voting for change. A vote for the Alternative Vote is one way of supporting the need for a different kind of politics and for learning the lessons from the loss of trust in politics.

  • Planned move for Edgware Post Office

    PLANS have been drawn up to move the Post Office in Edgware. A public consultation has been launched to get resident’s views on the proposal to shift from its current site at the end of Station Road closest to the A5 to an empty the other side

  • Wembley house hit by blaze

    A BLAZE badly damaged a house in Wembley this morning. Four fire engines and 20 firefighters spent more than three hours tackling the flames as they tore through the building, in Talbot Road at around 4.30am. The fire was under control by 7.30am and

  • School wants academy status to go 'beyond outstanding'

    A HEADTEACHER says he wants to go “beyond outstanding” with academy status in the face of threats of strikes and legal action from teaching unions. Claremont High School, in Claremont Avenue, voted to cut its formal ties with Brent Council