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  • 20-minutes free parking machines now in operation

    The first new parking machines giving people 20 minutes' free parking have been installed. The machines are now up and running in Rayners Lane and others will be installed in shopping streets across the borough over the coming months. The new

  • Lohana Cricket Club crowned indoor champions

    Lohana Cricket Club Under-13s were crowned Middlesex champions of the Indoor League in Canary Wharf. The Hatch End based club won all eight North Areas games this season which took their record to 15 wins and a tie over the last two years.

  • Lily-Rose Murphy: funeral next week

    The funeral of the 11-year-old Bushey Academy schoolgirl killed in a car crash in December last year will be held next week. Lily-Rose Murphy was killed and her mother seriously injured when they were waiting for a bus in Stanmore. The pair

  • Sites identified for possible new council homes

    Possible sites for hundreds of new homes have been earmarked following assessments of the borough’s council estates. Harrow Borough Council has carried out feasibility studies on six of the borough's estates for potential regeneration and improvement

  • Dispersal zone gets six-month extension

    A dispersal zone set up by police to tackle anti-social behaviour has been extended by six-months. Harrow Police and Harrow Borough Council have agreed to keep the area around Wealdstone High Road in operation until October 6, 2014. Police

  • School welcomed but concerns raised about increased traffic

    Park users and people who live near playing fields have cautiously welcomed plans for a new secondary school on the site. This week the Education Funding Agency gave approval for the Avanti School trust to build a new school on the playing fields

  • Hindu temple holds annual celebration

    Hundreds of worshipers descended on a Hindu temple for an annual celebration event. More than 200 people attended the International Siddhashram Shakti Centre in Palmerston Road, Wealdstone, for the celebration of Ram Navami. The date is celebrated

  • Free Wi-Fi goes live in shopping streets across borough

    People can now use free wireless internet in the borough's busy shopping streets and town centres. The free 30 minutes of Wi-Fi is now available courtesy of Harrow Borough Council following a deal reached with communications provider Arqiva.