A father who spent months in hospital to be with his young son has been given an award. Sean O’Grady from Elmgrove Road, Harrow, was crowned Dad of the Year for his commitment and to his son Oscar, who had to undergo a series of heart operations
This year is proving to be an unusually eventful year for anniversaries. With the General Election having taken place on May7, perhaps we take our democratic institutions for electing a parliament and government for granted. However, it should
A while ago, I wrote a letter calling attention to the crazy policy of outsourcing part of the delivery of post to the Dutch firm TNT, comically renamed WHISTL with two different people delivering post to exactly the same addresses. WHISTL has
Last week’s Harrow Times reported the shameful and disappointing news that Harrow’s Labour-run Council rejected a community bid to run Bob Lawrence Library in Edgware — meaning it will close in June, along with libraries in North Harrow, Hatch End
On Wednesday morning, I noticed a dead fox lying in Kenton Road opposite Mayfield Avenue. I asked if anything was being done about it but no one knew, so armed with the postcode of the shop, I went on the Harrow Borough Council website to report
I am sure that we all value the grass verges in our streets and avenues. Maybe the reader who wrote to complain that Harrow Borough Council staff did not pick up the litter before cutting the grass in Maricas Avenue could step outside her door
An MP who has expressed his desire to become Mayor of London spoke about the needs of the capital in Parliament. Gareth Thomas was re-elected as the MP for Harrow West earlier this month for his fifth term, and has since said he would like to be
A community centre welcomed a Hindu holy man who has travelled across the globe to spread the religion. Shri RajRajeshwar Guruji and the community from the International Siddhashram Shakti Centre welcomed Hindu holy man Shri Mahand Bhupinder Giri
A fundraiser will be packing extra blister plasters when he sets out on an epic journey for charity. Milad Latif, from Holyrood Avenue, South Harrow, is taking on a 500-mile walking challenge to raise money for the Nepal earthquake appeal, following
