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  • Third bus strike on Monday

    BUS drivers employed by Harrow-based Metroline plan a third 24-hour strike from 4am on Monday (November 27. The company and the Transport and General Workers' Union have been unable to reach agreement over the drivers' 2006 pay settlement. Metroline

  • Local school 'best in Britain'

    THE North London Collegiate School in Edgware has been named the top school in Britain in the Sunday Times league tables. The school, in Canons Drive, is the paper's Independent Secondary School of the Year. Rankings in the secondary school league

  • Appeal over missing teenager

    THE family of a young man who went missing in Suffolk six months ago have appealed to Harrow Times readers for help in finding him. Luke Durbin, 19, has not been seen since leaving friends after in Ipswich in the small hours of May 12. For full

  • Pub to mark World Aids Day

    A FUNDRAISING event to mark Worlds Aids Day is being held at the Load of Hay pub in Pinner Road, Watford Heath, on Saturday next week (December 2). The evening will also promote safe sex. The Load of Hay is a gay venue, everyone is welcome, regardless

  • ‘Cuts will have a devastating impact’

    BRENT Council has urged the Prime Minister to stop Brent teaching Primary Care Trust (Brent tPCT) from off-loading its social services onto the council. The move could mean that taxpayers in Brent could find themselves paying for healthcare in the community

  • A year out in the Army

    A LOCAL teenager has joined the army for her gap year. While most teenagers jet off to Thailand or Africa, Amy Nagle, 19, of Harrow will complete a long Gap Year Commission (GYC) with the Army. And plucky, Amy, has just passed out of her initial four

  • Composure wins the points for Harrow

    FOLLOWING a disappointing loss the previous week Harrow were keen to look for three points in their home match against third placed Southgate. Having played Southgate on numerous occasions Harrow knew their strengths but also how to play against them

  • Disabled girl's permit delayed

    A MOTHER whose teenage daughter has arthritis can not get a disabled parking badge from Harrow Council. The council has laid off the person who deals with applications as part of money-saving cuts. Yvette Sibun-Mercer, 48, of Marsworth Avenue, Pinner