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  • Bentley Priory welcomes Prince

    CLOUDY skies greeted the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall when they paid a visit to one of Harrow's most historic sites earlier today. The Royals arrived by helicopter from the Three Counties Show at Malvern and were welcomed by members of the

  • Staff get cycling for charity

    A CHARITY based near the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is rounding up volunteers to take part in a 30-mile bike ride from Stoke Mandeville to Stanmore. Staff at ASPIRE, a charity raising awareness of spinal chord injuries, will ride from the spinal

  • Young artists show off their talents

    YOUNG artists with learning disabilities will see their work on show at the Healthy Living Centre in High Street, Wealdstone, next week. The students from Harrow College used a variety of different materials to create pieces reflecting their personal

  • Harrow 'terrorist' jailed 20 years

    A HARROW man has been jailed for 20 years for his part in plots to carry out 9/11 style bomb attacks in the UK and USA. Mohammed Naveed Bhatti, 27, was a part of an Al-Qaeda cell which planned to wreak havoc on the Heathrow Express, the London Underground

  • Police officer taken to hospital

    A POLICE officer was injured while trying to arrest a 51-year-old man. The 31-year-old police constable, who has not been named, was treated for cuts and bruises following the incident on Sunday night at an address in Francis Road, Central Harrow. He

  • Underground delays

    LONDON Underground passengers travelling on the Jubilee Line may face heavy delays this weekend. Services running between Wembley Park tube station and Stanmore will be partly suspended on Saturday and Sunday for track replacement work. A rail replacement

  • Go ahead for Oriental City

    THE year-long uncertainty over Oriental City ended this week with an agreement in which the development of the site will go ahead, but tenants will be compensated with an undisclosed sum and 11 months' free rent. Tenants of the the Far Eastern shopping

  • Free health checks for all

    A WEMBLEY chemist is offering free health checks to all local residents. Maryam Balogun, a pharmacist at the Optipharm Chemist in Bridge Road, Wembley, has pledged to provide free blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol screenings for the next two months