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  • Severe delays on Picadilly Line

    THERE are severe delays on a tube line due to signal failure this evening. Picadilly Line trains are not running on time because of problems at Green Park Station in central London. Transport for London is advising passengers that valid tube tickets

  • Victory party begins for ticket office

    THE man who led the campaign against Tube ticket office closures in London is planning a victory party after the closure programme was scrapped. James Bond said he was "ecstatic" following the announcement by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, to keep open

  • Cops appeal for couple witnesses

    POLICE are hunting for an Asian couple who could be the key to finding a gang of robbers who kidnapped a man outside his house. Detective Sergeant Ted Salter appealed for the couple to come forward as they investigate the crime which left a man with

  • Blackouts hit Wealdstone

    THREE blackouts in the last five days have left traders struggling to keep their customers. Shoppers faced closed shutters and darkened shops after the power was switched off in High Street, Wealdstone, last Saturday and on Tuesday and Wednesday this

  • Gold for Harrow in probation project

    AFTER thousands of hours' labour probation workers won Harrow an award from the minister of justice yesterday. Dozens of people serving time in the community have spent 100 days clearing up a 19th Century disused railway line as well as painting over

  • Leader attacks "high-handed" Tories

    THE new leader of the Labour group on Harrow Council has attacked the Tories for ignoring the wishes of residents with too much "silo thinking". Councillor Bill Stephenson said Labour are disappointed by the current administration's "high-handed" approach

  • Time for strong intervention

    Our local Labour MPs seem to have all the wrong priorities. They have voted in support of closing local post offices, in favour of detaining suspected terrorists without charge for up to 42 days, yet seem unable to come up with measures to halt the growing

  • Not there for appearances

    In response to Michael Sayer's letter published last week (Harrow Times, June 12), I had not forgotten the London Assembly's questioning of the Mayor was televised. But I am not in there for appearances' sake. I must also thank him for selectively listing

  • A very clean difference

    Many readers will know that Brent's Liberal Democrats are determined to make our streets cleaner than they ever were when Labour ran the council, and I am sure that readers will welcome the news that local streets are cleaner than ever, according to official

  • What happened to liberty?

    It surprised me to read that a majority of the population supported the narrowly-won proposal to increase the maximum length of detention before charge to 42 days. What has caused this view, in a country which took pride in a history of respect for the

  • This could be the end of NHS

    I was interested to read the letter in the Harrow Times by A and J Salmon on the Government's decision to build polyclinics run by private firms to run and replace doctors' surgeries (Thursday, June 5). If we allow this to take place it will be the end

  • Ticket office closures "annihilated"

    TICKET offices at Tube stations across London which were under threat will not be closed following campaigns by local residents, politicians, and underground staff. Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, promised yesterday to "obliterate" the closure programme

  • Bitten by Big Brother

    Saturday: So Mr McQueen won, and I was punished for doubting him. Good luck Lee, I'm sure you'll do well. That reality show finished, and I had to plug my addiction with another one. In swept Big Brother for another three months of mindless yet watchable

  • Midfielder joins Stones

    Wealdstone have signed highly rated midfielder David Hicks from Ryman One North side Cheshunt. The 22-year-old former Spurs trainee played five games for Northampton before he was transferred to Stevenage. Hicks also enjoyed a spell at Hornchurch before

  • Blaze closes repair shop

    A REPAIR shop has been closed indefinitely due to serious damage from a fire. The blaze in F1 Repairs damaged the roof of the single storey building, making it unsafe to work in. Asan Alyeei, who works at the shop, said: "The roof has been blown off