A WEMBLEY headteacher has paid tribute to a school dinner lady killed in her own home last week. Elif Oruc, 42, a mother of two, died from a single stab wound to the heart, in the kitchen of her Carlton Avenue East home, at around 10pm on Thursday
AN audit of all schools in Brent has been ordered, in the wake of the financial scandal engulfing Copland School. Councillor Bob Wharton, in charge of education for Brent Council, told councillors at a meeting last night an internal audit of
A FIRE at a dry cleaners in Belmont Circle is being investigated as arson, police say. The blaze gutted Master Dry Cleaners leaving residents in the flats above fleeing for their lives, on Thursday night, at around 10.45pm. Police are
A FUNDAMENTAL review of fire safety in Brent housing has begun in response to the Camberwell tower block fire which killed six people. Brent Council and Brent Housing Partnership (BHP) have begun to review all council property and housing association
A PENSIONER remains critical in hospital after he fell off his mobility scooter and was hit by a lorry in Stanmore Broadway. The 85-year-old man had just finished shopping at Sainsburys on Thursday, July 9, when he is believed to have fallen
A MAN and a woman have been jailed after being caught running a cannabis factory in a quiet residential Wembley street. Son Quang Nguyen, 46, and Huy Thi Tran, 39, were both jailed for 18 months yesterday at Harrow Crown Court for production
A BRENT community group is calling for barbers to get conflict resolution training to help tackle gun and knife crime. Davis Williams, of Brent Association for Voluntary Action (BrAVA), has already organised a five-a-side football tournament
Parkfield and Headstone won their third consecutive Division Five match after a six-wicket win over Knebworth Park Thirds on Saturday. Knebworth Park were bowled out for 162 after Ian Schmid claimed four for 48. The weather threatened to deny
A 10K run around the sites of London raised £750 for a children’s chariity based at Watford General Hospital. Laura Cohen, from Kenton, was among 30,000 competitors who completed the ASICS British 10K London Run on Sunday. The cash
