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  • Serious fire in Harrow

    STATION Road is closed tonight in Harrow because of a serious fire. The road in central Harrow is closed southbound due to serious fire between Greenhill Way and Gayton Road. There are severe delays tonight around central Harrow. Bus routes affected

  • Two arrested in Edgware drugs bust

    TWO men were arrested during a suspected drug deal when police swooped on Edgware this afternoon. Harrow cops, with specialist officers from the Territorial Support Group, raided a property in Camrose Avenue, arresting two men in the street

  • Good results for Harrow GCSE students

    GCSE results for this year in Harrow are well above the national average, according to provisional figures released today. Sixty per cent of pupils got five A* to C grades including English and Maths, compared to the national average of 49.7 per

  • RNOH improves in watchdog ratings

    A SPECIALIST hospital trust in Stanmore has insisted it will improve further after being rated as fair by an independent health watchdog. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust was give fair ratings for its quality of services and

  • Enough is enough

    All Harrow residents must be horrified to learn about the proposal to hold another anti-mosque demonstration in Harrow on December 13. Those of us, like myself, who were present at the last one will know of the potential for such a demonstration to lead

  • ‘Surplus’ used to generate money

    In the ongoing fight against the controlled parking zone (CPZ) in West Harrow, Councillor Susan Hall was quoted as saying: “I suspect the reason some people don’t want a CPZ is because they don’t want to suffer what those who want a CPZ are suffering

  • Incinerator won’t promote recycling

    I read that a waste disposal plant is being considered for Harrow on the Kodak site. Incinerators can give off harmful dioxin chemicals which can cause cancer and birth defects, so they should not be sited in densely populated residential areas.

  • Waste plant: What about the residents’ views?

    Following your article regarding the waste plant for Harrow (‘Kodak site could become high-tech waste plant’, October 8) I wish to ask Councillor Susan Hall how she will be consulting with the residents nearby to the former Kodak site. It appears

  • Don’t talk up the SIOE campaign

    Having been very impressed by the group editor’s principled front page stand against right-wing extremist threats to Harrow Central Mosque, I have become concerned about subsequent coverage of Stop the Islamisation of Europe’s (SIOE) campaign. The

  • Conservation area: Let me set the record straight

    I refer to Peter Day’s letter regarding Harrow’s Conservation Areas (‘Beware before you sign up’, October 8). Many years ago, Harrow Council put Article 4 directions on the windows in Pinnerwood Park Conservation Area, meaning planning permission must

  • Trio arrested over suspected pub brawl

    THREE people have been bailed over a suspected late night assault outside a Wealdstone pub. Police were called on Tuesday, October 6, at around 11.40pm to the Weald Stone Inn, in High Road, and found a 44-year-old man suffering from head injuries

  • Respect others during Diwali celebrations

    The Diwali festival will be celebrated on Saturday and lot of people are worried about the fireworks. The people are not clear why fireworks are connected with Diwali. It is the same as Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night with fireworks to commemorate

  • Acid throwing accountant to be sentenced

    A WEMBLEY accountant who threw acid over a legal team he claimed were Nazis is due to be sentenced this morning. Ashok Mahajan sprayed a corrosive substance strong enough to melt a brick over a barrister, a solicitor and a pupil barrister at the

  • Harrow Boro desperate for FA Trophy run

    Harrow Borough manager David Howell says it would be "disastrous" if his side lost in the FA Trophy this weekend. Boro travel to Division One Midlands side Soham Town Rangers tomorrow and Howell is desperate for a decent cup run which would give the