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  • Harrow Carers hold annual celebration

    A CHARITY held its annual garden party for Harrow residents who are carers for relatives and friends. Mayor of Harrow Councillor Asad Omar was the guest of honour at the Harrow Carers event, held to recognise those people who give up their time

  • Retiring Brent police chief given Queen's Police Medal

    BRENT'S most senior policeman has received the Queen's Police Medal as he retires after more than 30 years on the force. Chief Superintendent Mark Toland was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for his service to policing, as he steps

  • Tamil athletes battle it out in Harrow

    TAMIL communities from across London got together in Harrow for a sports day on Sunday. The British Tamil Sports Council (BTSC) held the qualifying round of its athletics tournament at the Bannister Sports Centre, in Uxbridge Road, Hatch End. Athletes

  • Protest group 'not welcome' in Wembley

    THE top councillor in Brent has said a protest against a Muslim peace conference in Wembley is “not welcome”. Councillor Ann John, Labour's leader of Brent Council, hit out at the English Defence League (EDL), which is targeting the Al-Khair Peace

  • Style over substance - World Cup managers step out in style

    I'm particularly enjoying the managers and their vast array of outfits on show. Nigeria's Lars Lagerback went for an all in one green shell suit, Maradona clearly couldn't find any suit that fitting him so borrowed his big brother's, and Capello

  • World Cup wallchart - a must for every man

    Although I join in, I find the concept of a wallchart a bit baffling. Men, up and down the land, are religiously documenting the results as they come in, noting down the Slovenian scorer and intently studying the fixtures. We don't do this

  • Fours years on, and the dream is almost over already

    Saturday night, England v USA, and it was England's World Cup encapsulated in 45 minutes. A brilliant start and a goal. Hopes go through the ceiling and the whole country thinks we can win it. In fact, expectations were so high of England

  • Jewish communities debate rights of Palestinian Israelis

    ISRAEL must protect the rights of its Palestinian citizens for the sake of its democracy, Jewish communities in Harrow and Brent were told last night. Members of four synagogues took part in a panel discussion featuring Professor Naomi Chazan

  • Hatch End pub fined for not having manager

    A NATIONWIDE pub chain has been fined more than £3,000 for breaching the rules at a Hatch End public house. JD Wetherspoon was hauled before Harrow Magistrates yesterday after admitting the Moon and Sixpence pub, in Uxbridge Road, had been

  • Delays this morning on the Metropolitan Line

    COMMUTERS are facing delays on their way to work this morning after another signal failure. The fault, at Neasden, has caused delays along the Metropolitan Line through Harrow according to reports filtering through. Transport for London