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  • Person under train at Wembley Park station

    A TUBE line through Wembley is severely delayed this evening due to a person under a train. Transport for London is reporting the incident at Wembley Park station causing major disruption to the whole Metropolitan Line. The line was already

  • Council vows to stop budget cuts affecting schools

    LABOUR has vowed to stop Government budget cuts from hitting Harrow schools. The borough has had more than £1m stripped from a pot of money previously ring-fenced for education, sparking warnings of possible job cuts from Gareth Thomas, MP

  • Flat in Wembley damaged by fire

    A HOME on the edge of Wembley has been badly damaged in a fire this afternoon. Firefighters were called to Ealing Road just before 3.30pm to reports of the blaze in a flat above a shop. They had the fire under control by 4.10pm, but

  • Labour targets 'radical' changes to recycling

    RECYCLING in Brent will need a “radical” overhaul to compete with European countries, the new Labour administration has said. The borough's recycling rate is just below 30 per cent, well below levels in the greener parts of the continent, even in major

  • Cedars Youth Centre plans approved by Lottery

    PLANS for a new youth centre in Harrow Weald have moved a step further to reality with the approval of the designs. Watford FC and Harrow Council submitted their designs for the new £4.2m Cedars Youth Centre to the Big Lottery Fund and have

  • Stanmore hospital funds not affected by government cuts

    THE project to rebuild a world-class hospital in Stanmore has escape government cuts and will go ahead as planned, it has been announced. The £81m rebuilding of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital has been approved by Chief Secretary to

  • Spending freeze imposed after government cuts

    HARROW Council has frozen all spending after a pot of money from central government was unexpectedly cut. Officers have put all spending plans on temporary hold until they find out how much money they will receive, but it is already anticipated

  • Tory councillor appointed to London fire authority

    A SENIOR councillor in Harrow has been appointed to the board governing the London Fire Brigade. Councillor Susan Hall, leader of the opposition Tory group on Harrow Council, will take up her seat at the first London Fire and Emergency Planning

  • Acorn Tennis Club defeat Wembley

    Acorn Lawn Tennis Club Under-8s produced an impressive performance to defeat Wembley and Sudbury 11-5 in the Aegon National League. The win ensured the Canons Park club finished in third place as they narrowly missed out on promotion. The team featured