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Don’t miss out on enititlement
According to Government figures, around 600,000 pensioners would be lifted out of poverty if take-up of means tested benefits was 100 per cent. In real terms, this means one in every 16 pensioners is failing to claim benefits to which they could be
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Failing to meet our aspirations
Marylin Ashton’s comments on planning for Harrow shred some light on why there is such a misfit between residents’ expectations of good building design and the buildings we see, which make many parts of Harrow what it has become, a place without heart
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String of power cuts hits Kingsbury pensioner
A KINGSBURY pensioner says a string of power cuts have turned his life “upside down”. Bhupendra Gandhi, 72, needs a stair lift to move between floors in his Wimborne Drive home and has an oxygen tank to help him breathe. But five electricity
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Masterplan key to all success
I am writing in response to Marylyn Ashton’s letter concerning Councillor Ferry’s remarks as chairman of the planning committee (Your Views, January 13). I do not believe that Cllr Ferry is suggesting that developers be guaranteed anything just because
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Consquence of cuts is showing
The impact of the Tory-led Government’s political choices is now becoming much clearer for London; put simply fewer jobs and less police. Both are areas I know people in Harrow will be deeply concerned about in the months and years ahead. When Labour
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Common sense seems lacking
What possible justification can there be to raise the cost of on-street parking outside the shops along the Pinner Road and Station Road in North Harrow by 25 per cent? If the recommendation being made by Harrow Council’s cabinet is agreed, then the
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Fire engines to be returned to stations today, politician says
LONDON fire engines commandeered during strikes over shift patterns will be returned to their stations, according to a member of the fire authority. Twenty-seven engines were taken out of stations across the capital when industrial action by
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Suicidal woman led down from building
A SUICIDAL woman was led down from the roof of a Wealdstone supermarket after an hour-long stand off yesterday. The woman, thought to be around 30, was threatening to jump off the Sainsbury's building, in High Street, just before 12.30am.
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Brent leader defends inaction over schools building projects
THE leader of Brent Council says it was right not to take the Government to court over its scrapped Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects. Education secretary Michael Gove's decision to axe BSF projects in six other local authorities
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American television appointment for royal memorabilia collector
A ROYAL family fanatic from South Kenton is thrilled to be reporting for American television on the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Margaret Tyler, 67, lives in a house that is more like a museum. Every surface of the living room
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Psychiatric hospital manager promises action over 'major concerns'
THE manager of a Harrow psychiatric hospital says staff will respond to an investigation that exposed “major concerns”. Watchdog the Care Quality Commission found Cygnet Hospital Harrow, in London Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill, was not managing
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Delays hit Met and Jubilee lines
RUSH hour delays hit commuters on a Harrow tube line this morning. Metropolitan Line trains faced severe delays after the line started running due to a power failure in the Baker Street area. There are still delays on the line now and
