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Defendant spared jail in slavery case
A HARROW pensioner whose “degrading” treatment turned a Tanzanian woman into a slave walked free from court today. Saeeda Khan, 68, subjected Mwanahanisi Mruke to a “shocking” ordeal keeping her prisoner, depriving her of food and making her
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Abuse of modern slave 'deplorable', police say
A HARROW widow who reduced her domestic servant to a modern day slave in a “degrading ordeal” has been labelled deplorable by police. Saeeda Khan was supposed to pay Mwanahanisi Mruke around £40 a month but even this meager salary was too much
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Major shake up of children's services
A MAJOR shake up of services for some of the most vulnerable children in the borough could be approved on Thursday. The changes are designed to focus resources where they are needed most, break the dependency of some families on one social
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Pensioner guilty in slavery trial
A HARROW pensioner has been found guilty of turning a Tanzanian woman into a slave in the first modern day case of its kind. Saeeda Khan, 68, of Whitmore Road, made Mwanahanisi Mruke sleep on a thin mattress in the cold of her kitchen, at times
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Residents bid to stop church building on playing field
AN inquiry that campaigners hope could stop a church building on its playing field is due to begin next week. A group of North Harrow residents is applying to register the green space, owned by St George's Church, in Pinner View, as a town
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Council tax non-payment letters sent to 11 councillors
ELEVEN Harrow councillors have been sent reminder letters for non payment of council tax since April last year, the Harrow Times can reveal. Five were sent letters twice and the outstanding sums ranged from £36 to £1,960, although Harrow Council
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Harrow Police plans to protect safer neighbourhoods teams
SAFER neighbourhoods police numbers will not be reduced if plans by local bosses are approved. Quieter areas could see their community teams lose officers to tougher wards but the total number of cops in the safer neighbourhoods system will
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Pub shut down prior to hearing on spate of assaults
A PUB in North Harrow has been forced to shut down after a decision was taken to suspend its license after a string of assaults. An emergency council licensing meeting was held last Friday to assess the situation at JD’s Lounge, in Pinner Road
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Restaurant shut until fire investigators finish work
THE OWNERS of a Stanmore restaurant damaged by fire have said they will have to wait for fire investigators to complete work before re-opening to the public. The blaze, at Apollonia Restaurant, in Church Road, happened at around 2.10am last
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Harrow MP to vote for electoral reform
AN MP has come out in support of electoral reform in a blog on the Harrow Times website. Gareth Thomas (Lab/Harrow West) announced he “will be voting for change” in the referendum on electoral reform on May 5, saying the Additional Vote system (AV) is
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Unbeaten Harrow win Championship
Harrow RFC were crowned champions for the second season in a row after bottom side Northolt scrapped their match against them. Harrow have gone the whole season unbeaten and cannot be caught at the top of Herts Middlesex Three. Harrow play Kilburn
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Art collector to show Heath Robinson work
A MAJOR art collector will exhibit Heath Robinson drawings at a cherished Pinner landmark starting this week. Chris Beetles has put together a spread of up to 25 works by the illustrator, who lived in Pinner from 1908 to 1918, and they will
