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Church where Handel composed 'desecrated' by lead thieves
THIEVES “desecrated” a historic Little Stanmore church where the composer Handel was once in residence and left it with a £70,000 bill. The Grade I listed Church of St Lawrence has been hit three times in as many months by scavengers stealing
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First Muslim mayor celebrates 'diversity in borough' as term ends
A MAYOR'S duties are never done. With a few days left to go before a new person is offically sworn in, Councillor Asad Omar, is ready for his final tasks in a year that has kept him consistently busy. He said: “One week I had eight engagements
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NHS Harrow's 'disastrous' finances could be factor in survey, MP says
THE “disastrous” financial background of NHS Harrow could be a factor in a damning indictment of the trust by past and present staff, an MP says. The organisation, formerly Harrow PCT, came in the bottom 20 per cent in the country in 22 out of 38 questions
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Tributes paid to 'family man'
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “family man” who helped bridge the gap between the public and the police in Harrow. Derek Inward, 81, died following a short illness on Sunday after being taken to hospital last Thursday. Mr Inwood was vice
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Art company to move HQ out of Harrow
AN art company will move its Wealdstone headquarters out of the borough to White City, it announced today. The decision by ColArt finally sounds the death knell for its presence in Harrow after it announced the closure of the Windsor & Newton
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South Harrow minimarket granted licence extension
A MINIMARKET has been given permission to stay open later despite opposition from police. Arya Supermarket, in South Harrow, at one stage wanted permission to trade in booze 24 hours a day, using a hatch in the side of its Northolt Road premises. But
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Wealdstone goalkeeper lands award
Jonathan North has been named as Wealdstone Supporters’ player of the season at their awards night. Kurtney Brooks won the young player of the year and Alex Dyer was named players’ player of the year. Peter Dean picked up the golden boot and the
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Unions plan six days of tube strikes
TUBE drivers are planning six days of strikes in an escalating dispute over two sacked union members. RMT union bosses will instruct around 1,500 London Underground drivers not to clock in on three days in mid May and on another three days in mid-June
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Former betting shop employee jailed for £2.5m theft
A FORMER Ladbrokes employee who stole more than £2.5 million from the betting company was jailed for five years after pleading guilty to theft. Aren De Vos, 43, from Howards Wood Drive, in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, worked at Ladbrokes
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Harrow prepares for AV referendum
HARROW is preparing to go to the polls for a referendum on electoral reform. The borough will vote tomorrow on whether to adopt the additional vote (AV) system, which sees voters rank their candidates in order of preference rather than marking
