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MP calls for change to air taxes
A Brent MP is calling for reforms to be made to the air tax she believes unfairly penalises those travelling to the Caribbean. Sarah Teather, Lib Dem MP for Brent Central, has tabled a parliamentary motion calling on the government to reconsider
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UNISON hits out at council's 'breathtaking hypocrisy'
Harrow UNISON members have hit out at the “breathtaking hypocrisy” in Harrow Borough Council’s wage cuts. The trade union claims that while more than 500 members of council staff, including librarians, park keepers and care works, are preparing
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Fifty schoolgirls take part in world record attempt
Fifty girls at a Pinner school took part in a world record breaking attempt this morning. The Year 6, 7 and 8 students at Heathfield School for Girls, in Beaulieu Drive, joined 2,200 other girls from 25 schools across the country in an attempt
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Police hunt missing man from Wealdstone
Harrow Police are appealing for help locating a 35-year-old who has been missing since yesterday morning. Police are hunting John Michael Byrne from Wealdstone who was last seen at 8am yesterday in Sudbury Hill. Mr Byrne is a white Irish man
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Charity appeals for volunteers to help it combat loneliness
A new scheme has been launched in Pinner to help combat loneliness among the elderly. National charity, Contact the Elderly, is working with Caritas, the social action agency of the Catholic Church in Westminster, to help tackle loneliness among
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London Underground tables offer to avoid Boxing Day tube strikes
London Underground is in talks with a train drivers’ union to avoid a Boxing Day walkout for the third year running. Members of the ASLEF union staged strikes on the bank holiday in 2010 and 2011 in a row over pay. Union leaders criticised
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Children win competition to read poems at Remembrance Day service
Four Harrow schoolchildren were chosen to read poems at the borough’s Remembrance Day service on Sunday. The children took on more than 100 other pupils from 15 Harrow schools in a competition to find the best Remembrance Day poems. The competition
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Harrow Borough Council holds colourful Diwali celebration
Harrow Borough Council staff have celebrated Diwali in style with a colourful event in the council chamber. On November 6, the council celebrated the Hindu Festival of Light with singing and dancing at the Civic Centre, in Station Road. The
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Gross misconduct allegations against council member withdrawn
Brent Borough Council has withdrawn gross misconduct allegations against its former director of finance. In September allegations of gross misconduct were made against Clive Heaphy, who was, at the time, director of finance at the council.
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Bollywood dance troupe perform in Harrow
A troupe of Bollywood dancers performed in Harrow on Sunday as part of the borough’s Diwali celebrations. Honey Kalaria and dancers from Bollywood Performing Arts Academy, which is based in Ilford, performed at Harrow Leisure Centre, in Christchurch
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Police release details of Brent's 'most wanted'
Police are appealing for help in tracing Brent’s ‘most wanted’. Brent Police have released a list of their 12 most wanted suspects. They are suspected of committing a range of crimes from robbery to fraud. Some have been identified through
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Jubilee Line part suspended
The Jubilee Line is currently part suspended due to a signal failure. The service is suspended between Stanmore and Neasden due to a signal failure at Neasden. There are minor delays on the rest of the line. Tickets are being accepted on
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Ten per cent less vacant shops in Harrow than country-wide
The proportion of vacant town centre shops in Harrow is now ten per cent lower than in the rest of the country. In Harrow Town Centre four per cent of shops are currently empty. This compares to ten per cent in London and 14.6 per cent across
