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Elderly man placed on Sex Offenders' Register
An elderly man who sexually assaulted a woman on a tube has received a suspended prison sentence and been placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register. Jalal Badakhchani, 71, of Southfields Park, North Harrow, appeared at Blackfriars Crown Court on Monday
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Harrow East MP 'subjected to vilification, abuse, and threats' for opposing gay marriage
Harrow East MP Bob Blackman claimed he received 1,000 letters of support for his opposition to gay marriage - and only five asking for change. Bob Blackman MP says that he voted against the Same Sex Marriage Bill because he believes Civil Partnerships
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Disgraced councillors claimed thousands while being investigated by police
Two disgraced councillors accused of criminal offences claimed thousands of pounds from the public purse while legal proceedings against them were active. Councillor Brian Gate, former portfolio holder for children, schools and families, continued
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Lord's final for Harrow cricket side
Harrow Boys will play at Lord’s in next month’s Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Indoor Cricket Finals. The team went through the qualifying round unbeaten as they defeated Bromley on a bowl out. Harrow also defeated Lewisham by 24 runs and
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'The streets are already grim'
Residents are angry at proposals to cut the street cleaning budget because “streets are already grim”. Harrow Borough Council is planning a £116,000 reduction in non-town centre sweepers and is cutting £82,000 from the budget to clean residential
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Council claims it will protect services by delivering balanced budget
Harrow Borough Council claims that this year it will deliver a two-year balanced budget for the first time. It says that by doing so it will be able to protect vital services by taking a longer term view, rather than a year-by-year one. To
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Housing assocation claims it found no trace of vermin in rat infested house
The housing association responsible for a "rat-infested" house has told the Harrow Times that the residents are responsible for addressing the problem. This morning, the Harrow Times highlighted the plight of a mother-of-two who is “living in fear
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Council defends plans to cut street cleaning budget
Harrow Borough Council is claiming that cutting £200,000 from the street cleaning budget will make it “leaner and fitter”. The council’s comments come after Councillor Susan Hall, leader of the Conservative group, said that the council had hidden
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Knife-wielding man remanded in custody
The Harrow man who wielded a knife outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday has been remanded in custody while a psychiatric report is put together. Talhat Rehman, 54, of Lindsay Drive, was arrested after being Tasered while holding a kitchen knife
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Drivers warned to take care following traffic light failure
A traffic light has failed in Harrow on the Hill. The light on Tyburn Lane, at the junction with Peterborough Road, is currently broken. Drivers are being warned to take extra care at the junction.
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Burglar jailed for three years
A 39-year-old has been jailed for three years for burglary. Lewis Antony Williams, of no fixed address, was jailed at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday. He pleaded not guilty to the attempted burglary of a home in Edgware and to the burglary
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'I am petrified and it is ruining our lives'
A mother-of-two is “living in fear” because her housing association home is infested with rats. Jane Hussain, 44, and her children, Jamil, 14, and Yasmin, 22, are being terrorised by the rodents which have taken over their house in Hitchin Lane
