If there’s one thing Harrow’s not short of, it’s great restaurants and takeaways. From bellissimo Italians to spicy Indian, there really is something for everyone including, of course, some fantastic Chinese establishments. With so much to choose from, competition is steeper than the Olympics high jump contest, so we’ve put together some of our favourites […]
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OJafer Chohan, who is a year 12 student at Harrow hopes to raise £5,000 for The great Ormond Street Charity in memory of his late sister who lost her battle with cancer in 2012 at the age of 12. He says, ‘GOSH is an amazing hospital and need our support to continue to help […]
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Since his untimely death on Christmas Eve 2016, we’ve learned a great deal about singer, songwriter George Michael – not least his incredible generosity toward charitable organisations. Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley on the 25th June 1963, George Michael and his family later moved to Stanmore where his father, a Greek Cypriot immigrant, […]
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Harrow Town Centre took part in Love My Shop Day this month to help support local businesses and drive customers to shops within Harrow Town Centre. The general public in Harrow were invited to vote for the shop they love the most by posting a selfie with the shop in the background, with the […]
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With the news just in that Tai Pan Express in Northwood has won a 2019 Good Food Award for takeaways, it’s time to celebrate our borough’s diverse range of restaurants and takeaways. It’s not just about chicken! Despite the snarky comments on social media, Harrow’s restaurant scene is so much more than just fried […]
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Upcoming events in June, organised by the Friends of Harrow Weald Recreation Ground, include a dog show and quiz night, so it’s now time to start putting both your canine and human friends through their paces! The dog show is a fun event, with professional judges overseeing the individual categories. It could be that your dog […]
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Mark Mullally, community banker at NatWest, will be hosting a ‘Friends against Scams’ drop-in clinic event on Monday 10 June 2019, which is a free and impartial scam awareness event which is open to anyone who has concerns about fraud and scams. In light of this upcoming event, Varsha Patel spoke to Mark Mullally, who […]
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TO BEANS OR NOT TO PEAS! EVERY FISH BAR CELEBRATES NATIONAL FISH & CHIP DAY 2019 IN STYLE! Friday 7th June will see people across the country celebrating their love of fish and chips as they come together on National Fish & Chip Day! Fish and chip lovers in Harrow AND Brent will be joining […]
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Wealdstone Library – or the Wealdstone Centre – is more than just books, newspapers and computers. The library, among its shelves and shelves of great reads, is a hub of history, friendship and community. Varsha Patel spoke to Joshua Cartwright, library supervisor at the Wealdstone Centre for the past seven years, about his favourite memories […]
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Jiya Vaducha, a Year 6 pupil at Pinner Wood School, has shocked her parents after scoring the highest possible marks 162 on British Mensa Cattell III B paper. This puts the 11-year-old in the top 1 % of the population, putting her well above the ‘High IQ benchmark’ of 140. Jiya took her test […]
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