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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In light of the news that Harrow’s Sri Ayyappan Kovil Temple—a Hindu temple on Masons Avenue—has been granted planning permission by Harrow Council’s planning committee to grow the site, we spoke to Anpan Thiagesapillai, project lead at the temple, who has described the approval as a ‘great journey for the temple’. The planning permission […]
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Harrow Council is consulting on proposals to improve pedestrian safety at Harrow’s ‘Goodwill To All’ junction–the busy traffic junction at Headstone Gardens/Harrow View/Headstone Drive made up of four traffic lights, in the midst of local shops, businesses, bus stops and surrounding residential areas. The proposed changes, which are expected to come into force in August […]
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As we head into the Summer months, it’s time to start thinking about Harrow’s heroes – those people in our borough who have gone above and beyond in their quest to help others and, make Harrow a great place to live. For the uninitiated, this annual event was created to recognise outstanding members of our […]
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In 2019, social media forms a fast and efficient network of information for business, leisure, government and, even the Royal Family. As the popularity of this media has grown, even our emergency services have got onboard – and online – in order to provide constant updates to the public. Harrow’s police service is incredibly proactive […]
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Back in 2016, Harrow was abuzz with the news that the existing Civic Centre on Station Road was to be relocated in order to make way for a project signalling a new, brighter future for the borough. The announcement was met with approval, particularly as it involved the regeneration of some of Harrow’s most troubled […]
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