Harrow Smart Card

Following the Hillingdon initiative, Harrow council is working on a Harrow Resident Smart Card. Hillingdon offers a Hillingdon First Residents’ Card to enable them to offer services and discounts to local Residents. The card is used to provide discounts on parking, library services and access to leisure centres. It also offers discounts on products andContinue reading “Harrow Smart Card”

‘Putting residents first’, emphasises new leader – but..

In his first public communication as the leader of the Harrow council, councillor Paul Osborn informs about forthcoming benefits for the residents and the senior manager changes at the civic centre. The Council Tax Energy rebate (£150 energy payment to eligible Harrow council taxpayers) would be issued soon. There’s also a reminder about Free SchoolContinue reading “‘Putting residents first’, emphasises new leader – but..”

New Harrow council leader appoints his cabinet

Councillor Paul Osborn, leader of Harrow council, has appointed a well-mixed cabinet of ten councillors and three non-executive members to lead on services to ‘put residents first’. In the recent local elections, the Conservatives gained Harrow from Labour. In appointing his cabinet, Cllr Paul Osborn, leader of the council, said: “Harrow residents have entrusted theContinue reading “New Harrow council leader appoints his cabinet”

Harrow Labour group leadership challenged – update!

UPDATE: Apparently, a group of past and present Harrow Labour councillors (seem to be more interested in seeking publicity rather than the work of the council) are trying to blame Cllr Graham Henson for losing the council at the council elections 2022. If there is someone to blame, it ought to be the leadership ofContinue reading “Harrow Labour group leadership challenged – update!”

Harrow Labour group leadership challenged?  

Seemingly, Marlborough ward councillor David Perry is in for the Harrow Labour group leadership, held by Cllr Graham Henson at present. Labour has lost the council at the council elections 2022 due to some localised Tory exploitation of certain voters in Harrow East where Labour lost 6 out of 7 seats. Councillor Perry, elected inContinue reading “Harrow Labour group leadership challenged?  “

Conservatives won Harrow council because of Indian votes, claims a Tory

The Times of India reports Ameet Jogia, co-chairman of Conservative Friends of India and also a Harrow councillor, said ‘ Harrow has one of the largest British Indian communities in the country and it voted Conservative. In London we lost three councils, but the big story is we won Harrow all because of the BritishContinue reading “Conservatives won Harrow council because of Indian votes, claims a Tory”

‘People before politics’ says a Harrow council candidate

Independent candidate for Marlborough Ward in the Harrow council elections this May highlights that independent councillors represent the voice of residents, not the government or local political parties. Nish Patel points out some weaknesses in the work of the council that can be helped, including? The school street scheme went ahead even though only 4Continue reading “‘People before politics’ says a Harrow council candidate”

Exploiting Harrow’s minority voters is unacceptable

Harrow Council elections are in May 2022!(Chairman Stoke Poges and Wexham Conservatives, Treasurer Beaconsfield Constituency Conservative Association)Harrow East MP has no respect or credibility because of his divisive politics. He relies on stirring up socio-religious emotions to secure votes from the Gujarati and Jewish background voters.Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a right-wing party inContinue reading “Exploiting Harrow’s minority voters is unacceptable”

They want your vote on May 2022!

Conservatives: one hour free parking at the council car parks, extra street cleaning, more enforcement against illegal HMOs (house in multiple occupation), free bulky waste collection. They say they have proposed a budget amendment which would have delivered on the priorities of local people. They say ‘Labour chose to stick with their short-term plan ofContinue reading “They want your vote on May 2022!”