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Following the national rise in coronavirus cases (352,560 cases and 41,586 deaths as of 9/9/2020), Harrow council leader Cllr Graham Henson alerts “Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the borough, as well as other parts of London, are indeed rising”.He informs that last week, council data showed there were 54 confirmed coronavirus cases in the boroughContinue reading “Coronavirus alert!”

Harrow council is carrying out risk assessments to see how the three Neighbourhood Resource Centres in Harrow, closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic, could be reopened safely. Council wants these assessments detailed and include all the measures that would be needed for the safe re-opening of the buildings, including social distancing, hygiene andContinue reading “Council could reopen Neighbourhood Resource Centres soon”

As previously reported, Harrow has secured London mayor funding to deliver more pedestrian space to help with government required social distancing. This includes pavements in some areas are to be temporarily widened by using barriers as confirmed by the deputy leader of Harrow Council, Cllr Keith Ferry. The extra width of the temporary pavements willContinue reading “Harrow opposition slipping back to Hall era negativity”

Budget pressures “Covid-19 has had a huge impact on all parts of the economy, with potentially damaging consequences for London. By implication, the Mayor’s Budget has also been significantly affected, forcing the Greater London Authority (GLA) to make savings across the board” alerts Navin Shah, Brent and Harrow assembly member. London mayor Sadiq Khan hasContinue reading “Significant GLA cuts, alerts Brent & Harrow assembly member”

Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs has recently signed a letter expressing solidarity with migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers, and affirming the moral and legal right for refugees to claim asylum in the UK.The letter, signed by over 30 Labour MPs, articulates that it is often aggressive wars led by the UK and ourContinue reading “Thomas not a party expressing solidarity with migrants”

A total of £683K has been allocated to Harrow for the programme to deliver pedestrian space, low traffic neighbourhoods, strategic cycling and school streets as the government is keen to reopen the economy, despite concerning spikes of Covid19 cases in the UK (1,328 cases in Harrow). The Mayor of London launched the London Streetspace ProgrammeContinue reading “Harrow secures London Streetspace Programme funding”

Harrow council has made bold and somewhat ambitious commitment to becoming an anti-racist council (council meeting 11 July) by improving how council works and cares. Key areas of focus include learning programme for councillors and staff on race, racism and unconscious bias; the BAME (‘Black, Asian and minority ethnic’) workforce, their pay gaps, their representationContinue reading “Anti-racist agenda: can Harrow council deliver what it has resolved?”

Harrow council video-linked meeting (11 July), resolved to welcome the decision to light Harrow Civic Centre purple in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement globally. Labour motion for ‘commitment to fighting systemic racism’, carried despite voted against by the Tory opposition, reminded that the killing of George Floyd at the hands of American policeContinue reading “Council supports Black Lives Matter”

A special Harrow council video meeting on 7 July marked the commitment and diligent service of Alderman Keith Toms as a councillor of the London Borough of Harrow, and unanimously conferred on him the Honour of Freedom of the Borough. “I’m greatly honoured by the Freedom of the Borough in a safest and most diverseContinue reading “Well deserved Freedom of the Borough”

Harrow East MP Bob Blackman (photo) voted against commissioning specialist domestic abuse services for victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse. Tory majority at the Commons voted down to add the commissioning clause to the Domestic Abuse bill on 6 July. This new clause would have established a statutory duty on relevant public authorities to commissionContinue reading “Blackman voted against commissioning domestic abuse services”