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“After reviewing the Employment Tribunal judgement, the Conservative Group on Harrow Council has voted to suspend Cllr Chana for the maximum period allowed under our rules, which is six months. This will allow the Conservative Party nationally to investigate further and if appropriate to take further action” says the Conservative group on the council. ZeinabContinue reading “Cllr Chana suspended”

We received reports of sighting Environmental Enforcement Officer at the Harrow Town Centre and were asked questions about their role, responsibilities and powers (couldn’t find this information on the Harrow council website!!).These officers are in a police-like outfit, including wearing Body Worn Cameras which should only be switched on when approaching people to issue finesContinue reading “Up to £100 fine for street anti-social behaviour”

UPDATE: On our specific question whether Dyson is going to appeal against the Bristol Employment Tribunal decision in Zeinab Alipourbabaie V Dyson case, Dyson has replied: “These allegations were investigated fully and disciplinary action was taken against Kamaljit Chana who was found to have acted inappropriately and no longer works for Dyson.” Regarding the TribunalContinue reading “Cllr Chana playing ‘appeal’ tactic”

Zeinab Alipourbabaie, a Muslim, has won claims for religious discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal after a manager Kamaljit Chana, also a Conservative councillor in Harrow, told her, “I do not like Muslims” the Times reported last Sunday.Bristol employment tribunal ruled that Zeinab Alipourbabaie, a senior electronic engineer at Dyson in Wiltshire, was excluded from meetingsContinue reading “‘I don’t like Muslims’: Conservative group objectively investigating the councillor”

UPDATE: pressure is building on the Harrow opposition group (Conservative) to immediately suspend Cllr Kamaljit Chana from the group while this matter is being investigated with the eventual outcome to expel him from the party.Formal complaints have been made to local and national Conservatives, including by the Harrow Monitoring Group. Cllr Chana’s political future isContinue reading “Another Harrow known Tory character in news!”

“There have been numerous reports in the press and across social media about the significant rise across the county of people being tested positive for Covid-19 and residents, like us, are quite rightly worried about a second wave of the virus” Cllr Graham Henson, leader of the Harrow council, has said. National press reported theContinue reading “Coronavirus concerns in Harrow”

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”