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Hearing public concerns, the Harrow Monitoring Group sought London Mayor’s help in having a bus shelter at the South Harrow bound Baptist Church bus stop in High Street Wealdstone. The bus stop is widely used by elderly, more so by those who go to the nearby church or the Mosque, but it has no shelterContinue reading “TfL can’t afford much needed bus shelter in Wealdstone!”

As predicted, Labour has retained Harrow council administration but Tories have failed to make any real gains despite the intriguing situations and from the collapse of UKIP which has helped Tory votes. With 41.04 percent overall turnout, Labour (35 councillors) have overall gained two seats while Conservatives (28 councillors) have overall gained only one seat,Continue reading “Labour hold Harrow – Tory group deputy is out”

In a full page newspaper statement, promoted by Navin Shah (London assembly member), the Harrow Labour commit to keeping Harrow safe from crime and supporting businesses. This can only be good and help Harrow well. While Harrow remains one of the safest boroughs in London, with a low crime rate, the fear of crime remainsContinue reading “Election pledge reinforced”

The government cuts have serious implications for Harrow services, particularly those depended on by elderly and disabled people. The shocking truth is that when vulnerable relatives are left neglected without social care, it’s because the government has cut funding for vital services, while handing out billions in tax giveaways for a few at the top.Continue reading “Harrow suffers due to government policies”

Not difficult for the Harrow opposition to list out election promises for 2018, knowing that they are not likely to be in administration to fulfil these. Harrow Tory group’s glossy manifesto highlights the well known local problems and lacks specifics how they will solve these. Moreover, the previous Tory administrations added rather than reduced similarContinue reading “Tory manifesto lacks substance!”

The Labour manifesto gives right messages but would this adequately help the May council election outcome, given the factors that are neither Labour doings nor controlled by Labour. Well worded manifesto, launched last week, pledges to build Harrow homes for Harrow residents, keep Harrow clean, revitalise local economy, protect local vital public services against ToryContinue reading “Harrow Labour manifesto eclipsed”

Despite Labour doing well in keeping Harrow tidy, building more houses and implementing an imaginative regeneration programme, their majority could be slim after the May election. Labour could lose three seats in Harrow East – Kenton East and Edgware – not because of the party politics or they are running the council badly but becauseContinue reading “Harrow likely to remain Labour”

Soon after the Jewish demonstration against ‘anti-semitism’ at the Parliament Square, the Tory MP for Harrow East Bob Blackman, an officer of the Conservative Friends of Israel Parliamentary Group, has been reported sharing a story with the title “Muslim Somali sex gang say raping white British children ‘part of their culture’”, according to The Times. TheContinue reading “Blackman slammed after sharing vile anti-Muslim Facebook post”

Harrow council has started issuing anti-social behaviour fixed penalty notices to the Pinner Road shopkeepers for gaining vehicular access to their front courtyard by crossing over public footpath which has been recoded by the CCTV on the site. We understand that the Tory opposition group on the council is raising hopes, through their temple linksContinue reading “Pinner Road shopkeepers need help not political point-scoring”

Good to see improvements in the NHS Health Check screening programme in Harrow. The programme is to prevent a number of health problems for certain age group (40-74) with no history of cardiovascular disease or diabetes. Those who not already have these risk factors will be invited (once every five years) to have a checkContinue reading “NHS health check programme improving”