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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”

Harrow GP surgeries need to offer high quality services which meet users demands, manage expectations and be responsive to meet the needs of the different communities in Harrow, finds the Healthwatch research, commissioned by the Harrow council ‘to gain an understanding of patients and service users experience of GP services within the borough’. The researchContinue reading “Institutional collusion to keep patients silent”

We reported that ponding after rain around a Wealdstone bench, near a bus stop, makes it unusable. This long standing problem near 130/132 High Street Wealdstone, seemingly due to the slop towards the bench or the earth sinking around the bench, not only caused water build-up but also attracted environmental abuse. Within days a seniorContinue reading “Positive tick for Harrow council!”

Harrow council prides itself for being one of a minority of councils in the UK that is ‘not expecting to raid its financial reserves next year’ – despite facing massive cutbacks in government funding. Cllr Sachin Shah, leader of Harrow Council, said, “I take being careful with your money very seriously. Reserves are for emergencies.Continue reading “Council budget debate goes on!”

It looks that some opposition councillors with little knowledgeable of planning matters are making most noises in Harrow that ‘Labour cannot be trusted on planning’, all because these Tory councillors don’t like the developments needed to meet the challenge of housing shortage in the borough. They seem to be more interested in point-scoring rather thanContinue reading “Don’t make planning political issue”

News is coming  that Harrow councillor Pamela Fitzpatrick has been selected as Labour parliamentary candidate for the Harrow East constituency. Amongst others, Cllr Fitzpatrick enjoyed support from the key trade unions, Labour party Momentum as well as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP who came to Harrow to endorse her at an eventContinue reading “Labour candidate for Harrow East”

In deciding its 2018-19 budget last week, Harrow Council agreed that the authority will not spend beyond its means in the coming year. Therefore, like most local authorities across the country, Harrow Council also raised council tax this year. The rate is rising by 2.99% plus 0.5% in a government-authorised precept to pay for risingContinue reading “Labour confident to keep administration”

Contrary to Harrow East MP Bob Blackman spread that the UK economy is good under Tories, the UK economy expanded by less than previously thought in the last three months of 2017, official figures say. The UK’s year-on-year growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2017 was 1.4%, making it the slowest growing of theContinue reading “Blackman misleading about the UK economy”

Labour is in the final stages of selecting its female only parliamentary candidate for Harrow East. Two out of the three candidates shortlisted are Harrow councillors. Both are canvassing well, using the social media and individualised social event. Kiran Ramchandani says she has spent her whole life fighting for social justice – at a housingContinue reading “Harrow East candidacy race”