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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”

Parents of young children with minor illnesses should take them to pharmacies rather than GPs or A&E, says NHS England’s Stay Well Pharmacy campaign that urges people to visit their local pharmacist first to help save the NHS money. While there is such a high national emphasis on the role of pharmacists, the Harrow clinicalContinue reading “Harrow pharmacies held back!”

It looks that Lakshmi Kaul, a Tory candidate for 2018 council election, has been missing from the Tory canvassing activities for long – withdrawn from the political activities, including the Queensbury ward activities? We previously raised the question whether she, who is far more active in the Indian nationalistic politics, was selected for the diverseContinue reading “Harrow East Tories pushed out a Queensbury candidate?”

Good to see the Harrow’s first community mental health workshop on 31 January this year. The workshop was widely publicised. The event was run in partnership with Thrive LDN, a citywide movement for mental health, supported by the Mayor of London. Community members including health professionals and faith leaders heard about the six aspirations ofContinue reading “Harrow focus on mental health”

Harrow council says that the installation of speed cameras is the responsibility of Department for Transport (DfT) and not the council but in any case the criteria for installing the cameras on Camrose Avenue are not met. A petition containing 168 signatures presented to the council meeting on 30th November 2017 expressed concerns about speedingContinue reading “Camrose Avenue speed cameras not possible”