Would be good to mark the 60 years of Harrow council history in terms of the council’s progression over the years rather than raising emotions through sociocultural rhetoric, apparently to attract Reform UK potential voters!Therefore, we have recently highlighted some of the council’s inceptions, like, the computer services, twinning with Douai and annual united actContinue reading “Harrow history: ‘Ugandan Asians’ welcomed”
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Remembering Grenfell – but in Harrow?
Around 5,000 people, including bereaved families, survivors, gathered in west London on Saturday to mark the 8th anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.Under London mayor direction, Trafalgar Square was lit in green to honour lives lost in the Grenfell Tower fire and the bereaved, survivors and residents whose lives were changed forever.However, there are concernsContinue reading “Remembering Grenfell – but in Harrow?”
Could new powers for councils to combat fly-tippers help Harrow waste ‘crisis’?
The government has announced a new crackdown on fly-tippers, with tougher sentences of up to five years in prison for those found illicitly transporting waste. Under the new powers to local councils to combat fly-tipping, councils will work with the police to identify, seize and crush vehicles of waste criminals. Drones and mobile CCTV cameras willContinue reading “Could new powers for councils to combat fly-tippers help Harrow waste ‘crisis’?”
Would Harrow deputy mayor behaviour improve when mayor?
Civic responsibility like the mayor or deputy mayor of a borough is a respectable role to be carried out in a dignified manner, like the deputy only has a civic and legal status in the absence of the Mayor.But in Harrow, after the council meeting on 23rd October 2024, the leader of the opposition CllrContinue reading “Would Harrow deputy mayor behaviour improve when mayor?”
Call for investigating dumping at site near Harrow Leisure Centre that needed £348,000 to clean-up
Good that clear up of the site adjacent to Harrow Leisure Centre, which had become a dumping site for illegal fly tippers for over 18 months, is nearing completion.The site remained unused by the council since August 2023 when the Special Needs Transport vehicle fleet depot was relocated.However, the Labour group is not satisfied withContinue reading “Call for investigating dumping at site near Harrow Leisure Centre that needed £348,000 to clean-up”
Harrow council administration condemns cemetery vandalism but not overtly
The police are investigating criminal damage after 85 graves, mostly children’s, were vandalised in the Muslim section of Carpenders Park cemetery in Watford last week, and are treating this as Islamophobic crime.The cemetery next-door to Harrow is owned by Brent Council but is widely used by the neighbouring boroughs.Such targeted attacks do not take placeContinue reading “Harrow council administration condemns cemetery vandalism but not overtly”
No Harrow schools get London mayor green scheme money
No Harrow school is listed* to benefit from the London mayor £2.9m Greener Schools programme to install solar panels, heat pumps and other technology across the capital.A total of 38 schools in 16 London boroughs will receive funding through the pilot, with councils contributing an extra £9.6m to the project.The scheme, which also includes insulationContinue reading “No Harrow schools get London mayor green scheme money”
Harrow Air Quality Action Plan fails to credit ULEZ impact
Harrow has been classified as an Air Quality Management Area. An AQMA is declared if a local authority finds an area is unlikely to meet the national air quality objectives. The council has a statutory duty to monitor, report on and contribute to improving air quality in the borough. This includes the preparation of anContinue reading “Harrow Air Quality Action Plan fails to credit ULEZ impact”
Accountability and transparency of Harrow mayor office?
Considering the gracefulness of the Harrow mayor’s office, expectation of the high standards of its accountability and transparency, especially in money matters, in understandable.Therefore, we requested the past five years accounts of the Mayor of Harrow’s Charity Fund (charity number 219034) under Freedom of Information Act 2000, since the charity has submitted annual returns toContinue reading “Accountability and transparency of Harrow mayor office?”
£348,000 cost to clear-up fly-tipping at Leisure Centre site
Labour Group leader Cllr David Perry at the Harrow council meeting on 27 February 2025 revealed the £348,000 cost of Leisure Centre site clear-up due to the council ‘neglect’ in fly-tipping enforcement.“Due to a build-up of waste and fly-tipping on the area beside Harrow Leisure Centre, residents will have to pay out for the council’sContinue reading “£348,000 cost to clear-up fly-tipping at Leisure Centre site”
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