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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”

More Ombudsman decisions against Harrow council

“Most Council services run well, and any issues are resolved locally without any further action. If the citizen remains unhappy then they can make a formal complaint” Harrow council legal director’s legalistic statement in Annual Complaints and Ombudsman report for the meeting on 26 November 2024. But the national headlines regarding the Ombudsman decisions againstContinue reading “More Ombudsman decisions against Harrow council”