SCHOOL sports matches and athletics practice could take place in winter and spring evenings if Harrow School wins approval to floodlight its sports field.

The independent school has submitted plans for six 16m-high illuminating columns to be placed around the circumference of Harrow School Sports Field in Football Lane in Harrow on the Hill.

HARROW ON THE HILL: The presentation for the winner of St Luke's Hospice's Treasure Trail competition's £1,000 prize draw, which was due to be held at 2pm on Sunday at Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury Church in Roxborough Avenue, Harrow, has been cancelled and will go ahead at the charity's Summer Fete on Saturday July 21 at the hospice in Kenton Grange, Kenton.

Particpants paid £10 for adults and £5 for children to solve a booklet of 20 clues to crack a code while following directions for a two-mile walk around Harrow on the Hill.

HARROW ON THE HILL: Historian and author Don Walter returns after a long absence to host another Armchair Walk illustrated talk about 'The Way We Were' featuring nearly 100 images of everyday life in the 19th and 20th Centuries of not just the Hill but nearby Roxeth, Greenhill and Wealdstone.

It takes place on Wednesday, May 2, at 8pm at St Mary's Church Hall in Church Hill and it costs £5 (£4 concessions) on the door.

A 24-year-old man died after being injured at Harrow on the Hill station.

Sagar Nigam was taken to Northwick Park Hospital on Monday, April 2 after being found on the tracks at the Underground station.

A Harrow-on-the-Hill councillor accused of attempted theft has had his hearing postponed for up to 28 days by the Crown Prosecution Service.
David Gawn, of Lankers Drive, South Harrow, is accused of trying to steal £7,000 from a Dennis O'Brien on August 5, 2011 and appeared at Hendon Magistrates' Court for the third time on Thursday.

A CONVENIENce store owner has been given permission to sell alcohol in the face of concerns from Harrow School.

Hill Foods, which replaced grocery shop Oakwoods in High Street, Harrow on the Hill, was granted its first premises licence from Harrow Council's licensing panel on Monday last week.

THE Mayor and Mayoress of Harrow attended the first round of an international public speaking contest held at the Harrovians Speakers Club.

Councillor Mrinal and Mrs Rama Choudhury were invited to the borough's branch of Toastmasters International, a worldwide club providing training and experience in public speaking.

Cllr Choudhury then presented certificates of participation and awards to the winners of the contests for best speech and best evaluation of a speech.

Toastmaster club meets on a Monday evening and members attend with the aim of improving their public speaking and calming their nerves.

Between 10 and 20 are normally at each meeting, which also helps them improve their listening, evaluation and leadership skills while making new friends.

Typically, there are half a dozen topics for impromptu speaking, followed by about three prepared speeches of just over five minutes each.

For more information contact www.harrovians.org.uk

A MUM from Harrow raised £500 for a charity which helps stop women and girls being sold into the international sex trade on Saturday March 10.

Camilla Leyland, mother of one and yoga teacher, held a yogathon at the YMCA Activities Hall on Roxeth Hill along with yoga centres around the world.

A CENTRE which helps severely bullied children has applied for an award from our Let's Do It campaign for a 'life-changing' trip.

The Red Balloon Learner centre in Kenton Road offers a safe environment for children who have been taken out of mainstream education and teaches core curriculum subjects as well arts and music.

GREENHILL Way in Harrow town centre has been closed since just before 9am this morning.

Police were called to the junction between Greenhill Way and Headstone Road at 8.50am to reports of a road traffic accidents.