February 2012 Archives

Labour ward councillor David Gawn, 34, was due to face Hendon Magistrates' Court today over a charge he tried to steal £7,000 from a Dennis O'Brien on August 5 2011.
Gawn, of Lankers Drive, South Harrow, denied attempted theft at the same court on January 5. He is on unconditional bail and his case is expected to be committed to the rown court for a jury trial.
The national Labour Party suspended Mr Gawn from Harrow Council's Labour Group until the matter is resolved.

HARROW: A new completion date has been agreed for vital gas mains replacement work currently underway in Harrow to replace 1,500m of metallic gas mains in Sudbury Hill and London Road with tough plastic pipes.

The over-running project was due to be completed by February 29 but this date has now postponted to March 16 after discussions between National Grid and Harrow Council.

A HARROW construction company has been fined £30,000 after a worker suffered severe injuries.
The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted R & G Construction Ltd of College Road, Harrow after Vasile Ionel Vatca fell from a roof in Belgravia on March 7 last year.

A decision on whether to grant a grocery store in Harrow On The Hill that is frequented by schoolchildren permission to sell booze has been deferred until March 6.
Harrow Council's licensing panel hearing concerning Hill Foods, which replaced Oakwoods convenience store in High Street, was adjourned from its original date of Tuesday February 14 for administrative reasons.
Applicant Mylvayanam Asokan has requested permission to sell booze 7am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 10pm Sunday and Bank Holidays and while objectors including Harrow School's estates bursar Trevor Grey did not have an issue with the business stocking liquor, they were concerned by the extended hours sought.

ART students at a Harrow college strutted their stuff down the catwalk in a fashion show.

Eleven first and second year students at St Dominic's Sixth Form, in Mount Park Avenue, Harrow on the Hill, who had been focusing their efforts on fashion and jewellery designs, celebrated the end of their coursework by showcasing the work produced as part of their studies.

From Barbie dolls legs and hula hoops to gas masks and Christmas lights, collections dealt with themes such as obsessive behaviour, claustrophobia, pattern and performance, which have formed the focus of study since September.

The art teaching staff were really pleased with the efforts of the students and said in a statement: "Not only was the event a lot of fun but the hard work will pay off with good grades."

A film used during the event is gaining a growing audience on YouTube.

MOTORISTS and shopkeepers in Harrow on the Hill warned they could suffer a 'quadruple whammy' if unpopular parking rules are brought in on safety grounds.
Car owners and businessmen and women, as well as local conservation group Harrow Hill Trust, have rallied against Harrow Council's proposals for a series of new double-yellow lines, waiting restrictions and free parking bays, with 120 people signing an objection letter to the portfolio holder Councillor Phillip O'Dell (Labour).

LATE-NIGHT Christian volunteers have committed to helping people in need on the streets in Harrow.

The first group of Street Pastors were presented at Harrow Civic Centre on Thursday, January 26, and will soon be patrolling the streets on Friday and Saturday nights, giving out bottles of water and offering assistance to people who have been drinking or who run into trouble in a bid to reduce crime and make people feel safer.

A TEENAGER has gone missing from Gayton Road, Harrow.

Rahman Durrani was, 18, was last seen on November 18, 2011 and police are appealing for information regarding his whereabouts.

A PIROUETTING pair of talented sisters have been selected to take part in a prestigious ballet performance.

Isabel, 13, and Lily, nine, will be taking part in this year's London Children's Ballet show of The Little Princess after beating more than 700 other aspiring dancers.

A FORMER serviceman and dedicated fundraiser celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday.

Frank Jowers has been married to Jean for nearly 61 years and the couple celebrated his birthday with friends and family at the Man of Aran pub in Alexandra Avenue, South Harrow.