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Up for sale: offices used by officers at South Harrow Police Station

OFFICES used as part of Harrow’s police headquarters are to be put up for sale at auction.Read

Harlesden heroin-dealing fugitive caught after two years

A CLASS A drug-dealing fugitive who escaped the grip of the law for two years has finally been caught and returned to prison.Read

John Lewis's Park Royal Distribution Centre may shut with loss of 560 jobs

A DISTRIBUTION centre run by department store John Lewis has been earmarked for closure with the potential loss of 560 jobs.Read

Avanti House School to relocate out of Harrow

A DECISION to force Avanti House School - Harrow's first free school - to leave its current home because it not large enough for the anticipated growth has been branded "disappointing".Read

Face-to-face CAB appointments to end from March 20

‘DESPERATE’ clients of Harrow’s Citizens Advice Bureau are set to lose the valued face-to-face service which the charity has provided in the borough for more than 70 years.Read

'Absolutely scandalous' - the £4m spent on consultants by Harrow Council

MILLIONS of pounds of taxpayers’ cash spent on consultants while public services are being cut and council tax is set to rise is ‘scandalous’, according to a councillor.Read

Fee-paying school headteacher resigns over 'lack of judgement'

A HEADTEACHER’S six-year tenure at a fee-paying private school ended when he suddenly resigned after ‘a lapse in judgement’.Read

Wembley schoolchildren play German pupils at chess via internet

CHILDREN competed in chess matches via videolink against German youngsters to open the world’s biggest chess tournament.Read

Morrisons' Harrow store opens at 9am on March 11

SHOPPERS will be able to fill their trolleys at Harrow's newest superstore - Morrisons in Pinner Road - from 9am on March 11.Read

22 members of looting gang from Harlesden and Stonebridge jailed

SCHEMING hoodlums were caught red-handed on the way to go looting during the height of the summer London riots.Read

Labour's Christine Robson wins West Harrow by-election

LABOUR retained its dominance in West Harrow ward by winning the by-election held in the wake of Brian Gate’s resignation.Read

Father-of-three fundraises after suffering stroke

A FATHER who suffered a stroke that left him with sight problems is to cycle across extreme landscapes in California to raise money for the hospital that treated him.Read

Footballer's skull split in hammer attack outside Wealdstone pub

A PROMISING footballer almost died after being smashed in the head with a hammer on the way home from his mother’s 50th birthday party.Read

Customers return to traditional butchers over horsemeat worry

CUSTOMERS whose confidence has been knocked by the horsemeat scandal are being reassured by local service providers that their food is safe to eat.Read

Freight firm director accused of drugs and cigarette smuggling

A FREIGHT company boss has appeared in court charged with smuggling drugs and millions of cigarettes into the country.Read

South Harrow school celebrates Chinese New Year

KUNG Hey Fat Choy!Read

First firms move into Stanmore Business and Innovation Centre

A HANDFUL of tenants are the first to move into a new Business and Innovation Centre providing office space for start-up and growing companies.Read

'Google adverts breached my privacy' claims Pinner IT consultant

AN AGGRIEVED man is threatening to sue internet giant Google for allegedly illegally monitoring his browsing habits on his tablet computer and mobile telephone.Read

'No horsemeat' in Meals on Wheels, day care centre and Harrow Council canteen dishes

FOOD served via Meals on Wheels, to day care centre visitors and to staff at Harrow Civic Centre contains no adulterated beef, Harrow Council confirmed.Read

Blaze 'badly damages' Stanmore flat

A BLAZE broke out in a flat in Stanmore yesterday lunchtime.Read

Author Profile

Senior reporter Ian Proctor has worked at the Observer since August last year. His patch covers Greenhill, Harrow on the Hill, West Harrow, Roxeth, Roxbourne and Rayners Lane. Prior to joining the Observer, he plied his trade at the double award-winning Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury series.