READER PETER CARROLL, of Paignton, Devon, wrote to us with his memories of growing up in Harrow Weald during the Second World War and a remarkable encounter with a crashed doodlebug. Read
Harrow Beekeepers Association celebrates its 90th birthday this year. Theirs is a story featuring heartbreak, the black market, mysterious green sugar and the triumphant resurgence of the borough's bees.Read
In February 1952 Marcia Thomas arrived in England to join her father who was stationed at South Ruislip United States Air Force Base, and the 15-year-old from Texas embarked on one of the most memorable periods of her life in London.Read
After nearly 40 years' continuous service on the town's commitees Harrow on the Hill historian Don Walters has finally retired from the Harrow Hill Trust, to concentrate on his writing.Read
It was a world away from isotonic drinks and breath-taking times common-place in modern endurance running, but there was still plenty of daring endeavour when the London Olympic marathon came through Eastcote, Harrow and Pinner in 1908.Read
Walking up the Khyber Pass with a Kalashnikov, dining with Shakespeare and 40 years of Kodak in Harrow - these and many other trips into the past are being laid on by the National Trust. The programme for its much-loved series of talks has been announced for next year.Read
Ever since Harrow paid tribute to its fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day, the Observer has been inundated with tributes from families and friends of those killed in the Second World War.Read
Harrow Council granted locally listed status for a historic vicarage in September - triggering memories of growing up there for one long-time resident of the borough.Read
The sounds of classic 1940s music echoes through the halls of Harrow care home David's House, and for the residents it is like being transported back to their youth.Read