Readers show they care

WE ARE so impressed with the amount of money that has been raised to help St Luke’s Hospice continue caring for terminally ill people, both at the hospice and in their own homes.Read

Comment: Farm will reap more than it sows

ENTHUSIASTIC residents are behind the idea of setting up aRead

Comment: Where anger is more than justified

NEWS that the cost of council services in Harrow will beRead

This merger just doesn't make sense

MANY patients in Harrow and Brent are pondering this week the potential clinical benefits if the trust that runs Northwick Park and Central Middlesex hospitals merges with the Ealing Hospital Trust.Read

Drug crime hit by police technology

THE closing down of two cannabis factories last weekend is a testament to the work of Harrow police officers' efforts to crack down on drug-related crime.Read

NHS reform that comes at a cost

THIS week the government published its plans for NHS reform, including the abolition of primary care trusts (PCTs).Read

Withholding finance figures does not add up

NEWS that councillors feel they have to resort to using the Freedom of Information Act to get hold of financial figures may surprise many residents.Read

Hopes for a happy 2011

2010 will be remembered as a difficult year of transition across the UK, but especially in Harrow. Read

Thanks for toy appeal support

WE WOULD like to thank everyone who was able to donate a gift for our 2010 Christmas Toy Appeal.Read

Long wait just goes on

THE Metropolitan line has long been neglected by London Underground (LU) bosses, resulting in services that are often uncomfortable, slow and unreliable.Read

£8m council fiasco and £150,000 to investigate it

TAXPAYERS are likely to be disappointed at the news that, under the noses of their bosses, junior civil servants committed £8million of public money that the council did not have to improving secondary schools.Read

A health and safety step too far

MANY people complain about over-the-top health andRead

Can we all take winter with a pinch of salt?

LAST year the lack of salt in Harrow meant that many roads were not gritted and residents found it hazardous when travelling around the borough.Read

A difficult subject

WASTE and recycling is one of those tricky policy areas that councillors must handle carefully if they are to win over everyone.Read

Twinning - a relic of a bygone age

WHAT benefits will town twinning bring the taxpayers of Harrow during the economic downturn?Read

The stark choices we must make

PUBLIC services in north west London are going to feel the brunt of the coalition's spending cuts and the outlook is rather bleak.Read

Now is time to be heard on savings in care services

FORTHRIGHT opinions are being sought on how Harrow Council should save money in its adult social care department.Read

More than copper wire was stolen

MINDLESS thieves caused untold misery to hundreds of customers by trying to steal copper telephone lines belonging to BT.Read

What we put in our bins is our business - stop this spying

TEAMS of wheelie bin police began snooping around household rubbish bins in Brent this week.Read

Ducking the issue about halal meat

SCHOOLS and venues that introduced halal-only meat without informing customers have been irresponsible - perhaps even reckless.Read