Local News for 30 October 2008

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Homes hit by power cut Oct 30 2008

A power cut affected 191 homes in Harrow last night following an underground fault at a sub-station. Read

Hospice encourages Tree of Remembrance sponsorship Oct 30 2008

Remember a loved one this December with St Luke's Hospice's Light Up A Life Campaign.Read

Who's in Brent's prisons? Oct 30 2008

Nearly half the 850 Brent residents sent to London jails in the financial year 2007-08 did not have a job and almost a third used drugs.Read

'Why did they let dad die alone?' Oct 30 2008

The heartbroken daughter of a man who died without his family by his side blames Northwick Park Hospital for her father's death.Read

A furry tail with a happy ending Oct 30 2008

A rescued terrier gave Brent Council's Animal Welfare Service a bit of a surprise when she unexpectedly gave birth to three puppies.Read

Allotment vandals uproot trees and destroy plants Oct 30 2008

Vandals ripped up plants and smashed greenhouses at an allotment site, causing outrage among gardeners.Read

Bald truth about twins' visit to see the Pope Oct 30 2008

They went for a baldness experiment and ended up meeting the Pope, so these brothers certainly have a tale or two to tell.Read

Brent is 'zero waste place' Oct 30 2008

Brent has been chosen as one of six areas in the UK to take a zero tolerance approach to waste - thanks to an ecofriendly mother of seven.Read

Campaigners to fight new school Oct 30 2008

Campaigners fighting the creation of a super-school in Wembley are urging the public to fight the plans.Read

Cockroaches and 'pigeon debris' in butcher's premises Oct 30 2008

A filthy halal butcher's was shut down after health inspectors found cockroaches crawling over its floor, walls and work surfaces.Read

Complaints flood in over hospital's STD letter mix-up Oct 30 2008

Parents are still fuming after more than 10,000 letters were sent to children as young as seven telling them to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases.Read

Concerns over town's future Oct 30 2008

Plans for Wembley's regeneration are being challenged by residents who believe their opinons are being ignored.Read

Doctor's licence taken away - four years after he assaulted two girls Oct 30 2008

A doctor who indecently assaulted two teenage girls has been struck off the medical register, fours years after his conviction.Read

Gambler's £100,000 accumulator bet pays off Oct 30 2008

When professional gambler Tony Morris scooped £100,000 on a football accumulator early this month, it was a bittersweet experience.Read

Indian bank moves in for credit crunch concern Oct 30 2008

A branch of the UK subsidiary of India's second largest bank has come to Harrow in the hope of capturing the business of customers worried about domestic lenders.Read

Keeping us safe over halloween Oct 30 2008

Harrow police are gearing up for one of the busiest times of the year so that people can enjoy this autumn's festivities.Read

Marathon man's double bid Oct 30 2008

A Stanmore man is aiming to complete two marathons within two weeks to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.Read

Mayor invites you to see the bright lights of Harrow Oct 30 2008

A silver dynamite plunger ushered in the festive season in Harrow on Saturday, as the lights were switched on.Read

Name your top grotspot in line to get a blitzing Oct 30 2008

A dirty mattress, empty beer cans and discarded building rubble were some of the items removed from a service road in South Harrow - the first of 12 'grotspots' Harrow Council will blitz by the end of the year.Read

No strings attached - just give us instruments Oct 30 2008

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has set up a musical instrument amnesty in partnership with Time Out as part of a bigger drive to get more young Londoners involved in music.Read

Pope's man in Britain makes visit to Harrow Oct 30 2008

Parishioners of the Church of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury were delighted to welcome the Archbishop Faustino Sainz-Munoz in a special blessing service and Mass.Read

Saving the Pinner Pantomime was a piece of cake Oct 30 2008

Creatively-themed shop windows are a regular feature of Pinner's Pantomime Evening but this year a business owner has created one good enough to eat.Read

Thames Water reprimanded by council after flood chaos Oct 30 2008

Thames Water is facing growing criticism, after another flooding incident caused traffic chaos in Brent.Read

Traffic returns, but traders say it's too late Oct 30 2008

Wealdstone High Street has recently reopened to traffic after a decade's closure, but shop owners still face difficulties in trading.Read

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