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• BBC Gladiators star Nitro meets families at Harrow Leisure Centre open day

  16-09-2026 21:41 via harrowonline.org
  
  Families turned out in their hundreds at Harrow Leisure Centre on Saturday, 12 September, as more than 1,200 people came along to see the centre’s £1.4 million makeover and enjoy a full day of free activities, from swimming and fitness sessions to children’s entertainment and family fun.
  Harrow Online attended the event, which saw BBC Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, better known as Nitro, meeting families and taking part in activities at the newly refurbished centre.
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• Plans for six rooftop flats in Edgware refused

  16-09-2026 15:16 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to add six flats above Mowbray House on Edgware Way, beside the A41 Watford bypass at the junction with Broadfields Avenue, have been turned down.
  Barnet Council refused the application on 9 September. The scheme would have replaced the building’s shallow pitched roof with an extra floor containing six one-bedroom flats, each designed for one person.
  The decision came down to missing evidence about how the building was being used on 5 March 2018. The applicant needed to establish thi
  
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• Police release image after man seen ‘masturbating’ on train between Euston and Harrow

  16-09-2026 14:10 via harrowonline.org
  
  British Transport Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after a passenger reportedly saw someone exposing himself and masturbating on a train.
  The incident happened shortly before 6.30pm on 19 August on a train travelling between London Euston and Bushey.
  BTP has since told Harrow Online that the incident is believed to have happened between Euston and Harrow and Wealdstone station.
  Police release image as part of investigation
  In an appeal, British Transport Police said:
  
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• Police release image after man seen masturbating on train between Euston and Harrow

  16-09-2026 14:10 via harrowonline.org
  
  British Transport Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after a passenger reportedly saw someone exposing himself and masturbating on a train.
  The incident happened shortly before 6.30pm on 19 August on a train travelling between London Euston and Bushey.
  BTP has since told Harrow Online that the incident is believed to have happened between Euston and Harrow and Wealdstone station.
  Police release image as part of investigation
  In an appeal, British Transport Police said:
  
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• One final match for Harrow wrestler after decade-long journey

  16-09-2026 12:12 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow wrestler Ashley Reid is preparing to step back into the ring for what he says will be the final match of his career.
  Ashley will return to LDN Wrestling on Saturday 17 October, taking on Jordan Nelson at Winston Churchill Hall in Ruislip. The match will mark a return to wrestling around five years after Ashley stepped away from the sport.
  A wrestling obsession that started in Harrow
  Ashley grew up in Harrow and attended Grange Primary School before moving on to Whitmore High School.
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• Van carrying scrap metal destroyed by fire in Wembley

  16-09-2026 10:29 via harrowonline.org
  
  A van carrying scrap metal has been destroyed in a fire on a residential road in Wembley yesterday afternoon.
  The blaze broke out on Grendon Gardens on Tuesday, 15 September, with thick smoke visible from the vehicle as firefighters dealt with the incident.
  A member of the Harrow Online Group sent footage from the scene showing the van engulfed in flames. The road is not far from the large Asda superstore in Wembley.
  Firefighters receive 35 calls
  London Fire Brigade told Harrow Online: “Fi
  
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