Harrow news

• North Harrow road closes for nearly a month as cycleway works continue

  02-10-2026 20:28 via harrowonline.org
  
  A road in North Harrow has closed to vehicles for nearly a month as work connected to the Harrow-to-Pinner cycleway continues to progress.
  Woodlands is now closed at its junction with Pinner Road, with the restriction coming into force on Tuesday 29 September.
  The closure is required for works connected with the wider Harrow to Pinner Cycleway Improvement Scheme and is expected to remain in place until 27 October.
  Diversion in place
  Vehicles are currently unable to enter or leave Woodlands from
  
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• Barnet Council set to spend more than £200k a year on new finance chiefs

  02-10-2026 16:31 via harrowonline.org
  
  Barnet Council is set to spend at least £200,000 extra per year on additional staff tasked with helping to fix its financial woes.
  Recruitment for two new assistant directors in the council’s finance department would see both arrivals paid six-figure sums.
  The hiring moves have been recommended for approval by the local authority’s employment sub-committee at their meeting on Monday (5th).
  Barnet facing major budget deficit
  In August, analysis by the BBC’s Shared Data Uni
  
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• Harrow schoolgirl officially earns third Guinness World Records title

  02-10-2026 12:31 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow schoolgirl and chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has officially added a third Guinness World Records title to her growing collection.
  The 11-year-old has been recognised as the youngest chess player ever to achieve the Woman Grandmaster title, following her record-breaking performance for England at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand last month.
  The recognition comes just days after Harrow Online reported that Bodhana had made chess history by completing the requirements for the Woman Grandma
  
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• Plans submitted for new specialist children’s home in Stanmore

  02-10-2026 10:31 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans have been submitted to turn a house in Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, into a specialist children’s home for up to two young people.
  The application, submitted to Harrow Council, seeks a Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed use of the property as a small residential care home for children aged between 11 and 17.
  Supporting documents say the home would provide care for young people with learning disabilities, autism spectrum conditions, ADHD, communication difficulties, sensory
  
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