Harrow news

• MP calls for urgent action as Pinner Post Office faces closure next week

  14-10-2026 16:37 via harrowonline.org
  
  Pinner’s Post Office is facing closure next week, prompting local MP David Simmonds to call for urgent action to ensure residents and businesses are not left without an important service.
  The Post Office, which operates from inside the TG Jones store on Bridge Street, is due to close on Thursday, 22 October, following confirmation that the shop will be shutting.
  David Simmonds, MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, has written to the Post Office asking for a replacement counter to be found
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after fire destroys roof of Wembley house

  14-10-2026 14:29 via harrowonline.org
  
  Two people were taken to hospital this morning (Wednesday 14 October) after a serious house fire in Wembley that destroyed the roof and much of the first floor of a property.
  Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to the blaze on Copland Avenue, just off Harrow Road, with crews working to bring the fire under control during the early hours of the morning.
  According to the London Fire Brigade (LFB), two people managed to get out of the building before firefighters arrived. Both w
  
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• From Harrow classroom to Premier League as footballer returns to old school

  14-10-2026 11:38 via harrowonline.org
  
  Crystal Palace footballer and England international Tyrick Mitchell has returned to his former primary school in Harrow, where he met pupils and spoke about his career in professional football.
  The 27-year-old defender visited Belmont School, where he was once a pupil, taking part in an assembly and answering questions from children about life as a Premier League footballer. He spoke about the importance of resilience, having a positive mindset and continuing to work hard when things don’t
  
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