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• Kenton nursery ordered to make improvements following Ofsted inspection

  18-10-2026 21:50 via harrowonline.org
  
  A nursery in Kenton was ordered to make improvements after an Ofsted inspection found it was not meeting several legal requirements relating to children’s care and welfare.
  Bright Horizons Kenton Day Nursery and Preschool, based at 9 The Ridgeway, was inspected on 11 August 2026, with concerns raised about safeguarding procedures, staff training and how children with additional needs were supported.
  Following the inspection, Ofsted issued a Welfare Requirements Notice on 2 September, requi
  
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• Spectacular laser lights spotted in skies above Harrow from Kenton garden

  18-10-2026 16:57 via harrowonline.org
  
  An unusual display of lights has been spotted in the skies above Harrow, with a local resident capturing photographs of the spectacle from their back garden in Kenton.
  The images, sent to Harrow Online by a member of the local community, show bright beams of light stretching high into the night sky, despite originating from an art installation several miles away in central London.
  The display is part of Higher Power, a large-scale laser artwork by British artist Chris Levine, which has been illu
  
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• New £2m sports centre proposed for Kenton Recreation Ground

  18-10-2026 12:49 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans have been submitted to build a new padel sports centre at Kenton Recreation Ground in Harrow, featuring four courts and a clubhouse.
  The application, submitted by Four Padel, would see an existing recreation field near Carlton Avenue transformed into a purpose-built sports facility. Drawings submitted to Harrow Council show four padel courts within a large covered structure, alongside a clubhouse and patio area.
  Plans for the new sports centre
  The proposed development would cover approxima
  
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• Plans for nine-person HMO on Preston Road approved after earlier refusal

  18-10-2026 11:29 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to turn a family home in Harrow into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for up to nine people have been approved, three months after an earlier application was refused.
  Brent Council approved the plans for 342 Preston Road on Tuesday, 13 October. The property will have five bedrooms, along with shared kitchen and living facilities.
  Earlier plans refused
  The council previously rejected plans in July to convert the house, which sits on the Harrow border, into an eight-bedroom HMO for ten p
  
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