Harrow news

• Barclays 2023 Bank closures: 15 more branches close

  28-01-2023 16:57
  
  Barclays banks have announced 15 more high street branches will close across the UK.
  
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• Thousands of pounds worth of goods reportedly stolen in Harrow shop burglary

  03-09-2026 19:20 via harrowonline.org
  
  Thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes are reported to have been stolen during a burglary at a shop in Harrow in the early hours of this morning.
  The incident happened at the Premier Express Headstone Local Store on Headstone Lane at around 3am today (Thursday, September 3).
  Harrow Online understands that cigarettes worth thousands of pounds were taken during the break-in.
  Broken glass outside the shop.
  Damage pictured outside Harrow shop
  Photos taken later in the day show damage outside the st
  
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• Harrow approves new health centre inside Grade II listed building

  03-09-2026 15:32 via harrowonline.org
  
  A Grade II listed building owned by Harrow College is to be turned into a healthcare centre, including GP surgeries and community care facilities, following unanimous approval by Harrow Council’s planning committee.
  The White House to become community health hub
  The building has most recently been used as an administrative office serving the college but has “gradually deteriorated” due to age and weathering, according to the applicant. Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College has
  
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• Sadiq Khan warns Heathrow third runway could ‘overwhelm’ London’s transport network

  03-09-2026 14:52 via harrowonline.org
  
  The Mayor of London has launched another appeal to ministers to reject current plans to add a third runway to Heathrow Airport – saying it would have a significant impact on noise pollution, air quality and the capital’s environment.
  Sir Sadiq Khan, a long-time opponent of the expansion, has laid out his opposition to the Draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement (HENPS), an updated government framework which will guide planning and set assessment criteria for any new runway
  
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• Police investigate robbery on Metropolitan Line at Northwood Hills

  03-09-2026 13:01 via harrowonline.org
  
  British Transport Police are investigating a robbery on a Metropolitan Line train after reports that three boys were targeted near Northwood Hills.
  Details of the incident were shared anonymously in the Harrow Online Group on Facebook, along with an image.
  The post claimed that two youths robbed three boys using violence on a train at around 2pm on Wednesday, 2 September.
  Harrow Online contacted British Transport Police (BTP), who confirmed they had received a report of a robbery on the Metropol
  
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• Motown classics set to take over Harrow Arts Centre

  03-09-2026 10:18 via harrowonline.org
  
  A night of Motown music is heading to Harrow later this month, with The Magic of Motown due to take to the stage at Harrow Arts Centre.
  The show will be held in the Elliott Hall on Thursday, September 24 at 7.30pm.
  The production brings together songs associated with some of Motown’s biggest names, including Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Jackson 5 and Smokey Robinson.
  The show is expected to last around two hours, i
  
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• Huge Freddie Mercury mural unveiled at Wembley Park

  03-09-2026 08:35 via harrowonline.org
  
  A new mural celebrating Freddie Mercury has been unveiled in Wembley Park ahead of what would have been the Queen frontman’s 80th birthday.
  The artwork, called I’m Mr. Mercury, covers all 58 of the Spanish Steps between Wembley Stadium and OVO Arena Wembley.
  Created by British street artist Frank Styles, the mural forms a giant image of Mercury when viewed from a specially marked point opposite the steps.
  The finished artwork stands around 30ft tall and was created as four separate p
  
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• Wingstop lines up new Harrow restaurant at St George’s Shopping Centre

  02-09-2026 21:02 via harrowonline.org
  
  Wingstop is lining up a new restaurant in Harrow town centre after a premises licence application was submitted for St George’s Shopping Centre.
  Lemon Pepper Holdings Limited, which operates Wingstop across the UK and Ireland, lodged the application with Harrow Council on August 26.
  The application relates to Wingstop Harrow, Unit 14, 9 St George’s Shopping Centre, St Anns Road, and is currently listed by the council as a new application awaiting issue.
  Licensing documents describe t
  
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• Harrow mental health nurse recognised with national award

  02-09-2026 16:15 via harrowonline.org
  
  A mental health nurse working in Harrow has received national recognition for her work supporting people with complex mental health needs.
  Stephanie Lael, Clinical Team Leader on Springs Unit at Cygnet Hospital Harrow, has been named as a recipient of a Professional Award at the 2026 Mental Health Awards.
  She was nominated by Ward Manager Maryanne Mathews for her work at the hospital on London Road.
  The Mental Health Awards have been running since 2019 and recognise individuals, organisations an
  
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• Concerns raised over Kingsbury restaurant plans to sell alcohol and open until 2am

  02-09-2026 13:05 via harrowonline.org
  
  Concerns have been raised over a Kingsbury Indian restaurant’s plans to sell alcohol and stay open until 2am every day. There are fears it will exacerbate existing issues with “anti-social behaviour, street drinking, and loitering” but the owner claims they will put additional measures in place to ensure it is “operated responsibly”.
  Rajdhani Express, a vegetarian Indian restaurant on Kingsbury Road in Brent, opposite Kingsbury Station, has applied for a licence to
  
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• First look inside Grape Tree’s new Harrow store

  02-09-2026 10:22 via harrowonline.org
  
  Grape Tree has officially opened its new store in Harrow Town Centre, with the branch marking the health food retailer’s 200th location.
  The shop has opened at St Anns Shopping Centre, where the company has taken a unit covering around 2,000 sq ft.
  Six new jobs have initially been created at the Harrow branch, with the company saying more could follow.
  Grape Tree has also sent Harrow Online new images taken from inside the store following its opening.
  Customers in the new Harrow Grape Tree
  
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• The future of Harrow as imagined by children during wartime

  02-09-2026 09:54 via harrowonline.org
  
  As with any borough in London, Harrow is constantly changing and evolving, and its residents all have different hopes and aspirations for the area. While today, we may wish to see more safety measures – or a local branch of Wagamama – things were a little different in 1943. In this article, we’re looking at hopes for Harrow as told by children during the Second World War.
  In 1943, Harrow, like the rest of the country, was being ravaged by war, and while some children had been e
  
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• Harrow teenager wins national BAFTA Young Presenters competition

  01-09-2026 22:00 via harrowonline.org
  
  A 15-year-old from Harrow has been named as one of the winners of BAFTA’s 2026 Young Presenters competition after impressing judges during a live audition in London.
  Hana won the 15-18 category of the national competition, while 11-year-old Sam, from Horsham, was named winner of the 10-14 age group.
  The pair were selected from hundreds of entries from across the UK and will now join BAFTA’s team of Young Presenters, opening the door to presenting opportunities, industry mentoring and
  
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• London robotaxi rollout delayed as Brent campaigners hail ‘win’ over driverless taxi plans

  01-09-2026 21:00 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to rollout ‘robotaxis’ in London have been delayed due to regulatory and technical hurdles, with Transport for London (TfL) yet to publish the necessary operating guidelines.
  The move has been welcomed by campaigners in Brent, who earlier this year raised concerns about the impact driverless taxis would have on jobs, road safety and privacy.
  London robotaxi rollout delayed as TfL guidelines awaited
  In 2025, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander moved forward the proposed timeline
  
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• Brent Civic Centre reopens as council leader urges knife carriers to ‘surrender it safely’

  01-09-2026 17:27 via harrowonline.org
  
  Brent Civic Centre has reopened to the public today (September 1) following the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old last week. The council leader said he has “barely slept” since the tragic incident and is urging anyone carrying a knife to “surrender it safely” in one of the borough’s amnesty bins.
  Brent Council’s headquarters in Wembley was evacuated last Tuesday (August 25) following the incident and had since remained closed to the public. London Ambulance Serv
  
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• TfL issues statement after fatal Honeypot Lane bus crash

  01-09-2026 13:27 via harrowonline.org
  
  Transport for London has issued a statement following the fatal collision involving a night bus and a car on Honeypot Lane.
  The crash happened at around 11.50pm on Sunday, 30 August, and involved a route N98 bus operated by Metroline, which was in service at the time.
  A 25-year-old man who was driving the car died at the scene. The 44-year-old bus driver was taken to hospital, with police later confirming his injuries had been assessed as life-changing.
  Three men – aged 25, 26 and 51 &ndas
  
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• Man, 25, arrested after car crashes into tree during police pursuit in Wembley

  01-09-2026 12:10 via harrowonline.org
  
  A police cordon remained in place for around five hours in Wembley this morning after a car crashed into a tree.
  The incident happened on The Avenue, close to the junction with West Hill. The road runs from Preston Road towards Forty Avenue, near Wembley Park.
  Images sent to Harrow Online by members of the Harrow Online Group on Facebook showed a damaged car at the scene alongside a police presence.
  The cordon was in place during the early hours and into the morning while officers dealt with the
  
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• Pinner Village Show returns with more than 40 stalls and live entertainment

  01-09-2026 10:15 via harrowonline.org
  
  The Pinner Rotary Village Show is set to return in September, bringing live music, children’s entertainment, food and dozens of stalls to the area.
  This year’s show will take place on Saturday 12 September from 11:30am until 5pm at Pinner Memorial Park in Chapel Lane.
  Organised by Pinner Rotary, the annual event raises money for charity while providing a day of entertainment for families and the wider community.
  More than 40 stalls and family activities
  Visitors can expect more than
  
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• One dead and another seriously injured after Honeypot Lane bus crash

  31-08-2026 15:35 via harrowonline.org
  
  One person has died and another was rushed to a major trauma centre following a serious collision involving a London bus and a car on Honeypot Lane.
  Emergency services were called shortly before midnight on Sunday, 30 August, following the crash in the HA7 area.
  Images seen by Harrow Online show extensive damage to the front of a double-decker N98 bus and a white BMW at the scene.
  The front of the bus appears to have suffered significant impact damage, with its windscreen smashed and debris scat
  
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• Station Road in Harrow to close for Hindu chariot festival this weekend

  31-08-2026 13:41 via harrowonline.org
  
  Part of Station Road in Harrow will be temporarily closed this Sunday, 6 September, as a major Hindu community event takes place in the area.
  Advance warning signs have already been placed along Station Road, including close to the Tesco superstore, advising motorists of the closure.
  Harrow Council has now published a formal traffic notice confirming that the restrictions are being introduced for the Shri Sithi Vinayagar Chariot Festival.
  Sign on Station Road, Harrow.
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• Travellers Rest Beefeater in Kenton to close for good next week

  31-08-2026 11:19 via harrowonline.org
  
  The Travellers Rest Beefeater in Kenton will serve its final customers next week, bringing an end to a long chapter for one of Harrow’s best-known pubs.
  Whitbread has issued a final reminder confirming that all Beefeater restaurants across the UK will close after dinner on Thursday, September 10.
  The closure includes the Travellers Rest on Kenton Road, opposite Kenton Underground station, which is due to be demolished as part of a major redevelopment of the site.
  Final week for the Travell
  
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• Plans for children’s care home in Stanmore refused by Harrow Council

  31-08-2026 09:26 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to turn a family home in Stanmore into a residential care home for up to two children have been refused by Harrow Council.
  The application concerned 34 Culver Grove and would have changed the three-bedroom semi-detached house from a family dwelling into a children’s residential home.
  Caring Hearts Homes proposed accommodating up to two children aged between eight and 17, with staff providing 24-hour care and supervision. No extensions or external alterations to the property were plan
  
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• Two more charged with murder after 17-year-old stabbed to death in Wembley

  30-08-2026 16:40 via harrowonline.org
  
  Two more people have been charged with murder as part of the investigation into the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old David Wynter in Wembley.
  David died after being stabbed at Brent Civic Centre on Engineers Way on Tuesday, August 25.
  Police have now confirmed that an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy have both been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
  Two more charged with murder
  Police were called to reports of a stabbing at Brent Civic Centre at around 2:30pm on August
  
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• Free RoxyFest family fun day and dog show returns to Pinner next weekend

  30-08-2026 12:44 via harrowonline.org
  
  One of Pinner’s biggest community events is returning next weekend, with RoxyFest set to take over Roxbourne Park for an afternoon of live music, food, family entertainment and its popular dog show.
  RoxyFest 2026 will be held on Sunday 6 September from 11:30am until 5pm, with entry completely free.
  The event is organised by the Friends of Roxbourne Park and has grown into an annual fixture for families from across the borough.
  What’s happening at RoxyFest 2026?
  This year’s even
  
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• The history of the Duck in the Pond pub in Harrow Weald

  30-08-2026 09:45 via harrowonline.org
  
  The Duck in the Pond has been part of Harrow Weald for generations, but its history stretches back much further than the building people know today.
  While an exact opening date has not been confirmed, historical documents show that a beerhouse called the Duck in the Pond was operating by 1866. This means the pub’s history goes back at least 160 years.
  From beerhouse to local pub
  The earliest confirmed record of the Duck in the Pond dates from October 1866, when it was listed among properti
  
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• Mayor of Harrow visits new training centre in town centre

  29-08-2026 20:51 via harrowonline.org
  
  The Mayor of Harrow has visited a training centre in Harrow Town Centre to find out more about its work helping people gain new skills and move into employment.
  Cllr Yogesh Teli, the 74th Mayor of Harrow, visited Pitman Training alongside members of the organisation’s senior team and representatives from the local community.
  The visit focused on the training available at the Harrow centre and how it could be used by residents looking to develop new skills, change careers or improve their e
  
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• Rayners Lane halal butcher and grocery shop put up for sale

  29-08-2026 14:08 via harrowonline.org
  
  A familiar butcher and grocery shop in Rayners Lane has been put on the market for £79,000.
  Rayners Lane Halal Meat & Bakery, which sells fresh meat alongside groceries, fruit and veg, is currently being advertised as a leasehold business opportunity on Zoopla.
  The listing describes it as an ‘established grocery and butcher shop with an existing customer base’.
  The location is probably best remembered as ‘Couture Island’, a fashion and clothing shop that traded
  
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• Midnight kitchen plans in Harrow Town Centre refused

  29-08-2026 09:00 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to turn the former Silver Rivet Jeanstore in Harrow town centre into a new food and drink venue have been refused over concerns about noise and vibration.
  The well-known shop at 4 St Anns Road was a familiar name in Harrow for more than 30 years and was popular with generations of local shoppers before closing and since reopening as a fruit and veg market.
  The premises are now described in planning documents as a ‘market’, and an application was submitted to change the ground f
  
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• Rare look inside one of Harrow’s oldest buildings as restoration moves forward

  28-08-2026 20:54 via harrowonline.org
  
  New images have offered a rare look inside one of Harrow’s oldest buildings as work to restore the historic property moves forward.
  Old Pye House, on West Street in Harrow-on-the-Hill, is a Grade II-listed medieval building believed to date back to the 15th century.
  A new application submitted to Harrow Council contains more than 20 pages of photographs documenting the inside and outside of the building before approved refurbishment and repair work takes place.
  The images show exposed hist
  
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• Huge Wembley fire sends smoke across North West London as 125 firefighters tackle blaze

  28-08-2026 17:25 via harrowonline.org
  
  Huge Wembley fire sends smoke across North West London as 125 firefighters tackle blaze
  A huge fire in the Wembley area has sent a thick plume of black smoke across North West London, with around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines tackling the blaze.
  London Fire Brigade was called shortly before 11.40am today, Friday 28 August, to a fire at a waste transfer facility on Hannah Close, Neasden.
  Images and footage shared online show smoke billowing high into the sky, with the plume visible from ac
  
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